German Flak 88mm cannon

[Skyraider3D]

Here's a fantastic example of how good desert yellow can look with some clever weathering...

http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/...geriidk_1.html

Boring? I don't think so!

[Spinner]

If you do weather it, ala the Tiger, you'd need to pay attention to all the greased, bright steel, moving parts. This can be dificult as we never see an actual fighting example. All we see are out of commision, without the breach etc kept clean by usage.
It'd take a bit of thought to get the functional parts correct but may be worth the effort as it'd be unique.

[jf3000]

Most awesome.

[Spinner]

Found a Pak40 Western Desert implacemnt pic, that might help with implacing it, as you asked for.

[WonderWheeler]

Very impressive model Phobos! A very complicated project, well done.

Too bad you're not able to share the file with others right now. I understand your need to develop a portfolio for future work. And it is hard to prove authorship once its been given away.

As mentioned to you, I have a semi-scale 1/4 scale cannon I'm building and would like to get a scale 3d file some day. If you or someone were to sell one on turbosquid or whatever that would save a few hours drafting some of it myself.

[Caman0]

Originally Posted by WonderWheeler

... If you or someone were to sell one on turbosquid or whatever that would save a few hours drafting some of it myself.

isnt that what it is all about? i wouldnt buy my models, love creating them myself too much

just my two cents...

[Lukem]

I agree with you Caman - it's the whole point of it all for me too.

Any chance of an update by the way?

[Caman0]

did some work on it, but not really worthy of an update.
im just too busy these days, i work 6 days per week now, so when i get home, i tend to be kind of lazy

soon though

[WonderWheeler]

Originally Posted by Spinner

Found a Pak40 Western Desert implacemnt pic, that ...

That's a good picture, but it is of a Flak gun and not a Pak 40. The Pak40 is the little two wheel version of the 88 used by the German Army. The picture shows a Flak 18 barrel, and the trunion is from a Flak 18 or a Flak 36/37. If there are two fuse setters it is from a 36/37. Flak guns were typically manned by the Luftwaffe.

Hate to say it, but in the earlier picture of the gun emplacement in the fortified french chateau or whatever, that looks like a naval gun rather than an 88. Notice the curves.

Phobos's model is a mix of parts, as sometimes happened during the war. It uses a Flak 18 barrel, but uses the Flak 36/37 trunion (as there are two fuse setters). The cruixiform base is from a Flak 18 as it has round pads and the stake holes are inboard of the pads. The Flak 18 base was used with the #201 trailer, which had dual tires on the rear, singles on the front, old fashioned streamlined fenders in front, and hand operated winches.

I had an opportunity to look at an unpublished article by a chap named Roy Chow. It explains how to identify the different models, and lists a lot of errors from books on the the 88.

I finally purchased a 3d model by the way, but it is for a 36/37 and the metal contraption I'm building will probably be based on the Flak 18.

[Deetz]

Actually a PAK 40 is 7.5 cm and not 8.8 cm, not really a 2 wheeled version of the 88.

Deetz