Does any body know where i can obtain a copy of Tamiya's M48A3 Patton instruction sheet. i am stuck as to where to start looking, any advice would be great
thanks all

redleg

I've got one Redleg. I know there is an online source, but it's a hobby shop who not only show a photo of the box, but also the kit, the sprues, the instructions, the wrapping paper and last years Chtristmas dinner..
If you need it, PM me your address and I'll pop it in the post.

Cheers
Henk

Thanks Henk Message has been sent.

Thanks for the quick responce and a very helpful fix to my problem

redleg

If you still need them, here are the instructions online.

M48A3 instructions

Click on each page # of the Assemby Guide.

If you're already aware of this, disegard-You'll need to lower the suspension as the tank sits too high if built OOB.

Thanx for all of your help guys much appreciated.




Wow I am fairly new to this hobby how the hell would i go about doing something like that?

redleg

Redleg,

The instructions are on their way, and don't worry, I didn't laugh.. :-) :-) . Bet you get some funny looks though...

The suspension arms are seperate items, which need to be glued into the hull. You'll see this when you read the instructions. The arms have little locating pins, which position them all at the same angle. What you can do is cut/sand the little locating pin off the pin which goes into the hull. If it doesn't make sense now, it will when you look at it when you built it. once you've done that with all the arms, use a normal, slow hardening plastic glue and put them all in place with a fair amount of glue. Then set the kit on a flat surface, supported under the hull by something (like some thin pieces of wood or such), at the right height. I think the bottom of the hull should be about one cm of the surface. Best to make a small support at the right height before you start... . make sure that all the wheels touch the surface, and let dry. Oh, yes, you have to attach the wheels to the arms before you do this, and if you use the black polycaps you can remove them later to help when you paint.

Cheers
Henk

Cheers Henk Your a star

i will give the suspension a go and see how it turns out

redleg