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bulldog - 6/19/2007 9:34:29 PM   
fv432



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Status: online 		well i promised myself that this one was gonna be kept std but looking at all the modded tanks on here
just couldnt stop myself so here are a few photos of whats been going on here the last couple of days
dont want to copy anyones work or nick ideas but shes gonna get dressed as a Nz army unit as i just love the cammo scheme

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< Message edited by fv432 -- 6/19/2007 9:39:36 PM >

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RE: bulldog - 6/19/2007 9:42:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not sure if I'm seeing it right but is your track on backwards?

I had the same prob with my Bulldog...can't remember who told me now ...maybe Arm Chair General? or Richard L.?

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RE: bulldog - 6/19/2007 9:56:39 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Skald

Not sure if I'm seeing it right but is your track on backwards?

I had the same prob with my Bulldog...can't remember who told me now ...maybe Arm Chair General? or Richard L.?


They're definitely backward. Modifications look good so far though.

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RE: bulldog - 6/19/2007 9:56:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Good start to get us going on the M41, do you have any reference pics of a M41 with details of you mods that got you started? I have not seen any of these that you are doing and after looking at your pics I had to take a look at my stock Bulldog and what you are doing makes it look alot better. I needed something to get me started on this tank, thanks, and Skald is right the tracks do look like there reversed, show us more of your next mod.

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RE: bulldog - 6/19/2007 10:28:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		be sure to paint the inner headlamps dark red/wine color. they are IR. Lookin good.

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RE: bulldog - 6/19/2007 11:55:32 PM   
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be sure to paint the inner headlamps dark red/wine color. they are IR.

I got to do that on mine. Thanks for the info.


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RE: bulldog - 6/20/2007 12:48:19 PM   
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Any info you need, just ask.

I've just modded mine to move all the switches to the top under the drivers hatch. I'll post some pictures at the weekend.

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RE: bulldog - 6/20/2007 3:05:26 PM   
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Status: online 		thanks for the replies and tips guys didnt realise the tracks were on backwards i got my ideas from jom and this photo

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RE: bulldog - 6/20/2007 3:57:59 PM   
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Status: online 		first thing to do on any M41 is to shorten and re-position the drivers periscopes not to difficult and look 100% better
next was to cut off the headlamp guard and make some new thinner ones from plasti-card
next is to make the angle section attached to the guards
oh yes nearly forgot put tracks on the right way DOH

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RE: bulldog - 6/20/2007 5:49:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		fv432, now I see where you are going with the front lights, good job, as soon as you said how you straitened the pariscopes I when to work on mine, was easy and now looks right, thanks for the tip

jom, looking forword to your pictures on the drivers hatch, I cut mine using the thread method but was not sure how I was going to hinge it, doing it to the Pershing was straight forword, but not as easy on the bulldog. I'm glad to see some modifying being done on the Bulldog, this has got me going on mine, Thanks guys

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RE: bulldog - 6/20/2007 6:21:17 PM   
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Status: online 		no worries mate and dont forget the piccies we all love piccies

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RE: bulldog - 6/21/2007 12:13:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here's some fuzzy pictures of the hatch and switch unit. I looked at using the rear engine covers to hide the switches but there isn't enough headroom at the back - so it has to be the driver's hatch, that's all there is!

After looking at various ways to support the switches around the speaker I eventually decided to build a bridge piece right across the tank chassis that incorporated the speaker as well.
The bridge is made from 1.5mm plastic card, the right hand side enclosing the speaker. I glued the speaker into a sealed box (at the back) to improve the sound and it seems crisper now. The speaker grille is cut from an old radio cassette grille.

The switches are on the other side of the bridge, along with the volume control. 3 switches, for on/off, smoke and lights. The lights switch is easy to do as the board wiring is right underneath. I switched the lights as it's impossible to hide in foliage with the engine off when the lights are flashing all the time!

The hatch is on a flat pivot - it swings sideways and runs on the pins that stick out of the front mantlet. When fully open it rests on the T shaped piece that also protrudes.

After I cut out the hatch (I used a jewellers saw - two actually, I needed a long yoked one for some of the cut) I used it as a template for a piece of 1.5mm plasticard which was glued back in the hole and reinforced from the back. When this was dry I pierced the hatch opening with drill holes and filed it out.
I filed the hatch down to the correct thickness, and to make it pivot thought about gluing a plastic rod to the underside. As it's handled every time you use the tank this probably wouldn't be strong enough, so I cut a piece of 0.5mm brass plate to match the hatch, drilled the pivot hole and soldered an M3 brass screw through the plate, afterwards cutting off the head so it left the plate with a flush top and a screw thread sticking downwards. I CA'd the hatch to the brass plate and used a spring (half a biro spring) and two nuts to secure it inside the tank. The spring helps to hold the hatch flush and also allows a bit of give for rough handling.

More pics at the weekend when I have some daylight.....

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RE: bulldog - 6/21/2007 3:03:50 PM   
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Status: online 		wow jom that is some mods mate was wandering about the hatch and wasnt going to do it.......were did i put that thread and saw
guess you just changed my mind
any ideas on unit markings on these?from what i see from the only piccie ive got it looks like a white skull on a black background more research needed i think

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RE: bulldog - 6/21/2007 3:10:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Jom, Very clean, well done, I was not sure how the hatch opened and that is a very nice peice of work you did there, I think because of the location of the handle I thought it would swing the other way, but after seeing how you did yours and the idea of it resting on that post makes much better sense. Thanks for the tip, the speaker box and cool looking switches are also well done. then I cut my hatch I sliced it off horizontally, that did take some time and care to do.

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