New releases from Takom Models Flak Towers and gun turrets

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[@MrBrewsk]

Heiligengeistfeld, is the name of a section of Hamburg. The building is still standing today on the northern part of large open area. It's a massive bldg. I visited there in 1987 when I was stationed in Frankfurt. Heiligengeistfeld translation is Holy Ghost Field.

[@winnietheshrew2957]

The area is named after a medieval convent hospital (The Hospital of the Holy Spirit). It was demolished in 1616 when new city fortifications were built.

[@RealOlawo]

It is not a section of Hamburg, it is just a space where we have fun fair three times a year "Dom". This location is west of the city center. We have a second flack tower which is in the south. Both should cover attacks to the harbour and the city center, from plains comming from the west or the south.

[@thor8640]

Larry mentioned the geographical location of the first shown Flak Tower, Heiligengeistfeld. Its actually three words that are spoken together - Heiligen Geist Feld and means Holyghostfield or in better english Field of the Holy Ghost.

[@ghostsam3023]

Yeah ! A very nice place for me !! 👻

[@fixer10091994]

Gotta add to that. Its named after the Hospital zum Heiligen Geist, or hospital of the holy ghost, which was established in the early 13th century and still exists today, even though not in its original location. The heiligengeistfeld used to be part of the original hospitals estate. I live about 10km away from it

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

It's a great time to be a modeler!!!!

[@doublenickelbob]

Great video, I am now officially broke!

[@Ricetamiya]

amazing kits, nice to see Takom going into ship business!

[@danytalloen]

A gun is not a ship...

[@SaorAlba1970]

@@danytalloen he is talking about the new 1/700 scale ships Takom are releasing

[@peterhanton2236]

As per usual, an excellent video Andy!

[@robertgraham1511]

Andy the 5inch 38 was also used on the CV3 Sarasota. In WW2.

[@foabmoab]

Was only after I'd been to Berlin Zoo that I found out there had been a flak tower situated there.

[@americanpatriot2422]

Outstanding video and presentation

[@larrybrown1824]

Full interior would look awesome on the MK 38! I want one anyway! And, yes, yes, yes on the Missouri turret!!!!

[@michaelkovacic2608]

I would really love to see you build the Heiligengeistfeld Flak Tower. It is actually in Hamburg and still exists today. During the Hamburg Raids in July/August 1943, including the infamous firestorm raid in the night of July 27/28 which killed 40,000 people, up to 25,000 people found safety in the tower.

[@Nebukadnezarthe2nd]

been to a concert in one of the flaktowers. the atmosphere is something else both inside and when standing infront of it

[@WhiteGloveModels]

Very excited for all of these! Now which to buy first!

[@guidor.4161]

They should have molded the turret doors separate to allow for some diorama use.

[@cadenmccullough2762]

Amazing, keep up the great work! You are always saying how amazing everything is molded, you should do a video on how they make the sprues and everything that goes into making a model.

[@danytalloen]

It would be amazing if they actually did... this is only the visible part, the more interesting part that would actually make it a model I would buy is not there....

[@danytalloen]

sorry, I posted this at the wrong location

[@larrypreece186]

Heiligengeistfeld refers to an area of Hamburg

[@barrysnelson4404]

Very nice but they are like a model aircraft kit which only had the cockpit canopy in the box. The interesting part of a turret reaches down at least five decks and it all turns as one. These are just the gun houses not the turrets.

[@peterkroger7112]

The flak-tower g is still standing at the "Heiligengeistfeld" (a big city square in the city of Hamburg).

[@ericb.davenport9762]

Always enjoy Andy’s videos.

[@Mike-mm4mx]

I saw a tv documentary about these a few years back on amazing engineering projects. Never would have believed a kit manufacturer would actually bring out models of them!

[@davidevans4675]

Seen the Hamburg FLAK tower on line as it is today on line and GOOGLE Earth. According to some reports it's going to be a hotel with pyramid roof garden. The actual model I've just bought has extra parts and is bigger than the Berlin version. The main reason I bought this model was to build a Command bastion for GW's Titanicus terrain set. Instead of the 120mm guns, they're replaced with Macro cannons from the GW accessories kit. Also on top will be another building from the terrain kits, making it even higher.

