Well I started this weekend.
Nicely moulded kit, but a bit fiddly, especially around the suspension.
Typical strange Italian vehicle - it is 4 wheel drive but there is a separate drive shaft for each wheel, where there is a separate transmission hub mounted on the reverse of the wheel. Talk about complications! What happens when the wheels turn?!!! Steering applies also to all 4 wheels...
1/35 Model Autoblinda AB 40 - Starting the build
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Kevin Wilson-Smith
1/35 Model Autoblinda AB 40 - Starting the build
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- Chassis - note the 4 separate drive shafts going to each wheel hub!
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- Closeup of the complicate drive arrangements!
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- Semi-assembled chassis and body with other components to go on....
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Kevin Wilson-Smith
Re: 1/35 Model Autoblinda AB 40 - Starting the build
Did a bit more over Xmas (but got side tracked by the PT boat which I have also been doing as well!).
Design gets weirder - apart from the 4 wheel drive set-up I discovered (via the Internet) that the petrol tank is mounted in front over the drivers position. Lots of volunteers to drive???
This actually the opposite of conventional design, where the engine goes at the front for added protection. As it had dual driving positions, maybe they spent their life going backwards?
Design gets weirder - apart from the 4 wheel drive set-up I discovered (via the Internet) that the petrol tank is mounted in front over the drivers position. Lots of volunteers to drive???
This actually the opposite of conventional design, where the engine goes at the front for added protection. As it had dual driving positions, maybe they spent their life going backwards?
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