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 Subject:  [Chapter] Chapter 2 - Road wheels (and more road wheels)List thread.  
  
 Date:  Feb 2, 2006
 From:  Daniel LeClair 
Chapter 2 - Road wheels (and more road wheels)

Because of the length of the tank, there is a mess of road wheels and other suspension parts to put together. Four pairs of bogie wheel assemblies: two suspension arms, two springs, four wheels, four wheel caps per pair - 96 pieces to assemble those alone! Plus mud guards once they go onto the hull.

The wheels required a little sanding to remove sprue and seam marks but were otherwise clean. The springs have very light seams, and there was the occasional sink mark on the ends of the arms; I don't think they will be visible on the completed model. The sprockets had punch marks on one half, which needed sanding, although I think they will be hidden in final assembly.

Unfortunately the suspension arms required a little trial and error to assemble, as the wheels are easy to get out of alignment and the pins on the arms don't fit tightly. The best way I found to handle them was to put the arm/wheels together, then start gluing the arm from the bottom (as a sort of anchor). I use Tamiya liquid cement, which sets quickly; once that is done you can double-check alignment before gluing the wings of the arms. Hold the assembly together with a rubber band while the glue dries.

The twelve pairs of return rollers went together easily; there is a very tight fit between each, so make sure they snap together and seat properly.
 
Thread Listing 
  [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - Daniel LeClair - Jan 30, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 1 - Model Prep - Daniel LeClair - Jan 30, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - Juan Contreras - Jan 30, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - Andrei - Jan 30, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - Dan LeClair - Jan 30, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - Andrei - Feb 1, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - Andrei - Feb 1, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - Steve Frost - Jan 31, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - David Nickels - Feb 1, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 2 - Road wheels (and more road wheels) - Daniel LeClair - Feb 2, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 3 - Assembling tracks - Daniel LeClair - Feb 8, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 3 - Assembling tracks - Steve Campbell - Feb 9, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 3 - Assembling tracks - Ross Jarvis - Feb 27, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 4 - Lower Hull - External Details - Daniel LeClair - Mar 3, 2006
. . . . . . Ah, the memories - Hans Haase - Mar 3, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 4 - Lower Hull - External Details - Ross Jarvis - Mar 27, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 4 - Lower Hull - External Details - Dan LeClair - Mar 27, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 4 - Lower Hull - External Details - Ross Jarvis - Mar 28, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 4 - Lower Hull - External Details - Dan LeClair - Mar 28, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 5 - Secondary Turrets - Daniel LeClair - Mar 12, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 5 - Secondary Turrets - Ross Jarvis - Mar 31, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - Dave Johannsen - Mar 13, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - Dan LeClair - Mar 13, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Building the Soviet T-35 - Steve Frost - Mar 27, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 6 - Driver Compartment - Daniel LeClair - Apr 26, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 7 - Engine - Daniel LeClair - May 8, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 7 - Engine - Paul A. Owen - May 8, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 7 - Engine - Dan LeClair - May 15, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 8 - The Main Turret - Daniel LeClair - May 12, 2006
. . . . . . You have an early batch of the kit - Hans Haase - May 12, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: You have an early batch of the kit - Dan LeClair - May 15, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Star looks correct - Hans Haase - May 17, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] T-35 references - Gerald Owens - May 14, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 9 - Engine Exhaust Panel - Daniel LeClair - May 14, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 9 - Engine Exhaust Panel - Ross Jarvis - May 15, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Alanger, IDK and ICM are the same kits - Hans Haase - May 15, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 9 - Engine Exhaust Panel - Dave Johannsen - May 15, 2006
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Restarting the blog, and the project. - Daniel LeClair - Jan 15, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Restarting the blog, and the project. - Ross Jarvis - Jan 16, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Restarting the blog, and the project. - Daniel LeClair - Jan 16, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] #17 Pins? - Edward Hall - Jan 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] #17 Pins? - Dan LeClair - Jan 21, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 11 - Correcting the Main Turret - Daniel LeClair - Feb 4, 2007
. . . . . . I still need to do the same on mine - Hans Haase - Feb 5, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: I still need to do the same on mine - Daniel LeClair - Feb 6, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 11 - Correcting the Main Turret - Volker Schaak - Feb 6, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 11 - Correcting the Main Turret - Daniel LeClair - Feb 6, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 11 - Correcting the Main Turret - pistol port needed - Danny Egan - Feb 6, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Fitting the Turrets - Part One - Daniel LeClair - Feb 9, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 12 - 2 - Fitting the Turrets - Part Two - Daniel LeClair - Feb 11, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Fitting the Turrets - Part Three - Daniel LeClair - Feb 23, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Fitting the Turrets - Part Three - Donald "panzers" Koenig - Feb 24, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Fitting the Turrets - Part Three - Daniel LeClair - Feb 25, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Fitting the Turrets - Part Three - Volker - Feb 24, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Fitting the Turrets - Part Three - Daniel LeClair - Feb 25, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Fitting the Turrets - Part Three - Volker - Feb 26, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Fitting the Turrets - Part Three [IMG] - Andrey Mikhalenkov - Mar 1, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 12 - Fitting the Turrets - Part Three - Dan LeClair - Mar 1, 2007
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