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Good morning from Spain.

I finished the wooden deck


With my VK 16.02 Leopard design:


With the Heng Long Panzer IV, there is still room!:

Next step: bogies. Despite It will be a static model, at least for the moment, I will use bearings in the wheels and maybe in the bogie with the platform itself.

Edumardo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:07 am
Next step: bogies. Despite It will be a static model, at least for the moment, I will use bearings in the wheels and maybe in the bogie with the platform itself.

You are less likely to regret fitting bearings whilst building a static model, than you would regret not fitting them, should you change your mind to its purpose

Edumardo: I agree with your choice to fit bearings. At the least, you will feel satisfaction that the flat car rolls freely, and others will be impressed. I see that you have one of the PzKpfw. I Abwurfwagen: that is a strange AFV, almost medieval, but I could not pass it up. I have yet to build it. I am trying to imagine the use for that gizmo, almost comic.

Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:00 pm Edumardo: I agree with your choice to fit bearings. At the least, you will feel satisfaction that the flat car rolls freely, and others will be impressed. I see that you have one of the PzKpfw. I Abwurfwagen: that is a strange AFV, almost medieval, but I could not pass it up. I have yet to build it. I am trying to imagine the use for that gizmo, almost comic.

I have the Abwurfwagen version, but my idea is to build it without that strange device, perhaps set in the Afrika Korps.

Let's go with bogies. I modified the original design to reinforce the structure and to be able to extract the axles if necessary. One bearing per wheel and 4mm axle. A bigger bearing is used also to pivot bogie and platform.

As initially it will be a static model, I used some washers and 3d printed spacers to achieve the desired gauge (89mm). The brakes are also in place (only one side per wheel, sorry raylway cuentaremaches ).

It has enough space to trasnport to panzer II chassis

Ok, I have a space problem, buffers doesnt fit in the planned site

Great work Edumardo! Love this build.

I have found some inexpensive and decent quality wooden shelves on Amazon. Or perhaps you could make or buy a short length of 1/16 model railroad track and display the flatcar on the floor—if it would be safe from attack by children, dogs, cats.

Looking good

Hello friends,

Time to show you the finished project, the next stage will be to paint it. In short:

• 3d printed (petg filament) SSys flatcar, based on a 1/35 model.
• Wooden deck.
• One bearing per wheel and 4mm axle.
• One bearing to pivot bogie and platform.
• Space problem: 70x20x9 (cm).

Edumardo: you continue to create such a unique and interesting model. I am excited to see the painted results.

Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 12:31 am Edumardo: you continue to create such a unique and interesting model. I am excited to see the painted results.

Thanks for your words Herr Dr. Professor

I realized I forgot to add the step to get onto the platform. The original model did not include it, so I designed one based on real photos.

I'm looking for references for all those numbers, letters and markings. I think I can design it in 3d to make a stencil. Time to check photos and 1/35 model instructions.