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My 4th carriage build
« on: October 14, 2008, 12:57:18 PM »
I thought you might like to see my fourth carriage build, shown with a dummy fibreglass barrel.
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Re: My 4th carriage build
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2008, 01:00:20 PM »
Nicely done.  Let's see the other twelve you've done.
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Re: My 4th carriage build
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2008, 01:20:18 PM »
Nicely done.  Let's see the other twelve you've done.

Ha ha ha ! - Well, if you really want !  - Actually, I don't have photos of all of them, but here's an "Anti-tank gun" I built that was car-towable, which looked pretty cool, cruising around the town. it had a simple tube for a barrel, which actually housed a 12 gauge shotgun. This slid into the breech end of the tube and clicked into place. To use this you obviously removed the fore-end and the stock from the gun ! - We used to fire black powder blanks through it. The shield was made from 3mm steel plate and the spaced armour was aluminium sheet, bolted on with spacers. The wheels came from a Mini, mounted on part of a Mini subframe. The trail was scaffold-pipe. The spade was actually made from a boat anchor and required almost no modification to its shape. I built this in 1989.
That's all for now...... got to find the rest of my photos.
Founder in 1986 of Historical Artillery Corps, later changed to Historical Artillery UK.
Builder of Cannons and models for South-Western Artillery, Fort Amhurst, Coalhouse Fort and private commissions.
Technical Consultant for two episodes of Scrapheap Challenge. Ex Pyrotechnic Safety Officer at Coalhouse Fort. I go trekking and survivalist camping - build experimental tents and survival equipment - caving.

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Re: My 4th carriage build
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2008, 03:26:18 PM »
The wheels came from a Mini, mounted on part of a Mini subframe.

 Ouch. :( As, a mini owner that hurts...  ;D Well, I guess if a mini is to be sacrificed a cannon would be a good cause.  ;)

If you make it idiot proof, then, someone will make a better idiot.


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Re: My 4th carriage build
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2008, 05:20:23 PM »
Holy Hey Sooos Marimba intoodeep   ., I want a Mini !

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Re: My 4th carriage build
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2008, 05:26:13 PM »
You of course mean you want a Mini so you can make a 12 black powder signal gun like and7Barton, which of course is on topic here...right Tropico?   Say yes.

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Re: My 4th carriage build
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2008, 07:09:01 PM »
Yes  ;D

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Re: My 4th carriage build
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2008, 08:51:52 PM »
The wheels came from a Mini, mounted on part of a Mini subframe.

 Ouch. :( As, a mini owner that hurts...  ;D Well, I guess if a mini is to be sacrificed a cannon would be a good cause.  ;)



Got the subframe and wheels from a scrap yard ! - £ 25 the lot.
Founder in 1986 of Historical Artillery Corps, later changed to Historical Artillery UK.
Builder of Cannons and models for South-Western Artillery, Fort Amhurst, Coalhouse Fort and private commissions.
Technical Consultant for two episodes of Scrapheap Challenge. Ex Pyrotechnic Safety Officer at Coalhouse Fort. I go trekking and survivalist camping - build experimental tents and survival equipment - caving.