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40mm Bofors with crew
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John L. forwarded me these pictures of his 1:16 scale subchaser (almost complete), which uses my 3D-printed 40mm Bofors, and to which he fitted figures from Holden8702's shop at Shapeways.
John's site with more info: [url]http://www.johns-shop.com/project/ww-ii-gunboat[/url]
[image]https://matthewsmodelmarine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/20160808_141650c.jpg?w=675[/image]
[image]https://matthewsmodelmarine.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/20160823_142728b.jpg?w=801[/image]
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Patrick Matthews
Matthews Model Marine
http://matthewsmodelmarine.wordpress.com/
Posted By: Patrick Matthews | Posted on: Sep 4, 2016 - 7:01am
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Just finished your 40mm to go on the stern of my 80 Elco. Doing a late 1944 rendition similar to the 490 style boats at the Surigao Strait battle.
Pat have you ever considered offering spare magazines for your 20 & 37 mm canons? Would add realism and considerable detail to any build, thanks, Larry.
Larry
62 Bel-Air
260 Eagle EXP
79 Cole TR-2
Posted By: bubbletop409 | Posted on: Sep 11, 2016 - 1:22pm
Total Posts: 164 | Joined: Apr 22, 2013 - 11:48pm
Thanks Larry.
The 37mm doesn't have magazines, but loose ammo is available in my store. It probably would come in wood crates.
I've had 20mm Oerlikon magazines for some time, but somehow missed the 1:20 scale version; this has just been added to the store at
[url]https://www.shapeways.com/shops/patmat?section=PT+Boat%3A+20mm+Oerlikon&s=0[/url].
Pat M
Patrick Matthews
Matthews Model Marine
http://matthewsmodelmarine.wordpress.com/
Posted By: Patrick Matthews | Posted on: Sep 18, 2016 - 6:40am
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Thanks for the reply Pat. I wasn't sure what the term was for the 37mm ammo feed mechanism, so from what your saying, I assume the circular ammo feed was an integral part of the weapon, rather than a replaceable part.
So I will be happy to just have some 20mm mags laying around.
Larry
62 Bel-Air
260 Eagle EXP
79 Cole TR-2
Posted By: bubbletop409 | Posted on: Sep 18, 2016 - 10:12am
Total Posts: 164 | Joined: Apr 22, 2013 - 11:48pm
Hi Larry,for what I was able to research 37mm ammunition was stored in 10 and 25 round wooden crates, but information on those is scarce.. I was able to collect some reference,so if you consider scratchbuilding the ammo crates for your model I could give you what I got.
Greetings.
Daniele Kläy
Posted By: Daniele Klay | Posted on: Sep 19, 2016 - 4:11am
Total Posts: 126 | Joined: Jun 23, 2015 - 12:43pm
P.S; M4 gun manual is also avaliable...
Posted By: Daniele Klay | Posted on: Sep 19, 2016 - 4:11am
Total Posts: 126 | Joined: Jun 23, 2015 - 12:43pm
Daniele
Thanks for you reply, I think I will just go with a generic storage box on the deck near the weapon, like I have seen in so many pictures. This is for an RC operational 1/20th Elco, so I am not concerned about 100% accuracy, but with all the quality 3D printed parts available, it should be real close.
Larry
Larry
62 Bel-Air
260 Eagle EXP
79 Cole TR-2
Posted By: bubbletop409 | Posted on: Sep 19, 2016 - 10:58am
Total Posts: 164 | Joined: Apr 22, 2013 - 11:48pm
Hi.
Would it be possible that these 75 mm. ammo cans were used to store 37 mm. ammo?
[image]https://scontent-mad1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14264166_1769564293320370_5751130447876420569_n.jpg?oh=c93ef7fde623f3ba79539c4499100874&oe=587DE54E[/image]
[image]https://scontent-mad1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14344182_1769564536653679_5174284425808132592_n.jpg?oh=902e7efbedf1b6a74f2cd66762601bb6&oe=587C28C8[/image]
Anyway, I couldn't find any more pics with these tin cans onboard PT boats.
BR.
Luis
Posted By: HOLDEN8702 | Posted on: Sep 19, 2016 - 1:34pm
Total Posts: 47 | Joined: Apr 13, 2016 - 1:36am
Hi.
Well, it seems I was wrong with the original use of these metal boxes.
Searching information about the 1.1"/75 AA Quadruple Mount Gun used on big ships till Battle of Midway, I found these are really used for this 28 mm. ammo, not 75 mm. ammo.
[url]http://battleshipnc.pastperfectonline.com/bysearchterm?keyword=1.10+machine+gun&page=3[/url]
[image]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1.1%22/75_caliber_gun#/media/File:Quad1.1onUSSEnterpriseCV-6.jpg[/image]
All drawings from this early Quad AA gun will be very welcome!
Best regards
Luis
Posted By: HOLDEN8702 | Posted on: Sep 20, 2016 - 11:47pm
Total Posts: 47 | Joined: Apr 13, 2016 - 1:36am
Hi.
Well, it seems I was wrong with the original use of these metal boxes.
Searching information about the 1.1"/75 AA Quadruple Mount Gun used on big ships till Battle of Midway, I found these are really used for this 28 mm. ammo, not 75 mm. ammo.
[url]http://battleshipnc.pastperfectonline.com/bysearchterm?keyword=1.10+machine+gun&page=3[/url]
[image]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Quad1.1onUSSEnterpriseCV-6.jpg/220px-Quad1.1onUSSEnterpriseCV-6.jpg[/image]
All drawings from this early Quad AA gun will be very welcome!
Best regards
Luis
Posted By: HOLDEN8702 | Posted on: Sep 20, 2016 - 11:47pm
Total Posts: 47 | Joined: Apr 13, 2016 - 1:36am
A big thank you to Pat and Luis for their latest 1/20th additions to my 80 Elco. Pat was kind enough to create spare 20mm magazines to go in Luis's 20mm ready racks.
3D printing has brought unbelievable detail and realism to my favorite modeling subject, thanks guys.
Larry
62 Bel-Air
260 Eagle EXP
79 Cole TR-2
Posted By: bubbletop409 | Posted on: Oct 4, 2016 - 11:56am
Total Posts: 164 | Joined: Apr 22, 2013 - 11:48pm
I would like to mention my 3D printed stuff John has used on this US PCE 110' Subchaser also
1/16 US Navy K-Gun - Depth Charge Projector
1/16 USN Depth Charge Loader Rack
1/16 Mousetrap Launcher Mark 20
1/16 Depth Charge Arbor Mark 7
1/16 300lb Depth Charge - Mark VI Mod.1
All items comes from my Shapeways shop::
[url]https://www.shapeways.com/shops/distefano_3dprint?section=1%2F16+Scale&s=0[/url]
Posted By: diStefan | Posted on: Oct 5, 2016 - 3:36pm
Total Posts: 9 | Joined: May 10, 2016 - 1:08am