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Looking for V100 chassis pics

Paweł

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Hello Buck!
Thanks a lot for the references, they are a big help! The drawing doesn't really show it, but on the photos the parts 13 and 22 look like a wedge - this is how I'm going to model it.

And I have the rear suspension done:


1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel


1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel


The resin wheels are from a company called MMK, the axle is my 3D print with a hole through for a reinforcement made out of brass wire to keep the axle from bending under load when it gets hot, and the shock absorbers are scratchbuilt.


And here's how the subassembly fits into the chassis:


1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel


Now more fun to come - the front suspension and the steering system!


Thanks for looking and have a nice day!


Paweł
 

Buck Wampum

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Hello Buck!
Thanks a lot for the references, they are a big help! The drawing doesn't really show it, but on the photos the parts 13 and 22 look like a wedge - this is how I'm going to model it.

And I have the rear suspension done:


1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel


1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel


The resin wheels are from a company called MMK, the axle is my 3D print with a hole through for a reinforcement made out of brass wire to keep the axle from bending under load when it gets hot, and the shock absorbers are scratchbuilt.


And here's how the subassembly fits into the chassis:


1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel


Now more fun to come - the front suspension and the steering system!


Thanks for looking and have a nice day!


Paweł
Parts 13 and 22 are not wedges, they are a spacer. There are flat on top and bottom, there is no wedge profile. Part 13 has a hole in the center that engages with a pin on the bottom of the leaf spring. The raised surfaces of parts, 13 and 22 engage with the axle to prevent it from shifting back-and-forth under load.
 

Paweł

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Hello Buck!
Thanks a lot for the explanation. This photo tricked me, the part under the spring looks mighty "wedgy" here:

And this is the way I have to model it on my model, otherwise the axle would be canted, because of the way the front springs are made.

Thanks again for your great help and have a nice day

Paweł
 

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Paweł

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Hello!

Currently I'm havin' fun with the front suspension. I've assembled most of it:


1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel

The axle is my 3D design, reworked kit springs and scratchbuilt shock absorbers. I still have to cut off the wires that mount the shocks to the body and install the portion of the drive shaft.


1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel

I've also scratchbuilt the power steering cylinder and I also have the drag link built, but it is not on the photo yet. The wheels will be shown "steered" to one side for a cooler look. I'm not sure about the sheet metal cover of the cylinder.

I hope to show you the photos of ready built underside soon. Thanks for looking and for your great help, have a nice day

Paweł
 

Paweł

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Hello Rory, thanks again!
Can you tell me something more about the cover of the power steering cylinder? I've seen a piece of sheet metal on some vehicles, but it's in a tight spot, so no really good shots of that parts and I don't know if it was installed on all vehicles.
Thanks in advance, have a nice day
Paweł
 

M813rc

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Pawel, it is a heavy steel cover to protect the steering cylinder and hydraulic hoses. It is 1/8" (about 4mm) thick and bolts to the hull.

It should be on all V100s.

Cheers

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Paweł

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Hello Rory!
Thanks a lot for your fast response and for the photos! I'll try to build that cover now. Have a nice day!
Paweł
 

Paweł

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Hello everybody!

And I have my chassis almost done. Thanks to Rory I knew how to build that sheet metal cover for the power steering cylinder:

1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel

Having that, I was able to put the machine on its wheels - only temporarily now:

1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel

The rims on the front wheels were a little cracked, so I repaired them with copper wire. Looking up the chassis would look like that:

1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel

I plan to add some shading and weathering later, for now I'm building the details on the top. I'm working on a better grille over the exhaust on the "duck bill". I'm trying to draw something up in 3D.

Thanks for looking and have a nice day!

Paweł
 

Paweł

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Hello!

As you suggested I designed a new rear grille and recently I got it delivered from the 3D printer:

top01.jpg

After fitting it here’s how it looks like:
top02.jpg
On the same picture you can see the “rear gunners hatch” which is way off in the kit. The cover is too big and the opening is too small - something like that deserves a kind of trophy, doesn’t it? I’m using MMK’s door kit, but the radiomans hatch from the kit has wrong shape, so I decided to convert the kit part here. I also had to move and enlarge the opening in the kit roof and I lined the edges with 0,5mm copper wire. It is still going to get photoetched locking handles.
One more photo:
top03.jpg
I think I made the exhaust scoops a little too shallow, but I'm going to leave it this way. Here you can also see the rear light brackets made from styrene sheet.
On the next photo are the side lower door stops that I made of copper wire. The kit parts have wrong dimensions anyway:
hull02.jpg
Out of wire I have also fabricated the front light guards:
top04.jpg
As you can see, I like wire a lot
🙂


Thanks for reading and for your comments, have a nice day

Paweł
 

M813rc

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That new grill does look much better than the kit item. The exhaust scoops may be a tiny bit shallow, but they look fine.

I really admire the quality of your work!

Cheers
 

Paweł

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Hello Rory!
Thanks again for your kind words, they mean a lot to me!

And recently I've been working on all those doors - and there are many of them! I have ordered a MMK set that has only V-100 doors - they are a separate set for a reason! And it's a nice little set and not so expensive. Here's a link to the MMK page:

www.mmk.cz/en/models/category/detailni-a-konverzni-sady

And here's how my doors turned out:

1:35 M706 Commando by Pawel

Now I want to paint them on the inside and temporarily install them closed to paint the camouflage on the vehicle. Then I'll permanently install them as open.

Thanks for looking and have a nice day

Paweł
 

M813rc

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Those look very good.

I'm sure you have noticed that the doors have the exterior colour painted on the inside.

The openings have a thin black rubber seal around the edges to help with water-tightness.

Cheers

Door seal.jpg
 
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