What If 3:Rise of the Machines Campaign
#417
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Posted: Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 12:14 AM UTC
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Now that just leaves me with a closed in, turret-less Panzer IV to find something to do with.
Well, you _could_ turn it into the German equivalent of a Kangaroo, i.e. an armoured infantry carrier.
Clean up the turret race, add a bare bones interior and mount an MG42 with a SDKFZ 251 shield on the coaming and you've got a pretty interesting Eastern Front machine.
Paul
Paul Roberts
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Posted: Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 04:50 AM UTC
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Now that just leaves me with a closed in, turret-less Panzer IV to find something to do with.
Well, you _could_ turn it into the German equivalent of a Kangaroo, i.e. an armoured infantry carrier.
Clean up the turret race, add a bare bones interior and mount an MG42 with a SDKFZ 251 shield on the coaming and you've got a pretty interesting Eastern Front machine.
Paul
Not a bad idea Paul. I thought about doign somethign like that using an old Hummel or Nashorn chassis. I'd probably go more for an urban combat role. Instead of open-topped, maybe give it an enclosed superstructure. Add MG ports to the sides. I've got another 7.5cm light gun. Maybe put that on top. Maybe even try to fab up a coax MG to go with it.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 05:43 AM UTC
Mock-up of the RSO Launcher Idea.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 04:59 AM UTC
Slowly gettin' there. The AFV Club kit fits quite well, but man, some of those small parts are pushing my reading glasses to the limit. Might be time to break down and buy an optivisor.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 05:24 AM UTC
Great build, Graeme! In fact, that looks very plausible to the GCV requirement!
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Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 09:50 AM UTC
Thanks Peter, here is one of the real-world mock-ups:
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Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 11:05 AM UTC
Wonderful...Well done Graeme...
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Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 03:14 PM UTC
Alex: Very sweet!
Graeme: That is looking excellent! Don't feel bad about getting an optivisor, think of it as taking care of your eyes by not over-stressing them rather than looking at it as a sign of aging
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Posted: Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 03:44 AM UTC
Graeme, It's looking great...and looks very feasible as a real vehicle.
Jeremy, I think it's going to be pretty straightforward to switch it to the RSO. I'll probably return the launcher back to its original design. I'm going to have to cut down the bed so the elevation/traverse mechnisms can be used.. Maybe give it a low bezel edge. I've got the windshield protective plates from the ICM kit so I'll try to use those for the RSO. I'll probably wait until starting it. I've got a full plate at the moment.
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Posted: Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 05:17 AM UTC
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Posted: Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 06:43 AM UTC
Alex: No worries, don't overextend yourself. A bevel sounds very interesting by the way.
Peter: Awesome! Whatever works, tri 1/40 as well if you can find any.
#417
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Posted: Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 12:50 PM UTC
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Thanks Peter, here is one of the real-world mock-ups:
Graeme,
Do you know if United Defence widened the Stryker upper hull or narrowed the Bradley lower hull to make their mock-up? I ask because it appears that the difference in width apparent on your model isn't on the UD mock-up. Otherwise your model look pretty darned close to the real thing, dude.
Paul
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Posted: Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 05:23 PM UTC
Jeremy, changing the launcher to the RSO is a weekend project at best. [knock on wood]. I'm guessing that the RSO could pull the ammo trailer as well.
I'm still shooting to try to do my Running Man/Deathrace Race Car later in the year. The next few months are pretty tight for me. I love building stuff like this and probably would be building it anyway. I might as well share the work. There's still a lot of year left and I've got way too many ideas running around in my head.
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2013 - 09:00 AM UTC
AFAIK Paul, the Tracked Stryker uses a unique lower hull. I used a bradley cause it was close in width, but about a scale 1-foot too short.
The styker upper is actually an exact match for the width of the Bradley lower, except for the fender overhang (see my WIP pic earlier in the thread, I didn;t have to modify the width of the Brad at all).
Also note the T.S. has a bulged engine deck to accom a new powerpack.
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#417
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Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 02:12 PM UTC
Cool stuff, Graeme. Looking forward to seeing it in paint.
Paul Roberts
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Posted: Monday, May 06, 2013 - 03:28 AM UTC
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Cool stuff, Graeme. Looking forward to seeing it in paint.
Paint? What is this thing you call "Paint"?
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Posted: Monday, May 06, 2013 - 12:39 PM UTC
Paint? It's probably the stuff that I manage to get on everything except the kit
Alex: Can't wait to see your other projects then either!
#417
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Posted: Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 01:20 PM UTC
Been busy on other things, so not much work on the Sherman lately, but I have done the basic construction on the base.
Paint next.
Paul
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Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 05:46 AM UTC
Looks right at home Paul
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Posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 04:46 AM UTC
Nice looking vehicle Robert. I'm very impressed with how it worked out.
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Posted: Friday, July 12, 2013 - 10:06 AM UTC
Alright, looks like we could use some more movement in here. Time for role call, where's everyone at on your projects?
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Posted: Friday, July 12, 2013 - 02:13 PM UTC
Jeremy,
After I get some other stuff caught up I'll try to work on soem smaller projects like the Katyusha moved to the Styer RSO and another project I have about adding a nebelwerfer launcher to a Panzer 4/J. I already have two projects in the gallery but maybe it'll help stir things up a bit.
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Posted: Friday, July 12, 2013 - 04:40 PM UTC
That would be excellent!
With any luck, I will get my project going next week as well.
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Posted: Friday, July 12, 2013 - 09:25 PM UTC
Jeremy,
Confession time,
I'm not very good at multitasking
I have a couple of other projects, that all going well should be completed within a month or so and then I will be able to get on with this campaign (SWMBO willing)
cheers
David
"If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through."
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Posted: Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 09:59 AM UTC
Not a problem David, and just stay on her good side
