Topic: Moving turrets

[dmbl]

yes Robin that would be about the just of it...

i am not really into complex engineering, and just sticking the turret onto a servo does not look very good when the turret gets moved.

but then again, one day once she has been finished, and hopfully attained a podium position at a World Championships, i might just think about the engineering, and make them movable, spare parts for the turrets are always available, and easy to obtain, so i could make another set with the engineering applied.

Hi Colin. new to the forum. but i might have an idea on turning the turrets. you might have a look at the attached picture of the turret rotation barbette for HMS Dreadnought.

[colin]

thank you for your input... dmbl

i think we will have to have a talk and exchange some information...

[dmbl]

We sure will do that Colin :-)

[dmbl]

Here some pics. of the barbette dismantled. I?ve made them on a cnc mill. a  couple of years ago. My Dreadnoughtproject has rested since then due to jobchange and moving and so on. Now she?s on the workdesk again and will approx. be finished by spring next year :-)

I hope the pics will give you an idea of how the turning arrangement can be build almost as the real thing 

[dmbl]

And some closeups 

The units are driven by small rubber bands from the Lego technichs sortiments...