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Rick Taylor (MasterGunner)
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Early WW2 US 105mm Howitzer M2A1 on Carriage M2

Komentáře

1 12 January 2020, 06:24
Olivier
Very nice. Will it stay on its own ? Or should some accessories arrive ?
12 January 2020, 09:41
Spanjaard
i fully agree with Oliver 👍
12 January 2020, 10:06
Norbert Steffens
Very nice build
12 January 2020, 11:21
Tim Heimer
Nicely done!
12 January 2020, 15:29
Neuling
Valuable contribution to your collection of American artillery pieces.
12 January 2020, 19:30
Rick Taylor
All,
Thank you for your kind words. This one will stay as-is, sans crew and firing position diorama, as part of my US artillery collection. I have plans to do a full-up firing position diorama for an M101A1, the final iteration of this weapon. I commanded one of the last remaining batteries of these in US service in the 1980's. Building up a complete and accurate firing position is a LOT of work. To do it well requires lots of ammunition in various stages of preparation for firing, lots of ammo dunnage, communications gear, artillery tools and implements (forcing cone, fuse wrench, fuse setters, extraction tool, etc.), camo nets, etc., etc., etc. Finding good crew figures is another issue. Most of the artillery figures available are depicted in the process of loading the howitzer. Most don't convey the weight of the ammo being handled. Even on this "light" howitzer, the ready to fire round weights about 42 lbs / 19kg, so it is carried close to the body. I've not had luck in finding figures in casual poses which are easier to sculpt. The there is the issue of me not having mastered the art of figure painting...

Rick
12 January 2020, 20:36
Spanjaard
that will be a dio certainly worth being followed... 🙂
12 January 2020, 21:40

Project info

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1:35 US 3inch M5 ATG/w M1 or 105mm Howitzer (Voyager Model PE35449)1:35 M2A1 (AFV Club AF35160)

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