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On this day in 1803 the Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opened. It was a horse-drawn plateway linking Wandsworth & Croydon & merchants paid a toll to transport their goods - chiefly coal, building materials, lime, manure, corn &seeds. The Railway was however only briefly commercially successful as the opening of the canal between Croydon & London in 1809 provided a much more efficient means of transporting goods. It eventually closed in 1846.
On this day in 49BC Julius Caesar and his army crossed the Rubicon, a stream separating Rome from the province of Gaul. In doing so he began a civil war that would last five years and end with him being named Rome’s “dictator for life.”
I stood there, just for a second, in the beautiful fields of the Netherlands. For the first time in months, a small smile crept onto my face. Looking out to the horizon as far as my eyes could see, parachute after parachute was dropped from the sky. The beauty of the Dutch country instilled a sense of hope in me. We’d been fighting this war for years; the landing on Normandy had been a success, and Paris had been liberated, but the fight seemed to have no end. As I glanced one last time over the fields, the flowers reminded me of those my mother used to plant in our family garden back home. My fondest memories are from my childhood home and, along with the occasional card I receive, keep me going through the everyday miseries of war.
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On this day in 1940 (September 15th) the Battle of Britain reached its climax when the Luftwaffe launched its largest and most concentrated attack of the entire campaign.
The day is now known as Battle of Britain Day.
The pub in this model is copied from a design by fellow Brick to the Past builder workshysteve, which appeared in our 2014 model London 1875: The Capital of an Empire
The aircraft in this model were designed by SkunkEagle & can be downloaded from Bricklink
I meant to post this image on January 1st to commemorate the Transport & General Workers' Union's foundation on that day in 1922, but owing to the New Year I was away and didn't get a chance to access my computer. So here it is.
the Transport & General Workers' Union was founded on January 1st 1922. With 350,000 members it was one of Britain’s largest & had a key role in improving conditions & fighting fascism.
In 2007, the T&G merged with Amicus to form Unite, which is currently Britain’s second largest trade union with over 1.2 million members. You can find out more on the T&G’s history on their website: www.unitetheunion.org/who-we-are/history/the-history-of-t...
This model was made for Brick to the Past. Brick to the Past specialise in crating massive, detailed and meticulously researched historically themed LEGO® models. You can follow us on:
On this day in 1911 the UK, United States, Japan and Russia signed the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting.
The convention was designed to manage the commercial harvest of fur-bearing mammals (such as Northern fur seals and sea otters) in the Pribilof Islands of the Bering Sea. The treaty, signed by the United States, Great Britain (also representing Canada), Japan, and Russia, outlawed open-water seal hunting and acknowledged the United States' jurisdiction in managing the on-shore hunting of seals for commercial purposes. It was the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues
Had the idea of creating this for a while now, however it took much longer to bring it all together and create what I had imagined in my head. Being that I don't do a lot of human figures getting the body shape to look real was a little tricky, along with creating the headdress.
Details info
-The face paint is if i remember correctly a Jurassic World sticker that I cut to fit his face.
-The Beaded chest piece is cut flex tubing that is being held together by LEGO string.
- The headdress is shaped with flex tubes, and the small tank treads. With braided string to hold down the red flags.
-For those of you that don't know the fur pieces are old duplo accessories.
On this day in 1916 ( September 17th) the German flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, also known as "The Red Baron", won his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France. He shot down Lionel Morris and his observer Tom Rees who were in a F.E.2b aircraft. Respectful of the lives he took, Richthofen wrote "I honoured the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."
The aircraft in this model were designed by Skunk Eagle & can be downloaded from Bricklink buff.ly/3DsWcSt
To get around reporting how many Sea Harrier jets the British had in the Falklands, BBC correspondent Brian Hanrahan famously said "I counted them all out and I counted them all back". We now know they started with just 20, later to be joined a further eight. They would face around 120 Argentine machines of equal or superior performance, including Douglas A-4C Skyhawks, which were the workhorse of the Argentine air force, Dassault Mirages and Dassault-Breguet Super Étendards. However, by the end of the war, a total of just six Harriers were lost by accident or ground fire, and not one in air-to-air combat.
Find out more about the air war in the Falklands in this lecture by Dr David Jordan. It was broadcast as part of The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands' #Falklands40 programme of events.
www.rafmuseum.org.uk/virtual-events/joint-operations-even...
