Flak 3.7cm 18/36/37 gun & ammunition clips photos wanted

[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

[Dario Risso]

This is the only link I have:

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... t=7cm+Flak

If I find more in my bookstore I will let you know

Darío

[Tim Coulson]

Thanks Darío.

[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.htm

Darío

PD: I've checked my bookstore, I find...nothing

[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.jpg

I would like to see the other side!

Tim

[Tim Coulson]

[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

[Dario Risso]

Wow! It's nice when the model builders response to modellers questions, isn't?

Darío

[Tim Coulson]

[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