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Mess Deck: General Section => Other Hobbies and Interests => Topic started by: andyquirot on May 19, 2018, 07:49:37 pm

Title: Armortek builds
Post by: andyquirot on May 19, 2018, 07:49:37 pm

Hi all
Here are some photos of my Armortek 25 pounder field gun and the ammunition limber.
Regards Andy Q

Title: Re: Armortek builds
Post by: ballastanksian on May 19, 2018, 08:48:05 pm

Not bad. The gun looks especially good with all the rivets. Does the elevation and traverse work?

Title: Re: Armortek builds
Post by: andyquirot on May 19, 2018, 10:33:18 pm

Hi there yes the [size=0px]elevation and traverse work and the breach also has recoil. [/size]
[/size][size=0px]Regards Andy Q[/size]

Title: Re: Armortek builds
Post by: ballastanksian on May 20, 2018, 03:06:43 pm

That makes it a good value kit. I imagine people in less restricted countries fitting it out for live firing/blanks.

Title: Re: Armortek builds
Post by: xrad on May 21, 2018, 03:55:53 pm

Wow! Excellent model. Armortek makes some great models. They currently have the Elefant in production. I would personally like to have a 1/6 Nashorn....

Title: Re: Armortek builds
Post by: ballastanksian on May 21, 2018, 10:37:50 pm

You mentioning the Elefant suggests that a Nashorn and Hummel could be done if they eventually do the towed weapons that the SPs carried. An sfH18 and a PAK43 would make good subjects for their range especially as they do the SDKFZ7 half track that towed them both!

Title: Re: Armortek builds
Post by: xrad on May 22, 2018, 05:49:12 pm

Yes, and Amortek already produced the PIII and PIV so not much of a stretch to incorporate these builds...

Title: Re: Armortek builds
Post by: ballastanksian on May 22, 2018, 10:17:42 pm

If Armortek sell spares, then fitting a pair of PzIII sprockets to  a PzIV chassis would make a Nashorn conversion very accurate!