The Sea Harriers in our model are adapted from a design of an AV-8B Harrier by Brickmania Toys. You can buy the instructions for these at brickmania.com/av-8b-harrier-digital-building.../
The Wessex helicopter is adapted from a design by Bear_Lamp, which can be found on Bricklink Studio.
A simple, little, but fun anniversary for you today. And if we're measuring it in terms of historical impact, this one has had more of an impact on me than most of the other stuff we build. Which I guess just goes to show what a privileged sob I am. Anyway...
On this day in 1985 Super Mario Bros. was released in Japan for the NES, starting the Super Mario series of platforming games.
It's International Lego Classicist Day 2021 and this is my contribution for this year!
Ramses II. on his war chariot at the Battle of Kadesh, accompanied by archer and cheetah. The depiction of the scene is a blend between two motives.
The stylistic approach tries to recreate this image of Ramses, with hieroglyphs, cheetah and archer. While the position of the horses - to be more visible - is taken from a second image. The hieroglyphs between Ramses and the horses were spared out for artistic reasons, to have a cleaner look.
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More images and details of the war chariot will follow the next days.
Happy ILCD 2021! 😊
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In this famous battle from the Zulu War of 1879, British soldiers of B Company of 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot, along with a few Natal Native Contingent (NNC) auxiliaries, totaling 150 men, successfully held off repeated intense attacks for 12 hours from a force of at least 3000 brave Zulu warriors led by Prince Dabulamanzi kaMpande.
This portrays the first attack on the small station of Rorke’s Drift on the afternoon of January 22, 1879, which concentrated on the hospital and surrounding mealie bag wall. For the build, I wanted to show this amazing historical fight for survival with as much realism as possible and so this is accurate to one foot per LEGO stud. The hospital and wall placement are exactly scale per historical records and from the Osprey Campaign book, Rorke’s Drift 1879.
The fight as portrayed here is shown around 4:40pm, only 20 minutes into the conflict. The Zulus have rapidly come in from the north to swing around and attack the entrance to the hospital from the south, while small bands try to force entry from side and rear doors. The mealie bag wall has collapsed in multiple places, and in response Lt Gonville Bromhead and Colour Sergeant Frank Bourne lead a successful bayonet attack on the invaders, driving them back (on the left of the picture). In the middle, several Zulu warriors have pushed through and are attacking the commanding officer of Rorke’s Drift, Lt John Chard, along with the incensed Corporal Christian Schiess, NNC, who in spite of a severe leg wound drove them back (I have played with time a little bit to include this action).
100% LEGO. One of my favorite creations ever, I’ll continue to work on the other half of the station in order to display the entire battle at next year’s Brickfair. My plan is to have the fight for the hospital underway, with the thatched roof on fire, with the British retiring to their biscuit-box, mealie bag and wagon-built wall around the storehouse.
Beyond the Brick did an interview for this build if interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrsQMSu0lX8
Cheers!
Ave imperator, morituri te salutant! - Sueton, Vita divi Claudii 21,6
My entry for Marchitecture 2019
When I saw the new jumper-arch pieces in last years Hogwarts set, I knew they would perfectly fit for the outer facade of the Colosseum and the new wand pieces were perfect for the pillars on that small scale.
I designed the whole model with stud.io and started with the complete amphitheatre, as it was opened in 80 AD.
I'm still working on that version, but I added the first and quick renders to give you an impression how the original Colosseum might have look like as Architecture set.
The model have a footprint of 36x28 studs and consists of 2149 parts.
Reference picture:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Colosseo_2008...
Related article:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum
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Last but not least a big thank you to Marshal Banana who was again kindly enough to deliver this delightful photo-edits!
On this day in 1957 (October 4th) the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1 became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its three silver-zinc batteries ran out, and continued in orbit for two months until aerodynamic drag caused it to fall back into the atmosphere on January 4th 1958. Tracking and studying Sputnik 1 from Earth provided scientists with valuable information. The density of the upper atmosphere could be deduced from its drag on the orbit, and the propagation of its radio signals gave data about the ionosphere.
The launch surprised the US public, shattering notions of western technological superiority. Consequently, the satellite's unanticipated success precipitated the American Sputnik crisis and triggered the Space Race. The launch was the beginning of a new era of political, military, technological and scientific developments. Naturally, it was a huge propaganda coup for the Soviets.
