Bofors Anti-aircraft Gun - Construction

Frank Krause
Started with the Bofors. Found first mistake in the instructions. Other than shown in the instructions part C18 must be turned 90 degrees to fit correctly.

I am adding the wiring to the breaks of the rear axle. A bit fiddly (for me), but it's fun.

Holger Kranich
Looks good so far, Frank! What caliber is that Bofors?

Frank Krause
40 mm

John Van Kooten
Another big gun! And a top one at that! Looking good indeed! 👍

Vorya hidaryan
Good job i like the detailing 👍 i Want to watch this😉

Augie
Pass the popcorn.. another frank special..

Mike Kryza
Hi Frank - you'll become faster and faster... 👍

Christian Bruer
Nice start I'm in!

JohnnyO
Looks interesting, signing up for updates

Acki
Mööönsch Frank, ich kann nicht so schnell schauen, wie Du baust. Tolles Thema mit schönen handgemachten Ergänzungen.

Matthias Weiss
I'm definetly in!

Rob Tittle
Nice! 🙂
Cheers Rob.

Alan Rush
Hi Frank. I have enjoyed watching your builds since I signed up. This one looks like another detail special as well. Keep going and I will be following 🙂

Frank Krause
Thanks, lady and gents! I made some more progress, but no fotos yet. Since my vacation is over, I might present them this evening.

Jean Henri FILLIOL
Beautiful starting up; another magnificent kit in preparation.

Joerg R.
Ist zwar nicht mein Gebiet, gefällt mir aber trotzdem, was du da machst

Frank Krause
Some fotos added.

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
Huuiii, kannte ich noch garnicht. Tolle Arbeit! 👍

Stefan Suessemilch
Great job Frank 👍 Superb detailling and weathering!

Frank Krause
Thanks, Jonns and Stefan.
I worked a bit on the gun...

Mike Kryza
Noch bin ich ganz entspannt!!! 🙂

Steve Wilson
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Excellent work Frank, I like your building style😢👍

Alan Rush
Really nice. Painting is great and in fine detail. Especially like the plate attached to the gun in the last picture. That must be measured in millimetres, but looks like it is painted and highlighted! Keep going - looking forward to more! 🙂 👍

Frank Krause
Kannst locker bleiben, Mike!😉
Thanks, Steve! Appreciate your comment!
Alan, I would be glad, if I could such things, but I have to admit, that the square plate on the right side of the gun is an etching part, which came with the kit. Anything else on the gun itself is painted.

John Van Kooten
This is looking very good, Frank! Bravo! 👍

How are you liking this Bofors kit so far? Any issues with it, apart from the mistake in the instructions you mentioned earlier? It looks like a really nice kit.

Frank Krause
Hi John!

Thank you!

So far a really nice kit with plenty of details. Compared to fotos of the originals, AFV-Club did a real good job. I'm having fun.

John Van Kooten
That's great to hear! AFV has come a very long way and in my opinion they make some of the best artillery / AA pieces out there. So this is one for the wishlist then 🙂

What color green did you use for this? And what brand of paint? Or is it your own mix? It looks very good and perfect for a piece of WWII British equipment.

Having fun is where it's at! 👍 🙂 I'll be watching this with great interest!

Frank Krause
Yepp, John, AFV kits improved very good. I still do not understand, why they have so many mistakes in their instructions sometimes. The FlaK 28 instructions were terrible. At least they immediately issued correction sheets, after I (and surely some others, too) informed them.

Sorry, I haven't updated the project with the colours yet. I use Humbrol no. 117 for the green. The colour itself is already very close, and when painting a coat of satin varnish, it comes even closer to original fotos.

Philip De Keyser
Great job Frank 👍

John Van Kooten
Yeah, they should definitely improve the instructions or at least do some more thorough proof-reading before releasing a kit. But good to hear they at least act quick once a problem is discovered, so that is to be admired 👍

Humbrol 117 it is then! Awesome! Thanks for the intel, Frank! Much appreciated 👍

Frank Krause
Thanks, Philip!
@John: Forgot to mention - I always use enamel paints. So Humbrol green 117 and Humbrol 135 satin varnish. I think the acrylics should have same numbers and look same like the enamels...

John Van Kooten
Thanks Frank! That's good to know! I will check out the acrylics version but I might also just stick with the enamels. Both are fine with me. The color is the important thing😉 it looks beautiful and, like you said, very accurate 🙂

Frank Krause
Pics 14-16 added.

The parts of the gun are together now. So I started with the frame for the platform. All foot rests had holes at the bottom, to prevent water from accumulating. Also the bars holding the foot rests were actually tubes. 0.3mm and 0.8mm drills solved the problem.

All pictures of Bofors guns with shortened right foot rest of the left gunner showed a firing pedal, which was missing. I added it using aluminium foil and evergreen profile. It looks pretty rough, but I like it more than without.

Es-haq Khosravi
Excellent job!

Alan Rush
Nice added detail Frank. 👍

Augie
Nice frank, excellent work as always 🙂

Christian Bruer
Nice and impressive progress Frank!

John Van Kooten
That is amazing, Frank! Really cool detailling!! 👍 👍

Frank Krause
Thank you, Lady and Gents! Glad, you like, what you see.
@Christian: Compared to your models in a much smaller scale I am just an amateur. I admire your skills!
@John: That's the curse of original fotos. AFV Club provides really nice details, but...😉

John Van Kooten
Hahaha! Yes, that's very true 😉 always some room for improvement, right? 😄

I think it's awesome that you are able to do that. I would probably make a big mess of it😉