Gary's 17 Pounder

[Gary Richardson]

Good afternoon

I have made some more progress on the 17 PDR while waiting for the storm to blow through. The large moulding to the right of the breech block has been added and the brake detailing has also been glued to the stud axles. Now the wheels are on it will be easier to move the gun. The shields are ready for the supports to be attached which have also been top coated.
I have started marking up the handle locations and tool holder locations where I need to drill the fixing holes on the trail arms. There are a lot of Dave's extras to fix in place plus lots of sanding for the plastic parts, car filler will be used to hide the joins in the trail arm plates.
The Armorpax details make a huge difference to the look of the gun and I must repeat what a good job Dave has done, there is some very fine detail especially on the gun sight and brake components. Also a big thankyou to Armortek for a fine kit.

Regards
Gary

Its a big beast of a gun

[Robert E Morey]

Gary,
Thats looking really good. Those Armorpax detail kits are really something!
Bob

[Gary Richardson]

Gary,
Thats looking really good. Those Armorpax detail kits are really something!
Bob

Hi Bob

Thanks, the Armorpax extras are excellent. I have many bits of bling from Dave and Mark Lawson on my Tiger 1 and more recently the Churchill AVRE.
it all adds to the realism.
I just hope my weathering is up to scratch having seen what Dave has done on the 17 PDR.

Regards
Gary

[Gary Richardson]

Hi all

I hope you are all well and looking forward to the Christmas break.
I have made some progress on the trail arms and started adding the fixtures and fittings. The large tool box was going to be a problem as I may need to remove it and make a useable box with a lid and a metal tray for it to sit on. In the end I decided to drill through the trail arm and use 2.5mm threaded rods with a securing nut on the inside of the arm.
My friend Pat kindly gave me an early Christmas present, a Canadian publication about the 17 PDR. This was very timely and has clear photos and a scale line drawing. It appears the trail arm fixings and fittings varied so I have gone for the one that looked most interesting. It is similar to Dave's set up with a few tweaks.
The next step is to add all the plastic 'welded plates' to the top and bottom of the trail arms. I am also going to round off the edges on the seat bracket and make a different seat holder.

Regards
Gary

[Gary Richardson]

Hi all

As it is fairly mild this morning I managed to get the shields and assorted parts top coated and varnished. The shields are now ready to attach to the frame. I have also been adding the fixings to the second trail arm and only have the spade holders left to do before the plastic parts are attached.
There are still some welds to add to the trail arm components which I will try to get done in between the Guide Dog collections.

Regards
Gary