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"The 155 mm Long Tom was a 155 millimeter caliber field gun developed and used by the United States military. It was produced in M1 and M2 variants (later known as the M59). Developed to replace the Canon de 155mm GPF, the gun was deployed as a heavy field weapon during World War II and the Korean War, and also classed as secondary armament for seacoast defense. The gun could fire a 45.36 kg (100 lb) shell to a maximum range of 22 km (13.7 mi), with an estimated accuracy life of 1,500 rounds." - From Wikipida.com I built this as a retirement gift for a US Army Artillery Colonel. I decided to replicate a Long Tom from the Pacific Theater of operations during WWII. The Base is a wooden plaque purchased from a craft shop and covered in plumber's putty to model the ground. The ground was then painted and covered with static grass, sand and flocking for model trains. I modeled the wheel tracks in the mud using the wheels from the artillery piece and used the same putty to add the clumps of mud to the tires. The crew was bought separately and added to depict the team reloading during a barrage. I wish I had more experience on weathering when I built this, I would have done so much more with the mud, but all in all not a bad project.
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AuthorHi there, I'm Chris and welcome to my workbench. I've been building models since i was 6 or 7 years old. I thought it would be fun to share some of my projects! Archives
May 2017
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