Rotatable turrets

[nescalona]

I'm building a Qwaar-Jet, but haven't added the turrets yet. To steal Yoji's hot turret action video, I'm trying to be able to do this:

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How can I do this?

[Raven]

One methode is to put in magnets under the model where the turret would connect.
as well, it is possible to make a rotating hing out of paper itself, but that would require someone to make a tutorial.

If you're willing to rebuild the ship or wait until someone can make the tutorial, it shouldn't be long. I myself have been looking for a model I found once that had the hinge I mentioned earlier. I will post a link to it when I find it.

[Yoji]

I used some brass fasteners and punch-out reinforcers. In the case of the Kushan Multigun Corvette, I put the head of the fasteners in the turret and a reinforcer on the inside of both parts. When the arms of the fasteners didn't fit, I bent them in half to make some room.

It goes without saying, but you should build the turrets first and put the fasteners inside before closing everything up completely. And although they may look optional, the reinforcers are necessary to prevent tearing and allow for smooth rotation. And be sure to bend the fastener arms down tightly enough to prevent the turret from lifting off the hull.

[GreatDane]

Hi there!
I've tried this myself a few times, and this one does work :
Rotating turrets can be done in paper, or preferably: card stock.
Auris has shown a few tricks to do that in his assembly instructions. He uses 2 different sizes of round disks cut out from cardboard; the small ones stacked onto each other for 'pivot axles', and the larger ones on both ends (bottom & top) as retainers. You'd have to punch a appropriate sized hole into the surface where the turret will be positioned, that will fit the 'axle' formed by the stacked smaller disks.
- Is this making any sense? -
A good example is given in the Kushan Heavy Corvette and Hiigaran Destroyer AI, wich you can download from Fructoses' site: www.ericksmodels.com/paper/models/models.html

See for yourself, it worked well for me ;D. I used it on the Qwaar-Jet and Skaal-Tel (:very small turrets!), and I'm using it for my vaygr frigates as well.

Cheers!

[nescalona]

Okay, that makes sense. I had already sealed the main hull up, though, so maybe next time.

Thanks all!

[Raven]

Great Eye GreatDane. That's the kind of joint I was talking about, accept I saw it built into a moble suit model (not a gundam, but I think it was once hosted on the pepakura website if it isn't still there.)

[GreatDane]

*Darn!*
Sorry for my fuzzy explanation on how to modify turrets to make them rotate.
This even kept me thinking while at work. So, I turned to what I do best , and churned out a few quick-n-dirty scetches in autocad during my lunch break.

The cardboard disk method Auris uses in his AI files workes like this picture here:



Hope this gives you a better idea of how to do it...

... To be continued ...

[GreatDane]

... and for part 2:

Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is how Yoji solved the 'rotating turret quest':


... was I right?

[GreatDane]

Hey Nescalona; do not dispair! It may be not too late...

Came up with an alteration on Auris'card stock disk method... Maybe this idea might make your turrets rotate too:


Maybe you could try this on some pieces of scrap card stock, just to see if it works. Before you might wreck your finished hull...

'See ya when I see ya!'

[GreatDane]

*Argh!*

Just noticed this....

Where it says 'centre' I meant center!

Sorry, my English is dropping by the minute, must be my age or something...

*sigh*

[Yoji]

Nov 11, 2008 16:36:24 GMT -5 GreatDane said:

... was I right?

More or less. I didn't use card stock reinforcements, though. I used those round, self-adhesive rings you usually use for 3-ring binders and notebooks. You could cut the things out yourself for a more precise fit, but that would've been too much work for a bum like me.