M7 B1 105 Howitzer Gun Motor Carriage "Priest" 1/16e
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:30 pm
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 :
Many details are made from pictures of Squadron Signal Walk Around book :
The gun is from Shapeways production :
Many parts of the gun mounting are made of brass machined and welded by myself :
The side and front armour is made of plastic card of 1.5mm thickness:
The pulpit is made of rolled plasic card of 1mm.
The gun armour is made of welded brass sheet of .3mm
The gun legs are made of H brass profiles cutted and silver welded.
Telescope mount M21 is made of bress tubes machined and welded:
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 :
The gun equilbrator :
The complete gun with all sighting devices ( m21 telescope mount and the M4 range quadrant )
Adjusting and gluing rear and side plates:
Next, the next time !
Boris
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 :
Many details are made from pictures of Squadron Signal Walk Around book :
The gun is from Shapeways production :
Many parts of the gun mounting are made of brass machined and welded by myself :
The side and front armour is made of plastic card of 1.5mm thickness:
The pulpit is made of rolled plasic card of 1mm.
The gun armour is made of welded brass sheet of .3mm
The gun legs are made of H brass profiles cutted and silver welded.
Telescope mount M21 is made of bress tubes machined and welded:
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 :
The gun equilbrator :
The complete gun with all sighting devices ( m21 telescope mount and the M4 range quadrant )
Adjusting and gluing rear and side plates:
Next, the next time !
Boris
