Tank Engines

I think this is an excellent idea. Some of the most interesting models I've seen, from airplanes with open cowlings to tanks undergoing repairs, feature some view of the engine. Frankly, I'm surprised that this topic hasn't been mentioned before.

LOLS!

I'm currently working on a tank that originally had five 6 cylinder inlines coupled in a circular pattern, all crankshafts parallel.

Tank engines vary a LOT.

Folks, I really wish you'd picked a different title for this thread. When I clicked on "Tank engines" I thought I was going to be reading about the one named Thomas.

Tank engines are pretty much an individual thing. Only a few kits include them, and only a few more types have aftermarket engines available. Reference materials can vary from very good to extremely hard to find, depending upon the subject vehicle. In many cases there is gonna be creative gizmology to one extent or another for any modeler working on the engine compartment of their subject AFV. In your prime interest area of pre WWII armor, I bet there is going to be a whole lot more questions than definite answers.

Hi, My interest lies mostly with armor from WW1 thru circa 1939.  I enjoy the technical development of armor from its rather bizarre early models, to immediate pre-war designs.  Essential before the realities af armored warfare brought modifications an new designs base on actual identified instead of "intuition and guesswork.

Thanks, Keith

what time period as shermans & the m-10 tank destroyers used aircraft radial engines?