I have decided to build the upgunned version of the Jumbo. This includes the M2 relocated to infront of the loaders hatch. A 30. caliber mg infront of the commanders hatch. of course the high fire rate M2 aircraft version in the mantlet.. what i want to do is put an muzzle brake on the 76 barrel but cant seem to find one that will work.
The closest thing i can come up with is the brake from an M26 pershing. Does anyone happen to have a spare brake from either an old HL M26 that they dont need or a tamiya brake.
I could easily get it from tamiya but you need to buy to sprues to get the pershing brake as they only have one half one each of the corresponding sprues. I don't really want to buy 2 more sprues as i have already 3 Pershing sprues of varying parts from my tamiay pershing and the HL/Tamiya conversion I did on my sons HL/Pershing.
This by the way is one of the best conversions you can make to an HL pershing IMO. His tank is not been able to be determined to not be a Tamiya Pershin, That is why i believe the HL pershing is the best tank HL makes period. The new Panther is awesome to but i have not been able to buy one yet so this is subjective. i will someday as i want to make an early G version with zimmerite and the early mantlet without the chin gaurd.
So if any one has an old HL pershing barrel they can spare or an extra Tamiya muzzel brake i would greatly appreciate it. thanks guys.
the Jumbo is progressing fast now and is finally worthy of some pics so as soon as i can get some of these minor details finished i will load the build pics.
the Mato lower and Tamiya upper make a great conversion and many variants are possible with this combination. I will eventually get the new Mato metal suspension for it, but as i am still using the sock drive line i want to do some longevity tests vbefore doing a full gear box swap.
Just like my T-34/85's i really have not had any problems with the stock drive systems. I guess it all depends on how hard you ant to work them. that being said in all fairness, these are not my Primary MBT's so they get limited use, but i havent babyed them either. Just use common sense and smart tactics. thanks guys.