[@DASCDUDE]

Turrets look great! the Missouri turret will be a must have

[@blainefrenette3520]

Wish they would including figures with the guns

[@haydendill6288]

Mk.38 looks nice and simple

[@Swellington_]

Holy hell!! Those look awesome

[@clubtepes2046]

I love that Takom is doing all of these ship guns. I wish that in addition to the secondary guns in 1/35, that they would also come out with them in 1/72 to go along with the main guns.

[@TP75-mit_dem_Stimmen_im_Kopf]

The "Heiligengeistfeld" Tower is in the City of Hamburg, near of Reeperbahn St. Pauli

[@forceofone]

it would be cool if they did a 1/35th scale section of the flak tower,so i can put my 1/35th takom 128mm zwilling on it >.>

[@bruceferry3825]

Very cool. Glad to see them making some American gun mounts. If Tacom is getting into ship models, maybe they could make some 1/350 Leahy and Belknap cruisers since nobody else does.

[@NCTarheel55]

Glad to see US turrets in the mix. Looking forward to those 16” turrets. Hopefully we can get 45 cal barrels so they will work with NC or Iowa class ships.

[@gearhead3533]

I build warships exclusively but I’ll buy this anyway. It’s so uncommon to see a model building that I feel like their efforts should be rewarded anyway. Plus there is architecture in many countries I’d be interested in, looking a you England and Austria👀. Besides, I can put it near my ships and use it to help people put in perspective the sheer enormity that is a late war battleship/carrier.

[@alanriley7211]

Hello from England Andy and everone. Heiligengeistfeld means Holy Gost Field, it is in Hamburg. I wrote a short article on Flak Towers then and now on Quora if you are interested, look for the question "Could the WW2 bunkers and defences be reused if war happens?" on there. That tower is in use today for living in and businesses.

[@muppdog390]

Almost, in this case Geist, although the same word, means Spirit. Heiliger Geist is the religious Holy Spirit. Andy's pronunciation was not bad at all.

[@silverdragontm9548]

That looks like fun time incoming!

[@HeLLR4iZZeR]

The Flaktower "Heiligengeistfeld" is located in Hamburg. You can actually visit this one from the outside. Indors, are a music store. So you can see a bit of the structure from the inside The Pronounciation was quite good (I'm german) with a short break (-) it would be: Heiligen-Geist-Feld (Holyghostfield)

[@Emtbtoday]

Finally get the flak towers! Need get a nice display case for them! I have a nice twin tower statue from Franklin mint in a nice display these I've been waiting a long time for!

[@charliegeorge6803]

Iam a big model ship enthusiast, busy completing 1/350 tamiya King George v. Not sure about these Large scale naval turrets through- from the ones shown most of the outside detail is already moulded on and the instructions are showing very basic assembly instructions. Can there be much build satisfaction to these? Big chance missed by manufacturer to include turret interiors- on such a large scale they cry out for that? A turret roof that clips off to reveal the interior or one side of the turret in clear see through plastic would have been great and turret entry doors that open. Thanks for the intro to these new products but I would battle with interest factor on the naval turrets.

[@Andy.Gledhill.Models.]

Totally agree with you there. All of these turret kits could have easily has interiors as part of the kit. Even just the gun breaches that could have been seen through an open door, would have been cool.

[@IvorMektin1701]

USS New Jersey channel has some great videos on 5"/38

[@DieselxRobot]

Those 1/700 Gearing class ships you showed for a bit have a 1/72 5 inch turret included, I want to buy it just for that

[@jimbe01]

That five inch thirty eight turret kit in 1/35 scale certainly seem like a possibility for interior detailing as is done for various 1/35 scale tanks? (F.Y.I. I believe Bernard Kast “military history visualized” or “Bismarck” “aviation history visualized” had a episode about the Flak Towers on their applicable channels).

[@sayeager5559]

Still hoping someone starts making aftermarket interiors for the naval guns.

