Famo Flak 88mm

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Re: Famo Flak 88mm

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Loving it


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Re: Famo Flak 88mm

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The work ..... with gloves & masks ..... continue:

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The support was made final on the third attempt. The first two in brass were passable but how straight it keeps steel is incomparable.

With the sled part I should have finished ..... now we go to the turret

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As for the shield, I'm not complaining:

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With about 3 weeks of work, an acceptable rotation speed has been reached:



The Dark Side of Famo:

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ramp of about 40 degrees of inclination





Final results

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Modification of the support plates of the stabilizing pistons creating a cage from which the ball cannot escape:



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Self-construction of the blocks that hold the sides in closed position:

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Now all that remains is to install them.
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Re: Famo Flak 88mm

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Directly from the Russian front, legend among tank crewmen. Their goal? Become the crew of the Famo. Here they are:

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From the last nuemro si Nuts & Bolts it turned out that the latches that hold the sides in closing are not 2 but 4. So the two facts are not enough. Since building two equal to the first two, it was heroically opted to build 4 from scratch:

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Meanwhile, work is being done on the front plate notek and its base. And on the side blades. Which notek? The one that illuminates the plate:

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This is one of the rare photographs where the notek is still intact. In all those commonly around the notek has already been broken and the stump of the substrate is not noticed, which was no longer repaired:

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Here is ours:

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By shortening the support the installation is credible:

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Now all that remains is to drill and thread the bumper M2, make the socket for the Allen head and secure everything with two M2 screws that will be covered by the plate. What does it take: lol !:

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On the latest issue of Nuts & Bolts there is a photo (more unique than rare) in which you can see what the Famo's rear looked like.

Juckenburg had done his best but he had missed both the position of the plate and the side members that he had positioned behind the reserve. The countryside version of the Famo included two sets of 3 drawers placed on the side, for the tools supplied. Since there was no place on the Flak version in this position, the factory decided for two drawers placed under the reserve, accessible from behind.

We start by shaving the back and working the resin:

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The drawers are held in a closed position by magnets ;)

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Some photos on the latest issue of Nuts & Volta question the work (splendid) done by Juckenburg that on the rear of the Famo Flak 88. Unfortunately the German did not have certain photos so he could not know that the last order of the Famo had a bevel at 45 degrees (just like the two covers of the reserves).

What does it take to make a bevel? No pity that the side rail on the side ends at the bevel. Too bad that Juckenburg not knowing the bevel did end the sides much higher. So they don't go well.

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We shorten the sides

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Original and shortened

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Brass vs resin

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While I was there I installed bolts & shovels. I have replaced the intermediate supports with a brass U which is more suitable for us.

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Now Lock travel barrel:



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Latch Receptacle:

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Bolts & Nuts are M1

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Rear supports made

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A nice painting to all new installations

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The front is completed:

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Now the rear license plate is also in place.

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the rear is almost complete, only the exhaust pipes are missing
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Re: Famo Flak 88mm

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Like this build :thumbup: , .Getting the 88 up and running is a winner.
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Re: Famo Flak 88mm

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Great job, congratulations!!! :thumbup:
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Re: Famo Flak 88mm

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8O 8O 8O
Just AWESOME!!!
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Re: Famo Flak 88mm

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What a menacing and complex machine.
Brilliantly pulled off
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Re: Famo Flak 88mm

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Hello everybody

I reassembled the Juckenburg bench:

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Let's say it stands out in its simplicity. To be dismantled and redone from scratch :lol!:

let's make Juckenburg's proposal dynamic:

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A job that has been postponed too many times: the shells of the climbing steps

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let's try to build the fire extinguisher:

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As a first experience it could have been better but even worse:

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So it looks like a scuffle .... But it has its dignity:

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And he found his place on board:

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Meanwhile, the bunker cash desk has also taken shape:

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And tonight Astrid will sleep in her refuge:

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Tomorrow we continue ... there is still a lot to do
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Re: Famo Flak 88mm

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Very smart, love the carry case. GREAT WORK
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