The word sputnik is Russian for satellite when interpreted in an astronomical context; its other meanings are spouse or traveling companion.
Sputnik 1 in this image is based on the design by Tim Goddard and Peter Reid in their amazing book LEGO Space: Building the Future.
"The end is near"/ "Das Ende ist nah"
I built a vignette instead of a scene, and it turned out very well! I also used my brothers camera!
Hope you like the quality and my new MRU figs!
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On this day in 1903 The Women’s Social and Political Union was founded by Emmeline Pankhurst.
The WSPU was a women-only political movement & leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the UK up to 1918. Its members became known for civil disobedience and direct action, with Pankhurst describing them as engaging in a "reign of terror". Consequently, they were subjected to violence dished out by the police, who were on the wrong side of history then and continue to be so to this day. Respect ✊
On this day in 1907 (February 9th) the United Procession of Women, or Mud March as it became known, took place in London. Involving more than 3,000 women & organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, it was the first large procession in support of women's suffrage.
On this day in 1943 German & Soviet forces engaged in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armoured engagements of all time. Despite heavy losses, the Soviets repelled their attackers. It was a turning point in the Battle of Kursk, leading to an overall Soviet victory.
On this day in 1978 the rainbow flag representing gay pride was flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
The flag was designed by the artist Gilbert Baker. According to a profile published in the Bay Area Reporter in 1985, Gilbert Baker "chose the rainbow motif because of its associations with the hippie movement of the Sixties but he notes that the use of the design dates all the way back to ancient Egypt." People have speculated that Baker was inspired by the Judy Garland song "Over the Rainbow" (Garland being among the first gay icons), but when asked, Baker said that it was "more about the Rolling Stones and their song 'She's a Rainbow." Baker was likely influenced by the "Brotherhood Flag" (with five horizontal stripes to represent different races: red, white, brown, yellow, and black) popular among the World peace and Hippie movement of the 1960s.
The first rainbow flags commissioned by the fledgling pride committee were produced by a team that included artist Lynn Segerblom. Segerblom was then known as Faerie Argyle Rainbow; according to her, she created the original dyeing process for the flags. Thirty volunteers hand-dyed and stitched the first two flags for the parade. The original flag design had eight stripes, with a specific meaning assigned to each of the colours
- Hot pink: Sex
- Red: Life
- Orange: Healing
- Yellow: Sunlight
- Green: Nature
- Turquoise: Magic
- Indigo: Serenity
- Violet: Spirit
In the following years the design underwent several revisions, and continues to inspire variations. Although Baker's original rainbow flag had eight colors, from 1979 to the present day the most common variant consists of six stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The flag is typically displayed horizontally, with the red stripe on top, as it would be in a natural rainbow.
LGBT people and allies currently use rainbow flags and many rainbow-themed items and colour schemes as an outward symbol of their identity or support. There are derivations of the rainbow flag that are used to focus attention on specific causes or groups within the community (e.g. transgender people, fighting the AIDS epidemic, inclusion of LGBT people of color). In addition to the rainbow, many other flags and symbols are used to communicate specific identities within the LGBT community.
Yes, another US Civil war minifig! Im currently working on some confederate soldiers but I have no of these gray kepis! :(
Hope you like it!
On this day in 1982 (May 23rd) a renewed air assault by the Argentine air force on the British taskforce took place. Six of their aircraft were lost, however HMS Antelope was hit by a bomb that did not explode. Attempts to diffuse it failed, killing the disposal crew & later that night she exploded spectacularly when her missile magazines caught fire.
On this day (May 12th) in 1982 the Argentine Air Force launched a major air attack against the British Royal Navy Taskforce. HMS Brilliant & HMS Glasgow engaged a squadron of Skyhawks in combat. The Skyhawks were destroyed, but Glasgow was so badly damaged she had to return to the UK. In all, Argentina lost five Skyhawks that day.
One Man Puts The Fire Out, The Other Lights the Fuse
Collab coming soon with @legendww2legos @thebrickbaron17 @historybuilder and @midoman05
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Public BRICKstory's main focus at the moment and theme of the year 2020 (and probably 2021) is LEGO© Egypt. I am planning to build models depicting as many aspects of Ancient Egyptian life as possible. You can follow my efforts or participate by using #legoegypt2020
The first phase, the primarily study and prototype phase is now finished and I'm happy to present the results!
