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classified ads => halftracks and parts for sale => Topic started by: bud44750 on January 21, 2016, 10:51:38 AM

Title: interesting parts to dress up your halftrack
Post by: bud44750 on January 21, 2016, 10:51:38 AM: Hi all,
I was wondering if there is much interest in the reproduction WW 2 flamethrower wands I'm currently working on.I don't have tanks but these wands might look great hanging somewhere on your halftrack to dress it up a bit. just testing the waters at this point.
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Post by: spec4don on January 21, 2016, 12:17:46 PM: Awesome!

Don G.
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Post by: colkking on January 21, 2016, 11:06:28 PM: SWEET!!!
:o :o
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Post by: Monkeypirate on January 23, 2016, 11:38:36 PM: I want to build a M2-7 latter. Seams like it could be useful. Castings look good!
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Post by: Darth_Kitten on January 24, 2016, 09:22:33 PM: that's fantastic!
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Post by: Wc63dave on July 07, 2016, 04:47:17 PM: Anymore happen on this
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Post by: bud44750 on July 07, 2016, 06:14:22 PM: The project is at the stage of machining all the internal parts. it's a slow go , progressing when $$ and time become available but it will get there someday soon, I think they will make an accurate and interesting, though not firing, accessory for any HT. Posted are pictures of the completed nozzle shield casting. ( wrong to put it on the WW2 front hand grip but the threads are the same so I put it on for the picture The WW2 version is made of steel and is a bear to make as an accurate reproduction so that will be the last piece to make.
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Post by: V100Commando on July 13, 2016, 08:17:43 AM: Those look great, I have a complete working M2-2 and M9 flame thrower. I sold my E5R1 thrower about a year before I found one of the impossible to find (not impossible b/c I found one on craigslist) fuel and pressure tanks for a M3(A1)/M5(A1) light tank. It's the system that provides the fuel and pressure for the E5R1 / M3 flame gun mounted in the bow gunners position.

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Post by: bud44750 on July 15, 2016, 10:55:21 PM: wow, what a rare find, on Craig's liat no less
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Post by: V100Commando on July 17, 2016, 09:52:46 AM: Yep, he was originally asking 4 or 5K, got it for much much less. :-)
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Post by: bud44750 on August 09, 2016, 11:08:17 PM: Here is a project I've been working on for awhile since I first tried to get one for my new bumper and hadn't seen any available. They just arrived from the foundry yesterday and came out extremely well. :D
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Post by: WayOffTrack on August 10, 2016, 05:42:51 AM: Wow VERY nice!
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Post by: steve1973 on August 10, 2016, 09:05:55 AM: That looks great Bud. Another hard to find part now available. Thanks for all the hard work that went into that.

Steve A.
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Post by: Tapper02 on August 10, 2016, 03:22:27 PM: Is that a winch item? I have no idea what I'm looking at.... :-\

-Tom
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Post by: bud44750 on August 10, 2016, 05:15:08 PM: It is the armored cover for the end of the winch worm gear housing. I enclosed a picture of my new bumper and another of the location of the winch guard. Hope that helps everyone orient to the odd looking castings .After looking at it for the last 8 months while building the pattern I assume everyone knows exactly what it is.
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Post by: bud44750 on August 10, 2016, 06:07:48 PM: another , better picture of the winch guard
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Post by: Tapper02 on August 11, 2016, 12:02:02 AM: Aahh, thanks for explaining that. I have a roller model...hence my ignorance! :-[

-Tom
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Post by: dwhite on August 11, 2016, 08:28:04 AM: I noticed you had a few castings in your picture. Are you looking to sell some? DW
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Post by: bud44750 on August 11, 2016, 09:15:07 PM: yes,
trying to gauge interest level at this point on whether to make a run of 10 more.working on a price too.
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Post by: dwhite on August 12, 2016, 09:23:18 AM: OK. I'll need one sooner or later, so please keep me in the loop on your progress. Thanks, DW
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Post by: FrankUSMC on August 13, 2016, 06:10:18 PM: I just saw this about the winch guard. Two things on it. I also did not know about it.
1. how many of us, after seeing this went out to see if our halftrack had it? I did..
2. maybe you should start a thread on this? the reason I have not seen it was I was thinking this thread was about putting a flame thrower on a halftrack.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET
PS, my halftrack had it!
Title: Re: interesting parts to dress up your halftrack
Post by: bud44750 on August 15, 2016, 08:33:01 PM: good idea,
I'm getting mine ready for a parade this weekend but as soon as that's over I'll make a post just on winch guards
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Post by: steve1973 on August 16, 2016, 10:27:01 AM: Good luck with the parade this weekend Bud.

Steve A.
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Post by: 1955Guy on July 30, 2017, 05:27:31 PM: Bud, New Guy to forum. I am very interested in a set of grips for a M2 flamethrower as I am building one for display and wand parts are hard to come by. Please let me know if you have a set of castings. The rough castings of both grips would work as I can finish them. Thanks
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Post by: Robert Cassin on July 31, 2017, 07:31:03 AM: What are the dimensions of the tanks? I might have a set in my barn. Thanks, Rob
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Post by: Awesomebongle on September 08, 2019, 08:38:09 PM: Hello, I'm also a new guy to the forum, and has anything happened on the reproduction -2/-7 wands for the flamethrowers. I've just been wondering, because these are getting harder and harder to find and also very expensive mainly the -7 wands. I'm really hoping bud can get these going, even if they don't work, because having access to those would be a life saver in the flamethrower community, and if you get them to be functional some how you could get some good money. Good luck bud I believe in you :D