BL 8-Inch Howitzer Mk VI - American Expeditionary Forces
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3 3 May 2019, 02:21
Rick TaylorThanks. The kit parts for the platform where almost devoid of detail. I was able to find two line drawings of the platform in the US Ordnance Manual and used those to add the missing steel reinforcing and rope grommets.
3 May 2019, 16:44
Rick TaylorThanks Rui. I have it painted and am working on the weathering now. I'll post more photos when complete.
4 May 2019, 00:41
Michael ValentanNice, thank you for showing the finished piece...hope i get mine soon.
16 May 2019, 11:12
TreehuggerLooks very nice. Heh, so many different "topics" to get interested in. :| Give it a few years and I might get my first car kit. 🙂
16 May 2019, 12:35
Rick TaylorThanks guys! From the photos that I collected, it looks like the majority of these in France prior to the armistice were in the British 2 color camo scheme. As the US bought all of its initial artillery from France and Britain, they were often left in those country's camo. Pieces produced in the US used the US patterns and many of the pieces acquired from France and Britain were later repainted in the US scheme. Most US artillery units in the Great War entered the line very late in the War; so, wear and damage were minimal. Most of the US units equipped with the 8-inch howitzer saw only a couple of weeks of combat usage. Therefore, I've depicted this example with very little wear and weathering.
16 May 2019, 16:09
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This is the Roden 813 kit. I added a lot of details. The wheel treads were scratch built from styrene strips and Meng rivets. I added about 200 rivets punched from .010 styrene to the carriage. The sight was detailed using punch styrene disks and rod. The molded on shovel and handspikes were removed and replaced. Using two line drawings in the US Ordnance Manual, I detailed the platform with styrene strip, Meng bolt heads, and copper wire.
