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Offline Froggy the Great

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Re: Bombard (working model)
« Reply #15 on: August 08, 2013, 03:45:17 PM »
You had me at "working model".
You, sir, are not allowed to attempt a takeover of the solar system until your octopus sobers up.

Offline Paul

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Re: Bombard (working model)
« Reply #16 on: August 08, 2013, 06:32:35 PM »
I knew the truck didnīt want to hit me...it had dodge written on the front

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Offline Paul

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Re: Bombard (working model)
« Reply #17 on: August 08, 2013, 06:39:32 PM »
A working 1/72 scale cannon especially made from that kit is smaller than I thought possible - please provide details of how you did it.

The smallest one I made was akin to a .22 and used Black Powder. The thing would jump violently and I would be terrified when igniting the fuse.

The problems I had were with powder had initially used my own home made gunpowder but it caked badly and would not ignite when in small amounts so when I had a friend give me some black powder that worked a treat. The other problem was the fuse being small enough especially given the size of the hole to access the powder charge, eventually I had to make the hole larger than what was in scale with the model.

Anyway it could fire a small ball bearing deep into a water melon at 3 metres so I was happy with the results... What ammunition if any are you using?
Basically itīs a bit of brass tubing. I used a hacksaw to make a groove across the tube and then drilled a hole in the middle of the groove, one big enough to take the fuse that Comes with the average firework. Cut a banger in half, take out the powder, put that in the tube, wad it with some tin foil, stick the fuse in, light and retreat to a "safe" distance.
The tube, being covered in Card is glued to the base with pattex, any gaps filled with PVA and sand.
Ammo, I didnīt use any this time, would be a wooden bead.

Offline Golgotha

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Re: Bombard (working model)
« Reply #18 on: August 08, 2013, 10:45:06 PM »
Roger that the old glorified tom thumb trick - tell us how the ammo test goes...

Offline Iain R

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Re: Bombard (working model)
« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2013, 12:36:47 PM »
THAT. IS. AWESOME.  ;D
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