Jakko
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For today, though, the main education here is that there is something fundamentally wrong with the turret I have … The shell is around 2 to 2.5 mm longer front-to-back than side-to-side, which means it's pretty much impossible to fit and look even reasonably correct From above, Sherman turrets are basically round with a bustle at the back, but this one is oval. Not enough that you'll see it with the naked eye, but it's obvious if you get out the calipers. It's odd because the separate turret ring does seem to be (almost) circular, but that does fit properly in the turret shell! I'm going to have to have some serious thoughts about how to fix this, and I'm not seeing how just yet.
For today, though, the main education here is that there is something fundamentally wrong with the turret I have … The shell is around 2 to 2.5 mm longer front-to-back than side-to-side, which means it's pretty much impossible to fit and look even reasonably correct From above, Sherman turrets are basically round with a bustle at the back, but this one is oval. Not enough that you'll see it with the naked eye, but it's obvious if you get out the calipers. It's odd because the separate turret ring does seem to be (almost) circular, but that does fit properly in the turret shell! I'm going to have to have some serious thoughts about how to fix this, and I'm not seeing how just yet.
