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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/14/2009 2:02 AM   
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Well there's an old saying that goes "If at first you don't succeed try try again", well that's what I did and finally wound up with a workable pair of rear drive sprockets for my carrier. I made a circle of track the diameter the size I needed then inserted styrene discs inside the circle and added sections of styrene where each tooth should be and well will let the pics tell the rest. Now I have the base made for detailing the rear drive sprockets






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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/15/2009 3:52 AM   
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Well the work continues, Here I have added the rear sprockets and gearboxes. The gearboxes are barely noticeable. I'll be adding extensions to the back side of the sprockets to give them the width. Here are the latest pics with the gearboxes and sprockets added to the hull





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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/15/2009 5:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		Wow! Awesome work on the sprockets! I don't think I'd have the patience cutting all of those litttle parts! Great job

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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/18/2009 12:12 AM   
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Now I have the rear drive sprocket made I turned my attention to the rear road wheels and rear suspension units. For springs I went to my local dollar store and picked up 8 dart guns and removed the springs from them. The metal rods are just coathanger wire with the nuts from old video and audio card soldered on the ends. When finished a nut will be soldered to the opposite ends as well. Here are a couple pics of the 2 suspension units. One assembled and one just the componants. When these are finished I will move onto the front units



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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/20/2009 2:04 AM   
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Work continues. Here I have made the front road wheel suspension system, and temporarily mounted the track and suspension parts to the hull.






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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/20/2009 2:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Whoa, Harold that's magnificent ...!!! You could offer that as "Kit"....If I were still into 1/6 scale I'd go for one .!!

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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/20/2009 3:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well to offer it as a kit it would be very expensive. I might concider selling a set of templates for the the hull and possibly the suspension. To make it from styrene one would need .1" sheet styrene. There is a guy from England who has a 1/6th carrier for sale and it's 650US

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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/20/2009 2:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		That is a really, really, really sweet build. I can't wait to see it finished!

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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/21/2009 1:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well curiousity got the best of me and just had to see how the carrier ran on rc so I used the spare radio gear for an HL rc tank. I added my regiments marching song called I'm Ninety-Five. For the first test run it doesn't run too bad. Here's the video.
PS you will see one good reason for doing up the chin strap on your helmet.... LOL
[URL=http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/pzrwest/MkIICarrier/?action=view&current=mycarrier.flv] [/URL]

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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/21/2009 1:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thats great. Good thing the helmet landed in the back, or you would have been on your hands and knees looking in the grass (if your like me, the eyes arent as good as they used to be)


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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/21/2009 2:28 AM   
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Awesome job Harold!  Looks like the suspension works great! 


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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/27/2009 1:32 PM   
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I decided to remove the 5-spoked road wheels and idlers and replace them with the 6-spoked wheels. I have sealed, sanded, and primed the front top glacis and temporarily added the upper shield. I opened up the openings in the divider between the drivers compatment and the rear compartment. I also added more tension to the rear suspension so it sits level now... and the work continues. Here are the latest pics









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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/27/2009 4:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		This build is looking sooooo good. That is going to be really sweet.

If you haven't seen it yet, check out this site I found.... not RC, but I think it might be of interest! Amazing 1/6 Canadian figures, with gorgeous sculpting.

http://www.members.shaw.ca/tavares/nanred.html


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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/27/2009 6:51 PM   
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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/29/2009 4:13 AM   
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PZwest, any new vidoes? painted it yet?

Im excited



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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/29/2009 5:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		No new videos yet and still building. A ways to go yet before I can start to paint it. Alot of sealing and grain to fill yet, then detailing, like rivits, hinges, mounts, fenders, etc 

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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 5/29/2009 5:30 AM   
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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 6/4/2009 3:52 AM   
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Well work is progressing on the carrier. I have opened up the upper vent and the radiator openings in the bulkhead. I used a piece of aluminum screening as a mock rad grill. I have added vision ports and guards with actuateing levers, constructed the steering wheel and mast, temporarily attached the seats, added dummy hinges to the ports side upper shield, made the front upper shield moveable, started the instrument cluster compartment. Here are pics of the work so far... there are lots of them
















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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 6/4/2009 4:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Outstanding Harold! Sure looks like a lot of fun to create!

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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 6/5/2009 4:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement.... Harold
If anyone has an old T2000 esc they don't want and would like to donate it to this carrier project I'd really appreciate it. I have heard that it isn't a very good one but might work fine for this project as all I want to control are the two motors, I thank you in advance
Update:
Carrier steering mechanism. Here are a few pics of my carriers steering mechanism prior to painting.






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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 6/5/2009 9:41 PM   
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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 6/6/2009 3:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks to a chap on the MLU forum reguarding an error in my linkage. Here are a couple pics of the corrected linkage. I had to run a rod from the steering mechanism over to the port side and run that linkage there.



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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 6/8/2009 6:16 AM   
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Well work still continues on the carrier. In these next pics I have added rivits to the outside and inside of the front shield and installed the seat frames. They can be possitioned in either the up position or the lowered position. I put a couple figures in the carrier just to see how it looks with the seats in the upper position. The rivits are all indivudually made by rounding off the end of a section of plastic sprue then cutting the rounded portion off forming the head of the rivit. Took a few hours to make the 180 rivit heads I have made so far although not all have been used as of yet.





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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 6/11/2009 6:28 PM   
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The work continues and getting closer to completeing this carrier. Here are the latest pics as she stands right now. I've added the front fenders and the steps on the rear plate. I've added details to the engine compartment cover, and given it another coat of paint. I've painted the track a metalic grey and will be giving the track some washes.





 

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RE: My Scratchbuilt MkII Carrier a WIP - 6/12/2009 1:45 AM   
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