M7 B1 105 Howitzer Gun Motor Carriage "Priest" 1/16

[Boris Plotnikoff]

Hi,

some little advancement to day but hard job, the Equilibrator :



and happy new year with many new AFV !

Boris

[palepainter]

Wow. Just simply wow!!1 Such a great scratch build.

[Boris Plotnikoff]

Hello and good year,

detail of "equilibratior":



I had to change the steel spring that was too steep for a spring home made brass wire of Ø 0.4mm, much more flexible!
The three guide rods are made of brass wire of 1.2 mm diameter with threaded ends and held in place by nuts.

The three seats are machined in a Ø 10mm brass, central hole Ø 3mm and 3 holes drilled at 120 ° Ø 1.2mm, then sawed to get the 3 seats.

At one end of the rod, the tip has been machined in the bulk and tapped to Ø 3 mm, the other end welded to one of the seats.

On the seat side gun mount is welded to the bearing of the hinge pin.

Boris

[Boris Plotnikoff]

Hello,

Advanced little big job at 01.08.2016, the Range Quadrant M4, Elbow Telescope M16 and one Extinguisher:







Many small welding job but it's over!

Left to do the gun elevation system (big job) and still many small things plastic card and brass wire as well as the dashboard.

Boris

[ALPHA]

This is really a Super build ...Almost like watching a timepiece being made

ALPHA

[AlwynTurner]

Toatlly agree with the watchmaking comment, this is micro-engineering at it's best! Alwyn

[HERMAN BIX]

Just stupefying to watch , unreal

[doc larsson]

awesome ! beyond criticism

[Boris Plotnikoff]

Hi,

to day job, elevating mechanism :











Boris

[Ad Lav]

Stunning work Boris.