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1/18 Dora Railway gun
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:57 pm
by aferguson
Not in this lifetime, but i was looking for a project that wasn't too complicated yet still spectacular somehow....so i thought of doing a 1/18 Dora railway gun....or at least the gun barrel of it.
After doing some quick calculations, i figure it will be 71 inches long. It could be made from 2 1/2 inch, 2 1/4 inch, 3 inch and 3 1/2 inch pvc pipe and some creative detailing.
Paint it dark grey and then.......do what with it? Not sure. But i still think it would be cool.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... zDora2.JPG
Re: 1/18 Dora Railway gun
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:04 pm
by MG-42
* Good luck w/ your endeavor. ... Perhaps Jim@Merit & bbi will pick up the ball on this one.
- MG
Re: 1/18 Dora Railway gun
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:13 pm
by maritime96
Check out this guys 1/6 Dora next to a 1/16 King Tiger (I think)
http://www.vonabt.co.uk/models/Dora/DoraBuild.htm
Re: 1/18 Dora Railway gun
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:14 pm
by MG-42
......... yeah , it's shown as in 1/16 scale next to an FoV 1st. series 1/16 KT & the 1st. series FoV Wittmann Tiger I - "222".
- MG
Re: 1/18 Dora Railway gun
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 1:38 am
by TankAce
I wonder how it was transported to far palaces,when some times there are tunnels and other things like electrical post cable.I can see the German infantry cutting the electricity cable,but what about tunnels?
Re: 1/18 Dora Railway gun
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:57 am
by aferguson
it was broken down into pieces, traansported by rail and then re-assembled
Re: 1/18 Dora Railway gun
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:22 pm
by granch
Tunnels aren't such a problem. They painted black around the entry to make it bigger. But they have had some issues with this solution when the railway drives under bridges....
Re: 1/18 Dora Railway gun
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:46 am
by aferguson
why not just paint the bridge sky blue and then go under it?
