Author Topic: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's  (Read 130019 times)

Offline Ramba

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #525 on: December 19, 2021, 05:26:14 AM »
Working on a quick what if. I am doing an Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle (EMAV).


I used the AFV 1/35 Wiesel kit. I had destroyed the Wiesel turret trying to fit it onto something else so decided to use the rest of the Wiesel kit to make the EMAV. The RWS is also from AFV. Of course, mine is a what if.



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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #526 on: December 19, 2021, 06:21:47 AM »
I like the Command Vehicle, these sort of vehicles do not get too much love.

EMAV is looking sweet as well

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #527 on: December 20, 2021, 12:41:48 AM »
Getting on the bandwagon are we? ;)

Rheinmetall version recently shown:



https://defence-blog.com/german-weapons-maker-rheinmetall-unveils-new-robo-tank/

And earlier variant for France:  SYRANO (Système Robotisé d'Acquisition pour la Neutralisation d'Objectifs, "Robotic acquisition system for neutralization of targets"):

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #528 on: December 20, 2021, 12:50:19 AM »
I like the Command Vehicle, these sort of vehicles do not get too much love.

EMAV is looking sweet as well

Thanks! The command vehicle doesn't get much love because probably no weapons on them. I am adding an RWS to the top of the cab on mine though.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #529 on: December 20, 2021, 12:53:01 AM »
Getting on the bandwagon are we? ;)

Rheinmetall version recently shown:



https://defence-blog.com/german-weapons-maker-rheinmetall-unveils-new-robo-tank/

And earlier variant for France:  SYRANO (Système Robotisé d'Acquisition pour la Neutralisation d'Objectifs, "Robotic acquisition system for neutralization of targets"):



Thanks for the photos. That bottom one is basically the Wiesel. I wish I saw that photo before as it would have been easier to leave the upper hull as is. Too late for mine though as I already modified the lower hull to level it off.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #530 on: December 20, 2021, 09:13:46 AM »
You could always change yours to be a modular system, Ramba, to give it multi-(specialist)-mission capabilities. ;)
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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #531 on: December 21, 2021, 02:01:09 AM »
I quite like your approach - IMHO it better aligns with the Waffenträger concept.
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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #532 on: December 21, 2021, 11:38:33 PM »
You could always change yours to be a modular system, Ramba, to give it multi-(specialist)-mission capabilities. ;)

Yes, it is modular but I only made it to represent the way it looks in the original photo.

I quite like your approach - IMHO it better aligns with the Waffenträger concept.

Thanks! I had to look up the Waffenträger concept and that is pretty cool!

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #533 on: December 21, 2021, 11:40:43 PM »
Small update on the EMAV. The headlights, tail lights and antennas are from the Wiesel kit. The two front towing eyes and the rear towing hook are from the AFV Stryker upgrade set.


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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #534 on: December 22, 2021, 12:34:07 AM »
Can we get a comparison shot with another AFV? I know it's small, but just how small?

Overall, this is a great project, and an inspiring one, too.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #535 on: December 22, 2021, 01:03:19 AM »
Can we get a comparison shot with another AFV? I know it's small, but just how small?

Overall, this is a great project, and an inspiring one, too.


Thanks!

It is very small, only 95mm long and 51mm wide or 3 and 3/4 inches long and 2 inches wide. Here it is alongside the Meng 1/35 pickup truck. The figure is an Evolution Miniatures 1/35 Russian Tanker.




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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #536 on: December 22, 2021, 05:27:11 AM »
I had to go look that EMAV up. Neat.
https://militaryleak.com/2019/05/31/pratt-miller-expeditionary-modular-autonomous-vehicle-emav/
https://www.afcea.org/content/robots-lighten-load-marines

I *think* those four beer cans at each corner of the payload deck are the navigational sensors.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #537 on: February 14, 2022, 05:40:38 AM »
I had to go look that EMAV up. Neat.
https://militaryleak.com/2019/05/31/pratt-miller-expeditionary-modular-autonomous-vehicle-emav/
https://www.afcea.org/content/robots-lighten-load-marines

I *think* those four beer cans at each corner of the payload deck are the navigational sensors.

Not sure what the four beer can things are but you could be right.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #538 on: February 14, 2022, 05:54:37 AM »
My Marder 1A2 scratch built conversion to the long lost cousin of the Argentine TAM wasn't going the way I wanted it. The turret mantlet was giving me problems so I decided to go a different route.

I saw some images of an MT-LB with the ZU-23-2 mounted to the top of it and it gave me an idea. I bought two of the Tamiya 2cm Flakvierling kits real cheap to kit bash to make some sci fi what if builds. I used one back in 2020 to kit bash with a Bandai Gundam Ball to make a sci fi autonomous weapons system. I still had the second Tamiya kit sitting around not sure what to do with it so after seeing the MT-LB's with the ZU-23-2's mounted on them, I thought it would be a good idea to put the 2cm Flakvierling on the Marder 1A2.

Here is the Bandai Gundam Ball kit bashed with the Tamiya 2cm Flakvierling.


Here is the Tamiya 2cm Flakvierling kit I am using on the Tamiya Marder 1A2.



And finally, here is the 2cm Flakvierling dry fitted to the top of the Marder 1A2. My idea for putting the 2cm Flakvierling on top of the Marder 1A2 wasn't for anti aircraft purposes, it was for basically shooting at soft skin vehicles and light armored vehicles. Maybe even a drone killer. Possibly also for sniper fire suppression if a sniper was holed up in a building somewhere. Don't forget, this is what if. I left off the armored shields and will probably put them on sometime later but I like the look of it without them though but the shields would be handy in case of sniper fire.


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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #539 on: February 14, 2022, 06:22:21 AM »
As it's on a modern vehicle, you could always convert the Flakvierling to unmanned operation, then you wouldn't need the shields . . .


