Great War Miniatures Field Guns

[armchairgeneral]

Sorry, bit of a grouse...

I wish the GWM field guns came with an assembly diagram. I have just about worked out how to assemble the British field guns I have just bought but that was from perusing my TGW rules, landships website and the Osprey book on WW1 British artillery that I have also just bought/felt I needed. I know most wargamers/modellers would have the initiative to do this but I don't see why this is just assumed by the manufacturers.

The German one was a nightmare. I couldn't believe anyone would be daft enough to put crew seats on the enemy side of the gun shield but they did 

[Plynkes]

You're not expected to sit there during a battle, they're for riding on.    





I do agree, though. Simple instructions for some of these things would be welcome. What may seem obvious to one person isn't always so for everybody. They wouldn't even have to waste money with a load of printing, they could just put them on their websites.

[armchairgeneral]

Cheers for the picture  From memory their is some decent footage of a limbered German gun in the film Warhorse.

I figured it out in the end but when I first got the model I was convinced the seats were for use by the gun crew when loading and firing the gun!

Quite unique having the seats on the outside?

[AlyMorrison]

Hi there...

I am sorry you had trouble putting our guns together ...
There are pictures of the assembled kits on the North Star site... Though not perfect they give a good idea of how they should look...
My first stop is always to try an image search on google...

I found this very helpfully site ... Plans and history...

http://www.albertcountymuseum.com/ww1-77-cmfk96-na-1/

As to seats on guns ... Many nations at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century had traveling seats on the front of their field guns , it allowed the whole crew to remain with the gun whilst on the move... I can't imagine that it would be a comfortable ride...

All the best  Aly

[armchairgeneral]

Thanks Aly. As I say I got there in the end. I bit of paper with a diagram would have been good at the time though.

That picture makes me realise how good limbers look. Are German and late war British limbers on your to do list?

[grant]

Cheers for the picture  From memory their is some decent footage of a limbered German gun in the film Warhorse.

I figured it out in the end but when I first got the model I was convinced the seats were for use by the gun crew when loading and firing the gun!

Quite unique having the seats on the outside?

Lots of room on that side of the gun when limbered!

I do think Warhorse has the footage you want. Those were some of the best scenes in the movie.

[scarabminiatures]

GW do a British Early War Limber already, we have it in stock here http://scarabminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_25_29&products_id=163

I agree with the original comment and Alys equally sensible reply - we are also guilty with our French 75mm gun and limber although hopefully the pictures on the website do make it reasonably clear  

[Mr. Peabody]

On a lighter note, building a white metal gun kit used to be like earning a merit badge. The little 1/72 scale buggers require strong medication and soothing music to get them to look like anything resembling history.

I agree a simple guide or set of instructions would be good for everyone. But you have done it old-school and have really made something!

[grant]

There is a pride that comes with defeating an instructionless kit!

[ts]

we are also guilty with our French 75mm gun and limber although hopefully the pictures on the website do make it reasonably clear.

Certainly the pictures are clear, but do you really produce those French limbers?
Always "sold out" it seems?


A quetion to Aly: will you produce limbers for your French guns?

[armchairgeneral]

With the 18lb gun I am still struggling to see how to fix the sighting scope?

[tin shed gamer]

If your still having trouble with the sights a quick image search will throw up pictures of these guns painted and by Dave and Aly.There also in the Warhammer Great war rule book.Theres also a great example at the Lincoln museum,The barrel has a coat of arms cast in to it.

[Old Goat]

Google Fu to the rescue!

If you google Mons gun + Imperial War Museum you'll get about a dozen detailed pictures.  The Scope pokes through the gun shield on the left of the breech, through the viewing port if the barrel is facing away from you...

[armchairgeneral]

Thanks chaps. It was really where the gun sight support bracket attaches to the gun workings on the breech.

I have found a good you tube video that slowly goes all round that area so I should be able to work it out now.

[AlyMorrison]

A quetion to Aly: will you produce limbers for your French guns?

ts....
They are on the "list"...
Dave is handling WW1 at the moment and is working his way through the early war range...But he is only one man... He will get there...


All the best. Aly