[@Bryan-cs9to]

That would be very cool - I've seen a 1/350 model cross section of a USN aircraft carrier w/ interior details

[@sayeager5559]

@@Bryan-cs9to Yeah, ive seen that too. I actually got some books on the Bismark that show a cutaway of the main turrets, but my scratch building is nowhere near good enough for something like that.

[@jilthunder2276]

Hi! The "Heiligengeistfeld" is a large open space in the Hamburg(!) city center. And this flak-tower is the only one of those big flak-towers still in existance today! The annual city fair takes place on Heiligengeistfeld every year just around it btw. =) Best regards from Germany, Jens

[@chemech]

IIRC, there are a few of the towers still standing in Berlin and Vienna... mostly, they are barricaded shut, in order to keep the curious from getting injured inside. The towers that still stand are considered to be just too difficult to demolish, and too politically sensitive to convert into museums according to my sources. Rather grotesque reminders of bad times in the past.

[@jilthunder2276]

@@chemech The ones in Berlin all are demolished; of the big flak tower on the "Humboldthain", you still can see one third, or half; the rest crumbled and was artificially overgrown. I know of one round shaped flak tower in Vienna; it is large, but not as large as the rectangular shaped ones in Germany. Best regards, Jens

[@pontiacbubba]

Can hardly wait for the new ship models. I only hope they make ( or some one does a conversion ) of the Allen M Sumner class DD

[@timvagt749]

"Heiligengeistfeld " ist the name of the place this bunker/flaktower is placed - it still stands to this day here in Hamburg!

[@shuikicheung9956]

Owned shop ! So found the brand new models as well as demonstrated with ingenuity ?

[@fastfreddy3103]

Brand new StuG III, Flak towers! I need to get these. Soon as I finish the other thirty

[@starsiegeplayer]

Hmmm I didn't know anybody made kits of just the turrets.

[@frtdog]

Built model cars and planesback in the 50's but when it came to WWII stuff I settled for MHQ 285:1 scale micro armor. I have almost a complete set.

[@davidevans4675]

I'm going to use the 1/72 TAKOM 15 CM SK C/28 Turret for the Modelcollect P1000 Ratte. It's going to be the rear turret for a SCI FI kit bashed Traction vehicle as seen in Mortal Engines.

[@Bryan-cs9to]

I bet these turret models would be a great mojo builder for anyone needing a little help getting started - like myself.

[@Shinzon23]

This is a BIZZARELY SPECIFIC model line. Usually you'd see these AND a bunker or something to stick them on. Not that I'm objecting, its just really specific

[@StickTheGlue]

Something I can't un-see after it was pointed out to me is that the Missouri guns are in a 'TurreNt' :D

[@rrrayrrray]

Haha! Same here. Maybe you can turrent on or off?

[@NapFloridian]

HeiligenGeist =Holy Ghost... Feld = field It was the park or street location where the FLAK installation aka Bunker was located

[@robertevans8126]

Did you ever do a video where you were building this kit?

[@simongee8928]

Surprised that Takom do t do a 'full interior' turret as is done with a lot of AFVs. Would be a very interesting build - !

[@scuderio762]

Damn cool, the Flakturm from my hometown Hamburg :)

[@stephengardiner9867]

Ask Takom to release a 1/350 kit of the USS Portland, or HMS Illustrious or Victorious. USS Indianapolis is famous for being sunk. Her sister ship, USS Portland served valiantly throughout the war, took severe damage and survived to fight again. As for the British carriers...well, Trumpeter has released the Ark Royal (again famous for being sunk but after helping to bring the Bismarck to its doom). The Illustrious class carriers were notable for their ability to withstand battle damage that would well have put paid to a Yorktown or even an Essex class vessel.

[@markholm6955]

Cool but I want a flack tower in 1/35!

[@Mike-mm4mx]

'Holy Ghost Field'! Mind boggling!

