To complete the gatling CIWS I continued with building the sight housing (right) and the ammo drum.
Here's a quick mock-up for looks and scale with the sight and drum.
Also note the new off-centered postition - this is neccesary to give it a better field of fire, more room for the ammo re-load hatch, and ejected cases can easily be dumped off the side (eventhough I have to look if this could potentially interfere with the side navigation engines and rotors).
The ammo drum still needs the skin.
So I wrapped some .25mm plasticard around it, and while it cured, I worked on the ammo feed.
The ammo drum mounted.
And a quick blue-Tac shot with the ammo feed.
Here you can see the proposed layout of the platform.
In re-load position.
And finally a size comparison to the Hydra.
Not so small after all.
I'm fine with the looks, but it will all depend on the details and ornaments, if the gun really fits the ATHENA or not.
Here's a quick mock-up for looks and scale with the sight and drum.
Also note the new off-centered postition - this is neccesary to give it a better field of fire, more room for the ammo re-load hatch, and ejected cases can easily be dumped off the side (eventhough I have to look if this could potentially interfere with the side navigation engines and rotors).
The ammo drum still needs the skin.
So I wrapped some .25mm plasticard around it, and while it cured, I worked on the ammo feed.
The ammo drum mounted.
And a quick blue-Tac shot with the ammo feed.
Here you can see the proposed layout of the platform.
In the background a large two-door hatch for the ammo and a standard sized hatch for access.
In re-load position.
And finally a size comparison to the Hydra.
Not so small after all.
I'm fine with the looks, but it will all depend on the details and ornaments, if the gun really fits the ATHENA or not.
*fingers crossed*
Cheers
Klaus