RE: Panzerkampfwagen M41A3 in Mythical MERDC - Build
Over the past few days I've been cycling tanks into the motor pool for inspection and overhaul. The Bulldog arrived behind the Panther and was disassembled and the road wheels were removed from the spindles.
Whoa! The spindles are plum wore out! Some didn't even have plastic all the way around anymore, the screw was exposed. What screw? The one that kept the inner wheel on; the hub wore off leaving the screw attached to the spindle!
Do I spend hours and hours fabricating new spindles or just buy another lower hull and paint it up? It's a knock around tank for the kids to play with and since 2006 it has nearly 200 hours on it. I replaced the M26A1s wheels much sooner (about 100 hours) but that tank's spindles were just fine.
Besides a fellow on ebay, anyone know someone or have a spare brand new Bulldog lower hull with wheels for sale? Or should I order some brass tube and rod and get busy?
Pictures to follow.