British 7.2
- Description
- Reviews (4.0)
- Files
The 7.2" howitzer was Britain's main heavy gun throughout WWII. This model shows it on its early carriage, inherited from its previous WWI incarnation as the 8" howitzer — it was later put on the four-wheeled split-trail carriage from the US 155mm "Long Tom", which was better able to control the massive recoil of the charges used.
The model is designed at 15mm (1:100) scale, but will resize okay to 20mm (1:72) or 28mm (1:56). The large chocks used in an attempt to keep the gun in roughly the right place are supplied as their own STL, and will need to be printed twice.
The model is designed at 15mm (1:100) scale, but will resize okay to 20mm (1:72) or 28mm (1:56). The large chocks used in an attempt to keep the gun in roughly the right place are supplied as their own STL, and will need to be printed twice.
Posted by MS on 2025-10-20
The model is of the early versions (Mk II - IV) of the British 7.2 inch howitzer used from 1939 to 1944. The design is detailed, but many of these are lost when printed at 1:100 scale on a FDM printer.
Printing took a few days to cut the model up into printable parts and test printing the parts to get a good print. Separating the carrage tail, the wheels, the barrel and cradle, cutting off the control wheels was a challenge. The remaining carrage had to be reassembled and re-enforced.
But once printed and reassembled it makes a great gaming piece. :)
Printing took a few days to cut the model up into printable parts and test printing the parts to get a good print. Separating the carrage tail, the wheels, the barrel and cradle, cutting off the control wheels was a challenge. The remaining carrage had to be reassembled and re-enforced.
But once printed and reassembled it makes a great gaming piece. :)
| Filename | Size | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 7-2inchHowitzer_1-100-1625106254.zip | 2.0 MiB | 2024-02-28 |
