Bofors 37mm antitank gun

[Bagge]

joining in with a small gun from Sweden, by the time it was considered one of the best a-t guns and many countries used it, for example poland, finland and the Brittish army also used this.

The kit is by Mirage hobby from poland
Here is the start pics.

and here is some pics of the build, was building and looking on saving private ryan, it's a pretty decent kit and it have some drawbacks but in all it builds up good and have some nice details.

This is where i am now, tomorrow it's bbq with the modelclub here at our place, so i see if i get some benchtime after that, it shouldn't be so much left just painting B)

//Mats

 

[SA Dave]

Awesome !!!!

 

[jknaus]

Cool Mats. Will follow with interest.
James

 

[moon puppy]

 

[Leopard2]

Looks like a nice little, no-headache kit.

Joe

 

[chukw]

You devil, you. :laugh:

 

[Bagge]

thanks guys, yes it's a quick built kit not many parts but pretty good details, gonna paint it like a gun used in finland.
I also have the 25mm hotchkiss gun from heller that the finns used, so i just wait for someone to start making finnish soldiers..... or try to scratch some.... :hmmm (Veerle have the finnish Stug from Tamiya, maybe i can lay my hands on the crew from that one).
//Mats

 

[Iron Mike]

Nice start, Mats!

 

[reconron]

Greetings,Ron.

 

[Bagge]

Ok, tonight i managed to get some benchtime, after a weekend of bbq and baptism
It was not much left to do when i stopped last time so here it is now!

It was fiddly to get the shield in place, it sits on 4 small pins and i was close to breaking it off a couple of times

And primed :drinks

Hopefully tomorrow i will start painting it

//Mats

 

[Iron Mike]

Odds fish, the very air abounds in guns!!

 

[moon puppy]

:boom!

looking fine Mats.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Ooh, I missed this or I would've posted my walkaround earlier:


Click to see 29 images of a Swedish Bofors on display in New Jersey, USA. This is the same type of gun, with a few minor modifications, which was used by the Poles as the Wz. 36.

Regards,

 

[SA Dave]

Looks like that guy is trying to read instructions in swahili

Looks great Bagge

 

[Dragunov]

Looking good Mats

I like the look of these little guns! I still have to figure out what I'm going to build and you are almost finished :woohoo: I have to hurry!

Looking forward to see more!

Groeten Erik

 

[jknaus]

Very cool.Cant wait to see it in paint, especially after seeing the real thing.
James

 

[Leopard2]

nice job so far.

Joe

 

[Bagge]

Ooh, I missed this or I would've posted my walkaround earlier:


Click to see 29 images of a Swedish Bofors on display in New Jersey, USA. This is the same type of gun, with a few minor modifications, which was used by the Poles as the Wz. 36.

Regards,

Thanks Saul!
Glad i didn't see those pics before i built it....so many small things that i would have done different!!

Finland and poland manufactured this one under license, but the finns didn't use the optic sight they had some other way to aim that worked better under their conditions
//Mats

 

[Bagge]

:woohoo: It's done!!
here are the pics of the finnished Bofors 37mm gun.

It was a nice little kit, maybe not the best but it looks decent.
//Mats

 

[jknaus]

Very neat
James