Category Archives: K5 Eisenbahngeschütz – 1/72
26-01-2015 Gondola ready for weathering
I know, I know, its been 6 months since any work was done. Finally the gondola has been painted and detailed. I have gone for a more accurate lighter shade of German gray, which means that I’ll have to repaint … Continue reading
27-06-14 Gondola ready for painting
Finally the Gondola, having received much of its detailing, is ready for painting …
07-03-14 Gondola again
Well the gun has been mounted to the gondola and the hydraulics are working. Now it remains to do the detail work on the gondola itself.
01-03-14 Gondola
The gun carriage has been lead-weighted and mounted in the gondola. The rear doors needed to be cut out and rebuilt. During operation these doors were open to allow an electrical cord to run out to the generator.
18-02-2014 breech block
As previously indicated, the Hasegawa kit had no breech block in the canon. I had already sometime earlier cut out the opening for the breech block, and here is the finished block which slides nicely in and out of the … Continue reading
10-02-2014 Generator and rail-trucks
It has been a while, but I’ve had a sudden spurt of energy to work on the K5. The generator and rail-trucks are now complete (although not yet weathered).
19-01-2013 Crane
The crane is almost ready for its first coat of paint too. As you can see I have redone much of the customising seen on the initial post. The cable still needs to be straightened a little …
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08-01-2013 Generator
Back to Introduction After considerable length of time and a move to Australia, I have finally gotten back to this project. The generator is finally ready for its first coat of paint, before the final detailing is added.
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