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retiredyank
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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 04:24 AM UTC

Only cost me $44. I think I will save if for the Art of the Battlefield Campaign.
ivanhoe6
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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 05:19 AM UTC
WOW ! Do I ever remember this kit ! I got it for Christmas one year and did I ever butcher it. Too young I guess. I'd like to give it a try now. Great find Matt you lucky guy ! Tom
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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 05:52 AM UTC
You can take a look at Wim Vink's impressive build for inspiration

http://www.mil-mod.nl/html/atomcann.html

HTH

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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 06:03 AM UTC
Bunch of these repops on Ebay right now along with a couple of the originals from the 50's. Originals are going in the $400.00 range. Glad to see this one back and I plan on picking one up soon.
didgeboy
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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 06:32 AM UTC
The kit is being reissued and has just been released check your local hs. Cheers.
ianclasper
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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 07:31 AM UTC
I recommend Tankograd's Technical Manual 6008 for some good background info and detail shots

http://www.tankograd.com/cms/website.php?id=/en/index/atomic_annie.htm

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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 10:11 AM UTC
LOL, Mine arrived yesterday.
I never had this kit as a kid, as it was way out of my price range back then, and I missed out on it's last reissue years ago. Hopefully my modeling skills have improved enough to bring up this ancient kit up to better standards.
Maybe this time around we'll see some after market stuff produced to help the build. Wim did an excellent job on updating his kit. And I guess I'll have to pick up the Tankograd's book also.
lukiftian
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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 10:23 AM UTC
Interesting, the gun is very similar to a K18
ltb073
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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 01:18 PM UTC

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WOW ! Do I ever remember this kit ! I got it for Christmas one year and did I ever butcher it. Too young I guess. I'd like to give it a try now. Great find Matt you lucky guy ! Tom


Yeah I remember butchering that kit as a kid too
Matt, looking forward to seeing that 1 come together in the Art of the Battlefield Campaign
Headhunter506
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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 01:41 PM UTC

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WOW ! Do I ever remember this kit ! I got it for Christmas one year and did I ever butcher it. Too young I guess. I'd like to give it a try now. Great find Matt you lucky guy ! Tom


Yeah I remember butchering that kit as a kid too
Matt, looking forward to seeing that 1 come together in the Art of the Battlefield Campaign


That's what was great about building models as a Baby Boomer-era kid:

building for the sheer fun factor and not worrying about a penlight carrying rivet counter pointing out mistakes.

I gotta get me one to go with the M-52 and Skysweeper 75 mm AAA Gun I plan on butchering again.
retiredyank
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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 02:05 PM UTC

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LOL, Mine arrived yesterday.
I never had this kit as a kid, as it was way out of my price range back then, and I missed out on it's last reissue years ago. Hopefully my modeling skills have improved enough to bring up this ancient kit up to better standards.
Maybe this time around we'll see some after market stuff produced to help the build. Wim did an excellent job on updating his kit. And I guess I'll have to pick up the Tankograd's book also.

Could you imagine the weight a turned barrel would be?
Finch
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Posted: Friday, October 07, 2011 - 02:25 PM UTC

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Interesting, the gun is very similar to a K18


Hmm...there are only just so many ways of designing an artillery piece, but, I don't see the resemblance. The carriage has some similarity to the German K5(e) railway gun.

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