Resicast 1/35 Ordnance QF 18 pounder with limber and wagon.
The kit comes as a Mk.II gun but I wanted to build one as used by the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli, so I modified the recuperator of the 18 pounder to the earlier Mk.1 version.
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Craig Abrahamson said on November 3, 2016
Nicely finished and presented, Bernard….I like it.
Bernard Wylie said on November 4, 2016
Thanks Craig
Rob Pollock said on November 4, 2016
Very nice, Bernard. Reminds me of Tommy’s War items. Also, the Fusilier make a number of pieces linked to Anzac service.
Bernard Wylie said on November 4, 2016
Thank you Rob
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on November 4, 2016
Bernard, that is a really good model!
Bernard Wylie said on November 4, 2016
Thank you Bernard 🙂
Greg Kittinger said on November 4, 2016
Looks very nice, and nicely displayed. Guess it shows that I’m not an armor guy – but what the heck is a recuperator?
Bernard Wylie said on November 4, 2016
Thanks Greg, a quick primer on recuperators courtesy of Wikipedia,
“Recuperator” was the British name for the mechanism which returned the gun barrel to its firing position after recoil. US ordnance uses the term “run-out cylinder”
Bernd MĂĽller said on November 4, 2016
Very nice 🙂
Bernard Wylie said on November 4, 2016
Thanks Bernd.
Robert Royes said on November 4, 2016
Excellently detailed, well done!
Louis Gardner said on November 6, 2016
Ditto !!!!!!!
I watched a documentary on Galipoli several months ago. This area of the conflict has pretty much been forgotten by most.
As usual you did a fantastic job with this.