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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #540 on: February 14, 2022, 06:41:33 AM »
As it's on a modern vehicle, you could always convert the Flakvierling to unmanned operation, then you wouldn't need the shields . . .


cheers,
Robin.


I did think of making it with optics similar to a remote weapons system but I have a Bronco 2cm Flakvierling as well and also want to do that as a what if. I have a 3D printed FLIR ball head that I will mount to the Bronco kit and and leave the seats and shields off to make that one the what if drone killer. I need to find something to use for ammo drums though instead of the magazines. The Das Werk 3cm Flakvierling has some nice ammo drums I could use but not really worth buying the kit just for the ammo drums though. It is a cool kit overall but I don't like those muzzle brakes. I would need to find different barrels for that Das Werk kit if I was to get that one.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #541 on: February 14, 2022, 10:34:29 AM »
Great concept and good start   :smiley:

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #542 on: February 14, 2022, 02:56:48 PM »
I need to find something to use for ammo drums though instead of the magazines. The Das Werk 3cm Flakvierling has some nice ammo drums I could use but not really worth buying the kit just for the ammo drums though. It is a cool kit overall but I don't like those muzzle brakes. I would need to find different barrels for that Das Werk kit if I was to get that one.



I've got a build going fed by a five round horseshoe clip stowed in an over-breech drum. Pirated some sort of compressor as a donor piece, so hit your spares box or put out a call for others' appropriate junk.

Alternatively, I *like* those 103/38 muzzle brakes and think they'd look appropriate on the 2023 model death machines.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #543 on: February 14, 2022, 08:55:21 PM »
Great concept and good start   :smiley:

Thanks!

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #544 on: February 14, 2022, 09:06:44 PM »

I've got a build going fed by a five round horseshoe clip stowed in an over-breech drum. Pirated some sort of compressor as a donor piece, so hit your spares box or put out a call for others' appropriate junk.

Alternatively, I *like* those 103/38 muzzle brakes and think they'd look appropriate on the 2023 model death machines.

Back in the 90's to early 2000's I had a decent 1/35 armor stash but I had sold all the entire armor stash back in 2011 and gave away all my spare parts as well. I don't remember having anything that would work for the ammo drums though. I just got back into 1/35 armor sometime in 2018 and basically started from the beginning again so my 1/35 armor parts box is basically non existent. 

I found these Oerlikon ammo drums on Shapeways but you only get three. I would need two sets and that gets very expensive. It is cheaper to just get the Das Werk kit.
https://www.shapeways.com/product/Y7T4JBGSC/1-35-us-ammo-magazine-for-oerlikon-20-mm-set-x3

Eduard makes some 1/35 PE ammo feed belts but none for 20mm. I do have one for 30mm though. I suppose I could use that but no ammunition canisters to attach the ammo belts to.

I will try your suggestion in the trade section and see if anything out there for the ammo drums.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #545 on: February 15, 2022, 01:37:30 AM »
OK! I found some parts to use for the thermal imaging optics to convert the 2cm Flakvierling to an RWS.

I have a Samoflaov 3D printed Gyrocam that will be used on the Tamiya 2cm kit.


For the Bronco 2cm kit I will be using the Live Resin Russian SBRM FARA VR Radar set.


Here are the actual parts that will be used.


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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #546 on: February 15, 2022, 01:42:45 AM »
Those look like good additions to any stockpile. 

Ramba, if you post or send me some rough dimensions on your desired ammo drums, I have some 3D files for a couple types of barrels (like oil barrels, not gun barrels) that could be modified to work for you as ammo drums/magazines.


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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #547 on: February 15, 2022, 02:25:20 AM »
Those look like good additions to any stockpile. 

Ramba, if you post or send me some rough dimensions on your desired ammo drums, I have some 3D files for a couple types of barrels (like oil barrels, not gun barrels) that could be modified to work for you as ammo drums/magazines.


Thanks! That's very generous of you.

I found a figure in my stash from Nuts Planet that has two ammo drums on his back. I am going to try to cast them myself and see how that works out.

This is the figure with the ammo drums.



Here are the actual ammo drums from the figure.


Here is one of the ammo drums next to the Tamiya 2cm Flak along with the Samofalov 3D printed Gyrocam. I test fitted the ammo drums on the guns and they will work but I just need to find a way to attach them but they will work fine. I will remove the seats and the sight as they won't be needed once I fit the Gyrocam.

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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #548 on: February 15, 2022, 02:50:42 AM »
Ooh, that looks the business !!
Just to be awkward, but if you did want to stick with a manned unit, I thought perhaps an armoured tub or box, just around the gunner's seat . . .


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Re: A few 1/35 IFV's and AFV's
« Reply #549 on: February 15, 2022, 06:40:44 AM »
Ooh, that looks the business !!
Just to be awkward, but if you did want to stick with a manned unit, I thought perhaps an armoured tub or box, just around the gunner's seat . . .


cheers,
robin.


Thanks!

After seeing some photos of the MT-LB with the ZU-23-2 mounted on top I got the idea to do something similar with the Marder 1A2. My original idea was to do it manned but I was thinking of some type of remote system as well. The biggest problem was finding the ammo drums but that is sorted now. I will be using the Gyrocam on the Tamiya 2cm as a big RWS mounted on the Tamiya Marder 1A2.

The MT-LB sits lower than the Marder and the ZU-23-2 is also lower than the 2cm Flakvierling so the tub idea isn't a bad idea at all as the 2cm being a quad sits pretty high.

Here are a couple photos of the MT-LB with the ZU-23-2 and one of a BMP also with the ZU-23-2 that caught my interest.




This BMP has the ZPU-4 mounted and sits pretty high too.