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6 inch' BL 26cwt Howitzer
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 12:03 pm
by wibblywobbly
Re: 6 inch' BL 26cwt Howitzer
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 1:06 pm
by silversurfer1947
Off to a good start. I like the idea of the light sensor - people will forget about that. The diorama should be no problem, struggling trying to find a gun crew though. I don't suppose you can design and 3D print people?
Re: 6 inch' BL 26cwt Howitzer
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:30 pm
by wibblywobbly
Ever since I got my first printer I have searched high and low for printable 1/16 WW2 figures, to no avail. Just the legs, arms and torso would be good enough as there are plenty of sources for heads and faces. I can print Brit helmets etc.
Theoretically, a detailed 1/35 or 1/18 one would do, as it is easy to scale a model up or down. A 3D scanner would be good, I could build one after the gun is done?
Re: 6 inch' BL 26cwt Howitzer
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:47 pm
by silversurfer1947
If you can do it, I am quite happy to invest in this set, if you think they would be suitable.
https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/produc ... -gun-crew/ or this
https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/produc ... oCkIbw_wcB
or even both of them
Re: 6 inch' BL 26cwt Howitzer
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:52 pm
by wibblywobbly
If you can hang fire on buying them, when I have completed the gun, I'll look at doing a 3D scanner. If I can't get the scanner to work, I wouldn't be able to make use of the gun crew. All I really need is a turntable, decent lighting and a decent camera. It's all do-able...it's time as always.
Re: 6 inch' BL 26cwt Howitzer
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:56 pm
by silversurfer1947
No rush
Re: 6 inch' BL 26cwt Howitzer
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 3:57 pm
by RobW
There's a phone app to do this, but the quality may suffer. If you've decent stl editing tools then shouldn't be an issue.
Re: 6 inch' BL 26cwt Howitzer
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:31 pm
by wibblywobbly
Ok, barrel done, recoil bed done, barrel recoils.
Re: 6 inch' BL 26cwt Howitzer
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:37 pm
by silversurfer1947
At this rate, it will be up and running by the time I get back home next Tuesday.
Re: 6 inch' BL 26cwt Howitzer
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:48 pm
by wibblywobbly
No chance of that, these are the easy parts....