Baker

A small story that happened in a big war

In 1943 these fell down from the sky (emty 0.50 casings).

They were large planes, where other small planes flew around... 

That's the story my mother always told.

My mother witnessed a fight between American B17s and German fighters. And the empty shells fell to the ground next to her.

All this happened above Sint Gillis (west of Antwerp). No plains were lost on that moment.

After washing with water and soap, a first layer is painted.

further built.

Further painting is done by cannon per cannon.
First the Pak. Dry brushing with light gray, and further applying colors.

(Not ready yet)
Next to a figure, an immense anti-tank cannon.
Hard to handle
Hard to camouflage

But probably very effective, when a tank was hit ...

Thanks for following

On 9/25/2019 at 6:25 PM, popeye the sailor said:

amazing how identical these frames are

Yes in real the 2 russian carriages were  identical. Saves time in development and production.
The German version was actually a quick emergency solution.
How do I build an effective anti-tank gun against the Josef Stalin tanks that are becoming more and more numerous on the battlefield?
Take an existing barrel and use captured Russian material.

In the meantime, construction continues.

Drilling out the barrels

This part is cast so badly that plan B is needed.

The 15.2 cm will be built in transport version, and is provided with canvas protection.

The 3 cannons are built as far as possible before painting.

Hello from Belgium.

And 

These are to absorb the recoil during firing. They are actually 4 heavy metal pins that were driven into the ground.
This way the cannon remained in place during the firing (a cumbersome way to set up a canon).

Other versions have a kind of spade directly attached to the back of the legs of the
carriage (setting up is of course much faster). see the pak 40 below

The carriage in transport arrangement also has these 4 pins. attached to the sides of the legs

 (foto from internet)

Progress with the carriages.

With short run kits you sometimes have to drill holes and fabricate extra parts

The three carriages are almost ready. Extra details are added here and there.

Thanks for watching.

Beautiful and accurate work
well done !!

My idea

because I then think I could build it better

I have this problem with every model that I build. Once it is finisht, errors pop up.  I learn from my mistakes and try not to do them anymore in the next model.

How much of the material could I reuse if I tear it down?

That depends on how much you want to change. 

And how much would the new material cost, approx?

Dont now, but buying a new kit and starting over is probably the cheapest, I think.

22 hours ago, Norway said:

As you already have seen my English is not impressive! 😊

Neither is my English ( thank you, google translate  ).

Greetings,

And 

Beautiful work !

The legs of the carriages are further built according to plan.

Estimate the angle in which the legs are placed, a photo of the 12.8 cm Pak is used for this.

Legs glued and drying. Later some extra details will be added.

1 cannon is build in transport position and 2 in firing position.

Greetings,

Patrick

@ GL

I prefer, as good as possible, in a lower acceleration. 

It remains a hobby for me.

@ Michael

Yes, the idea is to build a model with full rigging and sails.

Thanks for comments and likes

While building the carriages the wheels are made.
Ther are 18 pieces for 6 wheels

cleaned up and assembled.

Started with the cabin under the poop deck.
This was the captain's cabin. There is one door for access and 3 small hatches.

A table with 6 chairs is provided.
At the back there is a couch that can also be used as a bed.


Am actually not satisfied with the finish of this cabin (interior and exterior).
Given the long buildtime of this model, I struggle to stay focused
That's why I restarted with military 1/72 modeling ( build log in the shore leaf topic) and later the Bounty project will be restarted again.
Building on this model will temporarily be a bit slower in the near future.

Thanks for following

Ace model is still "alive and kicking"

http://acemodel.com.ua/en

But these 3 models are no longer in production.

Every year there is an exhibition of IPMS in Hoboken (Belgium). With a wide range of kits for sale at fair prices.
So then it's "shopping time"

This is the build of 3 cannons on a 1/72 scale
The models are from Ace from Ukraine. They produce well detailed models, not always easy to build. but always a pleasant addition to the collection.

These models are the so-called short run method. A mold is made, and with this models are made until the mold is worn out.

Why build these 3 in a serie, it saves me time and especially thinking about the construction method  (once you understand how a certain component is built, then the next 2 to build are easy).
We build 3 cannons from WW 2  (All have the same carriage).

A 122mm A-19 from Russia                               https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/122_mm_gun_M1931/37_(A-19)
A 152mm ML-20 from Russia                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/152_mm_howitzer-gun_M1937_(ML-20)
A 12.8 cm Pak.44 (K81 / 2)   from Germany       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12.8_cm_Pak_44

Step 1 opening the boxes. Most parts are identical. only the parts for the barrels are different.

The first  part is ready

The legs of the carriages are now being made.
The first piece is a bit of a puzzle. Drawings from some plastic models are sometimes as simple as those from wooden boats....

to be continued

congratulations.
You have a nice collection 

The best way to get answers to these questions is to start a build log.

Welcome, and greetings from Belgium.

As always

Beautiful work and nicely detailed.