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8" Seige Howitzers
« on: June 21, 2011, 12:31:26 PM »
The 1841 & 1861 Seige Howitzers having caught my interest lately , I started to think why not a set in 1/8 scale .





The 1" 1841 Seige Howitzer .

Next time the 1861 .

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2011, 03:23:52 AM »
Do you have a price on these yet?

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2011, 01:35:28 PM »
I think $100 . Stay tuned tomorrow for the display stand they will come with . Ed

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2011, 05:31:38 PM »
 Ed, I like! ;)

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2011, 08:33:16 AM »
Another good looking product !!!!

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2011, 03:01:58 PM »
This is it , on the display stand .



And it fits in a $10 flat rate box .

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2011, 03:26:40 PM »
Hi Ed, Great looking Seige Howitzer, do you have the specs on the barrel and stand, including weight

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2011, 01:57:43 AM »
This is it , on the display stand .



And it fits in a $10 flat rate box .



Good lookin'  !!

Do we see a trend in design here (of everything) - the approximate largest dimensions will match those of the inside of flat-rate boxes?

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2011, 04:29:37 PM »
Received my 8" siege mortar from HMR Cannons.  Quality work.
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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2011, 05:23:29 PM »
cool looks good,   
    hope you get a chance to shoot it soon.




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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2011, 06:35:31 AM »
great lookin' cannon.  post some smoke and fire pics when ya shoot it.
 
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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2011, 06:26:43 PM »
I found a package form Ed on my door step today! Well done sir, well done!  (one of his 1841 siege howitzers)

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2011, 07:14:10 PM »
These things are getting popular.

What size did you get dittles?

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2011, 09:48:14 AM »
 Double D I believe it is the same size as Triple D's ( with a one inch bore). Now I need to figure out what to shoot out of it!

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2011, 10:15:40 AM »
Great,  I just bought a 1 inch  mould from  Jeff Tanner.  did you get a mould from Ed also?

Here's the siege howitzer the Ed made me

 

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2011, 05:08:58 PM »
Double D yours is bigger than mine! But it's not the size that counts, it's how you use it! I don't have any molds nor do I have any lead, yet. I just want to fire salutes for now then maybe on down the line get a mold and melting pot. I do like your piece. :)

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2011, 05:37:08 PM »
Yes it is bigger, but that doesn't mean its better, only bigger.  In fact Ed's one inch gun like yours, that Ed is donating as a door prize for the  Montana cannon shot came to day and I would not be displeased if I were to get lucky and win it.

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2011, 01:45:07 AM »
Great,  I just bought a 1 inch  mould from  Jeff Tanner.  did you get a mould from Ed also?

Here's the siege howitzer the Ed made me



DD, what do you have in mind to mount that one on?

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2011, 04:02:16 AM »
I am not sure yet.  I know there are examples of this being on a Marsilley carriage for Navel carriage.  But its primary use was on the siege carriage and I am leaning towards that, including building my own wheels. 

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2011, 10:17:44 AM »
I got to shoot the 1861 seige howitzer today , 100 grs 2Fg with a 1" lead ball . Worked good .  ;D ;D

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2011, 10:19:03 AM »
What has changed on the method for adding tube links ?

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2011, 01:06:46 PM »
Here's what your link looks like

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[youtube]http://youtu.be/RFKCtO2gXM8[/youtube]
Here's what it should look like.

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[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=73i1LO16zLQ[/youtube]
to get this


Just copy the url from the address line of your  browser, not the share link of youtube.
 

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Re: 8" Seige Howitzers
« Reply #22 on: July 31, 2011, 05:56:00 PM »