I have been trying to get an Airmodel M198 resin howitzer kit and I have been wondering if this thing is really worth the work it has taken to try and get one. If anyone has built one or knows of any other source than airmodel's website let me know.

I would love to know this as well.

Have you considered the Aussie Armour one?

http://www.mheaust.com.au/MHE/Resin/OZA/M198.htm

Cheers,

Olaf

I have ordered the Mouse House M198 and we shall see how it goes together.
I would still be curious if anyone has built the Airmodel kit as his outher kits are very nice and it might be worth the money to try.

I just recieved the Mouse House M198. The detail is ok but not as crisp as one might like to see in a resin kit that cost around $90 USD. The tire castings are fairly poor in the overall quality. Directions are typical for a resin kit with mostly just pictures of the real thing as reference.

One criticism I have heard of the Airmodel kit ( I have the House Mouse kit) is that his turned metal barrel (aluminum?) tends to overload the resin of the rest of the kit.

Of course, I do not have the Airmodel kit nor have I seen one in the flesh, so treat this as second hand knowledge.

Just a note to let everyone know. The Airmodel Kit is now available. Get them while you can. (:-)

Where to get the airmodel kit?

I ordered my Airmodel kit M198 M155 Howitzer and it looks like a winner, I should have a review in a few weeks because it takes time to get it.

So to say it's in finally and it's not expensive like $92.00 includeing shipping to US by air.

The web site has pictures of the molded pieces and says it has detailed instructions for the kit.

So we will see.

Happy Modeling

there is three of them listed on ebay right now!!!!!!
(:-)

You can purchase at www.airmodel.de.

I'd be sure to ask some questions before bidding. It might be someone trying to unload the older squash cast version. I love resin kits, but I've never had a squash cast kit where the molds lined up correctly.

[quote]One criticism I have heard of the Airmodel kit ( I have the House Mouse kit) is that his turned metal barrel (aluminum?) tends to overload the resin of the rest of the kit.

I don't know if by "overload" you mean it stresses the cradle assembly too much, or if you mean it tips the weight too far forward. In either case, not to worry. It hasn't tipped or come apart yet. 95mm of the barrel is forward of the front yoke, and 77mm behind it, 68mm of which are enclosed in the supported cradle assembly. The breech accounts for the remaining 9mm. Since the fatter, heavier part of the tube is to the rear, and is supported, balance is not a problem. And I have it at a relatively low quadrant elevation-less than 30 degrees.

[quote. And I have it at a relatively low quadrant elevation-less than 30 degrees.[/quote]

Wouldn't that be 533 mils? :-) :-) :-)

Tom

Wouldn't that be 533 mils? :-) :-) :-)

Tom[/quote]

Sorry, Uncle did not let me keep my gunner's quadrant when I reverted to my old MOS. I have four Russian ones, however, that I found in a cache. I really WOULD measure it ,but we all know they use 6000 instead of 6200. It would taint my review.

I should be doing a review soon as I get my Tax's so I can buy a digital camera to post pitures of stuff I have built and can review.

But so far I haven't built it yet but looks pretty OK. I laid everything out and the instructions are OK to good. And the details looks pretty good also. But again it's resin so it has all the flaws and perks of resin and when I do mine I am going to superdetail it with wires and hoses and stuff.

Happy Modeling
Tom
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I'm surprised they don't use 6400. Since the mil is a pure metric system of angular measurement (1 meter at 1000 meters) I would have thought that you'd have to wind up with 6400 in a circle all the time.

One interesting thing I discovered while working as a Safety Officer on a Bundeswehr howitzer in the 70s. Their "deflections" increase to the right (i.e. not using the "LARS" rule) same as azimuth. Made life VERY interesting in the FDC with a mixed German/US battery, require the computation of two separate deflections to get the tubes pointed in the same direction. :-)

Now, what I'd like to have been able to keep was my M-2 Compass!!

Tom

Two seperate news stories were run HERE on the Airmodel kit:

First one was the future release: https://armorama.kitmaker.net/news/611

Second was its availability: https://armorama.kitmaker.net/news/840