A Battery of Artillery GB Entries

Hi Folks

Having established what's happening, I'll kick off with the first entry.

Trumpeter 8.8cm PAK43 Anti-Tank Gun
Revell/Zvezda L4500R Maultier Half-Track

Both will be built pretty much OOB, with any DIY improvements as neccesary.

There will almost certainly be some crew to make the scene look busy, as well as ammo crates and the usual debris found around big field pieces.

Simon

Hi Simon
In the rules you say open-topped Self Propelled. So then the RSO tractor mounting a 7.5cm pak 40 would be okay?

Cheers
JT

Hi John

Absolutely fine. The idea is to showcase the actual artillery pieces, which is why enclosed guns such as M109 and PzH2000 are a no-no.

Simon

Thanks mate.

Cheers
JT

Well I will build a Sd.Kfz 7 towing a 150mm cannon . I will keep aftermarket to a minimum for this build !

Jenny

S P Hammerton wrote:Hi Folks

Having established what's happening, I'll kick off with the first entry.

Trumpeter 8.8cm PAK43 Anti-Tank Gun
Revell/Zvezda L4500R Maultier Half-Track

Both will be built pretty much OOB, with any DIY improvements as neccesary.

There will almost certainly be some crew to make the scene look busy, as well as ammo crates and the usual debris found around big field pieces.

Simon

Sweet!!!I really looking forward to that PAK43!
Is the Maultier the towing vehicle for the PAK?Seems strong enough to do the job!

Greetings,Ron.

Hi Ron

I've seen images of the L4500R towing the PAK43, 43/41, LeFh18, as well as numerous Flak weapons.

Roll on October 1st.

Simon

Jenny Ryan wrote:Well I will build a Sd.Kfz 7 towing a 150mm cannon . I will keep aftermarket to a minimum for this build !

Jenny

I toke a ride in the Sd.Kfz 7 [late version] just last May.
Maybe you could use this as reference?[if you like to].

http://tanksandthings.niceboard.org/t4358-militracks-2011-overloon#49368

Greetings,Ron.

Simon would an Archer be Ok?

Jaymes

Hi Jaymes

Absolutely, although you may want to talk to Glyn Spur, he's still recovering.

Simon

LOL failing that, I'll super detail an Israeli M107/110 I'll have to find where he's pestering lately


Jaymes

As they used to say in the Amex adverts...

That'll do nicely.

Simon

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Greetings Guys, and Gals;

..... I reckon, ..... I will list my entry at this time.

Trumpeter's.......... 17cm Kanone...... in a open toped fortification.

I haven't decided which campaign, West, or East. More than likely
the Western Front.

This one should be fun..........

Mike

Hi Mike

Nice choice. That's the one with the double recoil system isn't it?

Simon

S P Hammerton wrote:Hi Mike

Nice choice. That's the one with the double recoil system isn't it?

Simon

Hi Simon;

...... Yes it is, it is a rather nice set up. The gun has the normal recoil cylinders, and the upper
receiver slides back, like the upper receiver on a 1911/A1 automatic. I have read...... after firing
a round, the gun does not move any.

Photo..... Bundesarchiv, Germany........ Photo...... Frank........ Feb. 1944.








Later,
Mike

Rocket/missile artillery still included in this GB? If they are then I'll still like to go ahead with my Rheintochter, it's the Cromwell kit with the missile mounted on a cut down Flak 37 mounting.

If it's only tube artillery then I have a few possibilities from my stash (from memory as they're all boxed up in anticipation of moving)

17 cm Kanone auf Tiger B
M40 GMC
M10 17 pdr Achilles
Sturer Emil
Dicker Max
K5 Eisenbahngeschutz

Or of course I could treat myself and go for a 25 pdr

Hi Andy

Rockets/Missiles are more than welcome.
I'd love to see one of these built.

Simon

S P Hammerton wrote:Hi Andy

Rockets/Missiles are more than welcome.
I'd love to see one of these built.

Simon

Cool! A missile to lob at the wingy thingies it is then

I am going to finally be able to start building things and stuff again, so I have just gotta get into some of these group builds again. Cause I never pass up an opportunity to start something new all over again .


I will be attempting to do one of the rare little critters that the Germans put together as a kind of kobble pot construction. I think that the official name for this vehicle was the "Jenny's Pander" , but unofficially it was called the "5cm PaK 38 L/60 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf)"








It really shouldn't be all that hard, as I got a big box of sticks and rocks and things like that to make it out of




Gary

Hi Gary

Can't wait to see it.

If you run out of rocks, I've got 100 metres of Cornish Granite you can use.
It's 3 metres high at its lowest point, going to 6 at its highest. My place is on the side of a hill, hence the difference.
My house is surrounded by the stuff. It's hundreds of years old and you couldn't get through it with a nuke.

Simon

S P Hammerton wrote:Hi Gary

My house is surrounded by the stuff. It's hundreds of years old and you couldn't get through it with a nuke.

Simon

Hiya Simon:

Well , Maybe if you save some of your money you could afford to get a house that isn't so old . But at least you will be safe if someone launches a nuke at you





Gary

The damn thing's got a preservation order on it, the insurance on it is insane as it would cost £100,000 to rebuild it.

It's about 1 to 1.5 metres thick. I'm thinking about getting a couple of siege catapults to honk off the neighbours.

Simon

Let's see........................ I have the older testors/Italeri M110.But I really hate Italeri tracks. I bought an older Testors/Italeri Katusha rocket launcher on Ebay for a real good price. I don't think the truck it is monted on is a W.W.2 version though.

Hi Chad

The GB is not time-specific, so any historical period is fine.

I'm hoping someone is going to put up a trebouchet, or siege catapult.

Simon

S P Hammerton wrote:Hi Chad

The GB is not time-specific, so any historical period is fine.

I'm hoping someone is going to put up a trebouchet, or siege catapult.

Simon

What ? From your childhood ?

Jenny