1/35 Flakvierling Wirbelwind In Progress

wbill76

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July 2004
From: Texas

1/35 Flakvierling Wirbelwind In Progress

Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:00 AM

Weather was bad today, forcing me to stay indoors for most of the day...and that can only mean one thing! A chance to put in some serious time on my current project, Tamiya's 1/35 20mm Flakvierling Wirbelwind. Got the gun mount all together and started the weathering process for it before mounting it inside the turret. Had to drill out the solid barrel tips with the Dremel since I didn't want to pay $40 for cast barrels (I was shocked that you could get them, but apparently there's a market for virtually anything at the right price Wink [;)]

) but other than that, it went together pretty smoothly. It has a neat but strange mechanism that moves the gunsight when the mounts are elevated that depends solely on gravity/angled tension to stay in place and had to fight the carpet monster for it several times in the building process.

Here are the pics so far:

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tigerman

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From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:01 AM

Bummer, I get the dreaded red X's.

Eric

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wbill76

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Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:12 AM

Hmm...I could see the pics in the preview and also in the post itself...let me try another host...

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wbill76

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Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:15 AM

Try it now...pics should work.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:24 AM

Pics are OK now.....
Lookin good there mate,i'm building Academy's Panzer 1V Wirbelwind at the moment,and the quad gun went together smooth as....
Cheers J.S

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tigerman

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From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:47 AM

That did it. Looks good. Nice subtle drybrushing. The drilled out barrels did the trick. Wish I had done that on mine. Disapprove [V]

Eric

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gdarwin

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From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Sunday, July 18, 2004 3:34 AM

looks great,i like the those barrels Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:46 AM

looking good keep us posted Thumbs Up [tup]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:06 AM

Coming alone nicely, Keep the pics rollin'.

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wbill76

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Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:43 AM

Thanks for the comments so far...been debating what paint scheme to apply to the hull and turret. I'm torn between doing a random splotchy pattern or more of the rippled alternating stripe effect...will have to decide soon as the hull won't take very much to complete since most of it's pieces are detail add-ons after the painting is done.

tigerman, I did the drilling with a $20 cordless Mighty Mite from Dremel first with their 1/32" bit for a starter hole followed by their 1/16" for the barrels themselves. That was regular price at Wal-Mart, so a nice cheap solution to my solid barrel problem. Big Smile [:D]

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tigerman

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Posted by tigerman on Sunday, July 18, 2004 2:12 PM

I didn't realize the drills cost so little. Might have to go pick me up one. Thanks for the tip Bill.

Eric

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Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, July 18, 2004 2:57 PM

that looks awesome.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:07 PM

Looks great!
After doing just 1 PE flash hider for my 250/9 I'll probly be drilling out the muzzles for my flakvierling too.

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Mikeym_us

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March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:38 PM

well looks like Im going to have a tough choice in what to build I got a 1/35th scale MobelWagen armed with a 20mm from Tamiya and the Academy WirbelWind but as for drilling out the barrels I use a Pin Vise instead of my Dremel Mini Mite.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:45 PM

Looking good so far. ARMO of Poland make a set of beautiful turned aluminium barrels for the Quad 20 mm. Their product code is 35709. Cost around AUD $17 (about $12.50 USD). For the lazy ones that don't drill or remove seam lines Tongue [:P]

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yw18mc

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Posted by yw18mc on Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:47 PM

You're offto a good start Bill, looking forward to seeing your next set of pics. keep up the good work.

mike

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 7:50 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by petbat

Looking good so far. ARMO of Poland make a set of beautiful turned aluminium barrels for the Quad 20 mm. Their product code is 35709. Cost around AUD $17 (about $12.50 USD). For the lazy ones that don't drill or remove seam lines

I'll probably end up with those, never can drill barrels on center!

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wbill76

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Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:09 PM

I practiced a bit before trying the barrels. Still think I need to get a pin vise or something similar to hold it steady though. The starter holes helped correct the tendency to be off-center, but was still a challenge.

Spent some more time on the project today, perfect weather for painting outside, 105 and 5% humidity! Here's some pics of the gun mount weathered and in the turret...hard to believe they could squeeze a crew of three into this thing!

Still a ways to go...it's up on blocks and will need a lot of detail treatment for the extras and weathering. Been a very productive weekend!

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:13 PM

looks good so far. That camo is sweet!

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Mikeym_us

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From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:33 PM

so what are you going to do with the gun crew?

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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wbill76

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Posted by wbill76 on Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:40 PM

Mikeym,

Haven't gotten that far yet...the kit came with a complete gun crew, haven't built them yet. May include them, may leave them out. Big Smile [:D]

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Dwight Ta-ala

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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, July 18, 2004 9:43 PM

Looks good. If you plan on using the crew that would really look great.

Keep us posted.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 8:01 AM

wbill76, Great job on the camo.... I really like that... Keep the pics coming pal...

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wbill76

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Posted by wbill76 on Monday, July 19, 2004 10:50 AM

Thanks for the comments and feedback so far! Will post pics as the kit progresses, although it's mostly a weekends-only type of effort.

After some examination, I'm not sure if I can even get the figures to fit correctly in the turret without some major surgery/adjustment. Tamiya chose an odd way to mold the figures and they don't have a lot of options for posing as a result. The confines are awfully tight and I already had to leave out a toolbox type thingy that was supposed to go near the gunner's seat... Disapprove [V]

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tigerman

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Posted by tigerman on Monday, July 19, 2004 11:04 AM

Like the camouflage Bill. Keep us posted.

Eric

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Mikeym_us

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From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Monday, July 19, 2004 1:23 PM

wbill76,

you were actually supposed to put the two loader figures in before you assembled the turret.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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gdarwin

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From: bc,canada

Posted by gdarwin on Monday, July 19, 2004 2:16 PM

hi your new pics are great,i find it so funny that alot of us have the same kitsare we all craxy?,or just have great taste in kits? Big Smile [:D]

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wbill76

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From: Texas

Posted by wbill76 on Monday, July 19, 2004 2:37 PM

mikey,

I may still be able to put the figures in, have to see if it's worth the effort or not...the quad 20mm isn't secured into the turret and can still be removed as needed since it was easier to do that for painting than to try and mask it off. Still a tight fit. I'm not a huge fan of figures for static models unless they are in a diorama and this particular kit is destined for a display case. Jury is still out though...

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 2:46 PM

Nice work there. Looking very good. Like it a lot.

Keep well.
Craig

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Mikeym_us

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From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Monday, July 19, 2004 7:57 PM

what display case are you using if it is a single vehicle case you can easily make it into a Diorama for the WirbelWind and have the model protected at the same time

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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