snapper_city Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) Hi guys This is quite an interesting subject by Takom that surprised us all. It just goes to show the vast range of kits and subjects available now. I bet most people never would have thought they would see a kit of this ever be made. Personally It's not my usual build but unusual enough to grab my attention. I have been working on it on and off for a while now. Quite a nice kit but a bit laborious to build. This is down to most of the bits being duplicated to cover both guns and a slight mould misalignment meaning the parts clean up is taking longer than it should. I can finally see the light at the end of the building tunnel though. IMAG0475 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG0478 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG0479 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG0480 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG0481 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG0482 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG0483 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG0484 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG0485 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1166 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1167 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1168 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1169 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1170 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1171 by Mark Inman, on Flickr Edited November 5, 2017 by snapper_city 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 that is looking BIG and well detailed ( I do mean the guns BTW ) Beefy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Looks great Mark, look forward to seeing it at a club night, when it's finished of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Housesparrow Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I think I've seen this on ebay. Was thin twin gun a real thing? I vaguely remember seeing this kit, shown at having some kind of rudimentary base. Couldn't understand if was just to be placed on the ground or perhaps onto some vehicle. Seems maybe like the twin gun is mounted on a rotating base I see now, off some ebay item. Apparently a new tool 2015 kit, from what I am reading on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Housesparrow Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Btw, there is apparently photo etch for this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/EDUARD-1-35-PE-PHOTO-ETCHED-DETAIL-SET-for-TAKOM-GERMAN-12-8cm-FLAK-40-ZWILLING-/401126831197 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Looks great Mark, look forward to seeing it at a club night, when it's finished of course. It's could be a while Dave. I'm down next week but think I'm working the next two after that. I think I've seen this on ebay. Was thin twin gun a real thing? I vaguely remember seeing this kit, shown at having some kind of rudimentary base. Couldn't understand if was just to be placed on the ground or perhaps onto some vehicle. Yes these things were real. Not produced in great numbers they were so heavy they were static flak guns. These twin (Zwilling) guns were seen on top of the great flak tower's protecting German cities. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/12.8_cm_FlaK_40 The kit comes with a crude base which is how I will be building it. If I had the time, space and effort I would love to build something like this. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Btw, there is apparently photo etch for this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/EDUARD-1-35-PE-PHOTO-ETCHED-DETAIL-SET-for-TAKOM-GERMAN-12-8cm-FLAK-40-ZWILLING-/401126831197 Yes there is etch but it was released after I had built the two guns. I started this build maybe 8 months ago. Etch review here. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234992651-german-128mm-flak-40-zwilling-detail-set-135/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Great progress Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 A very interesting model, I remember coming out in an action game of WW2, I think it was Medal Of Honor - Airborne, and are bastente well-made graphics, a little old for what we have now.If you can conseguirllo PC and you like videogames, you should try it., cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 Small update guys. The main part of the guns is now complete and work has just started on the base. Up to section 50 is complete in the instructions. Not much more to go..IMAG1183 by Mark Inman, on FlickrIMAG1184 by Mark Inman, on FlickrIMAG1185 by Mark Inman, on FlickrIMAG1186 by Mark Inman, on FlickrIMAG1187 by Mark Inman, on FlickrIMAG1188 by Mark Inman, on FlickrIMAG1189 by Mark Inman, on FlickrIMAG1190 by Mark Inman, on FlickrIMAG1191 by Mark Inman, on FlickrIMAG1192 by Mark Inman, on FlickrLooking forward to getting it into primer. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 A very interesting subject. I bought a book on the subject of the German flak-towers a few years ago. Really amazing the size of these concrete monsters. The build is coming a long very nicely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 A very interesting subject. I bought a book on the subject of the German flak-towers a few years ago. Really amazing the size of these concrete monsters. The build is coming a long very nicely They were huge and so well made the allies had trouble destroying them during and after the war. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 They were huge and so well made the allies had trouble destroying them during and after the war. I think you can still see the remains of the "Tiergarten" tower but I didn't get around to going there, (I did see the Haus am Wannsee which was a rather weird experience). Towards the final days of Berlin I think they packed about 60000 inhabitants of Berlin into each tower to shelter from the Allied air raids which gives a good idea of their size. cheers, Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 Well the building is finally complete. Next up will be primer and painting. My one disappointment is the guns do not stay parallel in a few angles of incline. Not sure why this is as all seems straight. There is a bit of play in one of the guns though. IMAG1278 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1280 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1283 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1284 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1285 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1287 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1288 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1289 by Mark Inman, on Flickr To show the scale here it is alongside a 1/48 Spitfire IMAG1292 by Mark Inman, on Flickr Here posing with a GMC Bofors in the same 1/35 scale. IMAG1293 by Mark Inman, on Flickr Primer tomorrow hopefully. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 A beautiful and big kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Impressive look!!, and nice "mates" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Looks great Mark, love the Bofors too, have that one in my stash, (so many models, so little etc.........) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 Looks great Mark, love the Bofors too, have that one in my stash, (so many models, so little etc.........) The Bofors was a pure joy to build. One of those kits that fell together. I know what you mean about your last statement, just check my signature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 The Bofors was a pure joy to build. One of those kits that fell together. I know what you mean about your last statement, just check my signature. It was a rather shameless steal The Bofors is one of those "I must have that" models that seem to float past in ever increasing numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Housesparrow Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Wow! I think that flak gun model ought to have a figure beside it to just off the scale. I thought the flak gun barrels would look as small like a tiger tank barrel, but they seem huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 Wow! I think that flak gun model ought to have a figure beside it to just off the scale. I thought the flak gun barrels would look as small like a tiger tank barrel, but they seem huge. If I remember I'll put a figure next to it for next picture. The barrels are soo much bigger than the tank barrel on my Abrams. The Abrams barrel is like the front thin part of the Zwilling barrel. The closest resemblance I can think is the barrel from a M107 artillery piece. http://www.cronullarslsubbranch.com.au/Resources/7-5-2008_092.jpg?763 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 First coat of primer on. It will probably need 3 sessions of primer to get it in all the nooks and crannies. Plus allowing it to fully cure before using the moving parts to gain access to areas hidden. Using standard Vallejo black primer as I want to get rid of it. Sprayed neat using 0.4 needle. IMAG1296 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1297 by Mark Inman, on Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt182 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Certainly a beast among AA guns! looks like a nice kit too. Great work so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Housesparrow Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Is there any photo etch included in the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) Is there any photo etch included in the box? Yes there is a little bit. It covers the crew walk grills and a couple of strip grills for the drive motors on either side of the gun chassis. Also not shown are a couple of small round back ends for the two rounds of ammo that are supplied in the kit. Nothing much else to report other than it has had another coat of primer. Today concentrating on the undersides and the areas exposed now the guns are in the lowered position. All I can say is stuff being a brush painter and tackling this kit. Its bad enough with the airbrush. IMAG1304 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1305 by Mark Inman, on Flickr IMAG1306 by Mark Inman, on Flickr Edited July 1, 2016 by snapper_city 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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