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    1 72 scale scratch built 274 mm French railgun

    Hi guys long time since I posted . but managed to build another railgun. This is a 274 mm French gun with a steel plated armoured housing fielded in the summer of 1915. The model is 11 inches long and was a lot easer than my normal builds as I did not have to build the main part of gun and...
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    Scratchbuilt French 400 mm railgun

    Hi guys finished latest scratchbuilt railgun , Saint Chamond built eight of these very large calibre 400 mm howitzers fielded in the summer of 1916 they were very effective. The model is in 1 72 scale, 12 inches long hand painted in the usual French patterned camouflage figs are from W D models.
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    1 72 scale part scratchbuilt 88 cm flack 18 halftrack

    Hi guys been looking for a kit of this flak gun in my scale, could not find one so decided to convert a sd.kfz half track to one, all the armoured cab and rear was scratchbuilt using plans found on line. the 88 gun was a zveda kit converted to a flak 37.
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    172 scale pair German sd kfz 251half tracks

    Hi guys pair of 1 72 scale halftracks a revell and a hasegawa built not bad kits but changed the pak 40 on the hasagewa kit. Due to small size of models decided to have both on base with Ceaser figures.
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    1 72 scale scratch built British 14 in mark 3 railgun dio

    Hi guys latest w w 1 railgun finished after three months work , this was one of four super heavy railguns the British built using 14 inch naval barrels and saw action in France in the last months of the war this one was named BOCH BUSTER. The model is 14 inches long scratch built to plans found...
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    1 72 scale D Day landing dio

    Hi guys long time since posting, I started this dio before I went into hospital five months ago for open heart surgery have recovered now glad to say .The bunker was made from plaster over a foam former ,the wading gear on both tanks were scratch built ,figs were from Dan Taylor and milcast ...
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    German 251 converted into calliope

    Hi guys saw photos of this full size conversion and could not resist building it, the 251conversion needed three kits ,half track ,pack 40 .and a Sherman for calliope and then a lot of work cutting body and fitting it all in almost forgot the Stuart tank. hope you like. Several AFV wrecks with...
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    1 72 scale 15 cm Panzwrwerfer 42

    Hi guys had no computer for two months but still been building , Revell ut the box with added wires to launcher and my usual dio ,not a bad kit but tracks were a pig ( lots of flash).
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    1 72 scale scratchbuilt 38 cm Max railgun dio.

    Hi guys while browsing photos a while ago I came across pics of W W 1 German Max ,the largest -calibre railway gun built by the Germans, the first of eight guns were fielded in time for the spring offensive of 1918 and could fire from the rails. I then realised this gun was missing from my...
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    1 72 scale scratch built 52 cm railgun dio finished.

    Hi guys have just finished 52 cm French / German railgun in 172 scale have added a snowy dio as photos from net show it at Leningrad but I had to pass on camo after applying it looked awful so scrubbed it all off after spending two days painting it. Two of these guns were made by the French in...
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    My 1 72 scale Railgun collection

    Hi Pete and anyone else interested have posted my collection of sixteen 1 72 scale railguns . Could not photo Dora with others as she is in a sealed cabinet.
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    1 72 scale scratch built 52 cm railgun

    Hi guys after 2 months solid work I have finished building the French 52 cm railgun there is still a few more details to add. This was the largest calibre rail gun built by any army in w w 1 and was used by Germany in the siege of Leningrad. I decided to have it on a winter dio as depicted at...
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    1 72 scale 60 cm Karl Morter dio

    Hi guys almost out of the box model ,after building a Karl Morter complete with transporter and loco I wanted one set up ready to fire that meant lowering all the wheels so that the body sat on ground, A bit of a waste of time really as you cant see the difference. hope you like
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    Flyhawk F17 dio

    Hi guys just finished the Flyhawk kit ,I wanted to build a dio with both tanks but did not want same type tanks so i scratch built the Berliet riveted omnibus turret. The figures were drastically altered to have them escaping from disabled tank. both tanks were painted by hand the black lines...
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    Last railguns part three.

    Hi guys , don't want to sound pushy but a number of you wanted to see the rest of the collection ,have posted these on the end of first post but only two members seem to have found them.
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    1 72 scale rail gun collection

    Hi again part three of my railguns sizes are no.1. 30 inch. no2. 12inch. no3. 18 inch . no4 23inch .( number 3 and 4 guns were very long build.). last photo 13 inch. On the railgun theam have added three scratchbuilt A A wagons.
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    1 72 scale rail gun collection

    Part two of rail guns.... The following guns are all 1 72 scale and scratchbuilt the size of previous models are as follows photo no 1 is 12 inches ,no 2 15 inch no 3 14 inch and no 4 10 inch The models below size is not including barrel or base... no1 18 inch no 2 11inch no3 10 inch no4...
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    1 72 scale rail gun collection

    Hi guys as asked by some fellow modellers here is the first part of my rail gun collection .The first are from kits resin and plastic, will have to post Dora later what is the best way to post others. welcome any questions.
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    1 72 scale scratch built Karl railgun finished

    Hi guys finished my latest scratch built railgun that completes my collection of German railguns of w w 1 and 2 ,I did not think I would be able to build this gun for lack of info and photos but after trawling the internet i found a great side view that was taken by one of the crew that gave me...
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    1 72 scale scratch built w w 1 Theodor Karl rail gun.

    Hi guys my latest scratch built railgun that completes my collection of German railguns of w w 1 and 2 ,I did not think I would be able to build this gun for lack of info and photos but after trawling the internet i found a great side view that was taken by one of the crew that gave me all the...

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