Dragged out of the spares box in the weekend was this old ESCI 25 Pounder in a reasonable state. I have been giving it 5 minutes here and there over the last few days.
The turntable wheel is from a trashed Airfix 25 pounder and fits...Sort of, with quite a bit of super glue.
The pins that hold the gun in place were broken off, and being the lazy git I am I could not be stuffed mucking around with them. More super glue and a high angle takes care of that.
Just a wash and decals needed. I now have 6 of these bad boys which in Command Decision terms is a Field Regiment, so this will be the last 25 Pounder I will need to bother with...My wife shook her head when I said this to her, she knows me too well I think.
Model on gents!
My SWMBO just gets a glazed look on her face, nice work.
ReplyDeleteI think most wifes just give up. They soon realise they can't win!!
ReplyDeleteGood work - quite a few of my 25pdrs are 'spares box specials'. Herself is quite correct - I'm sure you need several more.
ReplyDelete...and don't think I haven't noticed those extra trailers skulking in the background!
ReplyDeleteVery nice model! And the super glue did his job!
ReplyDeletePS: I took my wife with me to a hobby shop, and you know what the result was? I bought as twice as much as I had planned! She picked the sets out for me :-D
Greetings
Peter
http://peterscave.blogspot.com/
The last one indeed!! Same with my missus..there´s not sneaking a project past her on the grounds of "but it really is the last .**.. Honest"
ReplyDeleteGood restoration job..looks the biz
Cheers
paul
And now let the cannon fodder hide in the trenches! ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat work Paul!
T.
nice work
ReplyDelete-- Allan
Nice work. High angle fire is know as 'splash', gunners will report this to an FO when the round is halfway through its flight because it takes longer to get there, and we don't like to keep FOs waiting now do we:)
ReplyDeleteCheers Fran, I know that glazed look mate.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are right Rodger!
ReplyDeleteHi Tim, the trailer's are being used up slowly. Quite correct I think it would be good to replace all the Airfix ones with the ESCI types.
ReplyDeleteCheers Paul
Crikey Peter, keep hold of her mate...Or on the flip side what has she been up to, to make her feel guilty!
ReplyDeleteHah Paul, I just put Al's name on the parcels and tell her they are for him, or get it sent to work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Thanos, we are all cannon fodder mate.
ReplyDeleteCheers Allan. Super glue to the rescue.
ReplyDeletePaul
Good info there Al. No Officer likes to be kept waiting bootneck!
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