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

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

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Hi,

some time ago I start to build an M7 105 Howitzer Motor Carriage " Priest"

The tank is based on a Heng Long lower hull and part of HL upper hull :

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Many details are made from pictures of Squadron Signal Walk Around book :

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The gun is from Shapeways production :

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Many parts of the gun mounting are made of brass machined and welded by myself :

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The side and front armour is made of plastic card of 1.5mm thickness:

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The pulpit is made of rolled plasic card of 1mm.

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The gun armour is made of welded brass sheet of .3mm

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The gun legs are made of H brass profiles cutted and silver welded.

Telescope mount M21 is made of bress tubes machined and welded:

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The left motor was too high, so I made a modification of the gearboxes allowing to place the left motor lower
and allowing to have the true position of the gun :

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The gun equilbrator :

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The complete gun with all sighting devices ( m21 telescope mount and the M4 range quadrant )

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Adjusting and gluing rear and side plates:

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Next, the next time !

Boris
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Re: M7 B1 105 Howitzer Gun Motor Carriage "Priest" 1/16e

Post by wibblywobbly »

These conversions seem to be getting popular, excellent detail, the howitzer is a work of art! :thumbup:

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