RCU Forums - View Single Post - Install Asiatam Recoil in Panzer 3
View Single Post
Old 02-03-2011, 01:45 PM
  #17  
HondoBob
Senior Member
 
HondoBob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Hereford, AZ
Posts: 212
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: Install Asiatam Recoil in Panzer 3

Ah, I now see the alignment issue you’re describing. I had a similar problem with my mantlet-to-turret alignment in that my barrel looked like it was always in the “high salute” position. My solution was to trim the elevation tabs/trunnions and slightly enlarge the screw holes in the tabs, then fiddle with their alignment front/back, up/down until everything was even and level. I then very carefully removed the mantlet, marked the positions of the tabs/trunnions, and then secured them with a spot of CA glue to supplement the screw. It wasn’t fast or easy, and it took a bit of luck, but in the end I think the time fiddling with trimming and repositioning paid off. I wish I had an easier and quicker way to do this, but I was experimenting quite a bit as I went along.