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Offline Claymore

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #25 on: December 01, 2012, 06:52:19 AM »
ANcient Greek Oxybeles c 375 BC

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #26 on: December 01, 2012, 06:53:49 AM »
Pot de Fer, 1325

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #27 on: December 01, 2012, 06:55:37 AM »
British naval guns c 1815

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #28 on: December 01, 2012, 06:59:18 AM »
French QF 75mm WW1

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #29 on: December 01, 2012, 07:03:45 AM »
British 40mm L/60 (Bofors) AA gun WW2



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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #30 on: December 01, 2012, 07:06:49 AM »
British 5.5" Howitzer WW2







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Offline apophenia

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #31 on: December 01, 2012, 07:08:48 AM »
Amazing collection Claymore. Thanks for sharing your Dad's work!

Quote from: Claymore on December 01, 2012, 06:26:30 AM
...But that museum's down in Englandshire and I'm up here in the Highlands, its snowing and I like having them around...

 ;D  Ah, the internet is the only museum that most of us can visit anyway  ;)
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #32 on: December 01, 2012, 07:37:14 AM »
Quote from: apophenia on December 01, 2012, 07:08:48 AM
Amazing collection Claymore. Thanks for sharing your Dad's work!

It's a pleasure.  :)
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Offline arc3371

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #33 on: December 01, 2012, 01:38:51 PM »
An amazing variety of artillery, thank you for sharing
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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #34 on: December 01, 2012, 07:37:35 PM »
Thank you for posting these wonderful models. :)
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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #35 on: December 01, 2012, 08:09:07 PM »
Great looking dioramas Claymore. What materials your father used, because most of them have just a "different look" than modern plastic models. Wood, clay?
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #36 on: December 01, 2012, 08:31:47 PM »
Thanks to all.

Basically, he used what ever was to hand and best suited the shape he was after - metal, wood, plastic padding but mostly good ol' plastic card.  The greatest difference perhaps is that he painted them all in enamels colours as the modern range of acrylics weren't readily available - some of his earlier pieces go back to the 1960s! 
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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #37 on: December 02, 2012, 03:31:56 AM »
do you have photos of every model along with details of what it represents?  Have you got them catalogued in order?

I ask since, we could conceivably create a gallery showing the models in chronological order of where they fit in in history and thus show the History of Artillery in an appropriate timeline.  This might be a good way of recognising your father's work.
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #38 on: December 02, 2012, 09:56:21 PM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on December 02, 2012, 03:31:56 AM
do you have photos of every model along with details of what it represents?  Have you got them catalogued in order?

I ask since, we could conceivably create a gallery showing the models in chronological order of where they fit in in history and thus show the History of Artillery in an appropriate timeline.  This might be a good way of recognising your father's work.

Wow that sound really interesting and parallels an idea I wanted to follow through but really didn't have the IT skills for.  I don't yet have pictures of all of his models (those posted so far have litterally just been taken) but I have dates, names, nationalities, etc for all of them.  :)
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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #39 on: December 03, 2012, 02:30:38 AM »
Compile a list, take the photos, let us know when you are done...
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Offline Claymore

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Re: Artillery Collection
« Reply #40 on: December 03, 2012, 03:51:03 AM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on December 03, 2012, 02:30:38 AM
Compile a list, take the photos, let us know when you are done...

Will do and many thanks
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