1/18 Scale Humvee Turret!!!

DAN · Post by **DAN** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:50 pm

That looks great! When will you be taking orders?

fly-dk · Post by **fly-dk** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:54 pm

Wouw

They look super duper

When will you take orders?

popeye357 · Post by **popeye357** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:25 pm

Yes!!!!!!

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:26 pm

I will try making the moulds toward the end of next week.

I took off the Easter weekend to make the prototype.

I have about 4 more orders to fill with other orders and I will get back on this. Then I will get back on the Indy side car.

I am thinking about $15 for the shield and turret ring and about $35-$40 for the turret and shield .

I totally reworked the 21st turret ring. It probably would have been easier to just cut off the turret hatch hinges and placed on the back rather than the way I did it.

Is the turret hatch a must have for the turret or can you guys go with out ?

Also should I offer castings of the .50 cal and granade launcher ? I figure that you all will just use your own.

Any input on making the weapons ?

margras77 · Post by **margras77** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:20 pm

pickelhaube wrote:I will try making the moulds toward the end of next week.

I took off the Easter weekend to make the prototype.

I have about 4 more orders to fill with other orders and I will get back on this. Then I will get back on the Indy side car.

I am thinking about $15 for the shield and turret ring and about $35-$40 for the turret and shield .

I totally reworked the 21st turret ring. It probably would have been easier to just cut off the turret hatch hinges and placed on the back rather than the way I did it.

Is the turret hatch a must have for the turret or can you guys go with out ?

Also should I offer castings of the .50 cal and granade launcher ? I figure that you all will just use your own.

Any input on making the weapons ?

I don't have a GL or a .50 cal, so I would buy castings of each. Im not even sure how to get them. Im fine without a turret hatch too.

Funds willing, Id pay for two of the shields. How much do you think we'd be looking at for the Mark 19 and the M2 if you made them?

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:22 pm

these look great - looks like something I can actually put together and not break!!
Ill take a set!!

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:07 pm

margras77 wrote:
pickelhaube wrote:I will try making the moulds toward the end of next week.

I took off the Easter weekend to make the prototype.

I have about 4 more orders to fill with other orders and I will get back on this. Then I will get back on the Indy side car.

I am thinking about $15 for the shield and turret ring and about $35-$40 for the turret and shield .

I totally reworked the 21st turret ring. It probably would have been easier to just cut off the turret hatch hinges and placed on the back rather than the way I did it.

Is the turret hatch a must have for the turret or can you guys go with out ?

Also should I offer castings of the .50 cal and granade launcher ? I figure that you all will just use your own.

Any input on making the weapons ?

I don't have a GL or a .50 cal, so I would buy castings of each. Im not even sure how to get them. Im fine without a turret hatch too.

Funds willing, Id pay for two of the shields. How much do you think we'd be looking at for the Mark 19 and the M2 if you made them?

I am not sure how does $8 sound for the .50 cal and $10 for the granade launcher ?

margras77 · Post by **margras77** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:22 pm

pickelhaube wrote:
margras77 wrote:
I don't have a GL or a .50 cal, so I would buy castings of each. Im not even sure how to get them. Im fine without a turret hatch too.

Funds willing, Id pay for two of the shields. How much do you think we'd be looking at for the Mark 19 and the M2 if you made them?

I am not sure how does $8 sound for the .50 cal and $10 for the granade launcher ?

That seems good, though I actually might try to find the figs they came with, I would get them from you, but...Im rubbish at painting

aeo178 · Post by **aeo178** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:40 pm

thats awsome

Baker707 · Post by **Baker707** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:26 pm

does it fit on a BBI Humvee?

margras77 · Post by **margras77** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:29 pm

Baker707 wrote:does it fit on a BBI Humvee?

Looks like it, one of the humvees pictured is a BBI one. The one with the ARMY logo on the hood.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:23 pm

[quoYes it does fit on the BBIte="Baker707"]does it fit on a BBI Humvee?[/quote]

Yes it does fit on the BBI Humvee.

