M8 75mm Pack Howitzer (pics)

m1garand

Member since
November 2005
From: Somewhere over the rainbow

Posted by m1garand on Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:40 PM

I ordered these pack howitzers from Jadar hobby in Poland. I received products within 10 business days without any problems.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Thursday, August 17, 2006 7:04 PM

Thanks guys.

Don't know about any US suppliers, but here is S-Model's website where you can order them directly.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:11 PM

Another nice build HA, I like the figure, its a nice touch.

Will

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DCV

Member since
July 2006

Posted by DCV on Thursday, August 17, 2006 3:32 PM

Very nice! I`d like one of those for my slowly progressing armor collection.

I`ve looked around on the internet and haven`t found one- are they availible from any U.S. sellers that you know of?

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:09 AM

Thanks. Yup, the packers didn't do too good a job packing them up, resulting in quite a bit of damage. Luckily, only a couple of older builds were total losses and ended up being scrapped out for parts. The rest were easily fixable.

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, August 17, 2006 9:57 AM

The pix are real dark on my monitor, but what I can see looks great, Gino. Ballast or not, I like the guy sitting on the trails!

Say, did you experience a lot of damage to your models in the move? I just moved halfway across Japan last month and luckily suffered no damage whatsoever!

~Brian

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Yann Solo

Member since
March 2006
From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

Posted by Yann Solo on Thursday, August 17, 2006 7:38 AM

Wow! Pretty cool build. Good choice of figure. The subtile variations in the paint and the weathering are very well done.

No matter where you go ....... there you are.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 7:32 PM

Glad you like it. Thanks again. I'm sure yours will turn out great too.

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m1garand

Member since
November 2005
From: Somewhere over the rainbow

Posted by m1garand on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:40 PM

Gino,

Howitzer looks good and can't wait to complete mine. Thanks for the photos and glad you liked the kit!

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matthew9

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by matthew9 on Monday, August 14, 2006 7:59 PM

Good job. I've always wanted to build one of these. It turned out great.

Matt

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wbill76

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by wbill76 on Monday, August 14, 2006 7:28 PM

Nice work on the pack gun Gino and a Thumbs Up [tup]

for most innovative use of a figure. Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 14, 2006 7:10 PM

Looks great Heavy!

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, August 14, 2006 6:25 PM

Thanks guys, it was a fun, quick build. The tires/wheels are one piece resin. They do have a deep groove where the tire meets the wheel, but they look pretty close to the real deal.

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CDNTanker25

Member since
May 2005
From: Playing in the foothills of NY

Posted by CDNTanker25 on Monday, August 14, 2006 6:18 PM

Looks like a fun quick build Gino! I am curious about the wheels and the rims... looks like the tires aren't sitting on them right, I'm referring to the second last pic.

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ygmodeler4

Member since
October 2004
From: Northern Virginia

Posted by ygmodeler4 on Monday, August 14, 2006 5:49 PM

Another great build Gino. Neat Idea for the figure. I like the weathering effects Thumbs Up [tup]

-Josiah

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

M8 75mm Pack Howitzer (pics)

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, August 14, 2006 5:36 PM

I finally finished repairing the damage to my models from my recent move. I picked a quick little kit to do as the first build here in AL. I recently had a fellow modeler (thanks Charles) send me a resin S-Model M8 75mm Pack Howitzer model from Poland. It is a simple kit with only 23 pieces in crisp cream resin. The pieces were easy to clean up and are cast well. Assembly was simple and there were no problems. It assembles and is able to be broken down just like a real Pack 75, so the dio possibilities are endless with it. I believe that it is a resin copy of the old Tamiya metal M8 kit. Either way, it was a nice little build and looks good. Here are a few pics of it.

(The figure was not part of the kit, but is needed to weigh down the trails. Without him, it takes a nose dive due to the weight of the barrel assembly.)