Final "prototype" of the first phase is an complete temple study, using all my previous prototypes. It is heavily inspired by the great temple of Karnak in Thebes!
My intention was to get a feeling for the upcoming builds in terms of color-blocking, scale, size and details.
You can see for example the striking differences between the columns on the left and right, without and with stickers.
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On this day in 1965 France launched Astérix, becoming the sixth country to have an artificial satellite and the third country to launch a satellite on its own rocket. Its main purpose was to test the Diamant launcher, though it was also designed to study the ionosphere. Astérix continues to orbit Earth & is expected to remain in orbit for centuries.
On this day in 1871 the suffragette & women's rights campaigner Kitty Marion was born. She joined the Women's Social and Political Union in 1908 & embraced their militant activism, participating in civil unrest protests & actions such as arson & bombing. As a result, Marion was arrested many times and is known for having endured 232 force-feedings while on hunger strike in prison. She is quoted as saying “there are no words to describe the horrible revolting sensation.”
When World War I started she emigrated to the United States, and there she joined the team on Margaret Sanger’s Birth Control Review. Although she used her tenacity and loud voice to get people to pay attention to her cause, she did not use violence as much as she had in the United Kingdom, although she was still arrested many times for advocating birth control
Next installment of hellboy.bricks and my Adventurers Redux collaboration is one of my favourite sets of all time - the Oasis Ambush!
Though I sadly never got this set, I always loved it's design, conception and much playfeatures, given the small size. Especially the black chest as body for the Anubis/Jackle Sphinx is a perfect use of a part!
I wanted to integrate this essential feature of this set, although my starting point was the head, or more precisely the ears. The interior of the tomb, with chains and wooden construction, should reflect the complicated safety measures of ancient Egyptian pharaonic tombs, like the pyramids. It is half-functional. You can open it by pulling the chains, but have to close it manually...
Because of the overall scaled up dimension, I decided to go with two palm trees instead of one. I am really happy with the outcome of them, especially the bigger one, where I took a different approach on the trunk. 🌴
I also fearured a rare Duplo part in the palm isle, I am sure you can easily spot it 😉
I hope you enjoyed this remaster as much as I enjoyed building it!
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On this day in 1959 the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 transmitted the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. Though it returned rather poor pictures, the historic, never-before-seen views caused excitement & interest when they were published around the world.
These views showed mountainous terrain, very different from the near side, and only two dark, low-lying regions which were named Mare Moscoviense (Sea of Moscow) and Mare Desiderii (Sea of Desire). Mare Desiderii was later found to be composed of a smaller mare, Mare Ingenii (Sea of Cleverness), and several other dark craters. The reason for this difference between the two sides of the Moon is still not fully understood, but it seems that most of the dark lavas that flowed out to produce the maria formed under the Earth-facing half.
Luna 3 was followed by the United States with Ranger 7, Ranger 8, and Ranger 9.
This is my first go at a historic spacecraft of my own design. Not entirely happy with it, but thought I'd post it anyway. The moon is mine too, which I am pleased with, even though the other side is the interesting bit.
Mieszko I (read it "Mieshko") was ruler of Poland princedom. He decided to accept christianity as a state religion and be baptised in 966. He abandoned pagan believes and married Bohemian princess Dobrawa. This conversion was a political move, not a spiritual need of Mieszko but it introduced Poland to Christiandom and decrease the likelihood of attacks from Christian states in west and south. It was also important that christianization took place through Bohemian state, not Germany.
Chrisitanization is first historically proven event in Polish history. With Christianity came Latin culture and literacy. Incoming clergy helped education and diplomacy to florish in Poland, that placed it firmly in the sphere of Western European culture, tradition and politics.
On this day in 1910 around 300 women marched on the Houses of Parliament as part of their campaign to secure voting rights for women. The day would become known as Black Friday due to the violence meted out to protesters, some of it sexual, by the Metropolitan Police and male bystanders.
The deaths of two suffragettes have been attributed to the treatment they received that day. Mary Clarke, Emmeline Pankhurst's younger sister, died of a brain haemorrhage in December following her release from prison, while Henria Leech Williams died of a heart attack in January, having been beaten “for a considerable time”.
