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

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

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Thanks Lacopo :D
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Re: Sd.Kfz.7/1 and 20mm Flakvierling 38

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Chains to hold my rear crew seat up.
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My canopy patterns ready and machine shop ready for sewing :)
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Some sewing done on my canopy and back sheet
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Back Panel fitted to frame
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Trial fitting of the canopy so far
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Re: Sd.Kfz.7/1 and 20mm Flakvierling 38

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Hi Phil
Looking mighty nice love what you are doing with this build.

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

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looks good from here, a nice addition, regards simon manning.

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

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Hi Phil.

Best canopy to date on a 7 well done mate you should be well chuffed :D.
Just got in seen your mail thanks ever so much.
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Re: Sd.Kfz.7/1 and 20mm Flakvierling 38

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Thanks very much Derek, Simon and Paul :D
I sprayed a sample piece of material Dark Yelow and it looked good and didn't
go stiff as a board so I have sprayed the canopy.
Currently working on the bottom panels and upper panel with windows in.
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Phil

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Sprayed my canopy with the Dark Yellow and fitted some straps to the back panel
also couple more tie down fittings to the side of the wind screen bars.
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Re: Sd.Kfz.7/1 and 20mm Flakvierling 38

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What use has the tube sticking out of the deck Phil? Smoke oil filler?
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Re: Sd.Kfz.7/1 and 20mm Flakvierling 38

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Hi Maarten
Yes you are correct,its for the smoke oil,to route it out the side of the chassis
would have been too horizontal.
The hole that it is coming out of now is elongated and there is a round hole in my top Gun deck,which it will pass through.
When my Top deck is finally on,I will cut it shorter and then it needs to be disguised
or hidden.
I thought about a hole in the bottom of a wooden crate or a crew members back pack :)
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Phil

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

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Great ide, Phil.
Will you be making rifle racks on the front fenders?
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Re: Sd.Kfz.7/1 and 20mm Flakvierling 38

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Hi Maarten,
The racks for the crews rifles is one on my growing list of parts.
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Phil

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