Author Topic: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs  (Read 39904 times)

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #150 on: January 30, 2023, 05:17:31 AM »
Here's a SPG version I made with an enlarged Sherman turret. I had to cut down a lot of the 105mm to make it fit. I took it from a M7 Priest model, lengthened the barrel and added a muzzle brake. It's a tight fit in the turret, so ROF would be lower than the open top of the Priest.


Offline GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #151 on: January 31, 2023, 12:09:34 AM »
Where is the engine in this design?  Mid mounted - separating driver etc from rear compartment?
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline raafif

  • Is formally accused of doing nasty things to DC-3s...and officially our first whiffing zombie
  • Whiffing Insane
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #152 on: January 31, 2023, 08:40:48 AM »
The hull is a Ruski MTLb so I think the engine is still mid-mounted.

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #153 on: January 31, 2023, 08:46:04 AM »
Where is the engine in this design?  Mid mounted - separating driver etc from rear compartment?

This should help illustrate things. The hull is transparent while the white crew and driving compartments and the blue engine area are not. Purely my own conjecture, not sure if that's how the real thing looks like.

Offline GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #154 on: February 01, 2023, 01:18:24 AM »
Ok - that's where I thought the engine would be.
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #155 on: February 02, 2023, 10:20:32 AM »
I didn't like how my 1st scout helicopter looked so I redid it using the entire Mohawk fuselage.


Offline finsrin

  • The Dr Frankenstein of the modelling world...when not hiding from SBA
  • Finds part glues it on, finds part glues it on....
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #156 on: February 02, 2023, 12:42:02 PM »
Looks/Works great !

Offline Kerick

  • Reportedly finished with a stripper...
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #157 on: February 02, 2023, 01:32:00 PM »
I didn't like how my 1st scout helicopter looked so I redid it using the entire Mohawk fuselage.



Now I'm going to have to build another one!  Yippee! :smiley:

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #158 on: February 05, 2023, 07:05:18 AM »


The smaller green one is the Ordnance Quick Firing 6-pounder Anti-Tank Gun. In US service it was called the 57mm Gun M1. It was the standard towed AT gun for a long while during WW2 on the Allied side. I think they should have had something bigger even than the 17 pounder. So I upscaled a 75mm barrel from a Hellcat to 90mm and added a muzzle brake from a Sherman E8. The gunshield is from a 75mm AT gun on a M3 halftrack that I modified. The wheels are the giant truck wheels I'm using as standard on my wheeled units. The rest of the chassis is a combination of the 105mm artillery and a german PAK40.

The big truck wheels are .863m in diameter by .177m in width.

Offline Kerick

  • Reportedly finished with a stripper...
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #159 on: February 05, 2023, 01:10:38 PM »
Both the Bronco and Mohawk choppers look great!!

Offline GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #160 on: February 06, 2023, 12:37:31 AM »
Interesting.

Have you seen this one:



T25 90mm Anti-Tank Gun
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline robunos

  • Can't afford the top wing of his biplanes...
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #161 on: February 06, 2023, 01:56:36 AM »

How about this . . .
British 32 Pounder anti-tank gun,  3.7" / 94mm calibre. Prototypes only.








Images from Osprey New Vanguard 98, 'British Anti-Tank Artillery 1939-45'.


cheers,
Robin.

By the pricking of my thumbs, Something Whiff-y this way comes . . .

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #162 on: February 06, 2023, 04:03:56 AM »
Interesting.

Have you seen this one:
T25 90mm Anti-Tank Gun


Well I look stupid huh? I guess this was in the back of my head at one point.

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #163 on: February 06, 2023, 04:06:21 AM »

How about this . . .
British 32 Pounder anti-tank gun,  3.7" / 94mm calibre. Prototypes only.
Images from Osprey New Vanguard 98, 'British Anti-Tank Artillery 1939-45'.
cheers,
Robin.

No for 2 reason. WW2 UK 3d models are few and far between. So I'm not messing with them.
Also, UK designs from that era won't win any beauty contests, so I'm definitely not touching them.

Offline Jeffry Fontaine

  • Unaffiliated Independent Subversive...and the last person to go for a trip on a Mexicana dH Comet 4
  • Global Moderator
  • His stash is able to be seen from space...
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #164 on: February 06, 2023, 12:39:40 PM »
Two additional designs under test and development were the 105mm Anti-Tank Gun T8 on carriage T19 and the 105mm Anti-Tank Gun T8 on carriage T17. 
Both weapons are listed under this Wikipedia entry: 105mm Anti-Tank Gun T8
The T8 on carriage T17 looks to be quite innovative while the T8 on carriage T19 looks more traditional and the spoked wheels are reminiscent of a German PaK ATG
"Every day we hear about new studies 'revealing' what should have been obvious to sentient beings for generations; 'Research shows wolverines don't like to be teased" -- Jonah Goldberg

Offline GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #165 on: February 07, 2023, 03:30:29 AM »
Interesting.

