This is my first entry in this campaign - I trained on the 105mm L5 Pack-Howitzer before using the Abbott SP gun. The model started off as an old (1st version) Britains cast toy which I bought on Ebay in a delapidated condition. It now looks like this !





The original gun, with trail extensions fitted

The model as bought:

Dave,neat little piece of work.Any idea what scale it is?I noticed the tires are of a fair size truck.I don't know anything about the gun but is it that big?

Jim

The wheels that I used are off of a small truck, and are within 2 scale inches of the real thing (best match in my spares box as the original wheels were too small and had no detail). Here's a list of the mods:
Replace single axle with stubs
Replace wheels
Breech opening handle filed off and replaced
Sights added, both indirect - (my job, left hand side) and direct
Shield bracing added
Details added on trail - still not great but at least it's there
New muzzle from cut down tank barrel
Muzzle brake added from milliput - the one you see is the best of three attempts!

Thanks for comenting.

PS: it's 1/32 scale

Thanx for the answers Dave.

Again nice little project.

Jim

Used the L5 with 24 Depot & Training at Woolwich (Alamein troop) 1974- hence the clean condition of the model!

Awesome work Dave! Thanks for adding this to the Armorama's Finest Campaign!