Ok team.. I am on the job.

I am going to have a crack at a Chieftain tank fitted with a Gas Turbine Tank, along the lines of the Abrams and T-80.
Work was done using a Conquerer to test he concept, but let's try for a later production model.
There are a lot of reason why turbines engines are not fitted in more tanks, but let's leave that in the Real World.

In this sort of group build of this nature, this will be a lot more subtle than the sometimes plainly obvious changes to an Aircraft, pretty much the engine deck will look different and few other bits and pieces.
So, the venerable, but still mostly ok Tamiya Chieftain Mk 5


Engine deck before



and so it begins.... setting up a basis for the rest of the deck mods and some initial concept placement


Modified Exhaust area

Welcome to the fold Buzzy 
Glad to see your nit hanging around with this build   

Looking cool already      I picked up this kit in a charity shop a while back for £7 never had a Tamiya tank before (or any 1/35 tank for that matter) great to see how it should be done & improved

 

Did you say "subtle"?

This thread almost fell of the page, been so long since I have done anything 
Pillocking rain today.. so shed time


Working more on the new Engine deck and pretty much got most of it done. A bit of detail work around hinges, handles, cover mesh and similar hoopla to will be next

Noice   

I hope it comes with sound when it's finished.......... 

  

I'm trying to imagine that sound..I know the Abrams sound ..been beside them often enough and that has wondering if this will sound similar 🤔

Most turbines of that period and horsepower rating had similar sounds. The Leyland gas turbine truck sounded similar to the Rover-BRM Le Mans car, as did the Howmet TX car, and the Lotus 56 too.

Having said that, the ten Leyland turbines on the APT-E train that I worked on sounded rather like a 707 doing a low fly by when it went past me at 150 mph! 

Modern day turbines might be different of course, turbine technology's advanced quite a bit since the 60s-70s.

Isn't it obvious?  It would sound like this...

Quote from: zenrat on July 21, 2023, 04:43:15 AMIsn't it obvious?  It would sound like this...

Hahaha 😆

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 21, 2023, 03:23:17 AMMost turbines of that period and horsepower rating had similar sounds. The Leyland gas turbine truck sounded similar to the Rover-BRM Le Mans car, as did the Howmet TX car, and the Lotus 56 too.

Having said that, the ten Leyland turbines on the APT-E train that I worked on sounded rather like a 707 doing a low fly by when it went past me at 150 mph! 

Modern day turbines might be different of course, turbine technology's advanced quite a bit since the 60s-70s.

Oh that would have been great to experience that Kit 😀

Quote from: Wardukw on July 21, 2023, 11:40:12 AMOh that would have been great to experience that Kit 😀

Don't get me going on the APT, I've been known to give 3.5 hr lectures on it!

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 21, 2023, 12:58:24 PM

Quote from: Wardukw on July 21, 2023, 11:40:12 AMOh that would have been great to experience that Kit 😀

Don't get me going on the APT, I've been known to give 3.5 hr lectures on it!

Hahaha..ok then I won't     

Plenty of room for a sound chip in a model this size 

Small update, some minor work on the engine deck and getting the stowage bins and turret together.
To try and give this version a point of difference, I have added IFCS (Improved Fire Control System) and perhaps an early version of the Laser Targeting that replaced the IR Searchlight in the later marks and improved NBC Filter gear on the rear of the turret.


Louvres on the rear plate, still a bit to go there.


Almost there really