"Pete's Toon Factory" The End

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi have managed to finish the Sherman memorial turret Bunker Bastogne.

So I have five new one's to show in December at a model show in London just ten more to do.

I hope JR dosn't see the state of this garden.












Hope you like it.
Pete.

 

[JR]

Hi John this might answer your question.

The concrete sub-structure was a standard construction (Regelbau 687) built by the Organisation Todt (OT). It required some 175 m3 of concrete and approximately 10 tons of steel to reinforce the structure. When finished the bunker was slightly higher than the surrounding ground. This was to enable the construction of an angled apron of concrete, which was designed to prevent enemy fire from penetrating the bunker and to prevent blast damage to the loose soil around the turret when the gun fired.
The bunker itself had three rooms. The room directly below the turret housed a motor that operated the hydraulic rotation mechanism in the turret. Using this the turret could be traversed at six degrees per second. The motor also powered a compressor, which provided compressed air to flush out the barrel. Behind this room was an ammunition storage room which was capable of storing 450 rounds of 75 mm ammunition. The room below the turret that housed the motor was linked by several wooden steps to an ante-room. This was home to a generator and a battery which provided power for lighting, to operate the turret fan and for the electrical discharge. It also doubled as the crews living quarters and was fitted with a stove, but no beds. The smoke from the stove, together with the exhaust from the motor, was vented outside by means of a chimney. A door linked this room to a staggered entrance at the rear of the installation that led to a communication trench.
Pete.

Thanks Pete, it does indeed .

 

[JR]

Pete, a great looking model, and the gardens not bad either .

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Pete, a great looking model, and the gardens not bad either .

Hi John If your happy with it that's good enough for me .

Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi my next toon to the slaughter will be the Panzer IV.

Box art.


Parts.


Destruction sheet.


Will be adding some detail to the road wheels.










I will be doing some modifications to the side armour I will try and replace it with wire-mesh so-called “von Thoma” mesh shields as side protection.
Will have to remake hangers they are tubular not square as supplied.
Will all so be changing the exhaust to the late one (as above)


Will remove lower hangers


Thank you for looking in.

Pete.

 

[scottie3158]

Chair pulled up mate.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Chair pulled up mate.

Hi Paul you are most welcome as always,l sit anywhere no one's turned up yet, to tell you the truth I thought I'd already built this one it was buried under a pile of Sherman's so I'll try to up my game on this one.
Pete.

 

[papa 695]

Just caught up Pete, don't know how I missed them some great work.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Pete
Another one to enjoy. You must have all the toons they make now - at least all the ones with tracks
Jim

 

[Peter Gillson]

Hi Pete
I'm actually starting to like these toons!

Really like the sherman memorial, very nice.

The Panther turret looks good, one point - wouldn't the soil be banked up in front of the bunker, especially considering the amount which would have been excavated?

Peter

 

[MikeC]

Morning Pete
Good work on the memorial Sherman turret. Do I detect the possibility of 'zimmerit' as well on the IV as well ?
Cheers, Mike.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi Pete
I'm actually starting to like these toons!

Really like the sherman memorial, very nice.

The Panther turret looks good, one point - wouldn't the soil be banked up in front of the bunker, especially considering the amount which would have been excavated?

Peter

Hi Peter this might help.

Panther Ostwallturm
Panther towers have been installed in solid fortifications since the end of 1943. Some of them were Panther series towers, but most were specifically designed for this function as revolving cannon towers. The dome was replaced by a hatch and the ceiling of the tower was reinforced with a 40 mm thick armor, which was to withstand artillery shells up to 150 mm. Armor Producer Dortmund Hoerder Hüttenverein completed armor for 112 Panther Ostwallturm by the end of February 1944. The second order was placed at Ruhrstahl's armor for the 155 Panther Ostwallturm, completed by August 1944. The towers were assembled at Demag-Falkansee, supplied 98 Panther Ostwallturm towers by the end May 1944 and production continued at 15 pieces per month. Two different placements were used one of the welded steel box called Pantherturm I (Stahluntersatz) and the other with a reinforced concrete base was known as the Pantherturm III (Betonsockel). Wa Prof. Fest IV used a drawing from November 30, 1944 for the Panther-Turm A (Schnelleinbau), which shows the location of the Panther Ostwallturm in the fortress. The location of Pantherturm I (Stahluntersatz) was done in two parts. The top section, 960 mm high, was the equivalent of a tank combat area, and the tower was mounted in a 100 mm thick roof. Ammunition was stored around the tower. The sides were 80 mm thick, had no floor. This top box was assembled by Krauss-Maffei in Munich. The lower part of the box was a crew room with heating and an electric generator powered by a DKW engine. The large entrance door was protected by a trench, the box also had a small escape hatch. The steel sides were 70 mm thick. The bottom box had no roof, was covered by the top box. March 26, 1945 was deployed a total of 268 Panther towers.




Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Just caught up Pete, don't know how I missed them some great work.

Hi Ian thank you very much.
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi Pete
Another one to enjoy. You must have all the toons they make now - at least all the ones with tracks
Jim

Hi Jim yes I have, as I said to Paul I thoughtI had already built this one it was buried under a pile of Sherman's.
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Morning Pete
Good work on the memorial Sherman turret. Do I detect the possibility of 'zimmerit' as well on the IV as well ?
Cheers, Mike.

Evening Mike cheers, as for 'zimmerit' you are joking, I'll leave that to people who are more skilled than I am and know what thay are doing.
Pete.

 

[stu1664]

Looking forward to this one Pete!

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Hi got a bit done today added some details to the wheels.



I used the original hangers, rounded the square bar, removed the spikes and thinned everything down .




Cut out the major part of the side armour plate, cut out mesh to fit , added support strutts and filled the top and bottom slots.




Cut off lower hull hangers.




Drilled out the end of the hangers to make it look like it's tubing.









Thank you for looking in hope you like it.
Pete.

 

[Deleted member 7181]

Cracking work. You sure have an eye for detail and a way of making things look "just right"

 

[scottie3158]

Pete,
This is aiming off to be another great build. The skirts are the nuts.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Cracking work. You sure have an eye for detail and a way of making things look "just right"

Cheers Andy I'm pleased you like what I'm doing.
Pete.