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  • Bigfoot57
    SMF Supporters
    • Jun 2015
    • 1101

    #1

    1/72 Dora Railgun

    Been a long time since I posted anything in Scale Models last thing was the German Flying Saucer Hanebreau II from Squadron Models
    So what have been doing since then well this for starters the base which comprises of railway track and foundations took a month just to paint then it was about a eight month build for the gun itself not difficult but very repetitive due to the number of wheels you would be doing things eight times over in some cases and when it came to control valves there were 75 per side they are those little circular discs running all down the side of the gun assembly you can see
    The model was modified by me by reducing the barrel length of the gun and moving the centres of the wagons closer towards the centre rather than how they were supplied in the kit as there was too much of a gap between the bogies

    Revards

    Colin
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  • Tworrs
    SMF Supporters
    • Jan 2022
    • 1978
    • Garry
    • New Zealand

    #2
    Very impressive Bigfoot57 it certainly is an intricate build.
    Strength isn't about what you can do, rather it's about overcoming what you thought you couldn't do.

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    • Stefee
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      • Feb 2023
      • 780

      #3
      Wow.

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      • Jim R
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        • Apr 2018
        • 15641
        • Jim
        • Shropshire

        #4
        I can well believe the time a model like this requires. Looks very good.

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        • papa 695
          Moderator
          • May 2011
          • 22769

          #5
          That looks great.

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          • boatman
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            • Nov 2018
            • 14449
            • christopher
            • NORFOLK UK

            #6
            HI Colin love this gun build but can you please post the pictures full size as how they are it involes a lot of messin around on my laptop to see the pics thank you if you can sir
            chrisb

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            • Ian M
              Administrator
              • Dec 2008
              • 18261
              • Ian
              • Falster, Denmark

              #7
              Originally posted by boatman
              HI Colin love this gun build but can you please post the pictures full size as how they are it involes a lot of messin around on my laptop to see the pics thank you if you can sir
              chrisb
              do they not enlarge when you click on the small image?
              Group builds

              Bismarck

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              • HAWKERHUNTER
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                • Feb 2012
                • 1539
                • Steve
                • Halifax, West Yorks.

                #8
                Looks very impressive and complicated Colin. Great model.
                Steve

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                • boatman
                  SMF Supporters
                  • Nov 2018
                  • 14449
                  • christopher
                  • NORFOLK UK

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Ian M
                  do they not enlarge when you click on the small image?
                  YES Ian they do but i cant see the whole item only part of the item an then have to pull the item around so i can see other parts of the model but not the whole model thats why i asked if the gent can fit on the big pics if you see what i mean
                  Chrisb

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                  • Bigfoot57
                    SMF Supporters
                    • Jun 2015
                    • 1101

                    #10
                    Chris have a look at the tank pictures I posted are they the same as your Dora pictures in i.e. tiny or only a partial image as opposed to a full scale image?
                    There used to be a problem with posting large images on the site which is why I started reducing the size of them. Some of the images I take our hundreds of megabytes in size which is obviously not conducive to a healthy website. It would soon get full up with again and no space.

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                    • scottie3158
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                      • Apr 2018
                      • 14197
                      • Paul
                      • Holbeach

                      #11
                      Colin, very impressive mate.

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                      • boatman
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                        • Nov 2018
                        • 14449
                        • christopher
                        • NORFOLK UK

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Bigfoot57
                        Chris have a look at the tank pictures I posted are they the same as your Dora pictures in i.e. tiny or only a partial image as opposed to a full scale image?
                        There used to be a problem with posting large images on the site which is why I started reducing the size of them. Some of the images I take our hundreds of megabytes in size which is obviously not conducive to a healthy website. It would soon get full up with again and no space.
                        WELL Colin i resize all my pics from M/B down to K/B before i post them an that is not hurting the site as far as know an where are your tank pic for me to compare ?
                        thanks colin
                        chrisb

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                        • Bigfoot57
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                          • Jun 2015
                          • 1101

                          #13
                          Chris they should be in https://www.scale-models.co.uk/forum...-vehicles.178/ 3rd one down on the page

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                          • boatman
                            SMF Supporters
                            • Nov 2018
                            • 14449
                            • christopher
                            • NORFOLK UK

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Bigfoot57
                            Chris they should be in https://www.scale-models.co.uk/forum...-vehicles.178/ 3rd one down on the page
                            HI Colin well had a look at your tank pics an yes they come up the same can only see about half the pic so have to move the pic around to see the model but never mind leave it at that
                            ATB
                            chrisb

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