Revival of Artillery GB!

As promised here is my draft idea for the badge. Let me know what you think. I have to clean up around the CFAB but wanted to get your ideas first.

Give me your ideas. If we don't like it I will just move on to building!!!!

Let me know

Rounds Complete!!

Redleg12,

You got my vote on it!

OK...Here is the touched up badge. Hopefully this works for everyone!

Heavy - I'll cut a deal...you do the M43, I'll give the M56 Atomic Annie a try (at least the gun, it's not quite Dora but it is a busy kit). I'll e-mail some details.

Any comments are welcome.

Rounds Complete!!

redleg12 wrote:

OK...Here is the touched up badge. Hopefully this works for everyone! Heavy - I'll cut a deal...you do the M43, I'll give the M56 Atomic Annie a try (at least the gun, it's not quite Dora but it is a busy kit). I'll e-mail some details. Any comments are welcome. Rounds Complete!!

just about brings tears to my eyes. Looks like one of the guns that were on Ross in 1968.

gary

gary

jthurston wrote:

Steelrudi, I know you're chompin mate, don't start today! The GB doesn't start for another month...

DOH! I guess I also cheated as well........

My M109A6 is just waiting for the paint job.  Since I started this kit prior to this GB, I'll also build another artillery piece during this period. 

Well, I've never joined a group build before. I have this kit of a German 10.5cm L.F.H. 18(M) field gun I bought probably back in the late 80s. It's a Hinchliffe metal kit. Looks to be a so so kit as far as assembly and detail. There is no scale indicated on the box or instructions but it looks close to being 1/35. I guess I'm in if it's OK. Be warned my lack of skills and my pestering questions might get on a few nerves. Still OK to join?

John 

John,

glad to have you on board! 

Charlie

Steelrudi,

I can't wait either.  Since my M109A6 is pretty much done, I'll have to figure out what I'm going to build in November.  I have 155mm and 105mm U.S. howitzers (Testor and Italeri kits) that I am dying to build.  Also have Dragon's MLRS that I'm planning to build also.  Can't wait!

Ok, here's my first group build project and next victim. The thing has been laying around in my stash for quite some time so I can wait till Nov. Never mind the guy at the top of the cutting mat. He helps to keep the carpet monsters at bay!

John,

That actually looks like a decent kit!  Can't wait to see it all assembled! 

hey m1 great to see you getting this build up and running again ? i have the leopold railgun sitting there but i dont know if 6 months would cut it for me i am in over my head in gb's.

if i get caught up with my other ones would it be cool to join in later ?

kenny

I might be in with a 88 mm Flak 36........

Kenny,

Glad to hear from you again!  How are you? Still in Astoria?  Of course you can join in anytime you want to!

GunTech,

I haven't seen you in a while.  Hope all's well with you.  Can I count on you to commit to this group build too?

doing good m1 hope you are too. i feel like i am back in the army being volunteered instead of volunteering lol.

no unfortunately not in my home town of astoria anymore i am in staten island now and i have to find a new hobby shop. but i will still stop by rudys

Staten Island? 

I used to commute to Staten Island 3 times a month from Northport for about a year.  That was a hike.  Kenny, I hope you and your family like the new setting.  YEs, I have volunteered you just like the good ole' Army way.  Stop by more often!

i will stop by often

the family is doing well but the commute really stinks

m1garand wrote:

GunTech, I haven't seen you in a while.  Hope all's well with you.  Can I count on you to commit to this group build too?

Everything is fine M1, thanks for asking. I have been in the field for the past month and just came back Sunday.        

I am very interrested in this GB. Artillery rules!!!   

Terry here Got your mail Charlie count me in for definite.looking forward to the badge.

Cheers and good luck to all concerned.

Terry Burke.

OK...After further review...I am going to stay with my original idea, the M115 8 inch. I am getting into finishing the prime mover, the M4 HST which is a rework of a Nitto kit. By hopefully 11/1 I will be getting into the M115. IF I finish early I will attack the M56 Atomic Annie.

With the holidays and some buisness trips I know that are coming, I would like to finish the M115. The M56 is not Dora but there is a LOT of work on that one.

So count me in on the M115.(at a minimum)  Thanks

Rounds Complete!!

Roger that RedLeg12.

Kenny, are you commuting from S.I. to Astoria/L.I.C.? That's a killer commute. 

Guntech: good to hear that you are doing well. 

Terry: Did you decide which kit you want to build?

Out of curiousity, has anyone ever been interested in building a model of Gerald Bull's final Project Babylon Supergun prototype, which I believe was horizontal and had a barrel length of 176 meters. At 1:35 that would be 5 meters, kind of big.

At 1:72 it would be half that, could be crewed by available figures, and might be worth a go.

Your thoughts?

Bondoman,

I personally don't know anything about that product.  It seems like it is one big bad Whooping gun. 

It seems to be there is some confusion in regard to Artillery GB project. 

Back in July of this year, Southern Dragon proposed Artillery GB, but for some reason, it just faded away.  I wanted to participated in this project, so it was revived in late September. 

Keep in mind that when I revived it, I didn't mean to start totally separate GB, but just wanted to get it going again.  There is only ONE Artillery GB and Southern Dragon said he will take over the responsibility of keeping this GB moving.  Yes, we are still on and according to him, this project has already begun, so you can start building your artillery/SPG/SP Howitzers/Anti-tank guns/AAA guns at any time. 

Good luck and good building!