Revell/Renwal 1/32 SP Howitzer SSP

This is the old Renwall 1/32 scale "Big Shot" kit from the 1950s. It
is supposed to be the M53 8" HMC which was a nuclear capable howitzer,
but it was pretty much out of the inventory by 1970.

There may have been a few in the National Guard which got the new
paint schemes (Post 1974) but most of them were OD with white trim.
The US Army used them but I think the Marines only used the M55 155mm
SP Gun version.

Check Wim Vink's (search on his name) for what you can do to correct
it.

Cookie Sewell

AMPSOne@aol.com wrote in news:07419ae2-d543-457f-9a63-140c22de53d4
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FYI I searched on your info and I think you have it reversed, M-53 appears
to be the 155mm and M-55 the 8", at least according to Vink. And boy is he
nuts!

This is supposed to be a fun hobby and I'm trying to go back to that
concept. OOTB for the most part, though I may cut off the muzzle break.

Well, I'll decide later on the paint.

Thanks,
Frank

yes, OOTB is the only way for me. I'm the only one who sees them (the
family could not give a rats ass) Never had an invisible seam, and
after 40 or so years of building I ain't gonna start now.
Dioramas and mud can fix any tank...hang a plane from the ceiling and
you can't see all the rough stuff....

Just build baby...

Craig

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Amen brother. It's ... just ... tracks ... with ... the ... end ...
connectors ... on ... the  ... link ... not ... connecting ... them.

Something about that REALLY irritates me. I can pass on almost everything
else. But that really bugs me.

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OOPS! Think you are correct -- same chassis, different barrels, and
they both look nearly the same.

Use a chunk of fishing pole for a new barrel -- they're tapered and
can be made to provide a good fit.  (A tip from the late Dave
Lockhart).

Cookie Sewell

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On Mar 24, 12:59 am, AMPS...@aol.com wrote:

An OT but related thought - I can remember going fishing with my Dad
as a kid, and he had a fishing rod he'd made from a tank radio
aerial.  I wish I still had it, it would provide a completely
authentic colour match for at least one British WW2 green...
Cheers,

Used to be common in the 50s and 60s to snap car aerial off for
fishing rods. Eventually some were sold with locks so they couldn't be
broken off. Then the automatic car aerials came around, problem
solved, or people didn't fish anymore, not sure which.


Would be nice is other Renwal kits were put out. I'm not going to
argue if it was a perfect kit, just fun to build. I remember the
Skysweeper, only model dad ever built that I looked at as a young kid
and thought, its not a real item..

Seems model building was a big hobby in the SAC alert facilities.

 I remember the
Skysweeper, only model dad ever built that I looked at as a young kid
and thought, its not a real item.

That was actually one of my favorites with the guys loading ammo etc. One
I'd buy again.

Dumb Off Topic story - The Sky Sweeper was real. One of the older guys, when
I first joined Grumman, had worked on the project at another company. When
they scrapped the remaining parts, a friend of his took home one of the
Radar dishes - figured it would make a barbecue that would last forever. Not
sure what the material was - but the jokes revolved around what color
antlers his kids would have after eating many burgers. Make an interesting
diorama. The guy is barbecueing with his company shirt on and tthe kids with
antlers and extra eye balls are lined up for burgers. Title - I got it from
the stockroom.

                                                                            
            Val Kraut

On 3/25/2011 7:12 AM, Moramarth wrote:

Catch anything?

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

Nothing the antibiotics couldn't clear up...

Oh, you mean the fishing?  Mackerel, mostly - when the shoals came
past the harbour wall it would have been easier to throw bricks at
them.  Flatfish, too, and on one occasion a seagull that got in the
way of a cast - unco-operative bastards, even when you're trying to do
them a favour.
Cheers,

what are the official names numbers?  i don't know enough now to help.

Original issue was part of the Renwal Blueprint Model set. The parts were a
bit thick - and could have used some seam fill, but it was one of the better
issues as it had a complete interior for the turret that could be viewed
with the doors open. Accuracy compromised to allow doors to open etc, but
given the quality of the time it was fun to built at the time. Many of the
Renwal crew members suffered from frequent reuse and sink holes in the
stomach or chests. The blueprint series had individual springs on the
roadwheels which made them fun to push around the rug - good way to destroy
descent models. It was a fun build though -  so I pre-ordered 2. This will
turn into another that I built over a weekend as a kid and will spend two
months on today,

                                                                            
            Val Kraut

That's what appeals.


The "sucking chest wound", well that's what putty is for.


My audience is 17 and 7, they are easily impressed. 8)

Frank

Crap, review point one. The tracks with the connectors that don't connect
anything. Vink says the AFV Club tracks will work. 35005 the chevron type I
expect. Already have a set put aside for my Mono M48.

Big sigh.

wrote:

That three color camouflage pattern with black stars is possibly a nod
to the Revell History Maker's series when this kit was first reissued
in the 1980s. It came with a very nice sand color camouflage pattern
and black stars as the box art; probably to compete with the Testors/
Italeri M108/M109 series SPH kits released around the same time. The
Testors yellow box versions of those kits incorporated nice build up
photos of the kit as box art. Slap some updated camouflage paint on an
ancient kit and presto! modern looking armor model.

RobG

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ah-ha! Makes perfect sense. Marketing camo!

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Herman Cain for President!        http://hermancain.com /
If you don't support him you are a Racist!!
He beat Cancer. He'll beat Obama (who is just like cancer)

Remember Desert One, Carter 0? Ain't it sad to wish that Obama had as much
ambition but being glad he doesn't knowing he doesn't have THAT much
competence?

it's sad that ROB'S don't collect assembled kits.  i would give then away
happily if they had a shot at surviving.