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micky


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Here is some drawings of the 9.2 inch howitzer.

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9.2mk1 barrel.jpg (192.2 kb)
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Tim R


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Hello Micky


  Those are awesome, I have been thinking about scratchbuilding one. Since you shared these great drawings, You have peaked my interest in the 9.2 again.


Thanks


All the best


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Fantastic, Micky, many many thanks!

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28juni14


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... this system was briefly marketed in 1/32 scale some 15 years ago.  I can't recall the British company at the moment, but the kit included a four or five member crew.  Any UK members recall this piece... ?

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More scans of 9.2 inch howitzer, sorry about the quality.


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Roger Todd


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Gosh yes, I remember there was a kit, but like you, 28juni, I can't remember who made it!


Micky, don't apologise - those are amazing scans! Cheers ears!



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Roger is right dont apologise, They are great.


   Do you have any drawings or pictures of the accompanying equipment used with the 9.2ich howitzer??


By the way guys I hope you remember who put out that kit, I would love to see one. I have thought about scratch building one. Maybe with these drawings I may start.


All the Best


Tim R


 



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Sorry Tim but I don't have any drawings or pictures of the accompanying equipment used with the 9.2inch howitzer, but I do have these last drawings that I have of the 9.2. It's abit large so had to scan it three time to get the lot.


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28juni14


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Have to bring back this old tread,,,,,   Does anyone remember this kit marketed back in the mid '90s ?   I believe it was in resin,  and 1/32 scale.

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Hi Mickey,

I have a photo of my Dad in ww2, I am trying to do a painting,  Can you confirm for me is this the 9.2 howitzer, and if not do you knwo what it is,    You comments would be appreicated.

Thanks Kathy

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Hi Kathy,

looking at Micky's status shows he has not been on this forum for about a year now, so it may take a while for him to see your message.

There are plenty of other experts here though (Jack being but one of them). I'm certainly not one! But I can normally spot a 9.2. However the photo of your Dad is a bit unclear (over-exposed?), do you have one with a larger field of view, or a wee bit clearer?

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Thanks for responding....No I don't have a better picture,  It was a photo copy of a newspaper article during the war,  all I have is this photo copy and the family has yet  been unable to trace it orgin....

I thought it was the 25 pounder, but after looking at photo's of the 25 pounder , I am now not so sure, so a second opinion would be appreciated..  Anyone who knows about it would be great!

Thanks Kathleen 

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Oh, that makes it a bit tricky!

I can't really resolve the whole of the photo, but I can see the breech opening and your dad's head. The breech opening looks smaller than 9 inches to me, if we assume your dad has a regular sized head of, say 10 to 12 inches. And the breech mechanism looks more complex than the one on this 9.2 in Australia:



So, I'm inclined to think it's not a 9.2. But I am afraid I don't have a clue what it is. And I hasten to add, I did say I'm no expert, so there's a pretty good chance I'm wrong.

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Thanks anyway,   that's a great photo but wrong angle, I have been searching old ww2 photo's but haven't found one yet of the same angle that dad was .

K   

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the gun on your dad's picture: it looks more like a 6inch howitzer, but I'm no expert either.

regards, Kieffer

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Hello Kathy,

Only a guessimate,  but judging from the location of the sight(  early war Brit heavy ordnance usually carried this devise to the left  of the breach ) the system is likely a BL  6inch howitzer.  It is not any of the more modern Brit ordnance of WW2 service.

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28juni14, from Kathy's comment about it not being the same angle, I am wondering if the photo shows the left side of the barrel, and what I took to be the breech is really some sort of sighting dial or instrument - a circular, shiny, sighting device? Then the sighting apparatus would be on the correct (left) side, and we can't see the breech from this angle.

Does that fit anything?


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