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<\/a>The cylinder there is the gun-cleaning kit, comprised of 21 separate PE parts. What a pain in the ass that was!<\/p><\/div>\n
In a real-life TD, that periscope port slides along the curved mount to give a broader view.<\/p><\/div>\n Each connector holding the tow cable in place is a three-piece hinged element.<\/p><\/div>\n Schurzen in this pic is flying out straight with the hull because I hadn’t figured out to bend the connectors in advance. I eventually used a metal ruler to hold the connectors attached while I used another to bend the schurzen evenly down.<\/p><\/div>\n A little closer view of the left side of the TD.<\/p><\/div>\n The forward cap and chains of the gun cleaner – just to show the detail you can get from this thing.<\/p><\/div>\n This square tile is the base for the jack, which prevents the jack from being pushed into the earth under the weight of the tank.<\/p><\/div>\n Note the seven small plates running across the top – each of which has a wire grab-handle on it. Those were insanely fragile, and ultimately only about half of them survived.<\/p><\/div>\n The jack was cast resin, and the various tools either replaced or augmented those that came with the kit.<\/p><\/div>\n More views of the grilles and the shovel with its mounting hardware.<\/p><\/div>\n A view of the grilles and the bolt cutters attached to the rear.<\/p><\/div>\n Rear Suspension<\/p><\/div>\n Forward Suspension<\/p><\/div>\n Just before I mounted the wheels, you can see here where the suspension is set up.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, happy circumstances never cease!\u00a0 I was cleaning off our ultra-portable and happened to find a folder copy of my E25 tank destroyer before it was painted, showing all the PE parts applied \u2013 it is a little late to … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>