CGM Prod. 1/35 M3 105mm Mountain Howitzer, Complete, 5/11/09

the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Monday, May 11, 2009 7:15 PM

Excellent, Mike--what a nice vignette!

The groundwork looks better---a little variety goes a long way!

Uh....they're not shooting at Hans and Franz, I hope?

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redleg12

Member since
July 2006
From: New Jersey

Posted by redleg12 on Monday, May 11, 2009 7:24 PM

the doog wrote:

Excellent, Mike--what a nice vignette!
The groundwork looks better---a little variety goes a long way!
Uh....they're not shooting at Hans and Franz, I hope?

Thanks Karl....shooting at Hanz and Franz...Naaaa....These guys are too professional to get in each others gun sights.......don't worry, Gino and Joe are moving about 40 years ahead in time as we speak...

Thanks again!!!

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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wbill76

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by wbill76 on Monday, May 11, 2009 8:56 PM

Congrats on getting this one done Mike! I like the little squashed tuft of grass in front of the gun, makes for a nice touch IMHO. One round already down range and another on the way! Thumbs Up [tup]

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stick man

Member since
February 2008
From: ladner BC Canada

Posted by stick man on Monday, May 11, 2009 9:12 PM

Nice job! I'm starting to get intrested in US artillery I have a couple dios in mind...

Great work!

I'm 15 and I model I sk8board and I drum what could be better.

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I make stuff

Member since
January 2012

Posted by I make stuff on Monday, May 11, 2009 10:25 PM

Nice finish to an unusual subject. I like the scene, and the subject. Very realistic details.

Makes me miss Betsy and Lizzie.

BOOM.

Bill

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redleg12

Member since
July 2006
From: New Jersey

Posted by redleg12 on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:30 AM

Bill - Thanks for the keen grass eye!!. This little guy is ready for the shelf!!

Stick - If you need some help when it comes to US artillery, feel free to PM me. After spending many years of making 1 : 1 scale artillery dios...I can pass on some pointers.

Bill - I wonder if the girls would like to meet Gino & Joe . Ahhhh....the smell of muzzle blast!

Thanks for stopping in and your comments

Rounds Complete!!

"The Moral High Ground....A Great Place to Emplace Artillery."

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wing_nut

Member since
April 2005
From: Piscataway, NJ!

Posted by wing_nut on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 6:39 AM

Green grass, green guys, green gun, a green box...ON A BROWN BASE

Looks great anyway Mike Well done.

Marc

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binder001

Member since
August 2006
From: Nebraska, USA

Posted by binder001 on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:14 AM

WOW, what a neat build. That is a lot of work that you went through, but the end result is very nice! That process would make a nice article for a magazine or website.

My father fired the M3 105 in Europe in 1945 and ended up WW2 as an instructor on this howitzer. After the war he did some civillian jobs then went into the National Guard as a "redleg".

By the way, there is a nice video on US infantry weapons that concludes with some scenes of the M3 firing. It's at; http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=655_1240833450

Keep up the good work. We'll look forward to seeing more of your projects in the future.

Gary