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Official Assembly Instructions / Re: 280029 M10 / M36 Tank Destroyer

« on: April 09, 2016, 04:17:43 am »

Okay, so I am too cheap to buy another model, and too stubborn not to be able to use both turrets.   I used a razor saw to cut off the ring with tabs from the bottom of the M36 turret (the one with the narrower ring) and then repositioned portions of the ring with tabs, using some sheet styrene to add a bit of height.   I also had to remove parts C37 and C38 so it would rotate correctly.   Those parts are about invisible once built anyway.   







Seems to work fine.   Now I need to decide which travel lock to put on the hull (keep on the hull), but frankly, having the wrong one part of the time (when using the 'other' turret) is not going to bother me all that much.

So I'll have an M10 or M36B2 (same back deck) but one will have the wrong travel lock.

Jake

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General Discussions / Re: M10/M36 help needed.

« on: April 09, 2016, 04:11:35 am »

Okay, so I am too cheap to buy another model, and too stubborn not to be able to use both turrets.   I used a razor saw to cut off the ring with tabs from the bottom of the M36 turret (the one with the narrower ring) and then repositioned portions of the ring with tabs, using some sheet styrene to add a bit of height.   I also had to remove parts C37 and C38 so it would rotate correctly.   Those parts are about invisible once built anyway.   







Seems to work fine.   Now I need to decide which travel lock to put on the hull (keep on the hull), but frankly, having the wrong one part of the time (when using the 'other' turret) is not going to bother me all that much.

So I'll have an M10 or M36B2 (same back deck) but one will have the wrong travel lock.

Jake

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General Discussions / Re: M10/M36 help needed.

« on: April 02, 2016, 06:13:29 am »

I'm not too worried about the travel lock, I'm more worried about switching out the turrets.

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General Discussions / M10/M36 help needed.

« on: April 02, 2016, 05:18:45 am »

Has anyone figured out a method to allow an M36 turret and an M10 turret to be used on the same hull (so you could switch out turrets and only have to buy one kit/build one hull)?

I would love the ability to field one or the other, but the way you need to add a piece to the hull to allow the M36 turret to fit on seems to limit the build to one or the other.   

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Official Assembly Instructions / Re: 280029 M10 / M36 Tank Destroyer

« on: April 02, 2016, 05:17:07 am »

Has anyone figured out a method to allow an M36 turret and an M10 turret to be used on the same hull (so you could switch out turrets and only have to buy one kit/build one hull)?