scratch building

jb · Post by jb » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:19 am

Mk 1 wrote:Here are some pictures of artillery positions I have created.

Never mind the T19 SPHs in them. The emplacements were made for towed guns, but I already had the T19s out today while I was taking pictures, so they showed up in these.

I first got the idea here on this forum. I think it was CAMA who said he based his off-board artillery units together into firing batteries. I got to thinking why not make an off-board "stand" for my own artillery? And then it became one that was off- or on-board. And then it was artillery or AT-guns. And so it became a generic gun emplacement.

The emplacements were scratch-built from FIMO modelling putty. I have made a mold, and casted several in resin for my own needs and for some gaming buddies.

I'm pretty happy with the way they came out.

Good job MKI,when GHQ

comes out with WWI infantry we know how (and who) to get the trenches from...

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:48 am

Anyone build the Super-Pershing?

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:53 pm

Ben,

I'll post pics of the trucks over the next couple of days. My home computer is AFU right now so that's slowing me down.

Paul

Hauptmann6 · Post by **Hauptmann6** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:37 pm

Mobius wrote:Anyone build the Super-Pershing?

If you are referring to the 1 that is described in Deathtraps I am thinking about it. After I make 6 cat bulldozers.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:53 pm

Hauptmann6 wrote:
Mobius wrote:Anyone build the Super-Pershing?
If you are referring to the 1 that is described in Deathtraps I am thinking about it. After I make 6 cat bulldozers.

I don't have Deathtraps, but I do have Hunnicutt's Pershing Medium tank book. Several pictures of it in there.

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:15 am

Mobius wrote: I don't have Deathtraps, but I do have Hunnicutt's Pershing Medium tank book. Several pictures of it in there.

Also it is covered in Irwin's personal memoir: Another River, Another Town: A Teenage Tank Gunner Comes of Age in Combat -- 1945.

Irwin, a retired professor of Philosophy, claims to have been the gunner in the Super Pershing for at least part of his, and it's, combat careers.

If anyone does build the Super Pershing, this book would provide the basis for several skirmish-level scenarios.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/037550 ... oding=UTF8

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:21 am

As I just added the M26E4 and its gun to the American data sheets.

I would take the story of the Supe rPershing vs. KT with a grain of salt. A researcher friend of mine got a hold of the daily logs of the US units said to be involved at the date in question and could find no mention of it.

olddat · Post by **olddat** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:26 am

Mobius,
Check out www.3ad.com they have an article relating to the Super Pershing.

Charles

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:02 am

olddat wrote:Mobius,
Check out www.3ad.com they have an article relating to the Super Pershing.
Charles

This story on the web page isn't corroborated by the action reports.

But in Dessau on April 21, "luck" would befall the Super Pershing crew commanded by SSgt Joe Maduri, a veteran 3AD tanker in his tenth straight month of combat....
a King Tiger had apparently been waiting in ambush at a distance of two blocks ...
...battle for Dessau would end completely on the following day, but not without the Super Pershing destroying another German heavy tank (believed to be a 50-ton Panther Mark

A person who gets into the National Archives posted this:

..managed to track down the after action reports for the 3rd Armored Division, & 33rd Armored Regiment for March & April of 1945. I couldnâ€™t find any indication that a King Tiger (or any Panzer for that matter) was knocked out by 33rd Armored Regiment on, or around April 21, 1945.

1st April F-Company, 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd AD, destroyed 2-MkV
Panthers and damaged a third.

15th April (Night Action) D-Company, 33rd Armored Regiment, knocked
out "some" SP guns.

April 17th: German counterattack from Bobbau-Steinfurth with 8 tanks and associated stuff. Knocked back by air.

April 18th: More German tanks, this time inside Bobbau-Steinfurth. Another part of the division was attacked from Reuden by a small force to include 3 tanks.

April 21-24. Street fighting in Dessau.

Still there may be other reports that are more detailed.

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:07 pm

Ben,

As promised, here are some pics of my MAN 5 ton trucks with the 4600L fuel tank pallet.

My next project will be US Humvees with the "Prophet" EW aerial. Construction is complete I just have to paint them up.

Paul

sfcgreg29er · Post by **sfcgreg29er** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:01 am

There's a lot of great work posted here on this thread. Thought I might just post some of my work. I've made quite a few 6mm scale scratch built buildings using techniques found on IanH's website. Saves a lot of time and money and they look great at this scale.

Mortain city center

Church

House Ruins...Rubble is kitty litter and fine black ballast
[/img][IMG]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j245/ ... Bridge.jpg
Scratch Built Bridge....Made from styrene.
All buildings are made from paper images glued to styrene and based.

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:48 am

THATS WHAT IM TAKIN "BOUT!!

Very nice job there, those are totally cool! I gotta make me sum!

Troy

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:55 am

Ouch! I sprained my eyes!

Soon as I get the bandages off, I'm going back to IanH's site to check up on the techniques!

fullmetaljacket · Post by **fullmetaljacket** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:08 pm

ok sfcgreg29er where is the site again and will you build some for us out here i will pay please they look awesome let me know

FMJ

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:37 pm

Hi folks,

wow very nice buildings!!

Paul: Cool MAN 5ton mil gl Tanker - excellent scratch job!

Best greetings from Germany,
Ben