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Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/30/2012 7:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		i bought this from Trev Boxerdog after  keith (Firefly) Did  an amazing paint job on this:
 

 

 

 
well i managed to acquire it after fancying one of these tanks for a while
 
the top half im not going to touch as its damned near perfect its just the lower half thats in for an overhaul ohh plus the electronics
havent decided on those yet but it maybe Elmod or clarkmodel
 
turret rotation and main gun re-coil will be going and replaced with something better again got some ideas im toying with nothing certain yet
 
on to the lower half
 
first pics show the problem
 
kenny kong tracks and hobby engine wheels arent quite suitable well not yet anyway
 

 

 
i hope from those pics you can see the issue?


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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/30/2012 7:29 PM   
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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/30/2012 7:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Finally some time spent and parts acquired
starting Hacking the lower hull around to get my idea of using a Kv 1 chassis well the arms and wheels
from this
to this




next job completely dremel out an old KV1 chassis and cut it to size so the arms line up





Hmmm Wheels these arent much cop


sooooo grab the old Abrams  wheels hmmmm razor saw



cut out the silly abrams wheels and make the kv wheels sit nice and snug inside



this is what i have now spacing correct and the inner hub runs lovely on the kv arms



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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/30/2012 7:36 PM   
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some more wheels made



the ally angle is to help keep things straight whilst the glue dries

im using some plumbing adhesive for plastic pipes on this seems to hold pretty good and sets pretty quick too :O




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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/31/2012 8:29 AM   
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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/31/2012 9:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thank you Hal for the kind Words my friend
those that have these hobby engine Abrams will know the availability of an Idler is non existent so i set about creating my own version

as those Kenny kong tracks are darned heavy it needed to be metal here's what i did:

built the adjustable idler for it now



used an old Metal Tiger arm cut to size and some "BRASS" gearbox standoffs 3 in total for the wheel axle arm axle and the axle for the tensioning arm



Beefed up the inside wall with Brass plate to add strength




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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/31/2012 9:36 AM   
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i think some Return Rollers next lol



Hoping the gearboxes are going to fit otherwise i may need to add a power buldge



old style Tamiya King tiger gearboxes


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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/31/2012 11:01 AM   
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bit more done
all the wheels have been made finished and set on the arms
got some 80th plasti-card and started filling in the ermm large holes in the chassis



corrected the rear



another skim of plasti-card and some filler should be good to go

front was a bit of a pain with the angle  but its better now some nuts and bolts added to aid the Gluing 



still not sure what to do on the front end whether to adjust the frontal angle or just leave it as is?
(i should have enough Plasti-card  '8 )



Right hand side idler to build and some more holes to fill and the lower should be ready for it's gearboxes :O     




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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/31/2012 11:02 AM   
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h/long pershing Return Rollers   






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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/31/2012 1:26 PM   
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You know what is going to happen don't you. Just as you get this finished the new HL one will be released.

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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/31/2012 1:46 PM   
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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/31/2012 3:00 PM   
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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 12/31/2012 4:20 PM   
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WOW. Very ambitous project. Looks great so far.

You know what is going to happen don't you. Just as you get this finished the new HL one will be released.


LOL Thanks Dan

and yes thats why ive bitten the bullet now
when i did my tiger 1 suspension many moons ago i got half a side done and then some daft twit released the asiatam lower



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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/1/2013 12:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		Finishing up the outside filling all the holes etc

rear end now with the correct shape



yup it had to be done corrected the Front Armour





inside shot i also retained the front Screw holders 



Started adding the Weldlines sorry about the picture not being to clear 




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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/1/2013 2:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		Wow, a lot of hard aggressive work being done on this. And I like what I see.


This has always been on my to do list, but it's a lot of work. Looks like you're doing all the right stuff to it.














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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/1/2013 11:53 AM   
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Wow, a lot of hard aggressive work being done on this. And I like what I see.


This has always been on my to do list, but it's a lot of work. Looks like you're doing all the right stuff to it.


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Many Thanks Jeff
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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/1/2013 5:39 PM   
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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/1/2013 10:15 PM   
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a bit more for tonight

Made all the Return Rollers and the right hand side adjustable idler

Fitted one side and popped the top on to see what it looks like







Motors need a plate adding to the rear to hold them nice and snug



Rear end dont look to bad now



blurry shot of the return rollers




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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/2/2013 12:25 AM   
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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/2/2013 10:34 AM   
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looks damn good...


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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/5/2013 1:00 AM   
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right hand idler built and both sides Return rollers built and fixed on



Started Figuring out how to Get those K/tiger g/boxes in there



nice bit of 5mm ally plate held inplace with some ally angle bolt to the sides with M 2.5 screws captive nut serts fitted as i am not fiddling with nuts in there lol





how it looks in the lower hull









thats it for now more to follow soon


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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/5/2013 1:42 AM   
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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/5/2013 9:28 AM   
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it's certainly been an enjoyable build so far

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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/27/2013 2:23 PM   
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this shows the "Tuned port" entering the baffle chamber



The tuned port lol



final Bass port



had her out in the snow  and its all good except the left hand gearbox is slightly out of alignment so need to fix that


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RE: Hobby Engine Abrams Re-build - 1/27/2013 2:33 PM   
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