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Wirbelwind
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:46 pm
by MG-42
Would'nt you like to see this baby in 1:18 ? *
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This is my first pic posted , Thanks to the "toyktdlgh" who helped walk me through this , like leading the walking wounded ! *
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:01 pm
by kevrut
That would be a nice one to see in 1/18th.
Now all you need is a digital camera.
Kevin.
Yep
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:09 pm
by General Blasto
Hey Mitch, that's Great
Yep, I wish they'd make it.
And I thank you for postin' the picture. It'll help me on my kit bash with the turret detail, now I need a shot from the inside of the turret to show the gun detail. I got the post from the Capt. on the size of the actual 20mm cannon and I'm getting the parts for the cannons, but I need to see the detail of the mounts so I can build the turret for mounting on one of my Panzer IVs. Thanks, the General
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:21 pm
by der Vogelfänger
MITCH, what a cool pic, and the quality HAD to come from a German site
Man, never thought this would happen either....I am going crazy over tanks and other vehicles, especially DAK
dV
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:40 pm
by immeww2
I second the motion!!!!!!
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:12 pm
by 1958Zelda
Mitch,congrats on the posting and on the subject,I just recently learned also, thanks to VMF 115 in forum threads sticky:posting pictures on the web,a 1/18 wirbelwind would be outstanding

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:56 am
by bird
i've been wanting one of these in 1:18 forever
make it so 21c
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:45 am
by warhawker
I almost did this as a custom for the last contest but decided that figuring the angles would take up too much time.
Now for 21st to put their crack team on it..would be different!
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:05 am
by aferguson
it'll happen.....it's got to. They can use their PIV chassis unaltered. Just need to make a new turret with flakvierling.....and then they can sell a flakvierling, on trailer, seperately, much as they did with the quad .50.

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:24 am
by normandy
I was also going to do a custom of the Wirbelwind, even had a 1:32 model for reference... but I ran out of Panzer IV's to cut up.

I just did a trade with Cooper in Germany and got a Euro Panzer IV but I'll never cut this one up.
I think the Wirbelwind will be released at the same time as the Jagdpanther.

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:36 am
by Light.Inf.Scout
The 1/32nd ones FOV and 21C have are great. This would be awesome in 1/18th. Could you imagine, this and a Jagdpanther in 1/18th ...makes Homer Simpson drooling noise.
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:28 pm
by tko211
Cool piece! With 21C turning out gun platforms now, perhaps we might actually see one someday. It would get my vote!
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:02 pm
by normandy
TKO, with all due respect... Your the Pres.... You da Man! just tell 21st what we want. Uh... what you want.
I've always thought they would come out with the next logical thing... Panther/Jadgpanther, Panzer IV and all its variants and so on. This has been talked about for a few years now, I'll give it a rest... just one thing ... TANKS sell!
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:02 pm
by Jesse James
Add me in for voting for this... They have both RC and non-RC chassis' ready for it. I'd gladly take one of those bad-boys though.
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:24 pm
by VMF115
you guys have my vote for one!
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:31 pm
by grunt1
normandy wrote:TKO, with all due respect... Your the Pres.... You da Man! just tell 21st what we want. Uh... what you want.
Yeah dude, you've got their ear.. use it!

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:21 pm
by V2 MAN
This definetly has my vote

Hey now with the 88 coming out this year, the flakvierling cant certaintly be far behind. If they just came out with the trailer version, not that hard of a custom

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:42 pm
by tmanthegreat
The Wirblewind is a must

21c already has half the job done for them - all that's really required is a highly detailed turret

Re: Wirbelwind
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:48 pm
by MG-42
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:10 pm
by STUKA
I would get this tank without blinking (in 1:18 of course)
great post
Wirbelwind / Revisited
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:08 pm
by MG-42
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:46 pm
by ostketten
One word: YES

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:54 am
by General Blasto
Could someone please post some pictures or drawings of the panels/plates that would be the correct size for building the turret of this beastie in 1 18th and the correct measurements to cut out these plates ??? I found a quad gun assembly that may work(with modification of course) to build this tank

I am eager to start this kitbash and have already picked out the Panzer IV to use to build it. Then I will post a build log in the customs forum as I build this whirbelwind

Thanks, Herr General
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:52 am
by aferguson
the turret is a more complicated shape than it looks....9 sided, with double angled panels. Your best bet would be to buy a 1/35 kit (cheap if possible) and take measurements directly from its turret. You can just double the dimensions, which would make your scratch built turret 1/17.5 scale, or if you want to be exact multiply the dimensions of the 1/35 model by 1.944.
The Captain