US Civil war 12 pounder canon

[swralph]

Hello Friends.
By far my most favourite model so far this year.
This is the Verlinden 120mm resin kit.
The figure is also Verlinden which I did a while back and removed from it's base to add a sense of scale to the cannon.
And thus this is everything I've done so far this year.
All the best Ralph.
PS.Thanks to keith(Tecumsea)for letting me have this at a great price.

 

[Tecumsea]

Great job on that cannon Ralph, I. Know it required a lot of clean up which my allergy to the resin made it a no go for me.
Really good to see that you were able to make such a nice job of it.

Keith

 

[swralph]

Great job on that cannon Ralph, I. Know it required a lot of clean up which my allergy to the resin made it a no go for me.
Really good to see that you were able to make such a nice job of it.

Keith

Thanks Keith.
Every spoke needed pinning at both ends

 

[housecarl]

The cannon looks stunning Ralph.

 

[swralph]

The cannon looks stunning Ralph.

Thanks Carl

 

[valiant]

I like the bronze effect on the barrel. What did you use on it, Ralph?

Steve

 

[Nap]

Ralph ,

A lovely bit of modelling , the woodwork on the canon looks great as well as the barrel .

You certainly have been busy this year ..long may it continue

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[swralph]

I like the bronze effect on the barrel. What did you use on it, Ralph?

Steve

Thanks Steve.

For the barrel(all airbrushed) I started with a base of Tamiya X12.
I then used Alclad 2 Pale Gold and misted this on in a slightly patchy way.
To darken it down a bit I used Alclad2 Jet Exhaust and misted this on in a slightly patch way.
Continuing with Jet Exhaust I added more towards the front and rear of the barrel.
Hope this is of help.
Ralph.

 

[swralph]

Ralph ,

A lovely bit of modelling , the woodwork on the canon looks great as well as the barrel .

You certainly have been busy this year ..long may it continue

Thanks for sharing

Nap

Cheers Nap.
Currently working on the Verlinden Samurai.

 

[peedee]

Nice one Ralph, this and the MDP bust with the dragon are my favourites of the pieces you have shown us this week.

Well done buddy.

Paul.

 

[swralph]

Nice one Ralph, this and the MDP bust with the dragon are my favourites of the pieces you have shown us this week.

Well done buddy.

Paul.

Thanks Paul.
Glad you like them.

 

[Chris Ribchester]

Cracking piece of work.

Chris

 

[swralph]

Cracking piece of work.

Chris

Cheers Chris.

 

[oldtrousers]

Nice job on the vignette! The work on the cannon is fantastic, too. I have that Verlinden kit myself and I hope mine turns out half as nice as yours.

 

[swralph]

Nice job on the vignette! The work on the cannon is fantastic, too. I have that Verlinden kit myself and I hope mine turns out half as nice as yours.

Thanks very much oldtrousers(sorry I don't know your name).

 

[John Bowery]

I agree, the cannon is superb.
Cheers
John

 

[swralph]

I agree, the cannon is superb.
Cheers
John

Cheers John.

 

[smudger1960]

Beautiful piece of modeling and painting Ralph

 

[swralph]

Beautiful piece of modeling and painting Ralph

Cheers Brian.

 

[tomifune]

I really like what you've been doing with yourself in modelling, very creative work. Building a Verlinden kit like this is a job in itself. If the number of parts don't stop you, the resin smell will. All the stuff you've been doing with such a wide range looks great!

Bob