Lon horns of Red Bull (1 Viewer)

[spartan71]

Question for anybody/ everybody. How is the packaging for this set(Horns of Red Bull). Did they come intact?? Or broken??. I made a pact with myself that if I receive one broken item. I will stop buying Figarti. And I prefer not to get anything that, Has a great chance of coming broken. and stopping me from getting more.
The Firefly, was greatly done. And It came perfectly packaged. So I am just trying to get more Figarti. So Please let me know.

 

[Beaufighter]

Question for anybody/ everybody. How is the packaging for this set(Horns of Red Bull). Did they come intact?? Or broken??. I made a pact with myself that if I receive one broken item. I will stop buying Figarti. And I prefer not to get anything that, Has a great chance of coming broken. and stopping me from getting more.
The Firefly, was greatly done. And It came perfectly packaged. So I am just trying to get more Figarti. So Please let me know.

Take a deep breath brother! I have had broken items from just about every manufacturer. I have the Figarti set that you spoke of and it arrived in perfect condition and was WELL packaged. Your chances look solid for this one. Enjoy the collection and good luck!

Hang Tough,
Beaufighter

 

[historyfan1]

I have this set, the storch, 88, and prime mover and all come in the new packaging which I feel is superior to any other manufacturer.

 

[Vezzolf]

Question for anybody/ everybody. How is the packaging for this set(Horns of Red Bull). Did they come intact?? Or broken??. I made a pact with myself that if I receive one broken item. I will stop buying Figarti. And I prefer not to get anything that, Has a great chance of coming broken. and stopping me from getting more.
The Firefly, was greatly done. And It came perfectly packaged. So I am just trying to get more Figarti. So Please let me know.

The packaging seemed to be ok......However mine arrived with some broken pieces on the extensions.....I was going to return the item...but I was able to glue repair the fractured areas which were not easily visible after repairing....so...I decided to keep the product.......It is a great product.....you will like it

 

[HobbyBunker]

We have very good luck with this one only one or two reported damaged, same was as already stated. it was a piece of resin on extensions, an easy fix. So about 98% good I gather

 

[Phantom Warrior]

It's a menacing gun in the cold morning darkness on frozen ground at Bastogne. The model captures the menacing, brutal power of the gun. another favourite piece of mine.

On receiving it, one small part holding the top part of the piston had unglued - easily fixed. The Figures were surprisingly a bit small for a recent Figarti 1/30 as compared to the figures with the K&C M5 Tractor. Add, a hard, frozen JGM base and you have a good scenario.

Terry

 

[IONA]

hI guys i was just wondering if this is a battle of the bulge set and is winterized
I am thinking of buying it,it looks a great peice
Regards Scott

 

[Phantom Warrior]

hI guys i was just wondering if this is a battle of the bulge set and is winterized
I am thinking of buying it,it looks a great peice
Regards Scott

Yes, these guns played a big part in holding off the German attacks on Bastogne. The winterizing of the models in the photo are all factory applied - I have not added any winterizing. They come out of the box looking exactly as they do in the scene.

Terry

 

[binder001]

hI guys i was just wondering if this is a battle of the bulge set and is winterized I am thinking of buying it,it looks a great peice
Regards Scott

Yes and no, there WERE a lot of 8" howitzers fired during the Ardennes campaign and the weapon is completely appropriate for corps-level artillery of WW2. The down side is that the 34th "Red Bull" Division served only in North Africa and Italy. So ignore the divisional patches and the gun is very correct for the Battle of the Bulge.

Gary B.

 

[IONA]

Thanks guys ,just ordered the set
Regards Scott

 

[IONA]

Hi guys
What about long tom ,could you put this at BOB
Regards Scott

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Yes and no, there WERE a lot of 8" howitzers fired during the Ardennes campaign and the weapon is completely appropriate for corps-level artillery of WW2. The down side is that the 34th "Red Bull" Division served only in North Africa and Italy. So ignore the divisional patches and the gun is very correct for the Battle of the Bulge.

Gary B.

Fortunately the divisional patch on the gun crew's shoulder is a lot smaller than the divisional insignia would be on an AFV

Terry

 

[IONA]

So what about long tom
Terry have you any info on this would be much greatfull mate
Scott

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Hi guys
What about long tom ,could you put this at BOB
Regards Scott

There were Long Toms at the Bulge, as far as I know, but the Figarti model and the gunners are not winterized. In spite of the Red Bull shoulder patch problem, I think the Horns of the Red Bull gun looks better in a Bulge scenario.

As for the Red Bull patches, Binder001 is probably one of very few people who knows the service history of that division - not much gets past him.

Terry

 

[IONA]

Thanks mate
The 2 of you are a great source of information
Many thanks 2 you both
Regards Scott

 

[Phantom Warrior]

To answer your Long Tom question more specifically, VIII Corps Artillery, had six or seven battalions of 155mm Long Tom howitzers

Terry

 

[binder001]

I will echo an "affirmative" to the 155mm gun ("long Tom"). Roughly the US Army had some artillery assigned to each division, then for extra support there were extra battalions of guns in each corps that were "loose" that is assigned to a sector as needed. That's where the 8" Howitzer and 155mm gun fit it - they were corps level assets assigned out to support different divisions or sectors as the situation required. That is why you can use the big guns for so many areas - they were generally a part of each corps in each theater. I believe the Marines had the 155mm guns also at corps level and there were some in Marine defense battalions. The 155mm guns also served in Korea, the 8" howitzers saw service in Korea and Viet Nam (although by Viet Nam most 8-inchers were on tracked chassis).

By the way, as to "winterized", the US Army wasn't doing much in the way of white camo until later in the Ardennes campaign. Equipment got cold and covered in ice and snow but the extensive use of white camo paints came for the counterattacks in January, 1945. The critical phase of the "Battle of the Bulge" saw no time for painting so the tanks and guns were mostly olive-drab.

Gary B.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

It is difficult to tell at first glance whether the winterizing on the 8" gun is frozen on snow or whitewash. Because it was only on the tires and gun trails, I think it is snow and not camo paint. That plus the wintery uniforms and snowy bases at the gunners' feet made it look like the last 2 days of the German assault at Bastogne. The Long Tom doesn't have those features. But the real deciding factor for my choice is that the 8" (203 mm) howitzer is a real brute of a gun, like the 8" guns on cruisers which bombarded the beaches at Normandy and the Pacific islands.

Terry