Panzer 2 turret

[Gordon_M]

You fixed it

 

Edited April 23, 2020 by Gordon_M

[johann morris]

Sorry it didn't work very well so I have changed it to a youtube video

https://youtu.be/LyIzzA4MhoU

[Highland_laddie]

It's alive 🤩

[monty2]

Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!

[Zuffen]

You should be happy and proud!

Well done.

[mtskull]

Purely out of curiosity, can anybody explain how “promotion” works on this forum?

It doesn’t seem entirely fair to me that “Johann”, with 400+ posts, an impressive collection of MV’s and one of the bravest and most interesting  projects we have seen, should remain a Lance Corporal....

Edited April 27, 2020 by mtskull

[David Herbert]

Entirely based on the number of posts. This is to encourage conversations and indeed participation. It is not meant to be taken that seriously but it is quite fun when you get promoted particularly if, like me, you have no idea what the promotion points are !

David

[mtskull]

17 hours ago, David Herbert said:

Entirely based on the number of posts. This is to encourage conversations and indeed participation. It is not meant to be taken that seriously but it is quite fun when you get promoted particularly if, like me, you have no idea what the promotion points are !

David

Something is out of kilter then; I’m Staff Sergeant with 252 posts but Johann is Lance Corporal with 448....

[Mk3iain]

Hmm, maybe been on a fizzer or two. 😅😷

[johann morris]

22 hours ago, mtskull said:

Purely out of curiosity, can anybody explain how “promotion” works on this forum?

It doesn’t seem entirely fair to me that “Johann”, with 400+ posts, an impressive collection of MV’s and one of the bravest and most interesting  projects we have seen, should remain a Lance Corporal....

Thanks for the thought mtskull, it's something that I have never paid much attention to, how it works is a mystery and for others to decide but I suppose, as in real life, it depends on how your face fits. As for fizzers, I have no idea what that means.

 

Jon

[Mk3iain]

I think the +35  shows that your face fits OK, lots of well deserved support for your posts.

I thought the "rank" was a direct link to post as well, maybe software glitches.

 

 A "Fizzer" is a disciplinary charge usually punished with jankers.  So I hear...

 

Iain

[David Herbert]

Well spotted mtskull, you have me wondering if I am wrong. Perhaps a moderator could enlighten us ? Should we start a petition to get Jon promoted, as you say he certainly deserves it for 'Services to MV restoration'.

David

[Richard Farrant]

Hi David,

As a moderator we don't have control of 'rank'. It is all linked to the number of posts you have made. I know when the forum went through an upgrade a few years back, the number of posts seemed to have varied, some went higher, some lower. The current figure of +35 is the important thing as that shows real appreciation from other forum members.

regards, Richard

[sparky]

does it matter if you are L/Corporal or lieutenant,   its just nice to see the skill that these guys have, and I wish I had half there skill.

[johann morris]

Evening All,

I have started fabricating the track guards, they are not as straight forward as one would think and as I haven't got the machinery neccassery to bend steel angle there is a lot of fabricating to do. The retaining brackets are a multitude of different angles and took quite a bit of research but I think that they are some where near. I haven't had any luck finding the correct steel for the guards at a sensible price, so at present I am just going to use modern diamond tread plate but I am making them in such a fashion that if some plate in the correct pattern does become available, it won't take much to change them.

  

 

It took ages to find a horn of the correct diameter and I thought the chrome effect would look quite flashy in a combat situation. The piece of tube sticking out is a stop for the drivers hatch and will have a rubber bung in the end when I have made it.

 

[johann morris]

All of a sudden it has grown and made, what would appear to be, a massive leap forward. The remainder of the resin has arrived, so I can now cast the tyres on road wheels. next job is to get the upper hull in place and start fabricating the engine deck.

Jon

[Highland_laddie]

what pattern would the original have been?

[johann morris]

Oh, as usual, after months of searching and just as I finish, a possible supplier of the correct plate has been located.

 

Edited May 6, 2020 by johann morris
added picture

[johann morris]

Afternoon All,

First road wheel out of the mould.

 

Jon

[rolling-thunder]

The rubber has come out looking good. I wish you the best of luck with the remaining wheels

[paul a]

Well done you will be ready to invade Poland soon😃

[11th Armoured]

Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the standard you've achieved so far, that looks like a cracking result 👍

[johann morris]

Thanks for the comments

It was obvious from early on, that the retaining clips that go around the exterior of the mould weren't going to give a very long life, so after casting the second tyre I decided to make a modification.

It's a much better solution.

My wood workshop has now become a casting shop for the duration and one of the other water tanks has become a make shift oven for drying the wheels after washing.

 

 

Jon

[John F]

I'm sure others are wondering this too - what are you planning for the tracks?

[johann morris]

Plan John, did someone mention a plan, I thought I made it up as I went along.

In truth the tracks are the one unknown. I could try to find enough originals or have some cast or even fabricate them, cost is a huge factor. So now you know as much as I do and that's not a lot, lets wait and see what turns up.

 

Jon