Operable engine hatch hinges

[Guest]

There is that, of course. But if it’s for posing open with a crewman, you can just work out the correct angle and glue the hatches in place. Working tracks are much more useful, I agree — if you can get them to stay together until you put them onto the model

[Sander69]

Thank you all for you time and comments. I work slow and am just now painting the forward interior - so I have time to think about detailing the exterior. I'll keep you posted on how it turns out.

[Guest]

Do post photos

[rtfoe]

Many have made the mistake of posing figures opening engine hatches effortlessly with one hand, in fact its quite tough and heavy and needs brute strength or extra hands to lift it.

Cheers,
Richard

[Sander69]

Many have made the mistake of posing figures opening engine hatches effortlessly with one hand, in fact its quite tough and heavy and needs brute strength or extra hands to lift it.

Cheers,
Richard

That is good information to know. Thank you.

[Guest]

It’s not an M10 but a Matilda, but this serves to illustrate Richard’s point pretty well:

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[minitnkr]

Here are some I have used to good effect.

[Sander69]

It’s not an M10 but a Matilda, but this serves to illustrate Richard’s point pretty well:

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Good grief! That engine hatch must weigh over 50 kilos!

[Sander69]

Here are some I have used to good effect.
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I was able to find the hatch hinges that KarlW mentioned in his post. They look like they will do the job. The length is similar to the ones you post above except they are rectangular, long and skinny.

[Guest]

Good grief! That engine hatch must weigh over 50 kilos!

If you watch some more of his videos, you’ll notice quite soon that most tanks have engine deck hatches that require this much or more effort to open. Those on the M10 are fairly open, being essentially large grilles, but they’re also pretty deep so there’s probably about as much material in them as if they were simple plates of the thickness of the engine deck. IOW, they’re unlikely to be light either.

[KarlW]

Even crew hatches are heavy, and they're smaller.

[rtfoe]

Aircraft panels are the direct opposite. That's why they need extra ribbing for strength. Good for you you found your hinges...looking forward to your workable doors.

Cheers,
Richard

[Sander69]

Even crew hatches are heavy, and they're smaller.

I did not know that about the crew hatches. In all of the movies they just pop them open like they are made of aluminum.

[Sander69]

Aircraft panels are the direct opposite. That's why they need extra ribbing for strength. Good for you you found your hinges...looking forward to your workable doors.

Cheers,
Richard

Thank you Richard.

[KarlW]

I did not know that about the crew hatches. In all of the movies they just pop them open like they are made of aluminum.

A lot of them are spring assisted.