Another masterpiece of artillery. Kinda gives you the feeling that one could be there. Always looking forward to the next arty installement,any clues or hints?
Greg"Detailfreak"Rowley[Y]
Karl - Thanks, I understand what you are saying but for me it is for a good cause. This I hope will bring back good memories for my brothers at the 1/40 FA reunion. That thought helps with the separation pains.
It is like letting a child go, after nurturing them and getting them ready it is time for them to make their mark on the world…in my case, albeit in miniature!
Greg - Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
As for my next item, I am going to go back modern, to the M1200 Armored Knight. This is a specialized version of the M1117 armored car. It is used by artillery forward obsevers to get target observation and send target information. I will be using the Trumpeter kit and a resin conversion for the M1200 from Formations model.
Always something different!
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Mike,
A fitting way to spend the holiday and up to your usual standards on the various details and composition. Bravo! [B]
Just as I thought your M-16s have NO slings…[00ps]…Ha Ha…[6]
It looks excellent, I’m sure they will be amazed and proud of it. A lot of work and I’m sure a little hard to part with. Very neat, very precise and great attention to detail, except for those weapons…LOL.
Get those weapon’s slings soldier…[whstl]
Another fine subject and another fine piece of art! A real beauty there Mike!
So… Two thumbs up, a pat on the back, two high fives, a noogie to the noggin and a slap in the arse out to you for schtickin’ with this. You did your brothers (and well, the rest of us too!) good by providing some real good step-by-step goodness (as you always do!) with this old bugger!!
(The term “Old Bugger” referres to the kit and is in no way being directed towards or anywheres near you. [:D])
Na… leave them home… they only got/get ‘in the way’.
Bill – Thanks, I thought it would be a fitting completion to this build on Memorial Day!
Noah – Thanks for stopping by.
Slings….artillerymen don’t use slings [:O] ……they only get in the way or get caught on the equipment!! [;)] Thanks again.
Kevin – Thank you my friend for the many kind words.
Old…… is a state of mind, I don’t consider myself old, just “certified pre used” [whstl] . Like a good pair of boots I’m already broken in [H]
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Heya Mike : )
they say ‘to be a great writer, write what you know about’…I think you know where I am going with this analogy … I follow your stuff… I just don’t write you enough.
metaphorically speaking,
tread : )
Bill - Thank you so very much. I may have knowledge but if I had half of your talent I would be twice as good. [;)]
It was great to have you stop in. Hopefully the Treadhead is feeling well these days. All my best.
Thanks again
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What do you mean artillerymen don’t use slings, I bet the first artillery was a sling, just ask David and Goliath…[:)]
It really does look good, ya kind of don’t want to take your eyes off of it, like a pretty woman.
I found another M108 on ebay but it’s already built…errrrrr…eventually I will find one for less than $100.
Noah - LOL… as far as the M108, you just have to keep your eyes open. There was a kit last week that went for about $55.
Sometimes you need patience like a vulture!!
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Been following this all the way…I’m “Gobsmacked”[Y]…cheers…Kenny
Came out great I love kits set in dio’s even if I never put them in one. Again great job!
Great work Mike,nice detailing on the base also.
I still remember argueing with a friend about one of these, that just because it has treads and a turret that it is not a tank !!
again,nice project.
Calling that a tank is blasphemy!!!
I would call it armor but not a tank, that’s funny.
I think any vehicle with a mounted gun/weapon system would be defined as armor. The difference would be soft skinned or true armor and certain countries define their weapon systems differently. Even the SPH had a thin armor as did the M113 and kind of fall between what I would call soft and hard armor. It’s not only the thickness of the armor but the mission it’s designed for that defines what it is. Like I would definitely call Vietnam Gun Trucks armor.
To me a Tank is a vehicle designed to fight against other tanks, kind of like a heavy weight boxer fighting another one, not a middle weight. Which is different then a tank killer or anti tank vehicle, them being more like a middle weight or even lighter in the case of a Mutt with a M40 106mm RR or later with TOW.
IMO put a GPMG on a Jeep and it’s armor, it now becomes a combat vehicle. So in essence a combat vehicle is armor whether it’s a Humvee or M-88. Maybe I think that way because I was Cav when I was in the Army.
Mike you saw a M108 on ebay for $55 and didn’t email me!!!..[:'(] I think that one started off at $55 and ended up at $100.
Kenny – Thank you……Gobsmacked…all I can think of
Hercmech – Thanks, I love to do a little vignette with each model. This one was a bit larger to set the scene.
Anthony – Thanks……Tank…call Artillery a Tank….give me his coordinates, its time for a fire mission![;)]
Noah – Thanks for the support on the Tank vs. Artillery. As far as the M108…I did not know you were looking.
I will keep my eyes trained and give you a ring on your secure push next time I spot a target
Thanks again guys
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