bazer Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Latest scratch railgun apart from wheels (that came from 00 gauge rolling stock) the model is 17 inches long, barrel is turned in aluminium. This is a model of the only railgun built by the U S in W W 1 it is a 14 inch gun maned by navy personal five were built in total and the first arrived in France in oct 1918 ,the last shot was fired on nov 11 th that landed few seconds before eleven o clock. have included of few pics of build, as the body is quit long I used a sandwich method of building sides, with foam middle and plastic card both sides makes for a strong unit. figures are from W D models. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Amazing job! I thought the Germans were the only ones to use rail guns - live and learn. How did they point it anywhere other than straight ahead? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Fantastic model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 fantastic... where do you keep getting these. With regards to the pointing part -> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+point+a+railway+gun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I like that the USN put a ship's wheel on the side! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, Gorby said: Amazing job! I thought the Germans were the only ones to use rail guns - live and learn. How did they point it anywhere other than straight ahead? Same here Gorby especially WWI....Fantastic job as always bazer.... Edited February 28, 2019 by Vince1159 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazer Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 6 hours ago, Vince1159 said: Same here Gorby especially WWI....Fantastic job as always bazer.... Thanks guys the Germans were a little late in producing railguns the French had more than the Germans in w w 1 and at the start of w w 2 comendered lot of French guns for there own use at the fall of France. But they soon built some amazing guns. It was mainly pointed by laying a curved track. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrahs Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Is the "ship's wheel" looking thing at the side for elevation? Seems like quite the workout to tilt that barrel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazer Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 16 hours ago, Parrahs said: Is the "ship's wheel" looking thing at the side for elevation? Seems like quite the workout to tilt that barrel. Hi Parrahs ,yes the wheels ( one each side ) and probably with two guys per wheel are for elevation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 "Hey, I got a great idea, we'll build these huge rail guns and send them over to France!" "Well who is going to operate them?" "The Navy, obviously". Or something like that. Another great build, bazer. Very impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazer Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: "Hey, I got a great idea, we'll build these huge rail guns and send them over to France!" "Well who is going to operate them?" "The Navy, obviously". Or something like that. Another great build, bazer. Very impressive. Thanks Pete...I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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