Egilman
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It's a demolition machine for medium grade jobs... I've seen on in operation pull down a 4400 sq foot 2 floor, (8800 total sq ft) steel framed brick walled machine shop in abut 6 hours leaving it in piles for the loaders to load into trucks... Very efficient and powerful machines... Another one was observed to rip off the entire roof of a stick built home in 30 seconds then taking another minute to cut it up.... I'm down for this one....
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US 6” gun by RGL - FINISHED - Panzer Concepts
Egilman replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Excellent! I'll also add the 1920 version as well... That will give you an idea of what we had at the armistice and then three years later when we adopted the best of such equipment as standard issue and disposed of the rest... I think you will do this piece justice.... They went overseas in dark navy grey overall, and in the midst of the battalion getting trained they were being painted in the standard pattern agreed upon by the allies of the time, Dirt Brown, (dark kahki) Medium Green (British Army Green in irregular splotches) and the resulting splotches bordered by 4" black stripes.... and of course everything that touched the ground was splattered in muted mud brown liquid with chunks of sticky mud stuck to everything on and around the underbelly.... {chuckle} if anyone can do it justice you can brother... Here's an example... They are both 6" naval guns the front one is the 1905 on the M1917 carriage depicted in the kit with the standard camo applied, the rear gun is a 6" M1903 naval gun on the same carriage in it's shipping paint of dark Navy Grey... This is going to be a fantastic build... 1918 Handbook of Ordanace Data.pdf Handbook of artillery including mobile, anti-aircraft and trench materiel 1920.pdf
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US 6” gun by RGL - FINISHED - Panzer Concepts
Egilman replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I'm sure they did it that way when necessary, but the standard train for the 6" 1905 Gun was the Carriage on its limber pulled by the Holt tractor or a Standard "B" 5 ton truck with the Barrel transport wagon on it's limber hooked up to the carriage while carrying the gun barrel.... The second tractor or truck would be hauling a couple of caissons and the tool/repair wagon hooked as a train as well... They would then have a couple of two or three ton trucks to haul the crew... The FWD or the Nash would be a good period piece to represent this.... The Officers were usually riding in a White command (reconnaissance) car.... There were other pieces included in the train as well but not too many pics of them out there and they would have to be scratch built, (the forge trailer, the gun director trailer and parts trailer.... An artillery train for a full battery would consist of over 50 vehicles to haul four guns with all their accoutrements... A full artillery battalion would be over 250 vehicles for 12-16 guns.... Only four vehicles we had could haul the heavy gun trains, the Holt 75 & 150 tractors, the Standard "B" 5 ton Truck and the Mack AC 5 ton or ten ton.... This is according to the US Army Manual of Artillery dated November 1918... Just after the armistice.... I have a copy of it if you would like it... EG -
US 6” gun by RGL - FINISHED - Panzer Concepts
Egilman replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
It's a very nice model... The Holt 75 was one of the prime movers for it, the Holt 150 and the Standard "B" Liberty Truck were the others The Holt 75 pulled everything the AEF had at one time or another, your images show the Mk VI 8" howitzer the GPF 155mm gun and the 9.2" howitzer in it's triple train.... It's a shame the 6" never got to be used in actual combat... Going to be an excellent build.... I'm in... (wouldn't miss it for the world) -
Interesting, I see a 747, and F-18 & F-15 in that.... Very inventive....
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Aww I wouldn't worry too much, it is still in it's shipping crate and the stevedore's don't seem to be in too much of a hurry.... {chuckle} Besides the Masonry is looking too good to blast holes in it.... Nice work...
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Or modeling nerds.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/165900957344?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=165900957344&targetid=1263104806246&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=9033423&poi=&campaignid=14859008593&mkgroupid=130497710760&rlsatarget=pla-1263104806246&abcId=9300678&merchantid=112317872&gclid=CjwKCAiAxP2eBhBiEiwA5puhNet30xlKK3a03DHVJG-ANoIChhD6_U6ygjqQyBazfDZjne_NOVDafxoCMLwQAvD_BwE Only one of several different versions/scales available...
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You know what she said? Who cares about the angle of the dangle! Well done!!! She looks beautiful andy, Very nice....
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4 more infusions (2-3 months) and I'll be joining you at the WB.... Glad to see you back!!!! Nice work on the decals...
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I'm down for this one my friend....
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That would be something..... The Napier Sabre, one heck of an engine, not a Merlin by any stretch but eventually became a good solid powerplant although underpowered compared to it's contemporaries... the Merlin and R2800... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-media/NASM-A19670111000-NASM2014-05108 CMK makes the Sabre Engine for the Eduard kit.... https://www.scalemates.com/kits/cmk-4393-tempest-napier-sabre-engine-upper-half-eduard--1242698 CMK also makes the full engine as a generic AM set.... (in 1/48th scale) https://www.scalemates.com/kits/cmk-4215-napier-sabre-mkii--113397
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Yep, Backlight the box so the light spills down the upper stairs and reflects into the space highlights the detail without overpowering the lamp over the staircase landing... Gives you two highlighted interest points in the picture leaving the shadows over the upper staircase.... A simple switch would make it so the upper attic light could be off or on so you would get the best of both worlds... Brilliant vision as to scale lighting effects... Very well thought out Gary....
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You must have been a old style carpenter in a former life Grant... Gorgeous looking pole barn framing, the plate ties, (ceiling joists in a house) rafters and collar ties all are authentic to what the real things should look like.... (simplified for scale though) Beautiful work my friend....
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In my not so esteemed opinion, the first part is more accurate than the second part... In my experience, when you like what your doing, the abilities come along for the ride.... The muse never lies brother....
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Nice little vignette! Beautiful job..... Would have liked at least one shot in color before you cased it though, the grey-toned shots are nice for that photograph feel, but I'm a color guy... Well done brother...
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I'm down for this... Man I need to get my butt in gear, you guys are now building three at a time.... {chuckle}
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Oh I understand completely.... I have several hundred dozen under my belt as well... Practice makes perfection yes, but it also increases the boring factor, which increases geometrically the longer you stay at it... I've shifted genre's before, and I have several series in the planning stage today, US Tanks, US Artillery, 50's 60's Nasa, TF 18, Radar... and several more... (once I get through what RL is dishing out) Not a problem brother build what you like when you like... I can appreciate it all... Most importantly the talent and experience shown especially from those that have more than I do... Like you......
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Gorgeous... I sure hope you have plans to add an M1 to it eventually...
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Yep, Reality, (NASA in the 60's-70's) was much more exciting than any TV show..... Star Trek started a whole genre of human reality based science fiction and was must watch.... Star Wars, cemented that genre into a new universe of entertainment... (even though the money making aspects of it clearly take precedence now) Reality themed phantasy.... The great literature of our times...
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I lost interest in it 50-55 years ago.... (I was 15yrs old) {chuckle} Definitely some inspired model making there... And, I never got to take a trip to Tracy Island....
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That's free range territory, it happens from time to time....
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Absolutely... There was no law and everyone had to defend themselves... Where people gathered, it was a very polite society... Everyone helped everyone else as well for the most part, survival was an everyday thing back then, they didn't have time for all the social engineering tomfoolery we now deal with today...
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Yep, you cannot believe anything from Hollywood about history, for them it's all about the story and not the facts... The term "Riding Shotgun" came from Hollywood.. In reality, there weren't many stagecoaches that carried Money, Gold or Bullion... According to Hollywood, almost all of them did.... the "Wild West" wasn't really as wild as it is made out to be over the decades of hollywood...
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That one hell of a project!!! Will take at least a year to do it right... You will keep us posted correct?
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