12 pounder

[captfue]

Here are a few pictures of a 1/24th 12 pounder I've been working on for a year or two. The first picture is the raw cannon made from hobby sticks, match sticks, and copper wire.

The painted cannon, still needs a bit of touchup painting.

Here is a picture of most of the crew. Very early in the build. They still need lots of work before painting. I made them from old scrapes of plastic, such as model kit sprures , plastic flat ware, disposable razors, almost anything plastic. I have two ideas for the setting. One is having them looking at their officer giving instructions or posing for a picture.

 

[Championhilz]

Your cannon looks good - one minor thing you need to fix - the worm is turned around the wrong way - the metal end should be under the cannon.

 

[Booner]

I think that what you've done is simply outstanding. I like that everything is handmade; no purchased pieces. It shows a tremendous amount of talent.
I also like the casual posture of the crewman. If there was someone taking their picture, then that tells a story anyone could comprehend. If someone was giving them instructions, then that would require more information for the observer to figure out what was happening.

Please continue in showing us pictures of your progress.

 

[DixieRifles]

Here are a few pictures of a 1/24th 12 pounder I've been working on for a year or two.

Did you build those wheels from scratch?? If you did, I salute you . My friend and I tried to build one in 1/6 scale and gave up after he almost cut off finger tip.

Great work.

 

[rebel brit]

Amazing detail work and very unique. Wouldn't mind knowing the process of how you construct the figures .
Looking forward to seeing more pics of your progress.

 

[captfue]

Amazing detail work and very unique. Wouldn't mind knowing the process of how you construct the figures .
Looking forward to seeing more pics of your progress.

Here is a link to an SBS

1/10th figure start

Here is the beginning of a new figure. When completed it will be a 1/10th bust of a US Army soldier from the Vietnam war around 1968/69 time frame. I used the old Monogram 1/10th Vietnam war statue as my base. The different colors are from various types of plastics melted, such as the orange, blu...

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[CowCavalry]

Amazing, the men look so lifelike.

 

[Mike Serpa]

I tip my hat to you. Very impressive.

 

[FrankN]

Beautiful, amazing detail, great poses, patient and artistic work!

Frank

 

[Kurtlg]

Are these union or Confederate ? A/c models makes a similar set in 1/24th depicting the Washington artillery (Confederate) . Great job all around . Looking forward to your progress .
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[captfue]

These will be a union crew

 

[rebel brit]

Here is a link to an SBS

1/10th figure start

Here is the beginning of a new figure. When completed it will be a 1/10th bust of a US Army soldier from the Vietnam war around 1968/69 time frame. I used the old Monogram 1/10th Vietnam war statue as my base. The different colors are from various types of plastics melted, such as the orange, blu...

forum.ipmsusa3.org

Excellent Step by step, many thanks for posting.
Looking forward to seeing more of your posts.

 

[captfue]

Your cannon looks good - one minor thing you need to fix - the worm is turned around the wrong way - the metal end should be under the cannon.

Fixed it, thanks for the info. Makes since not to have the pointy end out front.

 

[Sundance]

Beautiful work. I'm jealous of your skill.

 

[sjlempitski]

Did you build those wheels from scratch?? If you did, I salute you . My friend and I tried to build one in 1/6 scale and gave up after he almost cut off finger tip.

Great work.

Here is a 1/6 model I built the carriage for - wheels came from Ebay

 

[captfue]

Here is a 1/6 model I built the carriage for - wheels came from Ebay

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Yours turned out great. After two weeks trying to get my wheels to match, I'd gone to E-bay myself

 

[DixieRifles]

Here is a 1/6 model I built the carriage for - wheels came from Ebay

They look flat---cut out of one plank.

Here is my wheel that comes from a model that some National battlefield parks would sale. This is after I painted it and weathered it. The only modification that I made was to file the rim flat to remove the crown and add the bolt between every other spoke.
It was the right scale for a 3-foot {Edited to correct}diameter wheel that you would find on a mountain howitzer carriage.

 

[Booner]

They look flat---cut out of one plank.

Here is my wheel that comes from a model that some National battlefield parks would sale. This is after I painted it and weathered it. The only modification that I made was to file the rim flat to remove the crown and add the bolt between every other spoke.
It was the right scale for a 4-foot diameter wheel that you would find on a mountain howitzer carriage.

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Nice weathering. They look well used.

 

[DixieRifles]

Nice weathering.

I try not to over do it.
I also experimented with dry paint media on the barrel but that is hard to apply without it wiping off.

 

[sjlempitski]

Yours turned out great. After two weeks trying to get my wheels to match, I'd gone to E-bay myself

Best part its a firing model - 100 grains pyrodex and a wine cork on New Years