I haven't done it myself, but I don't think that you will face any serious problems. The size and placement of the locating hole on the hull and the pin on the bogie frame may not match up, so the pin might have to be shaved off. That estimation is based on eyeballing an ancient Tamiya hull I have lying around with one of the several dozen Dragon suspension sprues on my spares pallet. The key will be to ensure that each bogie frame sits square and level...one of the little joys of kit-bashing!
"You could probably use some armor. A Sherman can give you a very nice...edge!"
I haven't done it myself, but I don't think that you will face any serious problems. The size and placement of the locating hole on the hull and the pin on the bogie frame may not match up, so the pin might have to be shaved off. That estimation is based on eyeballing an ancient Tamiya hull I have lying around with one of the several dozen Dragon suspension sprues on my spares pallet. The key will be to ensure that each bogie frame sits square and level...one of the little joys of kit-bashing!
Squaring up would be the "fun" part. I would use some AM wheels for the Tamiya Sherman,but I have had no luck in finding a drill bit the size of the Tamiya holes for the axles. The holes in the Tamiya road wheels are between 7/64" and 1/8".
A tank filled with holes.
For that is what shall become.
Boom we go.
Goodbye.
If you are using Dragon bogies, you will want to use either Dragon wheels or others drilled to the Dragon axle. Use a digital caliper, if you've got one, to measure it in decimal inches or millimeters and do the conversion for drill bit size. And don't be surprised if you have to use a small round file to ream the hole just a little more for a good fit. You might find this useful; Mike Canaday created it years ago using information collected by himself and Kurt Laughlin. It doesn't have Tasca included, since this was done long before they came on the scene. But it wouldn't be hard to make the same measurements and compare.
"You could probably use some armor. A Sherman can give you a very nice...edge!"
If you are using Dragon bogies, you will want to use either Dragon wheels or others drilled to the Dragon axle. Use a digital caliper, if you've got one, to measure it in decimal inches or millimeters and do the conversion for drill bit size. And don't be surprised if you have to use a small round file to ream the hole just a little more for a good fit. You might find this useful; Mike Canaday created it years ago using information collected by himself and Kurt Laughlin. It doesn't have Tasca included, since this was done long before they came on the scene. But it wouldn't be hard to make the same measurements and compare.
Most definite on Dragon wheels with the bogies. I found a set of the Dragon bogies that have the up swept arms and inserts for the backside of the road wheels. It is a shame Academy goofed on their bogies by making them the earlier versions. Thanks for that drawing.
A tank filled with holes.
For that is what shall become.
Boom we go.
Goodbye.
