I would like to know if anyone has any ideas on what the height is for the whoopie light that is usually mounted on armored vehicles during REFORGER exercises?
Thank you.
The location and height of the whoopie light varied on a vehicle-by-vehicle basis. Your best bet is to find photos of what you like and go with that.
This thread: M1 Abrams Reforger 83 - Armor/AFV / Cold War - KitMaker Network
covers that topic very well and has lots of photos.
The big question is what kind of vehicle are you building, tank, APC, etc., and do you have a specific vehicle or unit in mind. Then we can get into more detail about just what you want. For now, here are a few photos to get you going:
This one the light is broken!
Ken
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Are these lights available in model kit form?.
Richard
Verlinden made some.
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Accurate Armour does too, in multiple colors.
Many Italeri truck kits (all their HEMTTs) have them too.
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Sir,
Do they make them in 1/72nd scale?
Thanks Guys for your help as always.
Richard
You’re right, some had them on the back of the turret, some on the back fender. It all depended on where the crew wanted to place it, and how they wired it up.
Ken
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Hiya Ken.
If the 60 crews mounted tge Whoopies on a fender where would the wiring run to?.
Cheers from Richard
The service drive lights, ie, headlights and brake lights.
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I just CADded the beacon lights in 3 different shapes for 3D printing. These will be 3D printed in clear UV resin. I hollowed out the inside to give an illusion of a bulb inside.
In 1/35 scale, their diameter is between 4-5mm. The heights are between 5 and 6 mm w/out accounting the cylindrical stands at the bottom.
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