Probably worth pointing out that the Met are still massive dangers. www.newstatesman.com/quickfire/2022/09/the-metropolitan-p...
Next installment of hellboy.bricks and my Adventurers Redux collaboration - The Thunder Blazer of the Orient Expedition! 😎
I am a huge biplane fan and one of my earliest and most beloved sets was the LEGO 6615. So I was glad to take Johnny Thunder's Adventurers Biplane and make a careful remaster of it.
For the crossbeam-connection of the wings I took inspiration from historical biplanes. Really happy how this aspect came out and my favorite of this remaster! I included as well stickers from the Pharaoh's Quest 7301 Flying Mummy Attack biplane, which blends in well for this model. Especially the "Spirit of Luis" Sticker is a nice touch. A pun to the famous "Spirit of St. Louis", the plane of Charles Lindbergh that made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1927.
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We continue our journey through ages and stop in year 1000 when Congress of Gniezno happened. At that time, ruler of Poland was prince Boleslaw Chrobry (Boleslaw the Brave), son of Mieszko I.
Emperor Otto III went on a pilgrimage to St. Adalbert's tomb in Gniezno. Bishop Adalbert of Prague was a missionary who was martyred in pagan Prussia. He is patron of Czech Republic and Poland.
Otto III gave Bolesław a replica of his Holy Lance, part of the Imperial Regalia, and Bolesław presented the Emperor with a relic - an arm of St. Adalbert in exchange. This moment is captured in my build.
Congress of Gniezno helped strengthening the position and status of Boleslaw Chrobry who was crowned as first king of Poland in 1025.
The most significant result of congress was raising of Gniezno to the rank of an archbishopric, making Polish Church independent to German.
Before sunlight, on this day 40 years ago (May 15th 1982), 45 members of Britain's elite Special Air Service raided Argentine positions on Pebble Island, Falkland Islands. They destroyed an ammunition dump & 11 aircraft, mostly with small arms fire and grenades. It was all over by 03:35.
Of the aircraft damaged or destroyed were six FMA IA 58 Pucará light ground-attack aircraft, four Beechcraft T-34 Mentors, and one Short SC.7 Skyvan. You can read more about the attack, here: www.thinkdefence.co.uk/raid-pebble-island/
The Pucará in our model is based on a design by AsgardianStudio. You can buy instructions over at Rebrickable.
rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-98119/AsgardianStudio/ia-58-puca...
On this day (July 24th) in 1895 the British poet, writer & critic Robert Graves was born. An officer in WWI, he fought at the Battles of Loos & Somme, where in the latter he was badly injured. After the War he became a highly regarded writer & wrote critically about his experience, in both prose & poetry.
"We no longer saw the war as one between trade-rivals: its continuance seemed merely a sacrifice of the idealistic younger generation to the stupidity and self-protective alarm of the elder."
Robert Graves, Goodbye to All That
The Cathedral of Our Dear Lady in Munich was built during the 16th century. Its appearance is typical for large cathedrals in southern Germany; gothic architecture clad in brick, was very common and still influences the cityscapes of many Central European towns. The church’s twin towers rise over 100 meters above the street level and to preserve their visibility among the fast-changing skyline of 21st century Munich, the city council decided to prohibit skyscrapers to rise higher than the Frauenkirche.
The model consists of 1,559 pieces, is built in scale 1:650, and features a removable roof to access the detailed interior, including both organs and the marble altar.
“I have set eyes on the wall of lofty Babylon on which is a road for chariots, …”
As early as 1200 BCE Babylon was a fortified city-state in the fertile land on the shores of Euphrates River. But under Nebuchadnezzar II the state of Babylonia rose to its mythical might. By 600 BCE, Babylon was most likely the largest city in the world, surpassing vast urban agglomerations in China and the highly developed metropolises along the river Nile. 600,000 people lived and worked under their king and needed protection against invaders from the savage north. A 90-kilometer-long, massive stone wall was erected around the city’s enclosures, 20 meters high and wide – enough for chariots to pass each other. The undertaking’s jewel was the great Ishtar Gate, entirely blue with golden inscriptions, depicting the great tale of Gilgamesh. The procession street connected the gate to the outer walls, flanked by over 500 golden lions. Nowhere in the world has such grandeur been seen before.
