Tamiya - 20mm Flakvierling - Sd.Kfz 7/1 1/35 Scale.

[ojays]

Possibly foot plates for when the weapon was deployed. Allows the crew 360 use without falling off.


Just my slant on it.


Gregg

[takeslousyphotos]

I think steel

Yes Patrick I think that'd be the most sensible.........

[takeslousyphotos]

Possibly foot plates for when the weapon was deployed. Allows the crew 360 use without falling off.
Just my slant on it.


Gregg

I think that is probably what they are for. So I reckon they'd have to be Steel.

[geegad]

never seen white figures before looking forward to seeing what u do with it

[Robert1968]

The reason fur the mesh sides ( made of steel) were for a platform as earlier mentioned. There were struts carried that secured the platform horizontal to the chassis underneath The 2cm shells were reused ( casings ) the mesh stopped the casings falling off. When using against aa they tended to eject from the guns and the German Wehrmacht carried large bags in the rear ( not shown in ref pics but I found a reference in armour ( look up 2cm aa gun


The loaders who were 2 and one gunner 1 spotter/ direction control


The loaders dropped the sides once positioned etc all could be achieved once positioned in under 5 mins


Hope this helps


Regards


Robert

[Robert1968]

Found some pic ref for you with the rear gate shut you can see the rest attached that formed the horizontal struts when the sides were dropped. Regards


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[takeslousyphotos]

Thanks Fellas that's very helpful. Much appreciated.

[takeslousyphotos]

Chassis and main body are now in one piece. I've detailed the chassis parts as best I can but with it all in one piece it was difficult. The wheels are pretty much done, I'm not 100% happy with them but they are done. Brush painted without masks and on some (the double wheels) there isn't much of a demarcation line between the white and the black, and now they are photographed I can see they will need a little tidying. They've had two coats of white, a couple of goes over with a MIG Grey wash and a dab of rust for the securing nuts .........


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[flyjoe180]

Good work so far Peter. So many wheels.

[Guest]

Good stuff Peter, that's looking very nice.

[Robert1968]

Cracking work Peter you make a rusty chassis look better than Si ( hahahaga) he'll go nuts!! ) really you have made excellent progress on this kit the metalwork has taken on a new form.


Can't wait for more


Robert

[takeslousyphotos]

Thanks for your comments fellas. Much appreciated.

[grumpa]

Hey, Peter, don't sweat the wheel painting so much. I've found that once completed and weathered and or placed in a dio that kind of minutia kinda fades into the scene and would be hardly noticeable

[takeslousyphotos]

Hey, Peter, don't sweat the wheel painting so much. I've found that once completed and weathered and or placed in a dio that kind of minutia kinda fades into the scene and would be hardly noticeable

Thanks Jim. I fitted them back on late last night. Serious mission that was getting them all back on in a different way to how it would nomally be built. But I got there...... and you are right on the money there. With the iterlocking wheels they look pretty good and the detail is sort of s"sucked up"........ I'll post up spme photos tonight...... Tracks and fron tires next (They are very shiny).

[Robert1968]

You have done more to this kit than I would have attempted but it makes me think now I should have kept yet ( hahahaga ( very good progress Peter


Can't wait to see it in a dio ( what will he do with it !!!


Very good


Robert