Sherman Three piece transmisson cover
Hi Guys Have been trying to make a Sherman Three piece transmisson cover.I have used a Mato cover and also a Tamiya,wanted to make it fit both lower hulls ,without to much modification to them.This means using standard gearboxes in both Tamiya and Mato hulls ,the only mods to the lower hulls are Tamiya remove the cross bar that fits across the the front of the hull,Mato remove the stand off mounts on the gearboxes,Cut the covers as seen in the photo 60mm wide (found the perfect thing to make the new part of the cover its a reel which had small electrical wire on it )I cut the reel in half so I could make two three piece transmisson covers.
There are differences in the two covers First the bolt holes are correct on the Tamiya .The Mato bolt holes I am not sure they have the same number but the spacing is different also there at a different angle ,I havnt seen photos showing this lay out ,but have seen the The tamiya .
The final photos the covers still need the bolts fitting (have them coming via that E- place)I will be using 12BA bolts and nuts also need a little filler in places.let me know what you think.the final photo the left one is the mato right the tamiya ,both fit Tamiya hulls and Mato hulls.They also fit tamiya and Mato uppers.
regards pete