discussion Gern's ancient artillery

[Gern]

Hi Ian. Just a quick check. Am I OK to use this as a build for the Artillery SIG?

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[yak face]

I reckon its exactly what it says on the box Dave - no one can argue it isnt artillery , cheers tony

p.s great choice !

 

[Ian M]

Go for it Dave!

 

[Gern]

Hope so Tony. It'll give me summat easy to work on while I'm either waiting for paint to dry or figuring out how to solve the latest problem with my P47!

 

[Gern]

Go for it Dave!

Thanks Ian. My last post to Tony crossed with yours. I'll start a build thread for it soon.

 

[monica]

nice one Dave,will look forward to seeing this,

 

[spanner570]

I was wondering if you would 'Go out on a tangent' for this build, and you haven't let me down.

Great choice, and nice to see something different.

 

[PaulTRose]

oooooooh...now thats different!

this will be interesting

 

[Gern]

Some of you may remember this one from last year:

This is a Zvezda kit too and I really enjoyed the build. No complicated or poor fitting assembly and some excellent detail on the figures - which is why I want to have a go at the complementary set. I'll probably start a thread tomorrow.

 

[Gern]

I already posted the box and sprue shots for this in the discussion section (don't know whether you want to transfer them Ian?).

I primed the sprues last night with Halfords Grey, here's the result of the first 30 minutes. I won't be posting many shots of the kit build as there's only a handful of parts. Clean up is simple as there's so little to do - although flash and mould seams need to be cut away rather than scraped as the plastic is soft.

According to the box, this was called a Ribaudequin - a sort of early Gatling gun:

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The only fiddly bit was drilling out the barrels.

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[flyjoe180]

Look forward to seeing this Dave, looks interesting.

 

[Ian M]

Merged the threads as you requested Dave. That looks well tiny! lol


Ian M

 

[papa 695]

I don't know how I missed this one Dave a great choice and great start

 

[Gern]

Half term this week, so some progress:


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Doesn't look much, but I used all of these to get this far:


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Just noticed the figure holding the horse - I've not done his belt or the small bag on it.


I'll give them a coat of varnish and a wash. I can't imagine them having a laundrette nearby so it's unlikely their clothes would be this clean.

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[flyjoe180]

That's a fair amount of paint work in those figures, nice work Dave.

 

[yak face]

Excellent work Dave ,the ribaudequin looks fantastic , great wooden effect. Keep at it mate its a brilliant little build , cheers tony

 

[Ian M]

Rather you than me. Well good on the painting of those tiny figures!


Ian M

 

[Gern]

Thanks guys.


Ian - Rather me than Ron. He's still got dozens of little guys to do for his Rourke's Drift dio. I've only got another half a dozen to go.


I'll probably put these on a little dio base when they're done. If I make it the same size as the bombard I did last year, I may end up combining the two into something bigger. Maybe.

 

[Dave W]

I never knew you could get models of this sort of thing.Is it war gaming stuff?.

 

[Gern]

This particular set is part of Zvezda's 'Age of Battles' wargames. They have several types of wargame;


http://www.modelwarehouse.biz/catalog.php/modelwarehouse/dt84203/Zvezda_Age_Of_Battle_Gaming_Sytems


I have no interest in wargames as such Dave, but I have to say the quality of their 1/72 figures is excellent and you can use them with any suitable kits in dios. They produce a huge range and you'll find reviews here:


http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Index.aspx