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Last bits.. Turret hydraulic travers gear On the left oil reservoir, on the right control box, on the top hydraulic switches. And funny looking handle is gunner's power traversing control handle. This is only a half of whole mechanism.

Just messing around :)

Elevating mechanism with supporting rack There are several thing to pay attention on: Manuel handle must be glued about 30 degrees to forward axel Rack mounting hinges better be assembled on the elevating cylinder and then glued to rack Main gun mounting point consists of base itself and...

Loader, commander seats and gunner "throne":) Glued in basket By the way, that handle i didn't know what it for, it is turret traversing lock. Thanks to member on neighbour forum for the info. Also, i did it too long, so shortened it like it should. Probably the length of...

Thanks guys! Started to fill the basket Two long ammunition cartridges (little box on the side is for grenades), extinguisher, mg ammunition box and near it lever, that i didn't find what it for. Also there is box under gunner seat. It is has two foot switches: right for firing 17 pounder and...

Turret basket base You must pay attention to beams position around Already tired to dry fit it to turret and it sits well. Also inserts exactly into hull opening

And a little bonus for you with my new gadget :)

Took some time, but i finished tank gun! It consists of three main parts: gun rotor shield, gun mantled and gun barrel. Gun rotor shield. Pay attention that side ear must be put on not glued on gun left axis Gun mantled. Everything glued edge to edge, but because of double side and...

Gunner's telescopic sight I was confused that sight mount didn't connected properly to base, though I glued base in proper place and mount in proper angle. It just can not be put in 90 degrees to gun mount. So, i removed the base, glued mount with sight so it will sit properly and than...

0.30 cal. Browning MG paired to main gun and mount Was fun to assemble. Pay attention, that first you need to put the mount on left axel and then insert MG through the holes

I see you are on next level of comments :biggrin: Next is the gun mount. There was a critical point: does mount base fit into turret opening? And... it fits perfectly, without single adjustment! Success! :) Also i did a little trick - if you cut out whole base, it will be wobbly and...

Attached breech block and made a recoil guard... this was tough, though looks simple Complex frame shape that consists of 4 parts and you must align everything and then attach guards. Pay attention where is the top of firing chamber! I didn't paint frame cleanly with purpose, so it will blend...

After another small vacation, back to work Firing chamber with recoil cylinders Complex 3d shape and so power structure Now casing with mount axels Was in need to cut hole in tight scrolled tube for MG, without micro drill. Didn't know how to approach it, but eventually just did it...

Thanks. Of course, it will be opened. Just showed how it slides in and closes the breech. :)

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Trying my best :) First part of the gun is semi-automatic breech block It has interesting power structure and consists of several subparts: breech block, connecting ears and breech lock Ready Notice yellow cylinder that houses spring that actuates...

Thank you all! Before i turn to almighty 17-pounder, last detail was attached - storage box.

Thanks for suggestion, Micha. In a matter of fact I did them exactly by drawing scale: 0.6 mm for aerial A (the long one) and 0.5 mm for aerial B. With WS19 radio set aerials were pretty sick. I checked data about real thickness of this rod and it was about 13 mm, so in scale of 1:25 it's...

Thank you friends. Finished outer turret details: Gunners periscope with guard, ,metal vane sight and improved sight, bomb thrower ring, loader hatch lock pin, three lifting eyes, 8 hooks for camouflage scrim (i suppose) and two bases for aerials 'A' and 'B'. Some wire details were left to...

Took a little vacation with family and now back to the Sherman workshop :) Baskets, baskets, baskets. One with first aid kit, one with spare parts, one with MG ammunition and one is empty. In addition added hatches locks

Thanks Zathros! Radio set's control and junction boxes, binoculars case and big pouch (maybe for maps) Wire diagram was strange. So i did a little research and wired it differently. I don't claim it is the correct wiring, but definitely better then in diagrams. For instance, 2 aerial...