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Ultimate 1/16 scratchbuild?
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:37 pm
by Davarama
Hi all, just wondering if anyone has been mad enough to do a 1/16 Ratte?
Would certainly be an impressive build, can't imagine how big the thing would be in this scale!
Dava.
Re: Ultimate 1/16 scratchbuild?
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:39 pm
by c.rainford73
Davarama wrote:Hi all, just wondering if anyone has been mad enough to do a 1/16 Ratte?
Would certainly be an impressive build, can't imagine how big the thing would be in this scale!
Dava.
I'm sure someone's 3D printer has just fired up as we speak
and a knock on the door..... here come the delivery of commercial grade styrene sheets
Re: Ultimate 1/16 scratchbuild?
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:50 pm
by c.rainford73
It would be an incredible undertaking to complete and very impressive!
Re: Ultimate 1/16 scratchbuild?
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:57 pm
by HERMAN BIX
I reckon it would be easier to make the hull out of 3mm steel and weld it together rather than glue it !
Hell of a project alright
Re: Ultimate 1/16 scratchbuild?
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:30 pm
by sassgrunt
Here's one being built in 1/35 scale, and it's a fascinating read-through. To get it to 1/16, I believe all you'd have to do is enlarge his obstacles by about 219%.
http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op= ... 353&page=1
Re: Ultimate 1/16 scratchbuild?
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:42 pm
by RobW
If the numbers in sassgrunt's link are correct I think you're looking at about 6ft long?
Re: Ultimate 1/16 scratchbuild?
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 10:22 pm
by JohnWhyte
I rather have a TOG 2 instead of a ratte since there isn't many British tanks
Re: Ultimate 1/16 scratchbuild?
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:17 am
by RobW
I'm sure Dave will happily sell you the tracks! The other part of the tracks that didn't look correct was using three sets of (possibly) KT tracks: would the links/pins take the stress?
Re: Ultimate 1/16 scratchbuild?
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:04 am
by RobW
I think you'd need to make the wheels - they look to be a lot bigger than KT?
Re: Ultimate 1/16 scratchbuild?
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:42 am
by HERMAN BIX
http://www.themodellingnews.com/2015/05 ... p1000.html
I reckon King Tiger tracks, two sets side by side using replacement pins to join them together to get the width.
1/6th late Tiger 1 steel wheels, 1/6th KT drive sprockets & Idlers.
Fishing rod for the main turret guns, and Coelion turrets for the rear AA units.
A guy with a printer could run wild on this !!
Or Im just on the crack yeah !!
