Dragunov's 60cm Morser Karl-Gerat

[Dragunov]

Hi All,

Some four years ago after more than 10 years without modelling I decided to start modelling again. This excellent Trumpeter kit was the first of my second modelling life.

I started building with a minimal of tools and got very far but never finished it, till now, last weekend I decided to finish the beast, and this is what I've got till now

The 60cm Morser and carriage;

The Karl-Gerat;

One of the railway trucks;

The lifting arms;

And this is what I've got till now;

Hope you like it! Comments always welcome

Thanks for looking,

Erik

 

[MrT]

Massive!! Looks good from here.

 

[Iron Mike]

Looking good, indeed! Rock on, Erik! :drinks

 

[jknaus]

Very cool Erik. I have the one without rail bogies. When it first came out I started the Dragon kit, but this Trumpeter one is way better. Its looking really good and I cant wait to see how it turns out.
James

 

[moon puppy]

Boom baby!

Looking good so far Erik.

 

[Tony lee]

My brother built one of these, very impressive model

Tony lee

 

[reconron]

What a beast,what a firepower!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7zdKwr_B3KQ


Looking good,Erik!

Greetings,Ron.

 

[wds]

That thing is a real beast!
it's kind of surreal, almost science fiction like.
I'm looking forward to seeing more of Karl.

Cheers,

Bill

 

[Sherman 18]

Looking good!

 

[Plastik Smurff]

Lookin the good's so far.

 

[Dragunov]

Hi guys Thanks for the comments! And sorry for my late response, I was away for a training course in the UK for 2 weeks, so not much modelling for me the last weeks. But I made some progress, two days ago I finished the second railway truck, and today I gave the beast a primer coat! Hope you like it!

The last work on the last railway truck;

The build finished, and for the first time the complete "Morser" put together!

A primer coat on all the sub assemblies;

And the complete thing in primer;

Will try to make some better pics tomorrow!!

Thanks for looking

Erik

 

[jknaus]

That looks fantastic Erik.
Do the rail cars hold the gun steady or is it fragile when all together?
James

 

[chukw]

Good golly! :yipee

 

[Dragunov]

That looks fantastic Erik.
Do the rail cars hold the gun steady or is it fragile when all together?
James

Hi James,

The railcars can carry the gun very well, it's very strong and not at all fragile, the only thing is the base, wich is good but will need some reenforcement if you would like to move the whole model at once, base and all.

Erik

 

[Dusan]

Fantastic work Eric, I have to add this kit to my stash :coolio

All the best!
Dusan.

 

[Dragunov]

Fantastic work Eric, I have to add this kit to my stash :coolio

All the best!
Dusan.

Thanks Dusan! The kit is well worth the money, it's not so expensive when you see how much model you get!

All the best Erik

 

[Tony lee]

I told you this thing is massive

Great work man
Tony lee

 

[Iron Mike]

Excellent work, Erik! :drinks

 

[moon puppy]

Hi guys Thanks for the comments! And sorry for my late response, I was away for a training course in the UK for 2 weeks, so not much modelling for me the last weeks. But I made some progress, two days ago I finished the second railway truck, and today I gave the beast a primer coat! Hope you like it!

The last work on the last railway truck;

The build finished, and for the first time the complete "Morser" put together!

A primer coat on all the sub assemblies;

And the complete thing in primer;

Will try to make some better pics tomorrow!!

Thanks for looking

Erik

Great gun! Man that looks like a complicated build.

BTW, Cindy loves the dolphin, so do I... :yipee Is that Miranda's work?

 

[Dragunov]

BTW, Cindy loves the dolphin, so do I... :yipee Is that Miranda's work?

Hey Bob, Dolphin?? what Dolphin?? ahh in the background haha first I din't now what you were talking about But yes it's an early painting Miranda made, she gave it to me for my birthday

Miranda has a lot of painting "laying around" so if you are interested sent me a PM and I make some pics of them.

Cheers Erik

And sent my best to Cindy