[@razif6916]

The Flak tower r awesome

[@Neumi7080]

There is G Tower and L Tower. G is for Geschütz - Gun Tower, L is for Leit, like Guiding Tower, to direct the G Towers The Zoo Tower in Berlin is completly destroyed, but there are two others more or less standing

[@raymond7880]

At 1/350 the Flak towers are good for some 'what if' conversions using 1/350 ship turrets. Fictional but fun to do.

[@minimax9452]

Heiligengeistfeld - "Holy-Ghost-Field" --> it describes the the name of place were the bunker is. The field of the holy ghost.

[@Emtbtoday]

That'll make a hell of a difference metal barrels with them turrets!

[@gemmumma8354]

too bad they don't have a full interior kits for these mount.

[@863rafael]

Nice metal barrels. I would put in some motorization if I bought those

[@astronomenov99]

They need to do a model of Castle Colditz!

[@heathstephenson3863]

I would like to see someone bring out a set of Quadruple 40mm Bofors in 1/12 scale?

[@Samo-sn5yt]

Did you ever build the mk38 gun mounts? I wanna seeeeeee their glory

[@Emtbtoday]

The zoo is still there next to it aswell! There's new video's of some researcher guy going to them alot of people use them now for abseiling down and wall climbing! Is the G tower not in Austria or something? They do look good for the scale! Never knew there was pak 43s on the flak towers that's interesting

[@georgedistel1203]

Nice kits, waiting anxiously for the ship kit reviews. You know if Tamiya would step up their game as far as detail in their 1/350 ships and also add photo etch without a ginormous price increase it would make them a lit more of a competitive product.

[@gretareset6016]

The only model I'm waiting for is the YAMATO in 1/200 ... please bring it to market!

[@danmeehan1390]

I know that at least one of these towers have been repurposed as businesses, cheaper than trying to tear these monsters down!

[@charleslarson6961]

Andy, what did you do in your last life to get such a sweet, sweet place in this one? No, it isn't envy -- it's darnright jealousy! You deserve it, though. Carry on!

[@ronaldbroehm1411]

Can anyone tell me, is 1/350 scale some what equill to HO scale as I have a big ho train set?

[@BobBoB-ez1pi]

When is the going tobe a model build again, or the tutorials finished?

[@danytalloen]

What is Takom thinking ??? There can't be much of a run for those Flak Towers and Battleship turrets.

[@SaorAlba1970]

i would like to see Takom do 1/700 flak towers to go with there 1/700 scale warships

[@kaiserwilhelmshatner3156]

We need a 1:1 scale Yamato.

[@oliverpearson1577]

Lol I was thinking that myself the other day. Imagine the cost of a static model 1:1.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

Is it just the light, but that first kit looked like there was a serious issue with one side. See 3:23.

[@magnusmrk4614]

Holy ghost field:)

[@clubtepes2046]

Tell Takom..... 1/72 scale Battleship superstructures!

[@kevind6675]

When will the Flak towers be available?

[@vgovger4373]

They should make Fort Drum?

[@lilfroku5862]

Hey fellow modelers I’m looking for the m119a2 artillery model for my dad this Christmas. Know any place I can find one in like 1/35

[@rooster9484]

I want them all

[@kalicom2937]

Bismark's main guns were 38cm (15 inch), not 15cm.... oops.

[@xRepoUKx]

1/700 is too small for me, hopefully Takom will produce some 1/350 scale ships but without the silly fit tolerances that affect some of their armour kits.

[@minimax9452]

The Bunker is NOT in Berlin it is in Hamburg

[@carol7311]

Ok time to buy 1 million 5in Mk 38 kits

[@strenggeheim5793]

Being German, the closest pronounciation help I can come up with is "Highleegan-Gizedfald".

[@hanssmidt12]

Wow thats a lot

[@scorpirus]

kitbash it onto a trumpeter railcar thingamabob

[@garyparker2969]

Yeah What He Said 👍👍

[@oleandersen2228]

Of the three towers in Berlin, ZOO, Friedrichshain and Humboldthain, only parts of the one in Humboldthain is left. The organization "Berliner Unterwelt" make trips into it. You may be able to find a little foundation leftovers from the two other towers, but thats it.

