GMK Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Started a 1/16 scratch build of the Cadillac Gage '34" turret' (aka T50) today, using the information from a visit to the Australian War Memorial Annex and obtained online from Armorama: 1/1: 1/16: With the correctly scaled spacer. Very rough at the moment. Depending on how this part goes, I'll build my car (APC) from East Timor, 1999, from the Mech Battalion. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Interesting project. Watching with interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Check out these. https://m.facebook.com/JTkrzeminski/albums/1040656235966801/?ref=ts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Thanks, Snapper. Nice link. They didn't change much over 30 years, until the upgrade & stretching programmes came on line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 It's real scratching!!!!, , cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Thanks for the comments, guys. Sketching out the commander's hatch at the moment, the bullet 'splash' ring, as well as building the spacer ring that lifts the turret about 10cm/4" above the turret roof. The turret itself will have a recess for a rare-earth magnet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Branch Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) I like the work you have done on the turret. It's looking good. However there seems to be something wrong with the proportions or the location of the cargo hatch in the hull top. As it stands it looks like you couldn't open the cargo hatch with the turret in place. Edited July 18, 2016 by Gordon Branch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Gordon, you're dead right. The location of the cargo hatch is wrong on the base kit. I verified the measurements on the 1/1 example and will move the hatch rearward. Thanks for pointing it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Some more progress - improved the proportions of the front of the turret, roughed out the mantlet, & obtained the Aber 1/16 .30 & .50 cal barrels. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Saw this pic today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Great pic! Mine will be a later vintage - by about 1999! Thanks to an almost criminal underinvestment in armoured vehicles after Vietnam, there aren't a lot of differences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Nice work Greg, I am interested in the rest of the APC, did you get the parts laser cut or something similar? I am looking at the hatch cut outs when asking this question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Thanks, Ray. The base 113 is a laser cut 'kit' from a guy in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Well, the first attempt at building a mantlet from flat parts & bending them to shape was a bit of a fail. The second, from .50 cal (1/2" or 12.7mm) tubing worked a little better. Considering it'll be under a weather boot, it'll work. Those Aber barrels look lovely! Friction mounted in the turret itself. And with the start of the commander's hatch. Not terrible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 ..... Not terrible. Nothing a bit of putty won't fix! It looks pretty good Greg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 That's what I'm banking on, Ray. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 So, picked up the HobbyBoss M706 to plagiarise the turret hatch. Was impressed/surprised by the size difference (& how closely it scales with my efforts, TBH) Decided to rework the splash ring that surrounds the commander's hatch, moving from .020 x .020 (0.5mm) to .030 x .030 (0.75mm). Also, instead of using multiple pieces, I'll fashion it from one bit, bending it around some pins drilled into the turret roof: I've also started to open up the viewing episcopes, & adding weld beads. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Real life has been brutal this week, seriously hampering progress on the T50. Take three on the commander's hatch seems to be working well, thanks in part to HobbyBoss providing a three dimensional reference. Also, have started hacking up a CD case for the episcopes. Will paint the inside of the turret sea foam green so that the correct shade is visible through the epis themselves. And a side view...only another four facets to go until the rough shape of the hatch is complete. (Oh, the gap at the bottom of the spacer is intentional.) All comments welcome, as always. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayons Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I had forgotten all about these things. We had several at Robertson during the mid 90's. I will have a hunt through my photos and see if I have any pictures. Nice scratch build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 No flashbacks, I hope? Yeah, I was part of the Battalion move at the end of 1998. My car was a rebuild, so all the good mods had been removed. Any pics certainly appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayons Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Probably sold all the good stuff to buy more bling for the ASLAV's. I have no fond memories of the buckets. If they weren't broken down then they were having the tracks put back on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Not a huge fan of the combat roller skate. I gained a lot of respect for the capabilities (mobility-wise) of the 113 in the mountains of East Timor. Almost done on the hatch. Green stuff makes it look messier than it is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 As expected (hoped?) the primer has both hidden & exposed sins. Still, pretty chuffed. This may actually work out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Getting closer to finishing the basic turret... Got some 3D printed wheels from Shapeways, plus some other bits & bobs, too. A long, long way to go. Any comments & corrections welcome. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Looks great Greg, what are you doing about tracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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