Landships II

Tim R · Hero

1/72 scale Big Wheel Machine model

Roger Todd · Legend

Nice! Do you know who built it?

There is (or was, I haven't been for years and get the impression they've all been put in storage) a 1/48 scale model at Bovington (note the little Tritton figure in trademark bowler next to it!):

Vilkata · Brigadier

Very cool images!

Thank you both for sharing! I had never seen images this good of the big wheeler!

---Vil.

Tim R · Hero

No Guys I am sorry I dont no who built the model, I found it on a IPMS site. I belive it was an English IPMS. I will try and trace down which site it was.

All The Best

Tim R.

Treadhead · Major

Howdy fellas,

OK....Tim, I really like ya mate, but.......your provided pics are really putting dings in my mental scratching 'schedule'...ya bugger

Now, that said...where might one get plans/schematics for this wee beastie?..?

Tread.

Also, {and here's a prime example of where I prove my weakness in the arena...} Is this vehicle articulated in the middle?

tia

-- Edited by Treadhead at 04:46, 2005-12-12

-- Edited by Treadhead at 04:46, 2005-12-12

Tim R · Hero

I have drawings of all of these vehicles. Send me an email, And I will send them to you in a few days.

All The Best

Tim R.

Roger Todd · Legend

I've attached a scan, from Glanfield's book, of the Foster's drawings. And yes, the thing is articulated, with a universal joint at the bottom of the vehicle. Above it is another joint of some kind, but I can't make out what it is.

Treadhead · Major

Howdy Roger,

Many thx for the provided drawings, they are most helpful.

I have Emailed our good Tim for his info so that I can make a better evaluation so I can play with pre-building it 'in my head'....

As to the upper joint you refer to above the universal joint, my guess would be it's some type of support/stabilizing shaft of some sort thereby relieving the uni-joint from any load other than locomotion.

Tread.

PostScript: Ya know, my thoughts are to play around with the idea of building this in 1/35th scale.....from the scale provided by the gent standing beside the vehicle in the Bowler hat, this thing would definitely take up some sizable modeling table space!.....but then, who am I kidding, I'm building a 1/87th scale ACW U.S.S. Choctaw Ironclad ship that is just over 3-feet long already!......sheeeeesh