Margras 77 is correct the Humvee with ARMY is a BBI.

I designed them to fit on both. I am not sure of the FOV. I do not have one of those.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:51 pm

I'm up for 3 or 4 sets.

Just looks awesome!!

Thank you for finishing this one Matt...

margras77 · Post by **margras77** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:12 am

pickelhaube wrote:[quoYes it does fit on the BBIte="Baker707"]does it fit on a BBI Humvee?

Yes it does fit on the BBI Humvee.

Margras 77 is correct the Humvee with ARMY is a BBI.

I designed them to fit on both. I am not sure of the FOV. I do not have one of those.[/quote]

FOV didnt make a humvee I thought?

margras77 · Post by **margras77** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:18 am

margras77 wrote:
pickelhaube wrote:[quoYes it does fit on the BBIte="Baker707"]does it fit on a BBI Humvee?

Yes it does fit on the BBI Humvee.

Margras 77 is correct the Humvee with ARMY is a BBI.

I designed them to fit on both. I am not sure of the FOV. I do not have one of those.
FOV didnt make a humvee I thought?

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:48 am

margras77 wrote:
margras77 wrote: FOV didnt make a humvee I thought?

Maybe that is why I do not have one

But I made sure that these will fit on the BBI and 21st.

What do you guys think of me doing a front grill for the 21st. It does not have the typical Hummer style and I think it would look better.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:37 am

what about thicker armor panels?

Baker707 · Post by **Baker707** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:58 am

STUKA wrote:what about thicker armor panels?

That would be great!

For the front grill i don't know,depends on how it would look like..

margras77 · Post by **margras77** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:23 pm

Honestly, I don't care much for the grill. I WOULD however buy some up-armored plates, like the ones over the windows on this humvee depending on the cost

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Foxhole Toys · Post by **Foxhole Toys** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:35 pm

Awesome work as usual Matthew! Can't wait to get some of these!

fly-dk · Post by **fly-dk** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:06 am

Those turrets are so cool

Can´t wait untill you start taking orders

There are so many cool options for the Humvees.. Imagine this on one on the back on one of the PTE Cargo humvee

or this

Baker707 · Post by **Baker707** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:21 am

So, when are you taking orders?

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 6:59 pm

I just started making the moulds today !!!

I have had problems trying to get a Stuka custom kit out. I was having problems with my vacume plug for the canopy. That went from bad to worse but I finally got a handel on it.

With all of that behind me I could start pouring the shield tomorrow and start making the mould for the turret.

I will make the hatch cover ( it will fold in half and be operational) and I need to make the cover for the tow socket like the orriginal.

I am also going make some granade launcher ammo boxes to put on the side of the turret as an extra.

I hope to have some production pics up tomorrow.

When I get a wrap on this project I will switch over to the Indy side car. Then for my long long awaited Firefly mod.

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:30 pm

fly-dk wrote:Those turrets are so cool Can´t wait untill you start taking orders

There are so many cool options for the Humvees.. Imagine this on one on the back on one of the PTE Cargo humvee

or this

The bottom picture is of the Raytheon SLAMRAAM (formerly known as CLAWS when the marines were interested). Surface Launched AMRAAM Missile system. Im actually a test engineer on the program right now. Last summer the Army told us to stop test with the hummer platform and redesign the system onto an FMTV vehicle, so you'll never see it on a Hummer again. But it is was cool driving down the road with 4 inert missiles on the rails

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:11 pm

I poured about 3 sets of shields and the BBI turret ring today in between working my long honey-do list.

They all came out great !!!!! So I think that $15 for that kit is good.

So if you want that short kit I can take orders on that now

You get the shield turret ring and pintle. Supply your own weapon.

I will be supplying the weapons for this custom fitted. A little later on during production.

I will have the turret ready this week.