German 13.0cm SD.Kfz 188 Selbstfahrlafette "Sturer Anmil"

[perttime]

Towards the end of the war, German resources for camo paint were getting scarce, too. Apparently you could have tanks with hull in one scheme and turret in another. Or much simplified schemes with only 2 colours, instead of 3, or just earth tone stripes over primer.

[frank2056]

Have no fares Lou ol mate ...it's going to be solved in the best and worst possible way   

Long fuel hose back to the base with a small pump truck in between?

[buzzbomb]

This beast certainly looks impressive! It would end up as a fixed fortification when it ran out of fuel 3-4 km from its base. Or stuck in the mud!

Thank ya Frank mate and keep that fuel issue in mind ..im going to sort out the engine access problem too     

No, no. That MUST stay UNresolved, it's a german project! 

Have no fares Lou ol mate ...it's going to be solved in the best and worst possible way   

Like angled mounting frame, so the engine can slide up and out to the side of the gun. Fold down armour on the side to facilitate this.. no compromised protection there.
All totally invisible in the build model, but your mind knows

[PR19_Kit]

Long fuel hose back to the base with a small pump truck in between?

Hmm, makes me think of another Bad Idea, an electric tank, but mains powered................... 

[Wardukw]

Towards the end of the war, German resources for camo paint were getting scarce, too. Apparently you could have tanks with hull in one scheme and turret in another. Or much simplified schemes with only 2 colours, instead of 3, or just earth tone stripes over primer.

There's so many different colours schemes used that you spend a month just trying to get one ya like ...im not going spend a week doing that ..ive kinda got one in mind ...but that's not a certainty 

Have no fares Lou ol mate ...it's going to be solved in the best and worst possible way   

Long fuel hose back to the base with a small pump truck in between?

Frank ..no ..don't be ridiculous bud 🙄...my god ...bloody good idea tho 👌 🤣
It'd gonna frickin need it 😫
I'm going  ...well now gone with a certain type of aircraft I love ..twin-engined ones   
Yep this now has two engines each powering one track coupled to its own gearbox ..what can go wrong with that 

[Wardukw]

This beast certainly looks impressive! It would end up as a fixed fortification when it ran out of fuel 3-4 km from its base. Or stuck in the mud!

Thank ya Frank mate and keep that fuel issue in mind ..im going to sort out the engine access problem too     

No, no. That MUST stay UNresolved, it's a german project! 

Have no fares Lou ol mate ...it's going to be solved in the best and worst possible way   

Like angled mounting frame, so the engine can slide up and out to the side of the gun. Fold down armour on the side to facilitate this.. no compromised protection there.
All totally invisible in the build model, but your mind knows

As ya probably read already Bri mate ...it's not problem getting an engine out now..you've got two to choose from after all 

[buzzbomb]

This beast certainly looks impressive! It would end up as a fixed fortification when it ran out of fuel 3-4 km from its base. Or stuck in the mud!

Thank ya Frank mate and keep that fuel issue in mind ..im going to sort out the engine access problem too     

No, no. That MUST stay UNresolved, it's a german project! 

Have no fares Lou ol mate ...it's going to be solved in the best and worst possible way   

Like angled mounting frame, so the engine can slide up and out to the side of the gun. Fold down armour on the side to facilitate this.. no compromised protection there.
All totally invisible in the build model, but your mind knows

As ya probably read already Bri mate ...it's not problem getting an engine out now..you've got two to choose from after all 

Solved   

[Wardukw]

Ya know mate I'm kinda looking forward to the complete mess that will be the back story for this 😆

[kerick]

Fuel is easy. Just have a crew laying railroad tracks behind this thing and have it towing a tank car. It's a great idea! 
Have the vehicle restricted to moving only 3-4 km from the railroad siding where the tank car is parked......
Mount this gun on a flat car and have it tip over the first time it fires to the side......

I'm always amazed at the lengths the Germans in WW2 would go to build the bigger and bigger guns and tanks. They wasted so much time and resources on "wonder weapons" that it really hurt their war effort. And then they never really worked well anyway. They could have built a lot more Panthers and 88mm guns and maybe done better. Maybe not won the war but had a better showing at the end. Truly advanced stupidity.

[Wardukw]

Fuel is easy. Just have a crew laying railroad tracks behind this thing and have it towing a tank car. It's a great idea! 
Have the vehicle restricted to moving only 3-4 km from the railroad siding where the tank car is parked......
Mount this gun on a flat car and have it tip over the first time it fires to the side......

I'm always amazed at the lengths the Germans in WW2 would go to build the bigger and bigger guns and tanks. They wasted so much time and resources on "wonder weapons" that it really hurt their war effort. And then they never really worked well anyway. They could have built a lot more Panthers and 88mm guns and maybe done better. Maybe not won the war but had a better showing at the end. Truly advanced stupidity.

Fuel trucks Ken....a convoy of em ..all lined up in a row to fuel this thing every mile ..oh and also to make it very easy for Aliied figther bombers to strafe the hell out of em 😆

It's the bigger is better principle mate..the dude we all hate was obsessed with ginormous killing machines and also because he was a total mental and everybody was scared of him he got his way .
We can be thankful in a way that he ran his military the way he did cause if there had been someone with skill and knowledge of how war works the Allies might have fighting way past 45 .
All ancient history now thankfully 😄

As for this build..it's getting there..added some tools and other details..tracks are on one side now..these tracks I do not like ..there ment to be workable but screw that..im not going to sit there for hr upon hr gently filing tracks just so they connect nicely..glued up solid but ill admit..they do fit very nicely 👌

[NARSES2]

Fuel trucks Ken....a convoy of em ..all lined up in a row to fuel this thing every mile ..

Ah so that's where we Brits got the idea for the Operation Black Buck raids from ? 

[Wardukw]

Fuel trucks Ken....a convoy of em ..all lined up in a row to fuel this thing every mile ..

Ah so that's where we Brits got the idea for the Operation Black Buck raids from ? 

Yep 😁 😁
Germans are known to be quite efficient and well organized...that can have draw backs tho 

[Wardukw]

Well the building is over and done ...the next is painting .....ive found a camo i like and it should look pretty good ...if i weather this the way my mind sees it then its gonna look epic ...so in other words it wont be even close to that 

First off the tracks ..this is just for one side and the bottle of Contacta will give ya some idea of what i had to deal with ,,,twice 
I did not like these tracks much at all .
DSCF4953 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
Dew to anger i didnt take a pic of em when they were first built,,,so the complete build pics should to it .
And here those are now .
DSCF4954 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF4956 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF4958 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF4959 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF4960 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr

Also ,,,my new cutting matt turned up today 
Double sided too 

[Old Wombat]

Well, the angry Kiwi Wardukw has done a good job, none-the-less!

[Wardukw]

Well, the angry Kiwi Wardukw has done a good job, none-the-less!

Cheers Womby mate 👍
Those tracks were not very good..they look good once built but man what a mission 
They should paint up half decent.