Flak 3.7cm 18/36/37 gun & ammunition clips photos wanted
Posted:
Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:36 pm
by Tim Coulson
I am looking for any photos of the Flak 3.7cm 18/36/37 gun & ammunition clips.
I've found a few photos on the internet, but they don't show the clips very well or they show the Flak 3.7cm 43 clips which were different.
Thanks in advance.
Tim
Re: Flak 3.7cm 18/36/37 gun & ammunition clips photos wanted
Posted:
Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:59 pm
by Dario Risso
This is the only link I have:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... t=7cm+FlakIf I find more in my bookstore I will let you know
Darío
Re: Flak 3.7cm 18/36/37 gun & ammunition clips photos wanted
Posted:
Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:18 pm
by Dario Risso
You're wellcome; but I'm not sure what it you are looking for: what part the "clip" is ?
If is something abour the ammo boxes, may be you can find something here:
http://wehrmachts.kisten.free.fr/sommaire_flak.htmDarío
PD: I've checked my bookstore, I find...nothing
Re: Flak 3.7cm 18/36/37 gun & ammunition clips photos wanted
Posted:
Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:46 am
by Tim Coulson
Thanks for looking in your books Darío.
I did eventually find the link for the ammo boxes, thanks anyway.
The ammunition clips/magazines or ammo trays (what ever you want to call them) look like this
http://www.missing-lynx.com/library/ger ... zsen32.jpgI would like to see the other side!
Tim
Re: Flak 3.7cm 18/36/37 gun & ammunition clips photos wanted
Posted:
Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:38 am
by Tim Coulson
I contacted Alliance Model Works pointing out what I have discovered and I received this reply. (Posted with permission from AMW)
"Hi, Tim,
We took a gamble, that there were spring loaded 6 round clips. Because the hard divider type is too difficult to construct in PE.
The divider itself would need to be C shaped stack-on pieces that are about 0.3mm wide. Our first batch was actually this design. Upon testing it was determined they're beyond difficult to make and the compromises were made.
And you're absolutely correct, all the 6 round clips we've seen have hard dividers, and all the 8 round clips are spring loaded...
Brian"
Brian has informed me that AMW will be redesigning the set and will also be releasing a new set for the Flak 43.
Tim
Re: Flak 3.7cm 18/36/37 gun & ammunition clips photos wanted
Posted:
Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:20 am
by Dario Risso
Wow! It's nice when the model builders response to modellers questions, isn't?
Darío
Re: Flak 3.7cm 18/36/37 gun & ammunition clips photos wanted
Posted:
Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:02 am
by Allan Williams
Hi Tim,
I have the 3 main manuals for the 3.7cm Flak 36, (Lafette, Schutzschild and Waffe) and although I haven't even begun to start scanning them yet, if there's specific details you're after I should be able to help.
Looking forward to seeing your build.
Cheers
Allan