DEFINITELY a rumble in the Jungle!!

[The Smythe Meister]

OK Then Gents....

Try this walkaround for some shots in which the pipes can be seen fairly well, such as:

Thanks for that Jakko... i`ll take a proper look tomorrow :thumb2: ,
Andy

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Just quickly this evening...... some pics.......

The Hull now in some fetching Drab,and dressed with it`s tracks!.....
Here the completed Spade,(Cheers Scottie!!)assembly.......

Next we have the gun carriage assembly,which i must say,i`m quite impressed with as it`s quite well detailed,(IMHO),and moves very freely in several directions/ways.....


And now with the BIG GUN!!......

I LOVE THIS KIT!!!:nerd::thumb2:
More soon,but that`s it for today,thanks for looking in,and all of your comments,
Andy

[Guest]

It’s even more fun as the M107 with a very, very long 175 mm barrel on it

[CarolsHusband]

I LOVE THIS KIT!!!:nerd::thumb2:
Andy

Nice one, looks great and you're obviously enjoying it.

[adt70hk]

Now that's what I call a gun!!!

Keep up the great work.

Andrew

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It’s even more fun as the M107 with a very, very long 175 mm barrel on it :smiling3:

My oh my!!:astonished:
Just looked at that monster!!¬.... Now that IS,a VERY large Gun!!
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Nice one, looks great and you're obviously enjoying it.

Cheers Dan!
Yeah,i certainly am.... I don`t think i`ve ever done a kit that`s been so satisfying with all of the articulating and interacting parts :thumb2:,
It may not be the most accurate on the planet,but,(unless you`re an expert),it`ll tick most Diorama builder`s boxes!!
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Now that's what I call a gun!!!

Keep up the great work.

Andrew

HA!!.... Me too Andrew:thumb2:
Thanks for that mate,i`ll do my best!
Andy

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OK Then Chaps.... Update Time!!:flushed:
Shouldn`t really bother as it`s VERY MUCH a "Work in progress":thinking:... HOWEVER,I do like to do my builds "Warts an` all",so here it is at the mo.....
........ All Together... All dressed in OD.....and All Decals applied........

Up close and personal,(Not to mention "Festive"!!!),at the dangerous end there!!.... the Arse end next......

Again,apologies for quality of pic,but you get the idea i hope!!.... Finally,the Side pics......


So then,that`s it in all of it`s NON GLORY at the mo:worried:!....
Not great i must admit,however,it`s all part of a plan that will become apparent when weathered up,(It`ll be part of my 3rd Vietnam Dio).
More acceptable updates should be forthcoming in the next few days!!:thumb2:
Cheers,
Andy

[Mark1]

That's a great looking beast :thumb2: just an observation but I'm guessing the thin section of the rams would be silver as they slide in and out.

[Guest]

My oh my!!:astonished:
Just looked at that monster!!¬.... Now that IS,a VERY large Gun!!

That was actually the kit originally released by Italeri, and which I built soon after it came out over 30 years ago — only later did they change it to include the short 203 mm barrel that’s in the kit you are building. Unfortunately, unless you can find an old Italeri version, the only way to get an M107 now seems to be to buy the Tamiya rebox of that kit.

In the real world, the barrels were interchangeable, given one or two cranes capable of lifting them and about six hours’ work (later reduced to two by being more clever about it).

[The Smythe Meister]

That was actually the kit originally released by Italeri, and which I built soon after it came out over 30 years ago — only later did they change it to include the short 203 mm barrel that’s in the kit you are building. Unfortunately, unless you can find an old Italeri version, the only way to get an M107 now seems to be to buy the Tamiya rebox of that kit.

In the real world, the barrels were interchangeable, given one or two cranes capable of lifting them and about six hours’ work (later reduced to two by being more clever about it).

Thanks very much for that Jakko :thumb2: ,
As i said in a reply to Paul previously,I really appreciate this kind of detailed info.... sometimes i find that i get just as intrigued by learning about a subject,than by actually modelling it!!:astonished:
Andy

[adt70hk]

Loving it...... Even with the warts?!!

[The Smythe Meister]

That's a great looking beast :thumb2: just an observation but I'm guessing the thin section of the rams would be silver as they slide in and out.

Hi Mark,and thank you mate :hugging-face: ,
Yes,you`re spot on regarding the Ram shafts,they will be addressed when i start the detail painting/weathering stuff:thumb2: ,
It`s definitely a fascinating SPG... And i love it!!:nerd:
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Loving it...... Even with the warts?!!

"Loving" your comments thank you Andrew:blow-kiss-2:!!
Let`s hope i can treat the warts eh?!!:anguished:
Andy