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Re: WCP 1/16 Wirblewind
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:13 am
by Will01Capri
jarndice wrote:Because there are so many different Versions and variants of the Panzer4 I long ago promised myself that I would build only the Ausf "A" through too the Ausf "J" and some of those are so close to the previous or following version or the modifications are primarily internal that I elect to ignore them such as the Ausf "C",
The Beobachtungswagen1V is just a perisope on the turret roof beside an extra aerial so no command Tank,
I may build a Tauchpanzer (Submersible) because whilst they were built specifically for Operation Sea Lion they did see service in the Later Russian Campaign,
BUT definately no "Brumbar's" or "Hummel's"and the derivatives of the Hummel such as the "Nashorn" and I had been avoiding the "Wirbelwind" because then I would be obliged to build an "Ostwind" and then come the "Schlepper" and the Bridgelayer and shortly after comes the funny farm
So while I am tempted I shall avoid Will's Wirbelwind and get on with what looks like another 10 years worth of builds
hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha
In that case we will just tease you when the Ostwind comes out later with the 3.7cm AA gun which will be worked on in the New Year
Re: WCP 1/16 Wirblewind
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:44 am
by HERMAN BIX
God thats nice.
Best you print a gunner for it too
It will even be a treat to have as a non-elevating but rotating example !
Whats the $64 question ?
Re: WCP 1/16 Wirblewind
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:45 am
by Will01Capri
A simplified version which at least would allow manual movement or maybe a small simple tx setup to control it could work well.
Maybe a good excuse to repurpose a wpl controller and receiver.
Re: WCP 1/16 Wirblewind
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:33 pm
by quitcherbitchen
I could not find where you sourced the turret from Forgebear. Do you have a link?
Re: WCP 1/16 Wirblewind
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 9:31 am
by Will01Capri
quitcherbitchen wrote:I could not find where you sourced the turret from Forgebear. Do you have a link?
I sourced the turret ring from forgebear.
The actual turret itself myself & Tiger6 designed it together and I 3d printed
The flakvierling 38 inside was also designed and made by myself
Re: WCP 1/16 Wirblewind
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:41 am
by HERMAN BIX
Yes, yes it was !
And that may be the ONLY reason I ever go down the PzIV path again
Re: WCP 1/16 Wirblewind
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 11:25 am
by Son of a gun-ner
A question along the lines of what Mr Bix was requesting.
I'm sure at a push it would be possible to use one of those small Heng Long elevation units that go to the side of the BB unit, and convert it to take a linkage
Although it would have a bigger footprint inside an already cramped hull.
As for a printed gunner, I have a few pictures you can print on request, just state with or without external bloomers. . . .
Re: WCP 1/16 Wirblewind
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:24 pm
by WCP RC MODELS
Some pictures of one in red oxide
Video of Will boring everyone listening hahaha
https://youtu.be/7YHj5tbTZJQ
We will get an advert up in the Vendor section so that others can look to purchase, but i think you can see from the video that it is a good piece of kit & works very successfully
Re: WCP 1/16 Wirblewind
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:20 pm
by HERMAN BIX
Very salubrious!
Will you have a stick of spare magazines in boxes and perhaps a few rounds of live and used ammo for mood enhancing!!
Re: WCP 1/16 Wirblewind
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:06 pm
by Will01Capri
HERMAN BIX wrote:Very salubrious!
Will you have a stick of spare magazines in boxes and perhaps a few rounds of live and used ammo for mood enhancing!!
I think that can be arranged.
I have many mags laying about waiting for those pesky allied planes lol