[@michaelhintzmikesminiature1812]

👍👍👍

[@shuikicheung9956]

先生砌模型高手最重要店舖!可以找到最新模型更重要如何匠心獨運?Sir really plastic modelling expert the most important had Axc

[@aszon85]

Such large models and no interior to assemble

[@wraith20072007]

Geeez Bro. do you have to scream into the camera...about gave me a heart attack and bloew out my speakers. lol

[@dr.bimbambula]

who on earth buys flaktowers and why

[@aries-3536]

If these FLAK towers were 1/72 or 1/35 scale could use them with other kits etc.and make a diorama but 1/350. A stand alone on a shelf that's about all..

[@ILSRWY4]

That Mark 38 5" gun turret is a travesty of a kit. I cannot believe for the life of me, that they did NOT include an interior, with a removable cover to show it off. All that space, and its empty? Seriously? Oh.. but wait just a minute, they include metal guns... like We REALLY need those... I'd rather have plastic barrels and have a detailed interior.

[@egyeneskifli7808]

The 1/35 scale warship gunturrets has a good place to show people how the overhyped german heavy panzers were laughing stocks in real life. And the german heavy panzer units have the opportunity to feel it when Rodney arrived in Normandy and with a few shells from 25 km wrecked a whole abteilung in a metter of minutes. Her artillery systems (and all naval artillery systems in the metter of fact) were far superior in every respect compared to any land field artillery systems. BTW: is there anybody who still deny that neonazism is not existing? Just look at these new releases. Only two american between a dozen WWII german.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

Is it possible that the reason there are more German than American kits being released is that ... 1. The Nazis did it or 2. The World is bigger than the US 3. German kit is prettier than US kit 4. People who like American kit keep getting called Nazis for being patriotic? Funny old world, ain't it?

[@xRepoUKx]

Egyenes, that really is a dumb post. The 88mm or higher armed panzers were killing machines and rightly greatly feared. Also, you'll have a hard time hitting a Tiger on the Eastern front with a Mark 38 turret...

[@egyeneskifli7808]

@@xRepoUKx My point: everybody think that those tank guns were the pinnacle of artillery technology. Nope, they were far away from it. Even the WWI battleship artillery systems were superior to them. Tanks were unable to hit anything from other then full stop, even if that thing was 1-200 m away. Battleship artillery optimized for high speed engagements, where all the participants constantly moving, rocking, faster then any tank of their time. And they still can hit 1-200 m long and 35 m wide targets from 25-30 km. Ground artillery can't achieved this before the 1970s with stationary platforms and targets. The firecontrol systems of the american battleships in WWII was so far ahead of their time, when in the 1980s they reactivated the Iowa-class they decided to keep them. Simply because any then existing modern firecontrol systems were worse then the WWII naval gunnery ones. If they want to do better they whould need to shove a supercomputer to somewhere on the ship, and nothing guaranteed that it will perform in those conditions. And the Mk 1 firecontrol computer was an electro-mechanical, analogue computer. In the age of naval guns, naval artillery were the undisputed king of any kind of artillery. Those schweres panzer abteilungs went to Normandie in their mind that they are invulnerable to anything the western allies can throw on them. Well, when the two worlds collided, the Tigers were only supporting actors, or played even lesser roles in that movie. You think Hitler daydreamed the Ratte for nothing? Those thing would use the decommissioned turrets from the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau. You are right, there were no Mk 38 turrets in the russian front. But they had heavy artillery pieces made from 8" cruiser guns. And later they even built some 16" and 16.1" SPGs, those used guns from abandoned battleship projects.

[@egyeneskifli7808]

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle 2. Yes, and the world is much, much bigger then Germany ever was. Still 70% of the model kits are WWII german ones. You can call it overrepresentation. 3. Not necesseraly. 4. What has it done with patriotism? Most of the germans still feel the collective guilt about WWII and the nazi regime. The WWII model kits have one of the smallest markets in Germany. BTW: german tank technology was so advanced, that nothing were carry over by others. Their tanks were a collection of technological deadends. Everything they invented in that department were abandoned.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

@@egyeneskifli7808 I was not being entirely serious but ...