NigelR32 Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Hey all, I took a punt and bid £175 on a 1/35 Dora Gun complete with the massive AM Transfer sheet. I won it!! for £170!! It would cost £540 to buy new!! Bargain!! 5
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted January 17, 2014 Administrators Posted January 17, 2014 As pure punishment... now you MUST build it! 1
NigelR32 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Posted January 17, 2014 Oh yes Jeroen, I'll do a quick build with no mods or AM, should all come together in about.......... a year!! 1
Administrators James H Posted January 17, 2014 Administrators Posted January 17, 2014 Jesus! I saw one of these in a store in Japan, and know how big they are. You really must build this. I'll watch all the way.
PAnderson Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Make a nice diorama with your Morser-Karl. Gotta watch this.
Members Mikester Posted January 17, 2014 Members Posted January 17, 2014 But how much for the addition to the house to display it?! Nice score! 2
lawman56 Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 But how much for the addition to the house to display it?! Nice score! Addition? Don't you mean a scale rail spur to park it on??? I've always wanted to see one built, now I'll get to!
Timc Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Nige my friend, you are a glutton for punishment. That thing is MASSIVE! At least you won't be lacking for something to do any time now or in the future.
GUY5Y Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 I just googled it..........SIX FEET LONG????????.(I'm sure they do an AM metal barrel for a few pennies). An old Billy Connolly song goes through my head...........D.I.V.O.R.C.E 1
lawman56 Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 I don't think they make an AM metal barrel. Just go down to a gun store and purchase a barrel for a .22 cal rifle!
GUY5Y Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 .22? I'm thinking 12 gauge...........and radio control,and a camera sight...Ok,I dream. 1
NigelR32 Posted January 18, 2014 Author Posted January 18, 2014 There is an AM gun barrel and Mantlet available, but they are very pricey. Also, the barrel is too long, by a lot!! My house is big enough to display this and I'm not Married, so I have no excuses for not building it I guess.... Would a kit review be appreciated on here? 6
Grant Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Fantastic Nige! I'd love to see one of these built - and in the flesh too. It's a phenomenal piece of manufacturing work and I looked into these a while back; I gathered together some photos from the net and this one was one that really showed its size against a standard 1/35th piece of armour !! I'm sure I had a picture of a completed Dora as part of a HUGE diorama in Germany ... It looked VAST against a sea of other 1/35th vehicles and figures. I just can't find the photo and it's sooo frustrating ! It's an incredible bit of model manufacturing in my opinion - a very brave decision. PS:.... FOUND IT !!! 1
Administrators Fran Posted January 18, 2014 Administrators Posted January 18, 2014 Great deal!!! That thing is trully massive... I saw one full build in a local event in Portugal...
Administrators Fran Posted January 18, 2014 Administrators Posted January 18, 2014 Believe or not, there`s always bigger: http://www.vonabt.co.uk/models/Dora/DoraBuild.htm 1/16???????????????????????????? gezzzzz1!! Crazy 1
PAnderson Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 There are even pics of a 1/6 floating around on the net. Still, this will be epic. I have longed for one of those, but reason always got the best of me. Not to mention lack of funds.
GUY5Y Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Not married? You pick up line can soon be.......come home and see my big gun. 1
Paulster Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Addition? Don't you mean a scale rail spur to park it on??? I've always wanted to see one built, now I'll get to! It comes with one.
Grant Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Believe or not, there`s always bigger: http://www.vonabt.co.uk/models/Dora/DoraBuild.htm 1/16???????????????????????????? gezzzzz1!! Crazy That's a great link Francisco - thanks for that, I can sit and look at it for hours! Aside from what it was designed to do, that gun was an unbelievable engineering achievement IMHO, and more fascinating because of it.
Typhoonattack Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 It comes with one. Should come with two.
NigelR32 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 I've just noticed something which has confused me a little... We all know there is a HB kit of the Dora in 1/72 scale right.. well, look it up and see what you think about the spacing of the rail cars? The 1/35 kit is wrong as it has one ten wheeled rail car for each corner whereas it should have eight off, five wheeled cars. The HB kit has the pivot to the rear of the front car and to the front of the rear car at each corner, leaving a great big gap between the cars. So, if we cut the ten wheeled cars in half, which kit is correct HB or Soar??? I have the Gerhard Taube book on the way, but I need to know now please...
Typhoonattack Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 Interesting question, Nige, and one that I unfortunately can't answer. My belief at the moment is eight different cars, of either 8 or 10 wheels each. Not one single photo I can find of the actual Dora is clear enough to be absolute.
NigelR32 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Posted February 3, 2014 Sorry Kev, bad explaining on my part.. I should have said "Axles" rather than "Wheels". I'm pretty sure now that the HB kit is in error with the biased fore and aft pivot points. It makes sense to have the weight over the middle axle eh???
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