Hi folks,

Well after almost a 5 month break I though I'd get underway with the Resicast 60pdr.

Al

How folks,

Clean up and test fitting underway. You need ro remove the flast from the inside of the cradle and drill a central hole for the spring unit. Be careful when you remove the pour plugs from cradle as one of the attachments is the lug that fits into the Saddle.





Cheers

Al

Hi folks,

got a bit more work done.







Bit more to do yet.

Al

Thanks for the update, has the kit been fighting you at all?

very nice looking kit Alan.

Hi Alan,

Only issue I had was that the CA glue I started to use must have gone off and I had a bugger of a time getting the first few parts to stick, which caused a bit fo delay. I then switched from Medium CA glue to Thin CA glue which has its own issues as it makes an instant contact lol.

Build wise I hadn't realised break rods were included and use some of the plastic rod by mistake. The only build issue was the placement of part A28 as it needs to sit on top of A26 and I set mine too low so had to make a fix there as there was no chance of getting the part off.

The build itself is fairly straight forward with only drilling the through hole for the break roads likely to be tricky.

Hi Cliff,

Thanks, lots of interesting WW1 stuff coming along. Nice to see you around.

Cheers

Al

Alan

That is looking amazing, can't wait to see it done. Keep up the great work, and I have had that issue with CA in the past. I tend to never get through have a bottle before it starts to do that.

Kevin

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for looking in. It is a nice kit.

This an interesting photograph which might lead to something, more thought required.



Cheers

Al

Hi folks,

build is almost done. Point to note: Parts A26 are the brackets for the Lifting bar Part A23 which go onto the rear of the trail. I dont see this step in the instructions.

Parts A18 Securing segnment and parts A19 Tie Rod sit above this fitting.



With some paint on.





Still a couple of small fixings to add.

Al

Excellent work, excellent model!

Thanks Michael.

Al

Great stuff Alan, thanks for sharing

Looking good Al, glad there were not any issues with assembly, we do try to make assembly as easy as possible.

See you at Duxford, the 9.2" should have its official release.

George.

Hi Johan,

Thanks for looking in and the comments.

Hi George,

Yip, nice build. Looking forward to the 9.2 inch howitzer and catching up with you at Duxford. I've a few bits to finish off and then some weathering.

Cheers

Al

That's a very interesting subject and you've gone a fine job. What pulled it? A big steam tractor? A team of Clydesdales? It looks very heavy.
What are you going to do with it? Are you going to put it in a diorama, being pulled out of the mud, or something?

Hi JP,

I built it with a view to linking it up with the Holt Tracator and at some point truning it into a small dio.

Thanks.

Cheers

Al

Looking really nice Al, good work !!!
Have you tried the Gel superglue? I find it works really well, giving you enough time to position a part.

Hi Steve,

Thanks, I'll check out the glue you suggest.

Cheers

Al

Looks great so far Alan.

Hi Jespar,

Many thanks.

Al

Hi folks,

Finished off the build, no mud yet, for a later date, Figure for scale.

Cheers

Al

Very nice Al!

—mike

Thanks Mike, this one is to go with the Holt and I'll leave the mud and weathering until I have both kits built.

Cheers

Al

Al

That looks great, very nice work on the assembly and painting. Makes it a very tempting kit for arty fans.

Kevin

Hi Alan,

Beautiful build. Thanks for showing.
Since you have the ordnance completely backbards on the carriage, I wonder about two things:
1. Is the support, near to the front, intended to keep the barrel down. It seems to have only a top part. Am I right?
2. How was the ordnance shifted foward to enable the firing position?

Looking forward to see the Holt tractor coming. Hopefully we do not have to wait too long.

P.