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Rad I will revisit the hull alignment. I've since redid the latching system and magnets.

After a nice Easter Sunday I have made it to my favorite spot, my workshop.

Here's the gun deck and mount I made out with styrene material, a panzer iv turret base I modified and a metal turret rotation ring.

Much more to do.

Looking very impressive.

silversurfer1947 wrote:Looking very impressive.

Thanks my friend. So here's the 6 million dollar question....

I know this tank is purely fictional so I do have a wee bit of leeway in the build. Now that this monster is resting on top of a panzer III chassis I assume the traverse should be limited or even not functional at all as I would guess that the mighty 88 would just flip it over if it traversed more than 30 degrees in either direction?

Funnily enough I was watching a documentary this evening, mainly about Tiger tanks, but there was a shot of an 88 firing still on its wheels. When it fired, there was a real kick. It almost seemed that the recoil lifted the front off the ground. I think you are correct in your assumption, to fire at right angles to the chassis there would be a good chance of it flipping it over. Having said that, you do have a muzzle break which would reduce the recoil, but I don't think I would want to be on board.

That's what I thought Richard. Since the turret ring is in place, I will figure in a very limited traverse setup. Once the gun is tested and dialed in I may decide to design a servo operated traverse or the mini motor setup that Alwyn designed for our Nashorns. This is the fun part!

My idea with the gun is a completely different camoflouge pattern with a dunkelgelb base and green octopus pattern rings

I have a pic of an 88 on a Pz II , will find it and post. Just to show that the concept is not actually that fictional !
Oh, those octopus rings, you have fun with them now won’t you !!
Just think yourself lucky it’s not a King Tiger that has several hundred rings on it

HERMAN BIX wrote:I have a pic of an 88 on a Pz II , will find it and post. Just to show that the concept is not actually that fictional !
Oh, those octopus rings, you have fun with them now won’t you !!
Just think yourself lucky it’s not a King Tiger that has several hundred rings on it

I thought of you when I decided on the pattern. Luckily it is just a gun and shields or my fingers and mind may have left me OK well my mind has been lost some time ago....

Herman please do find that picture when time allows it will be much appreciated

Panzer wrecks 2

It’s actually a 1 .
Will transpose the text ASAP