Armorpax Quad 50 update 23/3/13

[Paul Morris]

Morning Dave.
You really need to start ordering enough resin mate, you have the whole of the forum on the edge of there seats its looking brilliant it really is well done again..
Now the nosey part . . . do tell what you have done with what looks like a dragon Panzer 2??
Cheers Paul

[leesellars]

Hello Paul

It's a fantastic piece of kit as normal from Dave. Check out the build blog on Armorpax forum.

Lee

[Paul Morris]

Cheers Lee

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Morning Dave.
You really need to start ordering enough resin mate, Cheers Paul

I genuinely thought 25kg of the stuff would be enough, I reckon there is at least half that again with what I still have to cast.

Juts for interest there is over 14kg of silicone moulds to produce just 1 batch of these and a similar weight of white metal moulds (although the white metal moulds will last much longer than the resin moulds).

Best regards

Dave

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

First kit fully assembled. More resin just arrived and off to try and get these things finished and out now.

Best regards

Dave

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

[Paul Morris]

Hi Dave.

Brilliant mate I don't think you really need the vehicle to put it on! its that good its a top class model in its own right nuff said.

Lee ... you were right I have joined up now spent all Sunday morning just looking and catching up on what I had missed

Cheers Paul

[Maarten Schutjes]

Fantastic model Dave. Well worth the wait!

Looking at your pictures, I'm already pondering where to put the servos in mine..

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi Maarten,

In the early days when I thought of RC'ing it my thoughts were tending towards drilling though the inner drum so I could have a cranked link from the outer drums. I was going to use 2 linked servos in the foot well connected to these cranked arms to give the elevation. I would then hide as much as I could with a torso figure.

The top half is seperate from the lower drums and sits into the top ring, so rotation should be straight forward. Might be worth putting a thin nylon ring between the two to act as a bearing surface.

But I'm going to leave you and the others to figure it.......

I am clearly insane as I am already looking at new ammo trays, for traditional ammo boxes as often seen in Nam, and possibly even a limited edition display base in the form of the M20 trailer up on its jacks and without the wheels to show mine off.

One things certain. After this I am not building anything this large or complex again as a commercial item.

Best regards

Dave

[Robert E Morey]

Dave,
That is one of the most amazing mass produced kits I've ever seen. Brilliant execution, fabulous detail. I don't know how much they go for, but its probably not enough to cover the labor and hours that went into this. Superb model. I can understand not wanting to this again anytime soon. Thanks for your efforts to support the hobby!
Best regards,
Bob

[Bob Gould]

Absoloutly awesome dave. Pity i dont have a carrage for it. are you gonna do a Flakvierling 38?

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

At a bit of a loose end waiting for the silicone to remake the front sheild mould. Instructions done and everything else packed.

I've not really been in the mood for model making the last few weeks but made myself have a go at something simple. I have a number of Vietnam era Quad pics with all manner of different ammo cans. One of the more unusual uses cut down gas or water cans.

I've modified a couple of ammo can carriers from the 50 cal soft mount and made this odd arrangement.

Best regards

Dave

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

A bit more tinkering this weekend and have made the Cone Flash Eliminator often seen on later quads.

Regards

Dave

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

And to complete the ammo box options I've started on a more modern style .50 cal ammo box.

Regards

Dave

[Tim Bowman]

Insanity!