By the time, Antipater of Sidon composed his list, the Walls of Babylon were yielding to the only foe they could not have held off; three centuries of high water, storms and lacking reparations crippled the mighty bulwark.
The model consists of 4,223 pieces and is built in scale 1:650. It depicts a 100-meter-long portion of Babylon’s mighty wall and the half-mile-long procession street leading up to the city’s famous northern Ishtar Gate. The layout is inspired by a scale model of the gate complex at Pergamon Museum, Berlin.
Another re-do I've had around quite some time now, more has been done then you would first think. I knew had to upgarde to the 50s once they were released. Cooper Works Decals give the model a finishing touch, needs to be viewed in person to see how cool they are, Real easy to apply as well. I came up with this style of AA ammo box, works well for me ; )
Bit of Info on the real life vehicle
M16 MGMC - M3 based Multiple Gun Motor Carriage equipped with the Maxson M45 Quadmount (more specifically the M45D) with 4 M2HB machine guns.
The rear compartment had all its internal fittings removed and the M45 mount was fitted. The mount had to be raised 6" / 152 mm to clear the sides. There was no rear door and the tops of the sides were hinged so that they could be lowered.
Traverse 60° per second. 400-500 rounds per minute. There was enough ammunition carried to allow the M16 to fire for eight minutes of sustained fire. Range of 7,200 yards.
The gunner would sit on a seat reclined at 45°. The sight was positioned so that the gunner could follow the sight so he wouldn't have to move. The control grips were on a handlebar that were located on a post between his knees. By rotating the handlebar would rotate the gun or raise and lower it.
Hope you guys like it and let me know what you think
Latest dark green addition to the collection.
This time i managed to get the model to be 6 wide. Fits 6 figures in total seated, more if standing.
These days I'm finishing builds in record times. This build took around 35 minutes for the majority to be completed.
Breakdown goo.gl/images/n5rhtE
Russia 1941
Dear Mother
Weeks ago Operation Barbarossa started and we are moving more and more into Russian land. Our Tank divisions beat every Soviet defense, but the Soviets will fight back soon. I don't like to be a soldier!
I hope the War is over soon and I can go home!
~Friedrich
A modified version of my RSO..sits a couple of plates shorter and less plates in general..this version also has a roof that can clip on and off in two places..and no its not DAK..tan colourings were used throughout the german military in most theatres of war..ive also updated the flak in a couple of areas..bit i like the most is using the BA M2 barrel and Gatling gun main piece for the actual cannon ; ) Edit by Todd aka "Florida Shoooter" thanks bud..looks much better ; )
Dusted the old girl out again and thought id take a shot of the back as id never shown it before, being Old Dark Grey i thought it might be a pain to come up with a cage like structure on the back but it just seem to flow together quite quickly. I used my grey background as I'm limited in time today but usually with a grey model i would prefer to use white, maybe later i will swap the pic out. On the ammo cans being upside down, it's to represent the AA ones the real deal used..so i did it on purpose before any smart-ass wants to mention that ; ) ..sorry if your bored of my updates or additons rather then new models but i tend to like to update as much as build new stuff all the time.
Bit of info on the Half-track
The M15 was to replace the M13 and M14 as they weren't meeting expectations.
The M15 was made from a M3 Half Track chassis. It had the rear compartment removed and the M42 multiple gun mount was mounted on the flat bed. The guns could rotate a full 360°.
Armament
The 37 mm could fire 40 rounds per minute and the MGs 500 rounds per minute. The M15 had a 37 mm M3E1 and two .50 cal MGs in a combined mount, the 37 mm gun had ceiling of 6,200 yards, range of 8,875 yards. The .50 cal MGs had range of 7,200 yards.
Also guys, a lot of my Lego sets and custom work and parts will be moving on to other people as soon as i sort my Bricklink out and assuming others want them, I'm massively down sizing my whole collection.
I thought some of you might be interested in how the facade was constructed.
1) Brackets with clips, in which the wands perfectly fit.
2) On the Snot-side of the bracket a jumperarch, followed by a swivel-plate-hinge, with doorrail-plates and tiles as covering.
3) Facade built by such elements shifted to each other.
In theory, this was easy - arranging these single and shifted parts to each other, which had only 5° or 10° on the real model was a real real pain...
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