“The Mission of the Artillery is to give some class to what would otherwise be merely a vulgar brawl.” -- Fredrick the Great, King of Prussia Very nice work by your father. That Rapier launcher looks excellent. A shame that is not available for a "reasonable price" in plastic.
Marvelous work! I guessing your Dad was scratch-building much of his stuff-I certainly don't remember anyone doing a Smith gun ( wow! The only thing that could top it would be a Bates Eight-barrelled Bottle thrower! ) I look forward to seeing more of his work. EDIT: We posted at nearly the same time, I think.
I've been fortunate enough to see the bigger brother of that Parrott Gun in operation at Fort Pulaski. Impressive to say the least. You can see a few dozen videos of the Fort Pulaski cannon firings on YouTube, but they don't quite do it justice.Cheers,Logan