Author Topic: FV4201 Chieftain (Read 13587 times)

SABOT · « **Reply #45 on:** April 18, 2020, 06:15:11 PM »

Looking sharp
👍👍

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #46 on:** April 18, 2020, 07:45:25 PM »

Nice.

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #47 on:** April 19, 2020, 11:16:14 AM »

Quote from: commissarmoody on April 18, 2020, 12:30:23 AM

That would be my guess. Of course in TW2000 you would be breaking all the old SLRs out of storage to arm up the 3rd wave replacements, home guard...etc

Use of SLRs in Twilight 2000 would not be an issue - L85 reliability issues did not become a PR/military problem until 1991 and were not used in infantry conflict until the 21st century. The reliability upgrades would not have existed when the Twilight war began, so stocks of reliable weapons with plentiful existing ammunition would have been rushed to the front.

And before anyone points and laughs at L85, can you imagine the US fighting a War* during the period that the M16 was being introduced continuing to issue them to replace the M14s? Reputational damage and commercial interests be damned.

* Vietnam was a meat grinder, great for testing, not so much for those doing the testing.

Now back to the programme...

Rich H · « **Reply #48 on:** April 19, 2020, 10:20:11 PM »

Deailling take so long...

SABOT · « **Reply #49 on:** April 19, 2020, 11:30:32 PM »

Detailing looks good . I spotted no deflection plate which joins the searchlight to the basket. Because the basket is pronounced it was a real drama if you hit a tree , it would rip the basket off the turret. A plate was fitted to join the searchlight and basket so a glancing blow would not cause serious damage and loss of kit. In that basket all personal kit/webbing was stowed.

Rich H · « **Reply #50 on:** April 20, 2020, 06:55:27 AM »

Yes I saw that, there is a lot of detail still to add! I've only really done the turret roof, quite a bit more on the cupola and around the sides to go. Not even looked at the hull details yet.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #51 on:** April 20, 2020, 10:19:55 AM »

SABOT I only drove the Chieftain once and it was bloody uncomfortable. I felt like I needed a side knee joint on my left leg to work the pedal. Or what that me?

SABOT · « **Reply #52 on:** April 20, 2020, 11:07:35 AM »

You are a tall lad and without adjusting the seat properly there is a definite knee hazard!

I was never keen on being a ‘cab crab’ although in the RAC you have to learn all trades so even though I started as a Gunner I had to to a Driver Maintenance course after a year to qualify as a full crewman ( pay rise! ) . I then stuck to the Gunnery side from then on. 😁👍

Rich H · « **Reply #53 on:** April 20, 2020, 10:25:08 PM »

Roof details slowly developing (and deflector plate

)

SABOT · « **Reply #54 on:** April 20, 2020, 11:47:26 PM »

Tidy work. 👍

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #55 on:** April 21, 2020, 08:24:56 AM »

Cool.

What is the structure between the commander's and loader's hatch?

Rich H · « **Reply #56 on:** April 21, 2020, 08:25:44 AM »

No idea! It's what looks like a steel rail welded to the roof

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #57 on:** April 21, 2020, 08:29:10 AM »

I just wondered, one of the people who worked on them will hopefully let us know.

Keep up the good work.

SABOT · « **Reply #58 on:** April 21, 2020, 02:18:52 PM »

It’s pretty much as you have described ..... its the strengthening bar for the turret roof.

There is another upraised portion which is for the header tank ( coolant) for the temperature compensated link bar. Due to all this being metal you need a constant and even temp along all the components that form the gunners sighting equipment.

Rich H · « **Reply #59 on:** April 25, 2020, 03:03:19 PM »

Progress... slowly...

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