1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

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1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by 1958Zelda » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:15 pm

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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by snake » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:34 pm

Nicely done. Looks great. 8)

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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by BLACKSNAKES » Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:00 pm

You customizers AMAZE me!

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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by plasticboy » Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:06 am

Well done! Beautiful work indeed. :shock:
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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by pickelhaube » Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:37 am

It looks great !!!

Were did you get that Notek light ?
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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by MG-42 » Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:50 pm

* Nice work as always Ken. 8) ... I believe Ken cast the Notek possibly from a Kübel .



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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by Jnewboy » Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:05 pm

This looks really great!! you did a great job! What did you use on the treads? Did you have any trouble fitting crew members in?

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Post by Jacobite » Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:18 pm

Truly a great piece well done
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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by flyboy_fx » Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:32 pm

That is killer! :mrgreen:
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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by 1958Zelda » Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:34 pm

Thanks for the comments! the nortek light was cast from the mini champs kubel,the tracks are a long process,first they are sprayed dark brown,then many earth tone washes are applied,finished with pencil rubbing,yes it is tight for crew members like the real one were i am sure.

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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by ram04 » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:44 pm

That is really some excellent work, I admire your skill.

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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by Jnewboy » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:31 am

Im working on one right now from pickle, it seems to be going well but Im worried about the crew, It shows on the guild he sent that in order to put in the crew the turret has to be built around them but I got the turret all in one piece, did you get yours in one piece?/did you even try putting in a crew?

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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by pickelhaube » Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:23 am

Jnewboy wrote:Im working on one right now from pickle, it seems to be going well but Im worried about the crew, It shows on the guild he sent that in order to put in the crew the turret has to be built around them but I got the turret all in one piece, did you get yours in one piece?/did you even try putting in a crew?

The crew will fit but they are tough to get in.

If you make it so the gun is removable with screws from the bottom support plate it will make things easier.

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That turret must have been miserable to work/fight in. :shock:
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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by 1958Zelda » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:54 am

yes do not make the gun permently attached inthe turret,it is easier to station crew members that way,will post pictures with my crew in future

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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by Jnewboy » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:29 pm

The awesome part of mine is I carefully worked around all the RC parts, and now I have a RC Wirblewind, tank drives around, forward and back, but also the turret rotates! Its badass!
Im ganna have trouble letting go of this one... I wish I could rig up some way to elevate the guns on remote but maybe thats "aiming to high" :wink:

Will post picks when done. I wish I could get my treads like that though.... :(

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Re: 1/18 Pickelhaube wirbelwind & custom Mg 42 gunner

Post by Jnewboy » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:09 pm

Well Im done with mine, everyone will get to see it Sunday as it will be listed on eBay. This is the camo I chose...

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