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General Category => Market Place => Looking for Kits, Parts, and Decals => Topic started by: Old Wombat on July 07, 2016, 06:21:03 PM

Title: LF: British WW2 8" gun barrels 1/350
Post by: Old Wombat on July 07, 2016, 06:21:03 PM: Hi guys! :)

I'm looking for (preferrably) metal WW2-era RN 8" gun barrels to modify my 1945 Prinz Eugen into a post-WW2 RAN warship.

Just a lead as to where I might find some would be good, as I've had no luck to date.
Title: Re: LF: British WW2 8" gun barrels
Post by: Volkodav on July 07, 2016, 10:31:45 PM: What scale?
Title: Re: LF: British WW2 8" gun barrels 1/350
Post by: Old Wombat on July 08, 2016, 12:08:55 AM: Oops! Brain fart! :o

Scale is 1/350.

Title updated to show same.
Title: Re: LF: British WW2 8" gun barrels 1/350
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on July 11, 2016, 03:05:10 AM: Guy,

If you are having problems finding a suitable barrel/gun tube in 1:350th scale then maybe your luck will improve by searching for a 16.0"/406mm barrel/gun tube in 1:700th scale? Not always the best solution but certainly worth considering given the situation.

***update***

Master Model from Poland (http://www.master-model.pl/) offers a set of 8.0"/203mm gun barrels in 1:350th scale that might work for your project.

(http://master-model.pl/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/resized/SM-350-025_1_200x200.jpg) (http://master-model.pl/sklep.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=garden_flypage.tpl&product_id=39&category_id=1)
Click on image to view product information at Master-Model.pl
Title: Re: LF: British WW2 8" gun barrels 1/350
Post by: kitnut617 on July 11, 2016, 03:51:12 AM: nice link Jeff, saved in My Favorites now ---- :)
Title: Re: LF: British WW2 8" gun barrels 1/350
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on July 11, 2016, 03:42:20 AM: @Robert - always happy to help by supplying the information to solve a problem :)

BTW that product line is carried by SprueBrothers (http://spruebrothers.com/)
Title: Re: LF: British WW2 8" gun barrels 1/350
Post by: Buzzbomb on July 11, 2016, 01:06:19 PM: Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on July 11, 2016, 03:42:20 AM
@Robert - always happy to help by supplying the information to solve a problem :)

BTW that product line is carried by SprueBrothers ([url]http://spruebrothers.com/[/url])

.. and Creative Models Australia http://www.creativemodels.com.au/ (http://www.creativemodels.com.au/)
A closer antipodes provider for you Old'un
Title: Re: LF: British WW2 8" gun barrels 1/350
Post by: Old Wombat on July 11, 2016, 05:06:29 PM: Thanks, everyone! :icon_alabanza:

I may have to either try to modify the kit barrels or buy some US 8" barrels & try to modify them to look a bit more like the RN 8" rifles.
Title: Re: LF: British WW2 8" gun barrels 1/350
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on December 19, 2016, 10:36:00 AM: Quote from: Old Wombat on July 11, 2016, 05:06:29 PM
Thanks, everyone! :icon_alabanza:

I may have to either try to modify the kit barrels or buy some US 8" barrels & try to modify them to look a bit more like the RN 8" rifles.

Thinking outside of the box for a moment. Since the item you are seeking is a 1:350th scale 8.0"/203mm gun barrel, what about a bit of scale-o-rama just to make it interesting? Check out the features on a 1:700th scale 16.0"/406mm gun barrel? This might get you a gun barrel shape that would work with slightly different features for a gun barrel that would be the same size as your target 8.0"/203mm gun barrel.
Title: Re: LF: British WW2 8" gun barrels 1/350
Post by: Old Wombat on December 19, 2016, 09:59:03 PM: Neat idea, Jeff! :)

Now, do they have British 16" barrels? ???

Off to look! ;)