martins panzer4 wirbelwind. 1/35 scale
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:55 pm
HI all this will be my offering for this sig .
i chose this one just to mix up this sig abit .
and i like the look of it .
so here goes
first the kit , there are no extras on this one.
now a peace of history , there is not a lot , due to the fact it was not a great succses .
The Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" (Whirlwind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier Möbelwagen self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
In the first years of the war, the German military forces had less interest in developing self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, but as the Allies began to gain air superiority, the need for more mobile and better-armed self-propelled anti-aircraft guns increased. During the early summer of 1944, SS-Hauptsturmführer Karl Wilhelm Krause with the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend came up with the concept of the Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind. He presented the concept to SS-Obersturmbannführer Max Wünsche, commanding officer of the 12th SS Panzer Regiment and it was approved by Hitler.
The Panzer IV's turret was removed and replaced with an open-top, nine-sided turret which housed a quadruple 2 cm Flakvierling 38 L/112.5. A closed-top design would have been preferable, but this was not possible due to the heavy smoke generated by the four anti-aircraft guns. The shape of the turret earned it the nickname Keksdose ("Biscuit Tin"). Production of the tank was carried out by Ostbau Werke in Sagan, Silesia. However, in combat the 2 cm shells were felt to be insufficiently effective against aircraft, and so a more powerful successor was produced which eventually replaced it. Known as the Flakpanzer IV Ostwind (East Wind), the successor was equipped with a single 3.7 cm Flak 43.
Side view of Wirbelwind at CFB Borden
The combination of armor and rapid fire from the four guns of the Wirbelwind also made it effective against ground targets.
Between 87 and 105 Wirbelwinds were produced during the war, but due to discrepancies between the recorded production numbers at Ostbau Werke and Wehrmacht service records, the exact number will probably never be known.
ok on with the buid , this is tamiya so it all went together well no problems .
starting with the hull , and front and back plates.
i will be leaving the can of until later so it can have the rust treatment .
wheels all made up .
and primed.
then moving on to the top deck , i will put everything on before painting and detail it later .
the inner mud guards i will be leaving out , from what pictures i have seen these were not on, maybe because thay get in the way of the rear towing hooks .
top deck all finished .
this is going together a treat hope the painting and weathering goes the same way .
next up sorting the parts for the guns
well thats it for now thanks for coming , be back soon.
i chose this one just to mix up this sig abit .
and i like the look of it .
so here goes
first the kit , there are no extras on this one.
now a peace of history , there is not a lot , due to the fact it was not a great succses .
The Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" (Whirlwind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier Möbelwagen self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
In the first years of the war, the German military forces had less interest in developing self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, but as the Allies began to gain air superiority, the need for more mobile and better-armed self-propelled anti-aircraft guns increased. During the early summer of 1944, SS-Hauptsturmführer Karl Wilhelm Krause with the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend came up with the concept of the Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind. He presented the concept to SS-Obersturmbannführer Max Wünsche, commanding officer of the 12th SS Panzer Regiment and it was approved by Hitler.
The Panzer IV's turret was removed and replaced with an open-top, nine-sided turret which housed a quadruple 2 cm Flakvierling 38 L/112.5. A closed-top design would have been preferable, but this was not possible due to the heavy smoke generated by the four anti-aircraft guns. The shape of the turret earned it the nickname Keksdose ("Biscuit Tin"). Production of the tank was carried out by Ostbau Werke in Sagan, Silesia. However, in combat the 2 cm shells were felt to be insufficiently effective against aircraft, and so a more powerful successor was produced which eventually replaced it. Known as the Flakpanzer IV Ostwind (East Wind), the successor was equipped with a single 3.7 cm Flak 43.
Side view of Wirbelwind at CFB Borden
The combination of armor and rapid fire from the four guns of the Wirbelwind also made it effective against ground targets.
Between 87 and 105 Wirbelwinds were produced during the war, but due to discrepancies between the recorded production numbers at Ostbau Werke and Wehrmacht service records, the exact number will probably never be known.
ok on with the buid , this is tamiya so it all went together well no problems .
starting with the hull , and front and back plates.
i will be leaving the can of until later so it can have the rust treatment .
wheels all made up .
and primed.
then moving on to the top deck , i will put everything on before painting and detail it later .
the inner mud guards i will be leaving out , from what pictures i have seen these were not on, maybe because thay get in the way of the rear towing hooks .
top deck all finished .
this is going together a treat hope the painting and weathering goes the same way .
next up sorting the parts for the guns
well thats it for now thanks for coming , be back soon.
