US Civil War 12 pounder Gun.

[Deleted member 4539]

Hi friends.


This is what I will be working on next.Verlinden 120mm.


I will be doing a figure to stand next to it.


I have already started with the wheels and boy are they driving me mad.


I'm having to glue the spokes and then pin them.


Hope you will enjoy.


Ralph.

 

[Robert1968]

Oh I'm defo gonna be watching this. This definatly looks a nice kit and the figure with it will look fantastic


This man is a machine ( hang on there are so many on here just churning the good stuff out of late)


I watched a documentary on the napoleon 12pounder recently and it was a nasty piece of artillery.


It decimated 75% of infantry when used correctly in the field.


Regards


Robert

 

[Fenlander]

I wish I could turn them out like this:eek:. Will it be finished in time for tea on Sunday? Fantastic looking artillery piece Ralph.

 

[papa 695]

Just pulled up my chair Raiph

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Oh I'm defo gonna be watching this. This definatly looks a nice kit and the figure with it will look fantastic
This man is a machine ( hang on there are so many on here just churning the good stuff out of late)


I watched a documentary on the napoleon 12pounder recently and it was a nasty piece of artillery.


It decimated 75% of infantry when used correctly in the field.


Regards


Robert

Machine?Me? .


My brother asked me once if I have the weekends off.No was the reply,day in day out for me.

 

[Deleted member 4539]

I wish I could turn them out like this:eek:. Will it be finished in time for tea on Sunday? Fantastic looking artillery piece Ralph.

I'm not sure if I'll even get the wheels done by Sundayo_O.


So far I have had to get Paula to drop accelerator on the glue while I hold the spoke in place.

 

[Pikeman]

Hi friends.
This is what I will be working on next.Verlinden 120mm.


I will be doing a figure to stand next to it.


I have already started with the wheels and boy are they driving me mad.


I'm having to glue the spokes and then pin them.


Hope you will enjoy.


Ralph.


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Hi friends.
This is what I will be working on next.Verlinden 120mm.


I will be doing a figure to stand next to it.


I have already started with the wheels and boy are they driving me mad.


I'm having to glue the spokes and then pin them.


Hope you will enjoy.


Ralph.


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looks like a nice kit .


Hope it all goes to plan buddy

 

[monica]

real like the look of this one,


the wheels and spokes do look to be fiddly,but give a good look,


will be watching this one,

 

[grumpa]

Another great kit and subject, judging by your last effort this should be superbly done I reckon..............Jim

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Hurrah I completed a wheel. :D


Needs a bit of filler though.

 

[Robert1968]

God created the world in 7 days (. Ralph created the wheel in 2 days )


Looking good


Robert

 

[Fenlander]

God created the world in 7 days (. Ralph created the wheel in 2 days )
Looking good


Robert

Then there is hope for Humankind...........


Great looking wheel Ralph, just think, if it was a Tiger Tank of the same era you would have dozens to make

 

[Robert1968]

Then there is hope for Humankind...........
Great looking wheel Ralph, just think, if it was a Tiger Tank of the same era you would have dozens to make

Think of the size of that tiger ( then the gun!! ) war over

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Well after getting into the swing of thing's.


The 2nd wheel only took an hour to get to this stage.I've also done a bit of work on the carriage.

 

[monica]

looking good so far,turned out well,


and maybe I think if you do look at old wheels,


you do see where they joined,most of the time in a angle join,then the steel rim over the top that holds them all together,


so maybe you real don't need to fill the joins in theses one,just what I,m thinking,

 

[Deleted member 4539]

looking good so far,turned out well,
and maybe I think if you do look at old wheels,


you do see where they joined,most of the time in a angle join,then the steel rim over the top that holds them all together,


so maybe you real don't need to fill the joins in theses one,just what I,m thinking,

Thanks Monica.


You can't see from these pics Monica.


But where the spokes join the outer rim they need filler at the back.

 

[monica]

oh ok,I get what you do mean,and were,as well,was thinking,


the wheel ones you were going to fill,

 

[PaulTRose]

i really like the look of this, really different

 

[yak face]

Great work Ralph , those wheels look like they are a real pain in the ... but youve nailed them (literally !) thanks to an extra pair of hands from paula ( I really must get myself an assistant - i wonder if i could persuade my missus to clean out the airbrush when ive done spraying , hold parts together while the glue goes off , tidy up for me , put on decal stencils etc. you know , all the crappy jobs !!LOL ) cheers tony

 

[Fenlander]

Great work Ralph , those wheels look like they are a real pain in the ... but youve nailed them (literally !) thanks to an extra pair of hands from paula ( I really must get myself an assistant - i wonder if i could persuade my missus to clean out the airbrush when ive done spraying , hold parts together while the glue goes off , tidy up for me , put on decal stencils etc. you know , all the crappy jobs !!LOL ) cheers tony

You just know that's not going to happen...... Certainly not in my case anyway lol