Turret Basket Removed

I have now removed the Turret basket and most of the bracketry etc from the lower part of the fighting compartment.

The Basket rollers are badly corroded and will need replacing.  The plugs on the end of the cables to the rotary connector unit crumbled away ... I guess several years of being under water has taken its toll !

The Rotary Connector base unit hopefully is ok (not had chance to look yet).

The turret interior paintwork is pretty good.... will not all need stripping back to bare metal... as I had to do with the Striker.  Any flaking / corroded areas will be treated and repainted... I will then paint the exterior of the turret before refitting all of the interior items after each has been checked / cleaned repainted etc.  I can then start on the engine bay !

The Turret "Basket"..  with the Rotary Electrical Connector in the centre.
The Basket rotates with the turret... and has the Commander & Gunners seats attached to it along with a pair of hefty batteries etc.

The elliptical panel is an access cover for the fuel tank.