I really want to build one of these...
- Thread starter sirhrmechanic
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I am not greedy I just wanna build my very own
ohio class battle ship it doesn't even have to fire just track cars passing down the street via lasers and motion sensors . or a tank that does the same thing .
ohio class battle ship it doesn't even have to fire just track cars passing down the street via lasers and motion sensors . or a tank that does the same thing .
Working on the carriage geometry with cardboard mock-up.
Finishing up the gun, working on the carriage and wheels are in the mail.
Carriage trail and accoutrement boxes. Laminated and pegged.
Carriage hardware and elevation screw.
Blown away, to say the least!!!
Amazing progress!
All I built lately is this:
So far only decapitated one cigar and left a nice hole in one of my sweatshirts...
Cheers,
Sirhr
Amazing progress!
All I built lately is this:
So far only decapitated one cigar and left a nice hole in one of my sweatshirts...
Cheers,
Sirhr
I think I am going to do one in half scale... .22 barrels. And .22 LR... Plans are being formulated...
Cheers,
Sirhr
Cheers,
Sirhr
All carriage parts finished and painted. Priming carriage for paint. Wheels, axles, and some bolts should arrive tomorrow. Paint on Saturday, assemble Sunday, shoot Monday.
Carriage parts
Priming the carriage
Carriage parts
Priming the carriage
Paint. The original union artillery carriage paint was an O.D. green very much the same as used in WWII.
Wow! You are kicking this project’s butt! I’m really enjoying watching your progress. Thanks.
Want to start a fight among re-enactors... try and tell them what the "Right" shade of OD green is on Civil War Cannons!!!
Bah ha hahah haha.... The truth is that it was whatever was in the cans they had handy. North and South. South painted a lot of stuff tan or yellow. It's all they had.
Revolutionary War Washington ordered all American Artillery to be painted in "French Blue" to honor our French allies. Yeah... right. They could barely afford shoes. Not many cannons got painted. But when it was... it was painted French Blue. If they had any. Again, widely varied in hue. From robins-egg to a blue/purple. Whatever was in the tins.
BTW, your paint looks damn near identical to what's on my trails and carriages. If anyone wants a formula, I have one for Home Depot enamel. Somewhere. If I haven't lost the can. Again.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Fitting the wheels and axle stubs. Wheels made by Amish craftsmen.
Final adjustment to the elevation screw. Had to re-drill so added a brass cover plate. Rare case of a screw-up ending up looking better fixed.
Apparently, you can start the same fight among wwii re-enactors regarding field gear and khaki v OD3 v OD7 v various shades of the various ODs. And, that is before dropping the “markings” grenade down the stairwell…
Based on your lifestyle, does your wife even react when she walks into the house and realizes there's a new piece of wheeled artillery by the stairs, or is it just mentally catalogued so she doesn't stub her toes in the dark?
My wife is a World Champion Cowboy Action Shooter and former Colorado Women's Biathlon Champion. Her father was a Sergeant Major in Special Forces with 3 tours in Vietnam. She's away right now and wants me to wait till she gets back to shoot the Requa.Based on your lifestyle, does your wife even react when she walks into the house and realizes there's a new piece of wheeled artillery by the stairs, or is it just mentally catalogued so she doesn't stub her toes in the dark?
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I thought you'd posted about her being a shooter in the past, but the question was more on the crazy builds you seem to always be cranking out, haha.
Glad to see you and the misses have so much in common.
3 barrels failed to fire, I'm going to enlarge the touch holes in the brass. I'm also going to fasten the brass cases to the cartridge strip with countersunk screws and replace the flimsy cannon lock string with 550 cord. Other than that, everything worked fine. Here's a down range view.
All that lead downrange and you didn’t shoot your phone… excellent!
Great test!
Great test!
I just realized that after shooting I basically have to clean 18 shotguns. Kind of makes me regret not having kids.
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