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Bofors Quad 40
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Sun, 16 Feb 2003 13:01:54 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Daniel Siskind writes:
> In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > In lugnet.build, Daniel Siskind writes:
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> > > http://www.brickmania.com/Gallery2/war/Bofers.html
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> Perhaps I'm being unrealistic, but I've scaled my plans to match the minifig (1
> stud = 1 foot or 4 x 8 plate = 4 x 8 feet). The mounting may actually be
> slightly too big, because my plans were blown up from a really tiny drawing.
> Your own cruiser is already so big that it probably wouldn't be too big of a
> leap to make it minifig scale!
To be "minifig scale" the ship would have had to be 22 feet
long. That's a little bit big, unless I buy a minivan. ;)
> > -How much elevation and depression do you get on the mount?
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> It goes down to about minus 30 degress, but only elevates to about 65-70 degress
> before the ammo release handles hit the back of the mounting.
That's always the limiting factor. It was for me, too.
> It will be fixed to the deck with a 2x2 turntable. If there is no woble in the
> construction (for example tiles around the turntable) then the connection is
> remarkably strong. I discovered this when building my Sherman kit as the whole
> turret assembly is connected with a single 2x2 turntable and it's almost
> imposible to break the connection with the hull floor. I've posted a quick
> snapshot of how I did it on the Quad 40 here:
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> http://www.brickmania.com/Gallery2/war/Quad40e.jpg
That's an extremely interesting solution. Given the
mass of the mount, I'll be interested to see how it
pans out when it's actually in situ. (Lord knows I
have enough of those 8x8 vent tiles to try it myself!)
My plan was merely to tile around the mount and hold
it tight that way, and the problem arose because I
had the 2x2 turntable on a joint between plates.
You'll have to let me know on a test mounting how
strong it is. I expect that with the blast shield
in place, that mount will be heavier than anything
you've ever held on by a 2x2 turntable before. That
is what causes the problem, or at least what did
for me.
Speaking of the blast shield, that's what I forgot
to ask before; do you have one mocked (MOCed?) up
or is that still to come? It has some very strange
curves indeed, but it's one of the truly recogniz-
able features of the Bofors system as used in US
warships. It was also effective, especially against
debris from kamikaze attacks! (Ask any of the crew
of the USS Franklin about *that* one!)
Again, wow. Wowowowow.
best
LFB
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| (...) Wow, that's big! Same reason I'm not committing to anything bigger, at least until I buy a house first. (...) Have you tried burying a 4x4 turntable into the works, or even that huge technic turntable? There is also a pretty cool turntable in (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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| (...) Perhaps I'm being unrealistic, but I've scaled my plans to match the minifig (1 stud = 1 foot or 4 x 8 plate = 4 x 8 feet). The mounting may actually be slightly too big, because my plans were blown up from a really tiny drawing. Your own (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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