Tom E Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share #61 Posted July 23, 2019 Evening, Well, I'm gonna put the wraps on this project. The James Cannon is done. Really nice kit. If you put the time in, a nice piece emerges. I see myself building another cannon kit. Would actually like to see a few cannon built. That would make for a nice display. I was going to do some rock walls around the cannon but proved to be difficult and I couldn't find any good rocks that looked in scale. Maybe for another build. Thanks for watching! Tom E thibaultron, Jack12477, bruce d and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantyboy Posted July 23, 2019 Share #62 Posted July 23, 2019 Tom, That's a real nice looking gun build. One of my other hobbies is Civil War Reenacting- Union Artillery , I help man a 10 pound Parrott Rifle, and have been trained on all of the various positions. My unit also has a Mountain Howitzer, a second 10 lb Parrott, and one of the members owns a 12 Bronze Napoleon. That's me at the number 1 position on the gun last year. Cheers, Steve coxswain, Canute, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 24, 2019 Share #63 Posted July 24, 2019 Steve, From the inventory, it would appear that your group has what would have been considered a "battery" back then. Having been to re-enactments when lived back east of here, it seemed like the artillery always was the biggest crowd pleaser. Canute, Tom E, Shantyboy and 2 others 5 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hof00 Posted July 24, 2019 Share #64 Posted July 24, 2019 Hi Chap, Nice build, excellent result!! Cheers....HOF. Tom E, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Completed Builds: A/L Bluenose II A/L Mare Nostrum Sergal/Mantua Cutty Sark A/L Pen Duick A/L Fulgaro Amati/Partworks 1/200 Bismarck A/L Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom E Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share #65 Posted July 24, 2019 Thanks Gents! Appreciate the kind words. Steve, would love to have that cannon in the back yard. Sure would keep the neighbors away! My first love will always be ship building. Niagara being my main build right now. But sometimes I can get burned out, and almost always have a second project near by. I'm leaning towards the Curtiss Jenny. Tom E Jack12477, Canute, EricWilliamMarshall and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 26, 2019 Share #66 Posted July 26, 2019 congratz on the finish Tom.......the cannon looks great! nice trim and a super display........perhaps a modern Howitzer might be a good companion, kind of a then and now thing truly a nice model to be proud of Jenny would make a good side build......look'in forward to it thibaultron, mtaylor, Tom E and 1 other 4 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom E Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share #67 Posted July 26, 2019 Thanks Denis, Thanks everyone for the likes and looks! Appreciate the kind words. I really like that Idea about a modern Howitzer. That would make a great display. I've been really interested in trying a plastic project. Wonder if there are "upgrade" kits for artillery models. The Jenny should be up and going late summer/fall. I want to put some good time in on my Niagara. She's feelin a little neglected! Tom E Canute, Jack12477, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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