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In between that distracted me a little.
At the beginning I thought it would not be that big and would be done quickly.

Now I'm a little bit wiser.

It is a monster

About history

At the beginning of the First World War, the Austro-Hungarian fortress artillery already had some of these howitzers. They were only intended for coastal defense and were also deployed accordingly. Two of these guns were set up in Fort Gomila at the Pola war port, one of which could not be moved for technical reasons. The other was expanded and used in Gorlice-Tarnów in January 1915, then in Kraków, then on the Serbia front and then in front of Modlin. This gun was then set up for the May Offensive in 1916 in the immediate vicinity of the 38 cm M 16 “Gudrun” siege howitzer near Calliano and fired at targets on the plateau of the seven municipalities. At the same time, another gun was positioned on the Malga Larghetto south of the Monte Rover and supported the second 38 cm M 16 siege howitzer ("Barbara" gun) when it fired at the Forte Monte Verena.
Relocating these howitzers proved to be extremely difficult since they were designed as stationary coastal guns. The pipes and gun carriages were housed in splinter-proof steel towers that were open at the top and which, for technical reasons, could not be dispensed with initially. A large sliding portal crane was necessary for assembly; also the rails required for the movement of the crane. So the transport took place with a not inconsiderable number of trucks.
A total of eight turrets (No. 1–8) and a spare barrel were made of type M 14.
At the end of the war, a total of eight guns were still in service: one M 14 in the Gomila fort, two M 14, four M 16 and one M 17 on the various front sections.
At least one gun was removed by the Italian army after the end of the war and exhibited in Rome. 42 cm howitzer in position October 19, 1917
In the interwar period, the cannons were handed over to the newly founded Czechoslovakia.
After the occupation by the German Wehrmacht in March 1939, all guns were taken over under the designation 42 cm howitzer (t) and used in the siege of Leningrad in 1942.
An M 16 howitzer is located in the Army Museum in the Romanian capital Bucharest.

Now the construction

The Base












The Haubitze
















Now it's time to print

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Greetings Lukas

Looks awesome


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hi Guys

here, too, I have more pictures


The first parts are printed.

I said yes it's a monster

I'm looking forward to all parts becoming one BIG whole.

I think the K&K howitzer will be a little gem.

I no longer want to include the pictures in front of you

You are welcome











































As you can already see, I had the base plate milled.

The project is therefore faster than usual.
This time, too, a lot of material will devour the monster.
















So stay tuned

Greetings Lukas

Hello everybody

Go on

Here is a size comparison so that you can see the dimension of the whole

Now I have also brought something forward here

Finally the base plate was created with a rotating frame.

As I had suspected, I needed a lot of silicone and as much resin to make the parts.

First the construction















And then to the shape











Then we continued with the howitzer


Unfortunately bad light

























Well that's the state of affairs

Continue as always soon

Greetings Lukas