8/8/2019 I've just finished Academy's 1/72 model of the B-29. I've modeled it after one my dad flew in the 2nd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group. My reference for this is a group picture (which I've included) taken in December of 1948 at the R.A.F station in Lakenheath, England. Paints I used are Alclad II mostly.
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FULL SCALE NAVAL CANNON
9/13/2023
Back in the fall of 2018 I really felt that I should have a historic naval cannon. A full scale one. It turns out that at the time there was a company in New Zealand that made them. They were something like polyurethane and weighed 8 pounds. Not perfect, but the price was right. I would make do with a non-firing cannon.
So – the cannon barrel arrived, and it was great. Now I needed a gun carriage. I searched the web for cannon carriage designs like our navy used in the 1750 to 1850 time period. I made the everything out of wood and plastic in my shop – even the blocks. There are metal bolt rods where they should be. It was a lot of fun. I searched for the various sized of rope I needed and rigged it up and there you have it.
