So I bought a Hooben T-55
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Well thanks to our good German friend Christian, I bought one of his T-55 lower hull brace kits and a ENIGMA kit! The kit has all major parts and WAS LESS THAN HALF what Shapeways wanted and that included the shipping to Ohio. I also contacted Carson and am ordering his speaker kit, metal tracks and upgraded bearings and TUS units from the newer redesigned kit. Cant wait to get her started!
#53
I keep forgetting I have one. bought it from Commander Bob and never did a thing with it. It was partially built when he got it. I want to replace the gear boxes but lost track of what works with them. i think I will break it all down this winter and finish it.
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Going back through this thread, it occurred to me I forgot to post progress on my first T55 project. I bought this tank from a hobby store here in Columbus and the story I was told is this was a Hooben display piece. In any event, the suspension was jacked up and several road wheels were falling off. I finally tore this thing open and discovered several issues.
I guess this is a known issue for the early kits as it had frozen swing arms on all four corners and one was busted. I ordered some new ones from Carson and polished all the shafts and joints were they come together to get a more smooth operation. I also replaced the cheap hardware with new nuts and bolts.
Sorry Carson, I saw the hull brace you have listed and thought, I can build my own! I took this sheet of steel and fabricated the lower plate for stability and mounted my TUS units to it.
I bought the Tammy TUS units from WSN123 and I added bearings to the road wheels and idlers. I also added the track tensioner and small brace for good measure. The tracks came from Christian and are the T72 type he sells on his site.
I guess this is a known issue for the early kits as it had frozen swing arms on all four corners and one was busted. I ordered some new ones from Carson and polished all the shafts and joints were they come together to get a more smooth operation. I also replaced the cheap hardware with new nuts and bolts.
Sorry Carson, I saw the hull brace you have listed and thought, I can build my own! I took this sheet of steel and fabricated the lower plate for stability and mounted my TUS units to it.
I bought the Tammy TUS units from WSN123 and I added bearings to the road wheels and idlers. I also added the track tensioner and small brace for good measure. The tracks came from Christian and are the T72 type he sells on his site.