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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Over Open Sights on July 19, 2015, 02:13:52 PM

Title: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: Over Open Sights on July 19, 2015, 02:13:52 PM
Platsticard, Styrene rod and tubing, and a bit of brass wire, glue, a pair of GWM wheels, swearing and a blokish desire to "have a go". No fine detail such as rivets and a bit of artistic license here and there:
(http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr336/OverOpenSights/PICT0013_zpszopohkhj.jpg)
(http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr336/OverOpenSights/PICT0026_zpsuuisfipy.jpg)
(http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr336/OverOpenSights/PICT0012_zps604sdd4i.jpg)
(http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr336/OverOpenSights/PICT0025_zpstuctrh6u.jpg)  :)
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: smirnoff on July 19, 2015, 02:27:17 PM
Excellent
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: Silent Invader on July 19, 2015, 02:33:50 PM
That is very nice indeed  8)
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: Duke Donald on July 19, 2015, 02:47:31 PM
Great build!
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: fred on July 19, 2015, 03:05:35 PM
Great stuff.

I wouldn't even know where to start with something like this - I once tried to cut a couple of track guards for a 10mm tank - the first one was OK the second (even using the first as a template) was nothing like the same.

So to have the patience and skill to make and assemble this many parts, I commend you!

Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: OSHIROmodels on July 19, 2015, 03:42:23 PM
That looks like it does the job  8)

cheers

James
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: Atheling on July 19, 2015, 04:25:03 PM
Bloody hell Mark! That is an amazing piece of modelling mate  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Paint job is a guddun too  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Darrell.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: tin shed gamer on July 19, 2015, 05:15:30 PM
Nice little build,riveted sides get lost when you use a disruptive pattern anyway ,artistic license is what turns a model into a functional gaming item,not a scale photo copy.
As I said nice build,railway gun next then? :D
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: Tactalvanic on July 19, 2015, 05:44:02 PM
I wish I was that good.

Nice job.
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: marianas_gamer on July 19, 2015, 08:31:55 PM
Love it  :-* :-* Great work!
LB
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: Over Open Sights on July 20, 2015, 01:35:15 PM
Quote from: tin shed gamer on July 19, 2015, 05:15:30 PM
As I said nice build,railway gun next then? :D

Cheers TSG! Working my way up to a 12inch Railway gun  ;)

(http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr336/OverOpenSights/PICT0027_zpsjwg87gmx.jpg)

Followed your 8 inch howitzer carriage plans but bottled out of spoked traction engine wheels.  :?
Title: Re: Scratchbuilt British 4.5 inch Howitzer 1/56 scale
Post by: tin shed gamer on July 23, 2015, 09:09:59 PM
Nothing wrong with the wheels you've done,They look industrial and give a great feel of wieght and power.Glad the tutorial worked for some one lol( I was going to add a pick with the lead boiler version in for scale but it would have been mistaken for a dig at theirs by some people)look forward to seeing it painted,I'll be posting a tank tutorial next month,on the same budget.
Mark.
Oops just found your finished model lol