ORIGINAL: BIGMIG
ORIGINAL: Panther F
The "short" barrel is to launch the stupid kids like missile. It must be replaced. Also, if you are to regularly run your Stuart, you must take the precaution of reinforcing the front sprockets with a small hose clamp where the axle slides into the back side. In time, the plastic WILL fail and break off. It can be reglued and clamped but it just saves that from happening.
Not quite sure what plastic will break.(can you go into a little more detail in what you mean) I did open mine up and orginized the wiring a little and put it back togeather.I'm waiting to get the new one I ordered and will use the used one to start making some changes on and then will do the same to the new one.The used one I got was very complete except for one of the bottom covers was missing,I built one out of sheet plastic and if I had the matching color paint to have painted it with one would have trouble telling it was not the original.Very easy to make these if anyone has one missing.The only trouble I have found with the one I have now is one carrier roller is either frooz up or it had been repaired and got glue on it and it don't turn.I still have to look at it,and I'm getting some slipping on the turret motor that I have to deal with.It turns in one direction OK but has trouble going in the oposite direction.
That is one of the only things I have seen that would have been better if they had used a bigger ring gear for the turret.They used a very small gear for that sized turret.
The slots where the axles come out of the gear box to the sprockets should have had a filler piece that would be attached to the side of the iner hull with small bolts to help support the plastic bushing on the axel shaft,this could then be easily removed if one needed to remove a motor.(this may be what Panther is refering to) These are great tanks and I agree with Pattoncommander,these bigger guys will for sure be an attention getter where ever you take one. BIGMIG
See above. Pretty clear and no need to be a wizard of words. Use a small hose clamp around the piece that the axles slides into on the back side of the sprocket.
