Second Afghan War Elephant Battery Guns?

[bc99]

Jack I feel the same way. I want to game so much but am a one man band when it comes to the hobby. I enjoy your blog as well and your posts serve as motivation.

Piece by piece we go I can only work at my best pace and I enjoy greatly my little accomplishments, as well as those made by other LAF members.

[Jack Jones]

Thank you!

Yes … chipping away … while looking forward to projects on the horizon like the armed train … just now I am painting the Naval Brigade Gatling gun crew figures … a distraction from the Armstrong 40pdr.

[Jack Jones]

The Gatling gun battery is finally finished.





Not too shabby. I am considering modelling a towed version to represent the battery prior to deployment.

More on my blog.

Cheers
JJ

[Hu Rhu]

Very nice indeed. 

[JBaumal]

WOW, simply wow! I love it!

[Plynkes]

Well they look just smashing, Jack.

[Diablo Jon]

Cool stuff. I wonder what the Jack tars think about ending up on the Northwest frontier not quite the life on the ocean waves they signed up for  . One day I will get around to a Royal Navy force for my Darkest Africa games.

[Jack Jones]

Thank you! Thank you!

There was a certain tyranny about the limber model … that and not having painted anything for about three years. But I’m on a minor roll now … and when I have enough done I’ll begin a separate thread hereabouts.

Apologies for hijacktaring this thread 😬

Meanwhile … more on my blog.

Cheers
JJ

[gamer Mac]

Cracking job is the limber a perry miniatures model

[Jack Jones]

Cracking job is the limber a perry miniatures model

The limber is based on their ACW plastic model (I just bought the limber sprue), the wheels are from the Gardner gun (the ACW wheels are way too large – the track and wheel size for the limbers were the same as for the guns), and the remainder is scratch built.

More on my blog …

Cheers
JJ

[gamer Mac]

Scratch build I am impressed
Cracking job

[Jack Jones]

Scratch build I am impressed
Cracking job

Thank you! It was a bit of a challenge, but the result, while not 100% accurate, looks the part.

Cheers
JJ

[JBaumal]

JJ, nothing is 100% accurate. Sterling work! Carry on sir ….

[Jack Jones]

JJ, nothing is 100% accurate. Sterling work! Carry on sir ….

Thank you! I’m on to much simpler tasks of painting miniatures now.

Cheers
JJ

[LuciaSanchez1997]

My good friend Sgt. Guinness AKA: JBaumal is 100% correct.  It is indeed a RBL 40-pounder Armstrong gun,  a 4-gun battery of which formed part of the garrison of Kandahar during the siege of that city following the British defeat at Maiwand.

Here's a LINK to said gun's Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBL_40-pounder_Armstrong_gun

Several years ago a small number were produced in 28mm scale for private subscription, a few of which JBaumal and myself are lucky enough to have had the opportunity to purchase.

Here's a not-very-good pic of one posed atop the unfinished tabletop for my fast-approaching 140th Anniversary Battle of Kandahar game:

this looks so good! the level of detail is impressive