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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Yarkshire Gamer on January 26, 2018, 08:47:42 PM

Title: HLBC 28mm WW1 8 inch Howitzer
Post by: Yarkshire Gamer on January 26, 2018, 08:47:42 PM

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https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/hlbc-28mm-ww1-8-inch-howitzer.html (https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/hlbc-28mm-ww1-8-inch-howitzer.html)

Just a quick post this arvo,

You really need to find an excuse to get any one of the HLBC BIG guns and mine came this year as part of the Analogue Hobbies Winter Paint Challenge, one of the bonus rounds is a big gun and believe me this is a Big Gun !

Based on the figure scale the wheels are 6ft high, you do not want a shell from this bad boy landing nearby.

These never made it to Mesopotamia which is were my collection is based, but two turned up in Palestine in 1917 with 6 tanks so that will do nicely!

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

Title: Re: HLBC 28mm WW1 8 inch Howitzer
Post by: marianas_gamer on January 26, 2018, 09:05:00 PM

Nice work on a great model! :-* :-* :-*
LB

Title: Re: HLBC 28mm WW1 8 inch Howitzer
Post by: Metternich on January 27, 2018, 07:18:20 PM

Fantastic painting.  Should the barrel of the gun be moved a bit to get the trunnion into the cradle ?

Title: Re: HLBC 28mm WW1 8 inch Howitzer
Post by: SABOT on January 27, 2018, 10:42:04 PM

Very tidy Sah!

Title: Re: HLBC 28mm WW1 8 inch Howitzer
Post by: Yarkshire Gamer on January 28, 2018, 12:08:08 AM

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Thanks Everyone,

Metternich, it's in on the other side ! Never noticed before.

Title: Re: HLBC 28mm WW1 8 inch Howitzer
Post by: aircav on January 28, 2018, 12:22:47 PM

Great stuff  8) 8)
they are good models I have one & the Big Bertha

Title: Re: HLBC 28mm WW1 8 inch Howitzer
Post by: janner on January 29, 2018, 06:24:03 AM

Nicely done!

Little big for my needs, but I live in hope of a decent 4.5 Inch Howitzer! :)

Title: Re: HLBC 28mm WW1 8 inch Howitzer
Post by: sir_shvantselot on August 02, 2019, 11:55:56 PM

Where do you get these HLBS cannon. They don’t seem to be on their website. https://www.hlbs-redux.co.uk/#/

Title: Re: HLBC 28mm WW1 8 inch Howitzer
Post by: Ste long 1971 on August 03, 2019, 11:27:05 AM

Hi

They are available if you email Richard directly you can order the 8inch howitzer along with all the other artillery and Naval guns

Title: Re: HLBC 28mm WW1 8 inch Howitzer
Post by: tin shed gamer on August 03, 2019, 02:30:30 PM

I've one floating round the junk draw if your interested.Plus if your off to Partizan on the 18th then I'm more than happy to drop it off for you.
YG always worth looking at your threads.lovely set piece ( admittedly it'd look even nicer with one of my Holt tractors :D)