FlakPanther Gepard SPAAG update

dekybomber · May 15, 2014, 09:04:20 AM

Well here is my new project,i had a panther hull and one old knocked out leopard 1 gepard,so why not mix them and make the worlds first radar controled AA gun,still a lot of work but it's beginning to take shape,it should look something like this when it's done:

Old Wombat · May 15, 2014, 09:54:48 AM

You going to swap out the modern 35mm guns for WW2-era 40mm's/37mm's,& the solid targeting & search radar dishes for WW2 "antlers" & wire-frame to make it more "period"?

dekybomber · May 15, 2014, 10:08:25 AM

yes definitely it will get downgrade of weapons and radar.

Old Wombat · May 15, 2014, 10:12:11 AM

Coo-ool!

Captain Canada · May 15, 2014, 10:15:42 AM

Quote from: dekybomber on May 15, 2014, 10:08:25 AM
yes definitely it will get downgrade of weapons and radar.

Nice ! I thought it was going to be just like the photos.....but backdating the guns and radar is going to be a nice touch !

Wardukw · July 15, 2014, 08:41:48 PM

This is a pretty cool idea and back dating it make it even better ,,, for the gun chooses there; not much to choose from if our going to stick to WW2 German ... 37 or 50 mm ,,but thinking about it 50mm might look pretty good ,,the extra length of the guns would balance out the size of the vehicle and make it look a lot meaner too.
37,s might look too short ,,,just an idea for ya ,,also i really like the idea of mesh dish for the search radar with thick frames like seen on some German WW2 radars ,,ya this thing would look very cool indeed

Phill

The Wooksta! · July 16, 2014, 02:03:35 AM

Fit the running gear from the Panther F.

Scooterman · July 17, 2014, 06:22:58 PM

Oh this is going to be COOOOOL!!!!!

Dizzyfugu · July 18, 2014, 01:00:31 AM

Nice project. An "open" dish antenna in the front and maybe a retro-style mesh-antenna at the back would look nice?
Instead of two big cannons (2x 37mm or even 50mm) a quadruple of 20mm cannons in two pairs coudl also look cool and different?

Looking forward to see the progress, esp. when it comes to painting!

dekybomber · February 21, 2016, 12:26:33 PM

Well here is an update after 2 years of doing absolutely nothing

original guns have been replaced with 40 mm,radar is a copy of german freya,still a lot of work but the hardest part is done.

chrisonord · February 21, 2016, 03:08:33 PM

Looking good

The Chaos · February 21, 2016, 11:58:26 PM

WOW Gread Work.

Captain Canada · February 23, 2016, 05:49:35 AM

Is it ever looking good. And big ! love all the little details you're adding.

DogfighterZen · March 10, 2016, 11:38:54 AM

This is already looking very good!