Unofficial Coolbank M5A1 Stuart 1/16 Scale Light Tank Discussion Thread

[tank_me]

OK please let me know. Nothing worse than waiting all this time for the tank and not having the parts to complete it. Thank you.

Are you thinking that there are 4 empty places in slot 9? Cause mine has the same 4 slots empty on sprue B #9 on both my tanks.

[Milspec1]

OK please let me know. Nothing worse than waiting all this time for the tank and not having the parts to complete it. Thank you.

[tank_me]

My Classy Hobby kit is going to be here on Tuesday. I may have some parts left over as I'm going to use it to detail my Stuart.

[Milspec1]

Sorry the B marked board

[Milspec1]

I was just putting some of the detail parts on my new M5 and I'm missing a couple of the parts off the E marked board, who can of is there anyone that can send me the parts, does coolbank have a website?

[Max-U52]

Just a note of caution for future Stuart drivers; the tow hook at the rear is very vulnerable to being knocked off when driving on rough ground. (Ask me how I know!) I've re-glued it and pegged it down with a couple of pieces of music wire.

How do you know? Bwahahaha



This is why nobody sends a donkey to college. Bwahahaha

[Max-U52]

Tracking now says mine is here in Detroit so hopefully it will be here tomorrow. Tracking on this one was a bit strange, and if you just do a google search for the tracking number it says that number is no good, but if you plug it into 17Track it comes right up. It would also come up if I plugged it in at the usps website, but that would just say they're waiting for the item. Now it says they've received the item but they list delivery for Tuesday, but it's right down the street this very minute so hopefully it will be here tomorrow. That happens to me rather frequently, that I get stuff a day or two before the projected date.

Is anyone else using 17Track? It's free and I've been using it for a few years, and it usually has better info than any other tracking service I've used. It even tracks e-packets with the Chinese tracking number.

As promised, I'll do a box opening video so anyone that wants to can see exactly what comes out of the box.

[SoCalBobS]

FWIW, someone on RC Tank Warfare opened the transmitter.


Another someone said that to open up the tank one had to remove the tracks. There will be four screws hidden there, plus the two visible under the rear deck. Haven't tested it, though! Here are some shots of the interior, filched from ColemanCollector on RCTW:

[SoCalBobS]

Just a note of caution for future Stuart drivers; the tow hook at the rear is very vulnerable to being knocked off when driving on rough ground. (Ask me how I know!) I've re-glued it and pegged it down with a couple of pieces of music wire.

[SoCalBobS]

So glad I ordered one of these. Bob, did it come with the grousers that are commonly hanging around the turret?

Yes. I'm waiting until I paint the tank before adding mine. If you zoom in on the box art at post #1 you'll see them.

[MaverickTank]

So glad I ordered one of these. Bob, did it come with the grousers that are commonly hanging around the turret?

[SoCalBobS]

This is more like it. The barrel is fully extended and recoils appropriately. If you check the earlier pics you'll see it's pushed back into the turret. It's a servo actuated recoil and it just got pushed back accidentally.


I tried to access the tank's interior but was unsuccessful. There are two screws under the hull rear overhang. I removed them and nothing loosened up. I'm guessing the top hull snaps onto the chassis, but I'll leave that discovery to others for now! Fortunately I was able to stick my fingers through the two large turret hatches to fix the recoil.

[tank_me]

Nice. Mine say they reached my post office this afternoon. Should arrive tomorrow I would guess.

[keilau]

I just received the Coolbank M5A1 Stuart from BangGood. It arrived double boxed in good condition. For the $130 I paid, I have no complaint about the transaction.

I have the HL German Leopard 2A6 on the bench. So I took some pictures for the extreme in size comparation.

I am finishing up the servo recoil/elevation for the Leo. Next project will be the detail and painting of the HL IDF Merkava. So it may be a while before I return to the Stuart.

[SoCalBobS]

A short video displaying the suspension working on rough ground. No sign of any problems, definitely no de-tracking! Discerning viewers though will not that reverse is not very proportional.

(If the resolution isn't clear, watch it directly in Youtube. Sometimes it suffers in tranfer.)

[SoCalBobS]

Muzzle flash:

[SoCalBobS]

Oh yeah ... Bob, You said it doesn't have IR function and that barrel is way too small for airsoft, does it at least have a flash in the end of the barrel?

Yes, it dos have a white LED muzzle flash, along with the usual hull mg red LED flashing.

Hmm, for some reason on post #5 the photos didn't attach. Here they are:



Note that the barrel is not recovering from retract. It did at first. Both elevation and recoil are servo actuated. I'll be looking into that presently.

[Max-U52]

Oh yeah ... Bob, You said it doesn't have IR function and that barrel is way too small for airsoft, does it at least have a flash in the end of the barrel?

[Max-U52]

Great photos, Bob, I can't wait to get mine. It's on the way, and when it gets here you guys know I'll do a box opening video and then I'll get some video of it running outside to go along with all of Bob's great pictures.

[tdriver113]

Some more shots with some riders to give context. They aren't finished which is why I b&w'ed the photos! The external pieces have all been attached except the extra track links stowed on the turret's left side. They go on after painting. The hedge cutter is snapped on and can be removed easily. The wheels have rubber tires. Here's a question for the group: the tail lights are functional, but there's a red bulb on the left and a white bulb on the right. is that supposed to represent a backup light on the real one, or did an assembler just pick up the wrong LED?



I haven't opened it up yet, it's too new. However, the barrel recoil may have become unattached. So like every other tank in my garage I'll be opening it up someday to check.

The rear light difference would be related to the blackout drive lights, and normal light operation.