Anybody build the 1/6 2 CM flak from Dragon?
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Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 01:12 AM UTC
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Excellent progress on this beast, Jeff! Looks like I may need to get one now. It's too bad it doesn't come with the shield though as that would have made it even better. That ref book you have there, is it any good? If I end up getting this thing I may need to get one of those myself...
Good progress!
Rob
Thanks Rob working on the shields as given some diagrams from a great Chinese fellow from HK.
But still working out what is missing.
They are a bear as to size and my first attempt at this scale when you always have done stuff in 1/35 then 1/6 takes time as I try to make things with a 1/35 eye.
Some things to small in size helps to have a figure to check it out.
Book not bad but no diagrams in it.
Still if I could find a kit of The Shields think I would invest in them as that would save time.
Herbert the Germans were the best keepers of records so makes one wonder why they would confuse things,with 20 MM verses 2 CM
Cheers
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Posted: Friday, November 13, 2009 - 02:47 PM UTC
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the Germans were the best keepers of records so makes one wonder why they would confuse things,with 20 MM verses 2 CM
There is just simply no confusion, 20mm and 2cm are exactly the same type of measurement and weapon.
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Posted: Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 12:14 AM UTC
Getting the shields lined out.
A nice kit wish they would of included the shields.
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Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 09:25 PM UTC
Shields about ready.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 01:48 PM UTC
Shields about done.
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Posted: Friday, December 04, 2009 - 05:05 PM UTC
woooooooooooo weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Jeff she's lookn perty spiffy... great work so far man... may just have to take a road trip up to an OK show if you enter her into one of them.. just to take a peek at her up close an personal..
Great work man!!!!!
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Posted: Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 02:16 PM UTC
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Posted: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 10:41 AM UTC
bummer, links are a NO-GO... got the evil 404 crap...
Jeff, MAN that is some hella fine work mate... I may have to beg an borrow your plans for the shields later on when I get room to start on Mine.
Any idea's for the cannon's cone?
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Posted: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 10:58 AM UTC
man that thing sure is is big. will you be shooting flies with it?
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Posted: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 11:29 AM UTC
Hi
It may be a bit late in your build but Jamie Tainton has some great close up pictures taken at Munster of this gun. He showed them over on planetarmor but has since started his own site, Armour Workshop. You'll have to register to see the pictures but they are well worth going through registration to see the.
http://panzerfaust.ca/ArmourWorkshop/index.php It's under "walkarounds"
Alan
Oh, and Jamie prefers real names when registering or you don't get in
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Posted: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 11:41 AM UTC
Hi
Here is one example, still left in the thread on a build of this gun on planetarmor. Others are closer and even more detailed. Hope they help.
Credit to Jamie Tainton and his great photography.
If I remember correctly on the "walkabout " thread somebody else posted close ups of one with shields.
Alan
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Posted: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 09:41 PM UTC
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2009 - 01:53 AM UTC
WOW, Jeff, that shield came out looking great! The barrel color is also spot on... What color did you use to paint it?
Excellent job!
Rob
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2009 - 08:47 PM UTC
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WOW, Jeff, that shield came out looking great! The barrel color is also spot on... What color did you use to paint it?
Excellent job!
Rob
Thanks Rob Tamiya flat black and a rub of real Graphite powder.
If you can find the room go build one a nice kit really.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 01:16 AM UTC
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If you can find the room go build one a nice kit really.
Definitely planning on getting one...
Thanks for the feedback on the barrel color!
Rob
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Posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 05:23 PM UTC
Just for the record, this weapon used "copper washed" cases ,and the example I have has a blue projectile. The case is also "belted" meaning there is a protruding ring around case above the rim-less area.
do not mind my WIP "Pink Panther", I am very twisted this year ......
I hope this helps out
rick
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Posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 08:23 AM UTC
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bummer, links are a NO-GO... got the evil 404 crap...
Oops, sorry linking on this fourm for me is still hit or miss here are the links again fingers crossed!
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Posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 10:07 AM UTC
Great build so far!
This thing looks really good.
I also have an empty 20mm (2cm) shell at home. (the brass-colored thing on the photo)
But this was from a newer german FlaK, painted in dark-green.
greetings... (and merry christmas)
Soeren
progress:
- Venera-14-lander on Venus
- Dragon s.10cm K18 at the Atlantic-wall
completed:
- Venera-10 lander on Venus
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Posted: Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 01:06 AM UTC
Up date.
Thanks for all the replies ,kind of hard going to such a large scale as thinking in 1/35 scale hurts a little.
Well Merry Christmas to all.
So you say copper washed?
Will look into that.
I have a site where they are pictured if I can find it among the 1200 other sites
Anybody make stencils for the large Ammo boxes or no Stencils on them?
Thanks and enjoy the modeling time.
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Posted: Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 01:31 AM UTC
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So you say copper washed?
Yes, I meant the brass-colored (on the model-kit images) and the copper-colored one (on the lower photo).
But mine has a dark green coloring. It was from a modern gun. I have no information about its original type.
greetings...
Soeren
progress:
- Venera-14-lander on Venus
- Dragon s.10cm K18 at the Atlantic-wall
completed:
- Venera-10 lander on Venus
tatbaqui
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Posted: Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 11:02 PM UTC
Jeff, if you have not seen this, then its site 1201 for you.
http://wehrmachts.kisten.free.fr/sommaire_flak.htm I think it also a colored pic of the ammo. Cheers -- Tat
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Posted: Friday, December 25, 2009 - 12:10 AM UTC
Thanks a bunch great site and yes 2001 now.
Have a Happy
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Posted: Friday, December 25, 2009 - 12:18 AM UTC
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Posted: Friday, December 25, 2009 - 12:48 AM UTC
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Just for the record, this weapon used "copper washed" cases ,and the example I have has a blue projectile. The case is also "belted" meaning there is a protruding ring around case above the rim-less area.
do not mind my WIP "Pink Panther", I am very twisted this year ......
I hope this helps out
rick
Might want to look here also as some in brass.
http://wehrmachts.kisten.free.fr/20mm_bois_2.htmtatbaqui
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Posted: Friday, December 25, 2009 - 02:44 PM UTC
Glad to be of help Jeff. I thought you had the real thing when I saw the close-up pics of the ammo boxes -- good job on those! That site is a good reference for colored pics -- a forum member passed it on when I was looking for pics of the 1/6 Granatwerfer ammo boxes I was building sometime back. Got me so engrossed that the painting is still WIP.
Keep it up. Cheers -- Tat
