What Next

[JR.]

Well lately I've been contemplating on what I will do next after I've finished some other stuff and decided to let you all chose for me. :)

Here is the list:

Designs;
Linke Hoffman R.I
800mm Schwerer Gustav Railway Gun 1/144 or possibly 1/72 scale
Card Airsoft Weapons still in the perfecting stage (first will be the M1911 Colt)
M8 Grayhound Armored car
WW2 era American tank destoyers
famous engines such as the pratt and whitney R-1830 ,2800 ,Rolls Royce Merlin and others


Builds;
P 51 mustang
Focke Wulf Triebflugel
Paper Tiger Armaments M7 Priest in 1/36 scale with added detail
Albatros C.III the one in the downloads section
Designed Engines enlarged Continental A 40, Mercedes D.III for the Albatros C.III

[Fishcarver]

but do one version in 1:35, OK? :)

My late uncle served in the XII Manitoba Dragoons in NW Europe during the Last Big Global Beef , using the Canadian-built Chevy version of the Grayhound (Staghound as the Brits/Cdns called it, I believe!!)

Jim

[JR.]

Yes I was planing on around that scale or possibly bigger like 1/25.

I forgot to mention one other build.
1/36 scale WW2 soldier figurines for dioramas. These pictures are of a U.S. Army Private I've also done a German Wehrmacht Private I would probably do officers next.

[ultra]

well the m8 looks cool for me

ultra stone

[ultra]

though i would love to have an m1911

(sorry for multiple posts my internet froze)

ultra stone

[JR.]

so far it looks like the M8 has it.

thought it would be nice if I gave you all some info about the things i'm planing on designing/building.

first is the WWI German Linke-Hofmann R.I a first attempt at stealth technology.
Linke-Hofmann R.I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linke-Hofmann_R.I)

http://crimso.msk.ru/Images6/AI/AI58-8/23-4.jpg

Next the Monster 800mm Schwerer Gustav Railway Gun Schwerer Gustav - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Gustav)
A couple videos Schwerer Gustav 800mm 1942 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1F399biUag) Worlds biggest gun - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uplMgB3tnXE&feature=related)
http://en.academic.ru/pictures/enwiki/71/Gesch%C3%BCtzDora2.JPG

You're probably wondering Card Airsoft Weapons is. A few years ago I had bought Trent's 1/1 42 Thompson Submachine gun Paper Model 1/1 42 Thompson Submachine gun Paper Model - ECardmodels.com Shop - Downloadable models and crafts (http://ecardmodels.com/thompson-submachine-paper-model-p-518.html)
and an Idea struck me. I wonder if their is a way to turn this into a airsoft gun so after months (maybe years) of innovation I believe I have something that will work but I'm going to test it on something easier to build Like a M1911 colt.
P.S. I also have Ideas of grenades, RPGs and bazookas.:cool:

to be continued...:)

[whulsey]

The Grayhound sounds neat.
Also the engines, one in particular I would like to see would be a Ranger 6 cylinder inline. Realize it was not one of the biggie, but a lot of civil ac used it....AND....it was used in some early 50's dragsters, speed boats and sprint cars. Think one even ran in the 500. If it was in 25th scale the rat rod guys would go beseark over it.

[JR.]

are you talking about the Ranger L-440 6 cylinder inline ? Ranger L-440 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_L-440)

[thorst]

The Dora Railgun would be cool, and as a WoT-gamer, a T-95 Tank Destroyer sounds nice too...

[JR.]

The Dora Railgun would be cool, and as a WoT-gamer, a T-95 Tank Destroyer sounds nice too...

I don't know if you've seen this but this is what I'm hoping to achieve with my dora BananAlbum (http://www.vonabt.co.uk/models/Dora/index.html) and here is the main page Von Abt Gallery (http://www.vonabt.co.uk/gallery.htm) I will have to draft out the plans of the dora and guess on everything but I will try my hardest to git it right.
Good choice this is the first time I've heard of the the T-95 Tank Destroyer does look like something you don't wan't to get in a fight with. Especially with it's huge 105mm gun and 12 in thick armor and because of its weight it had to have four tracks. But its top speed was only 8 MPH :eek: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/T28_Front_Quarter.jpg
I'm also wanting to do the M10, M18 and the Medium/Heavy Tank M26 Pershing
these past few days I been trying to get some pictures and stuff on the M8 and can't find much on the undercarriage so I try to do my best on that as well.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/M8old1.JPG
M8 Greyhound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M8_Greyhound)
the M8 used mainly for recon by british and american troops in WW2 and as of 2006 is still is service in third world counties. It has very thin armor just enough to withstand 50 cal fire so an and anti tank mine would maul these vehicles hulls (which was only .12 in [3 mm] thick). the crews of WW2 solved this problem by lining the floor of the crew compartment with sandbags. its main armament was a M6 37mm and also carries a .30 cal and an optional .50 cal. the m8 has a top speed of 56 mph.