Waiting for paint to dry ....so.........
IMPROVED RIBBON BRIDGE
Picture from Prime Portal....http://www.primeportal.net/index.htm
........Frame ....Toolbox
........Lined up
.........Hook.....in situ
................paint's dry.............
BARV
(GOSMG)

Wow! Did you do all of the white out of sheet styrene?! I can't wait to see it finished! Thanks for your time.

......Mathew
All out of "sheet"------only way that I know...
Thanks for the comments .......more to come
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Problem.......wheels ......bigger than kit--------any thoughts --(Mr ROO...Sir).....any -one
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Hi Steve. Amazing build again. Can´t wait for more progress shots of this. Will it be workable?

I have some images of a Swedish similar item that might be of interest. Dont think they have any relevance to your item. I took them last year at an army exhibition, and by the time I got my camera out, they had already unloaded the bridge, so no pictures of the lorry loaded Im afraid..







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Thanks for that Frank..............always helps to keep my archive up on line....... got more ?--"grovel"
Always looking for interesting /unusual bits of kit ..........Starting on the "launcher "to-day (Sat)..........."float " will be a beast as it folds out when launched......activated by "gravity" so will have to"balance-weight" it....hope (eventually) to do all 10 in the "boat section"........>>>>.4 bridge sections >>>4 "support"boats >>>>! refeuler and >>1 recovery(already built)
More to come soon
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Hi Steve ..... go on then ..... your twisting my arm :-)

A few more bridge and diggy things for ya!





"Bred last" is "wide load" in Swedish

If it would help, I can get measurements straight off the tires on Tueday.

Don

Gee.. Frank ......thanks a lot they are great.....love the "diggy" :-) :-) :-) ....Don .....Size's.....Yes Please!!!
May do one some time .....aaah! its got those round rubber things again
:-) :-)
Muchos etc
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Tire size is 16.00R20

Tread width - 15"
Height - 51.5"

I also shot some area specific photos for you. They show the tire and toolbox area and their size relations. I will get those posted tonight.

Hope this helps

Don

A Norwegian bridgelayer and Tanks. Leguan bridge on a Leopard 1 chassie

Erik

Steve,
Looks like another great and interesting build. I’m assuming 1/35th! What kit are you using. As for the bridge, will it be hinged to open and close. Where do you get your scale drawings, or do you draw them up yourself. It’s always a pleasure seeing your scratch builds from the beginning to finish. Looking forward to see more and the finish of the "OLIFANT "

Here are 16 pictures of the rear section of the M1977 to show the tire in relation to the rest of the truck.

http://www.primeportal.net/hemtt/don/m1977_rear_walk.htm

If you need any other areas of the M1977 photographically detailed, just let me know and I will get you taken care of.



Don Busack

Thanks Don...as usual you have hit the spot ........exactly what I needed ..........making the "big" main arm at the mo ........tight when you are working in 10 's of " thou'sof an inch .......yep its tight ....but I'm getting there ....on third make ....working on 29 " between inner edge of " chassi frame"(20mm in scale)
And this is a "Hobby".......... :-) :-) :-)
Allways greatful for your pics......
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

ps....more mil pics in "mail " soon

Sorry ......I have deleted the pics that were herebecause.................they werebuilt all wrong
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

wow "beautiful" work there i am amazed very good and attractive looking.

Graeme

Hi All.........sorry no pics for the present ................found a nasty mistake which has resulted in almost total re-build ..........found that I had made clearance between "rams" and " carry-cradle" too tight ----the measurement should have been ..(scale)38"-wide------made the " "thing (scale)34" wide.........(-0.057").and it jammed up SOLID--broke pins trying to free it--- ...got to make new pivot points ..aaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!
Back in a day or so...
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Re-build.........




aye
BARV
(GOSMG)