Theuns my mortar platoon sergeant in '77 was in a Davy Crockett unit.

UPDATE

ammo and i have a 4th box.the rounds are split between smooth (for normal barrels)  and ribbed (for deep rifled barrels). i have a set out so i can use it for a mold to cast more if needed. i can use the smooth and put the ribbed on a pallet under a tarp.the rounds are painted Vallejo metallic black which i will tone down a bit with some pastels.  there were large and small powder charge bags (all are the same here). i will wash them to highlight the detail. the brass is the end piece and the minimum charge. the gray canisters i think can hold  the powder bags which would make sense. a max range on the ammo cart would be the projectile, 2 large and 1 small powder bag and the brass end piece.

like the couplers, now you know more about K-5 ammo than you will ever need.

Here is the basic components, the low yield 0,1 Kilo ton warhead and the recoil less rifle tube.

Check this out....goes to show how deep in doodoo you had to be to use this m388!

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Theuns

Maybe, I have not even started looking for a Jeep yet.....first need to get the budget for models up again. As for the Davy, I have made the bomb ans started working on the gun, I will call it 1/35.

(EDIT) I found a 1/35 M-151A2 Ford Mutt on the web , since it was in service between the 60's abd 80's and the M-388 was withdrawn in 1971, it stands to reason it might have been mounted on there...

Theuns

Hey T,

That makes me wonder. Could you get the Jeep with the recoilless rifle from MPC and just that?

I saw a tv show on it yesterday and that gave me the idea. I have no idea what the scale would be, will have to work it back from the 1/72 bomb I can modify....maybe between 1/35 and 1/48 ....

The stand for the recoil less gun will have to be made from pieces of sprue. strangely there seem to have been a few different designs. I don;t know why they even had a sight on this thing, it was so badly in-acurate and the range was only about a mile, you could just aswell point it in the general direction and shoot it out the hip!

Maybe after I get the scale I will see if I can get the same size Willys Jeep, they were also mounted on that, it will atleast be less bland that way :-)

Theuns

Geez Theuns...I had to look that M-388 up!! What a weapon...OMG, did this thing actually ever enter service??? LOL...imagine being 'that' crew!! Cool to mock one up, what scale would you do it in?

I got you updated Mr T.

Ok, let's go for it, I found a bomb that looks like it might work nwith some sugery...

T

Theuns

I am concidering to see if my spares box hold the bits to make  M388 Davy Crocket gun, if that fits the criteria  :-)

Yes.

Yet another great out-of-the-box idea (for a build, stupid idea for a weapon). I can change your TBA to the Davy Crockett if you want.

Steve

I think I might have come up with an idea for this GB. I am concidering to see if my spares box hold the bits to make  M388 Davy Crocket gun, if that fits the criteria  :-)

Theuns

I got your box art updated Bruce, thanks.

Steve

Steve,

Here is the box art of the Tomahawk:

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Would a AGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise missile be a consideration for this GB?

Yep, awesome idea man. I like that out of the box thinking. I didn't even know they made a kit of a Tomahawk.

I'll out you down.

Steve

Steve, Rob,

Would a AGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise missile be a consideration for this GB? I found a 1/48 scale resin model, and thought it would be cool. 

I missed a couple GB dates, so I'm tentative to commit to another.  Although this Tomahawk and the V2 should be quick simple builds. 

Waynec, I'm at a loss for words at the size of the model. I could not imagine what the original would look like in real life!

Looks great Wayne...interesting that you point out the Vallejo comment WRT your airbrush...I too notice that exact same thing. I use Vallejo cleaner, but, I don't think it gets through the system enough. I've broken down my AB tons since I started going between different brands of paint.

Gee friggin' whiz Wayne, that thing is huge!!! Very nice work there so far too.

Wow, looks outstanding Wayne.

my ACE HARDWARE NOW gray and no doubt the black primer does that too. i have a special cardboard box just for that when i spray inside but also tend to use the garage.

INRE last post, i did clean off a station and pulled out DD that has to be done by mid June. looks better than i thought given it will be cased on a shelf so not going to have contest scrutiny. no excuse for building poorly but it does mean some little boggers won't be seen.

got 12 powder bags painted gray white and 12 canisters german gray. when they dry will paint black rounds and brass end casings. (ran out of clips). also painted ammo cart german gray instead of yellow for some contrast. here is the elevation mechanism set together. going to be a lot of individual priming and painting. ig it looks a little rough remember 1. i will clean it up some more, 2. all of this inside the carriage won't be seen, especially down in travel mode and 3. i'm assuming they would leave the inside gray to conserve paint. pity as this is a pin wash dream.

ON A SIDE NOTE. vallejo paints nicely but i find, even after cleaning, if i let the airbrush sit for a couple of days it gets stiff. had to field strip mine today. easy enough to run anything like water though it each day to prevent that.

Wayne you probably know I prime in black almost all the time, and I use Army Painter primers.  Its sold by mostly gaming companies but I won't use anything else. It dries in minutes, goes on perfectly out of a can and the finish is even and smooth. Thats what I look for in a primer, besides it fills in all those little nooks that you may miss while spraying. There is some overspray of a fine dust so I do it outside when possible. Try a can, they make a lot of colors and you'll be hooked.

A 24" inch barrel…..I never would have thought that in modeling, now thats going to be a real showpiece.  

Gamera

Wow, that is awesome Wayne- what would be even cooler if the big gun fired velociraptors like a human cannonball! Bad guys are sitting in a room and suddenly BAM! an angry raptor crashes though the ceiling!!!

it looks like it chambers out at the muzzle to .25cal and i have friends telling me i could make it fire.. 

i have never primed with black. going to have to give it a burl.  working on more elevation mechanism parts. trying to be time efficient but still doing a lot of filling just in case.i think i will paint the entire interior PANZER GRAY even though the outside is DARK YELLOW.  it's strange having parts bigger than what is shown in the instructions.

I went to my shop today to find something but all they had were anti tank guns and no figures or artilary that fell into my price bracket :-(

Theuns

Now that's one big honkin' breech!!!

Some nice detail on this kit, theres even some casting marks on the side of the gun mount and rifling in the barrel. I started some priming and working on quite a few wheels.

Steve thats the one thing I haven't picked up yet because I'm waiting to see exactly what I'll need. I have the MC guys and I know I'll need some drivers. There'll only be two in the locomotive and I have an idea for a couple more but thats about it. I tried to plan it out to keep them at a minimum andI've found enough 1/72 to make it happen, just haven't picked them up yet.

As to the layout, I wanted a basic theme of a coordinated effort of moving materials boxed in by mountains and some water for eye candy. I thought this layout gave me all that and room to develop it a bit. I agree its very doable and once the Karl Morser is completed I'm starting on the base and mountains, just wanted to get the biggest piece done first. This isn't going to be a lifetime project.  

That's going to be great looking Terry,

Kinda a slice out of a Model RR layout. If one could build a layout, one could build what your proposing no sweat.

Where are/did you get the guys to put in it?

A turtle it is…thats the least I could do. I didn't mention that the base is 20" X 48".

Hey Terry, that's pretty friggin' cool!

I love the gun, I'd almost swear it was a model railroad bridge but I guess anything that large would look more like a public works project than an AFV!!!!

And very cool dio plans there. It's a good idea you have to plan everything out in advance. Just one little tip- you might build the parts as each a model in themselves aka the gun, the train, the tanks on the train as separate smaller projects and I think it will help avoid burnout. At least with me if I can SEE different parts coming together it helps me to know I'm making progress ahead instead of looking at a pile of half-completed stuff!

PS: And put a turtle in the pond for your old buddy Gammy!!!