Although this is a tracked piece and is armoured I think it is better suited to this section.
I am working on a 3D printed top hull of a M41 'GORILLA' Motor Gun Carriage.
This is the granddaddy of all the US tracked artillery pieces, it was the first and was developed at the back end of WW2 but was primarily used in Korea but, not by the US afterwards, although the French continued using it. Its design helped to shape other US self propelled artillery pieces.
It had a 155mm Howitzer that fired two stage ammo, shell and bagged charge. Had a crew of 5.
Now, I did not print this myself, I managed to get it but it needed some severe re-modelling. I have had to make many detail parts, latches, catches, elevation and traverse wheels, breach, rear lights and guards, etc etc. As for the electrics, as this is going to be RC, the MFU board has a burnt out transistor so it will only go forwards-this is all being scrapped and a new system is to be fitted.
The chassis should be a modified M24 Chaffee but, they do not do one in 1/16 so, a modified Walker Bulldog one will be used and another lower hull used for donor parts, forth return roller is one part and suspension.
So, not much to show in pictures, apologies for that but, here are some of the top hull put together, with some of the detailing parts and a first coat of high-fill primer. The last picture is a scratch made spotting scope.
I am working on a 3D printed top hull of a M41 'GORILLA' Motor Gun Carriage.
This is the granddaddy of all the US tracked artillery pieces, it was the first and was developed at the back end of WW2 but was primarily used in Korea but, not by the US afterwards, although the French continued using it. Its design helped to shape other US self propelled artillery pieces.
It had a 155mm Howitzer that fired two stage ammo, shell and bagged charge. Had a crew of 5.
Now, I did not print this myself, I managed to get it but it needed some severe re-modelling. I have had to make many detail parts, latches, catches, elevation and traverse wheels, breach, rear lights and guards, etc etc. As for the electrics, as this is going to be RC, the MFU board has a burnt out transistor so it will only go forwards-this is all being scrapped and a new system is to be fitted.
The chassis should be a modified M24 Chaffee but, they do not do one in 1/16 so, a modified Walker Bulldog one will be used and another lower hull used for donor parts, forth return roller is one part and suspension.
So, not much to show in pictures, apologies for that but, here are some of the top hull put together, with some of the detailing parts and a first coat of high-fill primer. The last picture is a scratch made spotting scope.
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