Dave Ward's Vulcan 1/35 Light Tank Mk. VIB BEF

[Guest]

I don’t think the idea is to have a working suspension, but to have one that replicates the springs well, which is rather hard to do in plastic.


I’m not sure they were 100% the same and interchangeable, but they certainly didn’t differ much. I wouldn’t want to put together loose track links for any of these, I think.

Jakko,
Pretty sure they were the same tracks, according to the Carrier books even the suspension parts were interchangeable, so i would take it that the tracks were as well. Mike.

[Dave Ward]

I'm surprised at the number of views this thread has - 100 @19:45 on 21/02. - and I haven't even cut any plastic yet! Is it the uncommon kit, or the BEF.................or what? I'm curious!
Dave

[Guest]

I'm surprised at the number of views this thread has - 100 @19:45 on 21/02. - and I haven't even cut any plastic yet! Is it the uncommon kit, or the BEF.................or what? I'm curious!
Dave

Just waiting for the blood splatter......

[Tim Marlow]

I think most of us are wondering “is he really going to build that.....” and cheering you on

[Jon Heptonstall]

Not just BEF of course.North Africa,Crete etc.
a ubiquitous little tank.Plus no-one else has the cojones to start it.
Jon.

[Guest]

I think we're all curious Dave... Good luck.:thumb2:

[SteveH]

I think we're all curious Dave... Good luck.:thumb2:

Definitely Dave,

I've seen the kit but not one being built, yet.

Te springs on the running gear look very much like the Riich Bren carrier kits.

Have fun?

Steve H

[Dave Ward]

I've thought about doing my usual, and painting bits on the sprue, but because of all the holes/pins that will clog up, I'm going to leave off painting to a later stage.
First off - checking the parts - I carefully separated and identified the rods and springs - not easy on the springs, they're very similar! Into shotglasses, and labelled
Nested & put away in a safe place.

Looking at the instructions for the suspension - I couldn't find part B3 - you need 16 of them

Careful reading of the instructions revealed the truth.................................

Those are B3 parts - you have to slice them off the sprue - you get 20, so there is some room for error (!?) I think a few substitutes will be needed..................
"Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad" may be appropriate
Dave

[martin9428]

looks like a job for a heated blade. Curious to see how you slice them off.

[Dave Ward]

Plastic finally joined to plastic! Left & right bogies assembled - I find this plastic is very brittle......

Before attempting to cut the infamous B3 part, I used a 0.5mm drill to make sure the hole was the correct size. A new Swann Morton 10A blade, and........................
Now all I have to do, is thread each one of these onto a metal rod ( bumpy end outwards ), and secure with a drop of CA..................................
So far, so good.
I very nearly screwed things up! As I was concentrating hard, my phone rang ( and vibrated ) in my pocket - I jumped, but everything stayed on the bench!
I think you can safely say that this model would NOT be 'suitable for a beginner'.
I believe I have a good chance of getting the springs etc in the right place, but it won't be 'working' - bits won't stay in place without glue - and with link & length tracks, what would be the point?
Off to lie down in a darkened room..............................
Dave

[Ian M]

I can imagine that loads have seen "1/35 Vulcan ........" And hit the link before reading the light tank part. Lol.
I will be watching this as I am sadistic enough to try one, or the Bren carrier....:tongue-out3:

[Guest]

Dave,
Well done and it only took six filled shot glasses to calm the nerves. Sorry my fault I should have told you where the end nuts B3 were hiding. Do not worry about this being a working suspension, I gave up trying to do that after everything went ping! into all four corners of the room, like a bloody octopus trying to catch the bits. Just remember to have it standing on a flat surface before you glue the suspension to the hull - dog having a pee stance....
Cheers, Mike.

[Dave Ward]

Positively the final update of the day - I thought I'd try to assemble one bogie, complete with springs - it's very fiddly, a third hand would be useful - ended up finishing two!

The carpet monster got a few parts, but I've rescued them! That's half of the suspension done - it's all downhill from here........................
Dave

[Guest]

Do you mean that it’ll be easier or that it will only get worse?

[Guest]

Brilliant Dave :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:!