Have you seen this one:
T25 90mm Anti-Tank Gun


Well I look stupid huh? I guess this was in the back of my head at one point.


Welcome to my world... ;D
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #166 on: February 20, 2023, 12:27:21 PM »
M30 10-ton Heavy Armored Tactical Transporter

Never forget your HATT


and some profiles





Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #167 on: February 20, 2023, 12:27:57 PM »

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #168 on: February 27, 2023, 09:57:06 AM »
WIP for a Special Forces All Terrain Tactical Vehicle.

Can you guess what the inspiration was?


Offline Jeffry Fontaine

  • Unaffiliated Independent Subversive...and the last person to go for a trip on a Mexicana dH Comet 4
  • Global Moderator
  • His stash is able to be seen from space...
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #169 on: February 27, 2023, 10:34:33 AM »
WIP for a Special Forces All Terrain Tactical Vehicle.

Can you guess what the inspiration was?
HALO > UNSC Warthog :smiley:
"Every day we hear about new studies 'revealing' what should have been obvious to sentient beings for generations; 'Research shows wolverines don't like to be teased" -- Jonah Goldberg

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #170 on: February 27, 2023, 12:36:03 PM »
WIP for a Special Forces All Terrain Tactical Vehicle.

Can you guess what the inspiration was?
HALO > UNSC Warthog :smiley:

Hot Dog. We have a wiener.

Yes. A WW2 Warthog. I found detailed model and I spent many hours trying to de-futurize it. I of course, gave it a M35 face. Then I went about and changed a lot of the super futuristic stylings of the boxes and suspension, dashboard. Everything I could.

Offline Jeffry Fontaine

  • Unaffiliated Independent Subversive...and the last person to go for a trip on a Mexicana dH Comet 4
  • Global Moderator
  • His stash is able to be seen from space...
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #171 on: February 28, 2023, 05:06:47 AM »
WIP for a Special Forces All Terrain Tactical Vehicle.

Can you guess what the inspiration was?
HALO > UNSC Warthog :smiley:
Hot Dog. We have a wiener.

Yes. A WW2 Warthog. I found detailed model and I spent many hours trying to de-futurize it. I of course, gave it a M35 face. Then I went about and changed a lot of the super futuristic stylings of the boxes and suspension, dashboard. Everything I could.

Sad to say that I am more familiar with the HALO Warthog than I would care to be.  I acquired four of the Revell Snap-Kit Warthogs that are touted as being "1/32nd scale" but a much closer to being 1/24th or 1/25th scale when you place a 1/32nd or 1/35th scale figure anywhere near the model.  To make matters worse, I inadvertently threw away the clear parts for the initial four Warthog kits [kits are boxed in clear plastic trays within the shoddy side opening box and easily missed] so I ended up acquiring four more of the damned things so I could complete the first four kits.  This gave me four additional Warthogs that I have been modifying to remove the problematic hole in the cargo bed by covering it over with a new floor.  The figures and stupid noise-making weapons were all donated and are not missed. 
"Every day we hear about new studies 'revealing' what should have been obvious to sentient beings for generations; 'Research shows wolverines don't like to be teased" -- Jonah Goldberg

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #172 on: March 01, 2023, 12:52:37 PM »

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #173 on: March 01, 2023, 12:53:45 PM »


M40 Boarhound. Because it's not a Warthog. It's the total opposite. It's the Anti-Warthog.. Therefore it's a hound that hunts hogs.

Offline Wyrmshadow

  • Likes to reinvent the wheel
    • Deviantart page
Re: Wyrmshadow's Assorted Whifs
« Reply #174 on: November 25, 2023, 12:59:12 PM »
Not posted in a while. There is a new game on STEAM that just dropped this week called FLYOUT.

You design and fly your own planes and helicopters. It's very difficult and there is a learning curve. The hardest part for me is learning how to design a piston engine. I don't understand fuel mixes and gear ratios so when I go to test it, there is very little power. My first 3 planes looked pretty, but could not fly. Yesterday I tried to make my WW2 Autogyro. After 2 hours of fiddling with the stats, it flew! I can hover, but the push prop is very weak. Only managed to go 75mph forward. The two engines are Allisons from a P-40. The bore diameter, stroke, and number of pistons is correct, but I had to guess on the gear radios to make it work. Lots and lots of guess work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w455OJBKL6s