Sd.Kfz.7/1 and 20mm Flakvierling 38

[phil fitzpatrick]

Some more pictures with my Flak 38 on the deck with the panels on,before I strip the
deck down again for the winch and exhaust etc

[Maarten Schutjes]

Magnificent Phil!

[Ian Rodney]

….BRILLIANT Phil……

Cannot wait to see your camouflage scheme and moving around your back lawn……..like Rolfs half track which is superb too…..

Cheers
Ian

[phil fitzpatrick]

Thanks very much Maarten and Ian
Cheers
Phil

[phil fitzpatrick]

Winch cable fitted

[Derek Attree]

Hi Phil
Nice job on the winch.
What Diameter cable did you get in the end and what sort of length ?
Also are you going to make the guide pins and brackets to stop the cable coming off the winch drum.
You can see these on Vince's build and several others.

Thanks
Derek

[phil fitzpatrick]

Thanks Derek.
I used 2mm diameter cable,I don't know what the scale version was,but the gap in the
rollers is not much bigger.
Sorry I forgot to take the length but it was about 7 meters long,again I don't know
if there was a scale length.
I took the drum and my hook to my cable maker and just wrapped it round until it was full enough,plus 300mm to go through the back.
I was going to put the pins on,but you cant see much of the winch,the way I have had
to locate my equipment,but I was going to experiment with spring loading some how if
needed,to keep the cable under tension towards the drum.
I would have thought in practice during winding in the weight of the winch hook would
put some tension on the cable and in practice for realing out I cant see that the crew would not assist with realing out the hook.
So that's what I will be doing when I operate my winch,I will assist both out and in
also when it is stowed leave slightly under tension.
I am also putting a switch in mine to prevent any accidental operation,this will only
be like operating that clutch lever at the back by the rollers.
the switch will be hidden along with my exhaust switch.
Cheers
Phil

[Derek Attree]

Phil
Thanks I will be interested to see how you get on.
I will make the guide pins as I think it will be hard to keep
a constant tension on the cable all the time and they had them on the real thing too

Keep up the good work

Derek

[phil fitzpatrick]

Hi Derek
Yes I would have deffinately put the pins on if mine could be seen,but with my build
I have lost some of the look through undernieth the deck,trying to fit in and hide
the electronics.
Camoflauge is my problem
Physicaly and design wise,I think the pins would be of more use with the winch at rest
because on start up of the winch to pay out the cable,I think without assistance the
winch drum would soon back wind.
Cheers
Phil

[phil fitzpatrick]

Found a little place for my exhaust system,by chopping off a bit of the rear
sub deck that I had put in

[phil fitzpatrick]

prepared some multicore cable for accessories

[phil fitzpatrick]

Exhaust fitting

[phil fitzpatrick]

Switch for exhaust element and winch switch,undernieth my
rear sub deck.

[phil fitzpatrick]

Rear deck back on temporary,some disguising to do with my oil filler pipe

[phil fitzpatrick]

Started on my canopy frame work