Tommy Styrvoky Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) I'm planning on building a RC 1/15 Sd kfz 9 famo. The features that are planned are front suspension, torsion bars for rear, 2 speed transmission (possibly), winch (possibly) and braked diffrential for steering. Variants 9/1 with 6 ton crane Might be difficult to fit the motors in the traverse for crane 9/2 with 10 ton crane I think this one is the most interesting but I'm not sure what happens to the boom during transport. 18t sfl flak 37 Folding sides and flak 37 88mm in middle Edited May 15, 2014 by Tommy Styrvoky Quote
Milan Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 9/2 was my wish-project, too. but later opted for Zis halftrack. Go ahead, I would really love to see how it would look bricked! As I remember, the book is detached from the body. Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted May 14, 2014 Author Posted May 14, 2014 9/2 was my wish-project, too. but later opted for Zis halftrack. Go ahead, I would really love to see how it would look bricked! As I remember, the book is detached from the body. The only problem is how to build a sting boom that is able to be taken appart ando have no clue how to do the rigging for the cables. Quote
Milan Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 Here is how real one looks like in travel mode: Well, few years back I had lots of pictures of this vehicle and lots of solutions in my head. Cant remember what was my idea for the boom. I know it could be taken off. Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted May 14, 2014 Author Posted May 14, 2014 Here is how real one looks like in travel mode: Well, few years back I had lots of pictures of this vehicle and lots of solutions in my head. Cant remember what was my idea for the boom. I know it could be taken off. Maybe something with axles for taking appart different sections of the boom ( there are 3 parts on the left side) and I think the outriggers are removable. Quote
Milan Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 Outriggers are removable. Those "square boxes with cross inside" at very back and at first third of the vehicle are outriggers mounting points. On the picture you provided in first post, outriggers are taken off. For the boom, I was planned to make it removable. Its pretty simple, the boom is removable and operated as simple as cranes of today use lattice extension. Lattice boom also has to be manually prepared and cables has to be mounted. Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted May 14, 2014 Author Posted May 14, 2014 It looks as if the cable mounting point on the boom can be slid downwards. And I'm also thinking on having something to apply pressure on the feet of the outriggers. Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted May 15, 2014 Author Posted May 15, 2014 Start building already! :) It's gonna be a while, I'm still working on a STuG Ausf. F and a Tiger I H. Quote
Milan Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 It would be cool if we could build his vehicle at the same time, at the same scale! I had my plans for this, which are few years old, but still good. I just need to recover all pictures and some diagrams. I am building few things now, and could maybe start this in about four months... Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted May 15, 2014 Author Posted May 15, 2014 It would be cool if we could build his vehicle at the same time, at the same scale! I had my plans for this, which are few years old, but still good. I just need to recover all pictures and some diagrams. I am building few things now, and could maybe start this in about four months... You think you could start in June? Because that's about when I will start building it. Also this thing is quite large it's like 60 studs long. That's in 1/15th scale, I might leave my stug together so I can tow it. Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted May 15, 2014 Author Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) the boom looks really complex with the rigging. Edited May 15, 2014 by Tommy Styrvoky Quote
Milan Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 You think you could start in June? Because that's about when I will start building it. Also this thing is quite large it's like 60 studs long. That's in 1/15th scale, I might leave my stug together so I can tow it. Hmm, I have to make really lots of scheduled LEGO stuff (10 videos, 2 mocs, book i am working on). I guess middle August in as early as I can start it :( My plan (before) was that the vehicle would be 1:13, but I guess it is close enough to your desired scale of 1:15. Maybe you can find another smaller moc to keep your hunger for building for a month or two, and maybe I can better arrange my schedule so we can build at the same time? Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted May 15, 2014 Author Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) Hmm, I have to make really lots of scheduled LEGO stuff (10 videos, 2 mocs, book i am working on). I guess middle August in as early as I can start it :( My plan (before) was that the vehicle would be 1:13, but I guess it is close enough to your desired scale of 1:15. Maybe you can find another smaller moc to keep your hunger for building for a month or two, and maybe I can better arrange my schedule so we can build at the same time? The only problem that I have is if you look at the end of my post on my panther on mocpages is kinda a problem. Because I won't be able to build anymore builds past September. I ment to say July instead of June in my earlyer post. Edited May 16, 2014 by Tommy Styrvoky Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted May 19, 2014 Author Posted May 19, 2014 might change my mind and build a 9/1 variant instead Quote
Milan Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 I don't like that idea, but I would sure observe the build with great interest! Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted May 19, 2014 Author Posted May 19, 2014 I don't like that idea, but I would sure observe the build with great interest! I undecided right now, the nice part is that I can build the chassis and then determine what vehicle to build. Though I still have a month and a half to figure stuff out. Also for the tracks should I use 5 wide ones because of on the scaled version it is 4 wide and I think that 5 wide works best with my current overlapped roadwheels system? Quote
Milan Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 Yeah, chassis is free to build, regardless of crane type. Use 5 tracks, if you perfected that system on earlier machines, but still try to improve it (to eliminate wobbling of the dishes when steering) Besides, most of the halftracks had different sizes of tracks for different uses. Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted August 12, 2014 Author Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Lego Sdkfz. 9 FAMO 18T 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr some progress on it, i'm doubting that I will be making a crane version due to the lack of proper length of string and It will be cool to get the rear shovels of one of the traditional FAMO's for towing artillery. It seems to work very well with steering (very wide arc for turning it) I have to mount the steering motor and make the front axle sprung. The power it puts out is surprising ( I wish I had enough parts to have kept my Tiger together to pull, but a few tubs of legos will work just as well ; the 2 XLs put out around 140 N cm and my Tiger only had 80 N cm of power. ( it would take 3 of these halftracks to pull 1 tiger in real life) I guess I will leave the crane variant for you Milan Edited August 12, 2014 by Tommy Styrvoky Quote
Black-Build Posted August 12, 2014 Posted August 12, 2014 I think it might look better with black tracks... Quote
Milan Posted August 12, 2014 Posted August 12, 2014 I think it might look better with black tracks... Maybe, to match the wheels. But, check his others tracked vehicles...he has a lots of gray bricks! I think this color of the tracks are perfect, since he could use all that gray parts for the body of the halftrack. Quote
Black-Build Posted August 12, 2014 Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Personally I don't like a light grey vehicle with dark bluish grey tracks and black front tires, but maybe I'll have to wait and see the final version of the model and change my opinion... Edited August 12, 2014 by Black-Build Quote
Milan Posted August 12, 2014 Posted August 12, 2014 Personally I don't like a light grey vehicle with dark bluish grey tracks and black front tires, but maybe I'll have to wait and see the final version of the model and change my opinion... Tracks are light bluish gray, same as rest of the body. Quote
Kelkschiz Posted August 12, 2014 Posted August 12, 2014 Seems to me those colors are accurately chosen. Of course with LEGO you will never get 100% accurate coloring. Quote
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