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Strato50
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Join date : 2012-03-28
Age : 39
Location : Hamilton, On
 |  Subject: Strato50's M3 GRANT  Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:04 am | |
| Well as some of you have known and possibly got a peek at I've been steadily grinding away at a Grant, and I've decided to begin the build thread  For starters, the kit is resin and included hatches, both guns and turret, rear panel and exhaust / air filters. Fit and finish is normal for a resin mold and I really had no major issues. There was a bit of hull warping but I have it secured nice and tight. The kit was ordered from a fellow in Hungary who was advertising on the Facebook group "World Rc Tank Community" Now for the interesting bit.. The turret I had made for me by an RCU member who is into 3D printing. You may have seen a few links posted here regarding his builds, including a functional Panzer I. I'm really impressed with his work, which includes the mantlet, entire gun elevation assembly, two piece turret & a fully functional turret rotation gear. All 3D printed. I really couldn't imagine a better, stronger or cleaner way to do this. Anyhoo, pictures!                       Turret rotation is planned to be on a continual rotation micro servo, modified to run on regular DC current powered by a HL / Clark board. No plans to put the 75mm gun on servos as I hope to have the 37mm fully functional in time. I'm not a grand master... yet  Extra points if anyone can identify the specific tank I'm attempting to represent!
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Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r)
M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant - SECRET PROJECT
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MikeC
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Posts : 3047
Join date : 2013-08-25
Location : Toronto, Ontario
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:50 am | |
| Fantastic Jordan. Rare as hell. Too bad about the Lee turret as that looks quite good as well. |
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Al.M
Retired
Posts : 75
Join date : 2015-09-14
Age : 67
Location : Cambridge
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:02 pm | |
| Wow. Great modeling skills _____________________________________________ King Tiger, Sherman. All under construction.  Now also T34/85 |
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dgsselkirk
Field Marshal
Posts : 3234
Join date : 2013-02-12
Age : 64
Location : Kitchener ON
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:24 pm | |
| What are you doing with Nancy's tape???
Looks cool, make sure you bring in Oct.
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"There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..."
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
Too many tanks, not enough time....
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Strato50
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Posts : 2188
Join date : 2012-03-28
Age : 39
Location : Hamilton, On
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:02 pm | |
| Dean I know your ears aren't amazing but how the heck did you spot that?  Now I'm wondering about making the different doors and hatches work, or just to stick them on. I'll figure it out.  Hint: 
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Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r)
M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant - SECRET PROJECT
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BattleArmorRC
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Join date : 2014-12-09
Location : Grande Prairie
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:01 am | |
| Very Nice, Woz does some great stuff, and it seems as if this 3D printing thing is going to work real well in our scale. |
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MikeC
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Posts : 3047
Join date : 2013-08-25
Location : Toronto, Ontario
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Sat Sep 26, 2015 11:35 am | |
| I might just have to get one of these for myself........ Jordan, are you planning on replacing/replicating the Sherman with early version of the road bogies ? I remember seeing 3D versions of them from one of Dean's link but they were expensive. |
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MikeC
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Join date : 2013-08-25
Location : Toronto, Ontario
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MikeC
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Posts : 3047
Join date : 2013-08-25
Location : Toronto, Ontario
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Sat Sep 26, 2015 11:48 am | |
| Maybe I will do this one.........   " /> |
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Strato50
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Posts : 2188
Join date : 2012-03-28
Age : 39
Location : Hamilton, On
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:18 pm | |
| Mike, your google skills are strong.... Hopefully I'll be able to replicate the markings with some accuracy, something I haven't invested a lot of skill into before. Also what's with Russians and turning anything they find into monsters?!
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Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r)
M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant - SECRET PROJECT
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Strato50
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Join date : 2012-03-28
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Location : Hamilton, On
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Strato50
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| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:18 am | |
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Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r)
M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant - SECRET PROJECT
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MikeC
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Posts : 3047
Join date : 2013-08-25
Location : Toronto, Ontario
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:00 pm | |
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Shouldn't this be in the Introduction Discussion Group ? |
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dgsselkirk
Field Marshal
Posts : 3234
Join date : 2013-02-12
Age : 64
Location : Kitchener ON
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:38 pm | |
| Excuse me, who knocked off my exhaust on my KT? Who just a couple of scant weeks ago got all up and over my KT? Mister I like the red motors! Hey, Russell is getting better!
