daisycutter redux

has anyone boght one of these? i got mine just today and its usless its really deformed are they all like this? or just the one i got lumbered with? it dosent quite show up in the pictures but theres not one staight edge on it[:@]

sevoblast

Who is it from?

daisycutter redux

tankzone.co.uk

blitzkrieg65

Do the hinges work? The rest is not great but can be smooth down, if the hinges work then at least you have something to work with! I am glad to see someone makes this, I have not had the b-s to try and cut out my hatch on mine!

The Blitz

Panther F

What's wrong with the stock hatch? This is a waste of money.

The one on the tank works fine and DOES NOT NEED TO BE CUT OUT!!! [sm=lol.gif] Just unlock it.

blitzkrieg65

Ah,,, not the new T-34/85 Green or Winter IR version the hatch is molded in brother![sm=thumbs_up.gif]

The Blitz

Panther F

I heard those have real thin plastic to even mess with. The WSN is a much better platform to work with, kinda like the HL plastic.

Good luck cutting.

blitzkrieg65

Ya that is why I have been hesitant to try and cut mine, I am not best hatchcutter as it is, and then I did not want to ruin the cool winter paint job! So this hatch has potentional for me. I could paint if next to that tank unitl I get it close enough to match the white winter rusted paint job and then install it, carefully![:-]

The Blitz

daisycutter redux

the molded hatch is ok the reson i wanted an opening hatch is to give me a reson to get some figures and have a bit more going on (and possibly move switches to inside the hatch like i have done with my hl tiger) the turet hatches would have been preferable thogh but there not many aftermarket parts for the wsn t-34 which is why i wanted to know if anyone has one ,as if there all like this il leave things be

im pretty good at hatch cutting now after removing hatches from two hl tanks my tank will need re-painting anyway the front plate wasnt true so i had to epoxy a slab of alu to the back and clean it up on the top surface

Panther G

Mine is a new Green. And the hatch opens just fine. Are you sure yours is of the newer series?.

daisycutter redux

no idea its a moulded hatch thogh not an openable one i think its a new one i got it cheap because it was broken it not second hand it also came without the origonal box

WhiteWolf McBride

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Daisycutter:

Can you get some pictures of this 'second-hand' T34? It may be we have a new guy on the block thats ripping off HL, and duplicating their hulls. Think about it... if HL did it to Tamiya (no arguments please) then there is the possibility that someone in Asia thinks they can undercut HL.

Where did you get this second-hand tank? eBay? If its a copy, and mis-advertised, you can make a claim to eBay/PayPal for misrepresentation. Please, pics of the detailing and the boards inside may help us tell if its a rip-off.

A few other questions - you bought the hatch from TankZone? Use PayPal? GET A REFUND if you're unhappy.
Go to ImperialModellbau (the REAL maker, along with the crew figs and other T34 parts) and tell them about your experience. They may be willing to help you out.

Has ~ANYONE~ seen other T34's that have had their driver's hatch molded closed? Are you sure it wasn't ~glued~ closed DC-R?

Bill of RCCommand & Murphy of MatoMart, can you chime in here as the NA retailers? Do we have a problem brewing?

WhiteWolf

daisycutter redux

ok starting from the top:
it came from ebay i dont have the seller at the moment as i used someone elses account im pretty sure it was a wsn tank it had no outer box and the turret was damaged so i bought it as faulty the turret was easily fixed and im hardly missing the box has wsn/mattro instruction book
inside the hull has trumpeter copyright mark under bord most of the detailing is changed as i began modding this tank pretty much soon as i got it

tankzone are not the best on customer service ive had iffy parts from them before and got no comeback after questions

http://www.imperial-modellbau.de/shop/index2.htm thanks! lots of great stuff here they do a resin visor for the hl tiger wish i saw that before i spent 5 hours modding the stock 1

yea im sure it wasnt glued shut it was molded on hl style i would have noticed if it was working before i went in with the dremel[>:]

Ex_Pat_Tanker

Yes. There are 2 versions of the T34. The original one was available only in green. It had the opening hatch and all the detail parts came on sprue's that you assembled yourself. The newer version comes with the IR system and a few extra whistles and bells - available in white or green. The hatch on this version is molded into the hull and can't be opened. All of the detail parts are already assembled for you. Mato only sell the IR version, as do most retailers. The original T34 is in short supply, altho Bill may still have a few.

Hope this clears things up [8D]
Cheer's
Mart

daisycutter redux

had me worried for a second there

Ex_Pat_Tanker

If you get really stuck I have a spare plastic hatch - I'm working on an SU-122 conversion so the T34 hatch is no good to me

daisycutter redux

if i cant get an better version of the metal hatch il take you up on that offer thanks[sm=thumbs_up.gif]

Ex_Pat_Tanker

I'll swap it for your bent one - the SU-122 hatch is about 2/3 the size of the regular T34 hatch, so I have to cut 'n' shut either way

daisycutter redux

cool yea ill swap the metal one i have added some filler to the upper surface this seems to be the way to go to even it out if thats still ok despite its problems it does have a nice heavy feel to it

Ex_Pat_Tanker

ok, PM me with where to ship and we have a deal
Mart

daisycutter redux

sweeeeeeeet

Panther G

I believe Bill does still have the early style Green opening hatch type. that is where I got mine from.

Ex_Pat_Tanker

He can't have many left - he said last summer he had got hold of a small quantity and half of the forum must have queued up to buy one (or 2 )

daisycutter redux

the metal ones are probably ok the pictures on ImperialModellbau show a perferct one i think tankzone just gives me the crappy parts out of a batch as i have never spent over £20 there