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"There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..."
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
Too many tanks, not enough time....
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dgsselkirk
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Posts : 3234
Join date : 2013-02-12
Age : 64
Location : Kitchener ON
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:39 pm | |
| Cut mat rubber works well, is about the right thickness and is cheap!
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"There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..."
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
Too many tanks, not enough time....
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Negaduck
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Posts : 813
Join date : 2013-01-03
Age : 40
Location : Grafton Ontario
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:11 pm | |
| its ok strato must be talking about a different russ. I have 2 L's in my name lol
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Strato50
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Posts : 2188
Join date : 2012-03-28
Age : 39
Location : Hamilton, On
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:56 pm | |
| Oh gosh darnit someone found my account...
Can't trust anyone at work.
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Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r)
M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant - SECRET PROJECT
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MikeC
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Posts : 3047
Join date : 2013-08-25
Location : Toronto, Ontario
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:33 pm | |
| Jordan, we figure that......... |
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Strato50
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Age : 39
Location : Hamilton, On
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:26 am | |
| Bit more progess! Mounted the original Sherman turret rotation gearbox directly to the turret roof. Used 3 drops of CA glue... so it's semi permanent but can be removed if need be. Now the gunners hatch on top of the tank opens up to reveal the silver can motor... oh well! The gears actually mesh well; Woz supplied a matching gear with his printed turret ring but for now I won't really need it. I will if I decide to go with a larger servo rotation unit in the future.  Also did some painting! I suck a this part but for a guy lacking any kind of stencil or airbrush I think I do ok...  
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Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r)
M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant - SECRET PROJECT
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MikeC
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Posts : 3047
Join date : 2013-08-25
Location : Toronto, Ontario
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:31 am | |
| Wow looks amazing Jordan. Is that the 75mm that came with the kit ? I thought it was a bit longer than that, but now it looks just right on our tank. Did you just end up getting a short shaft low profile gear set ? Will you be doing any rotation/elevation on the 75mm ? |
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Strato50
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Age : 39
Location : Hamilton, On
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:45 am | |
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- Wow looks amazing Jordan. Is that the 75mm that came with the kit ? I thought it was a bit longer than that, but now it looks just right on our tank. Did you just end up getting a short shaft low profile gear set ? Will you be doing any rotation/elevation on the 75mm ?
I'll answer in order! Yes. Yes, yes! Yes & maybe...  I haven't changed the barrel length it's just currently sitting deeper inside the tank. Everything except Burma Lee's had about this length of barrel +- a few inches & the counterweight. I took one of the many leftover crap-metal gearboxes I have laying around and sawed off all the bits that were in the way, which was mostly both 'forward' slopes & the very tops of the gearbox. I had a crappy wobble-gear in one so I stuck in a plastic gear... which I also did with the matching gearbox. Very quiet now!!   The 75mm gun I can most easily do via servo control directly to channel 5+6 of any regular radio & just flip switches for movement. No current plans to ARM that gun but it's entirely possible..
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Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r)
M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant - SECRET PROJECT
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Strato50
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| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:51 am | |
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Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r)
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Strato50
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Age : 39
Location : Hamilton, On
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:06 pm | |
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Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r)
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MikeC
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Join date : 2013-08-25
Location : Toronto, Ontario
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:38 pm | |
| Again looks great Jordan. Love it. |
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Al.M
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Join date : 2015-09-14
Age : 67
Location : Cambridge
| | Subject: Re: Strato50's M3 GRANT Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:49 pm | |
| Thats a fantastic looking tank. Could be a great tank to play with the offset gun too. great for around structures etc.. _____________________________________________ King Tiger, Sherman. All under construction. Now also T34/85 |
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