Long Tom - Tow Kit (1 Viewer)

[noli-poli]

Has anybody in the forum tried to hitch the Figarti Long Tom using Century 21's 1/32 Long Tom towing part? Are the 2 even compatible?
N-P

 

[binder001]

Actually the towing limber was used for the units that pulled their 155mm guns with the M4 18-ton High Speed Tractor. Some units used the 7.5 ton Mack model NO 6X6 truck and the gun attached without the limber.

See;http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosnormandie/2546884135/sizes/l/

(Its a large format print - dial up users may have to wait) Note the M16 "quad fifty" halftrack ahead of the artillery truck.


Now we need to talk Figarti into a 1/30th Mack NO. Imagine a GI 6X6 on steroids - that's the NO.

Gary B.

 

[noli-poli]

Actually the towing limber was used for the units that pulled their 155mm guns with the M4 18-ton High Speed Tractor. Some units used the 7.5 ton Mack model NO 6X6 truck and the gun attached without the limber.

See;http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosnormandie/2546884135/sizes/l/

(Its a large format print - dial up users may have to wait) Note the M16 "quad fifty" halftrack ahead of the artillery truck.


Now we need to talk Figarti into a 1/30th Mack NO. Imagine a GI 6X6 on steroids - that's the NO.

Gary B.

Gary:

Great photo!
I guess the limber/tow kit is not required in some cases.
The only problem with the Figarti Long Tom are the fron and rear ground stailizer are fixed. When I tried to hitch it to my KC GMC truch the rear tires are lifted.

 

[panda1gen]

Gary - Great photo, thanks. Great model don't you think?

 

[binder001]

Gary - Great photo, thanks. Great model don't you think?

I didn't get one (I kind of wish I did) but the model looks very nice. I wanted the crew figures - they look like some of the best Figarti US troops yet!

Gary

 

[uksubs]

Actually the towing limber was used for the units that pulled their 155mm guns with the M4 18-ton High Speed Tractor. Some units used the 7.5 ton Mack model NO 6X6 truck and the gun attached without the limber.

See;http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosnormandie/2546884135/sizes/l/

(Its a large format print - dial up users may have to wait) Note the M16 "quad fifty" halftrack ahead of the artillery truck.


Now we need to talk Figarti into a 1/30th Mack NO. Imagine a GI 6X6 on steroids - that's the NO.

Gary B.

That photo looks like M115 8" howitzer& not a 155mm long tom & I don't think the truck had the guts to tow it
I could be wrong

 

[binder001]

That photo looks like M115 8" howitzer& not a 155mm long tom & I don't think the truck had the guts to tow it
I could be wrong

1) Note that on the 155mm gun M1 & M2-series guns ("Long Tom") the gun tube was retracted and the breech was supported by an A-frame. This reduced overall length and reduced the strain on the tube for transport. In the retracted position it is easily confused with an 8" Howitzer M1. In the photo note where the breech is.

2) Don't confuse that Mack NO with a regular GI 6X6. The Mach NO was the other prime mover authorized by the US Army to tow the 155mm gun/8" howitzer. The other authorized prime was the 18-ton High Speed Tractor M4, which was used with two-wheeled limbers (M2 or M5) to support the trails of the gun. I'm guessing that the Field Artillery Board and Ordnance felt that that truck had the "guts" to tow the guns.
See: http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_mack_no.php

Gary

 

[IXEC]

I didn't get one (I kind of wish I did) but the model looks very nice. I wanted the crew figures - they look like some of the best Figarti US troops yet!

Gary

Hello Gary,

I have the Long Tom, I like it but I wish it had more heft, its VERY light.

And your right about the crew figures, I'm not going to say who makes better figures, I won't open that can of worm, but these Figarti figure are in a new, very pleasant class of their own

Thanks for the picture



IXEC

 

[uksubs]

1) Note that on the 155mm gun M1 & M2-series guns ("Long Tom") the gun tube was retracted and the breech was supported by an A-frame. This reduced overall length and reduced the strain on the tube for transport. In the retracted position it is easily confused with an 8" Howitzer M1. In the photo note where the breech is.

2) Don't confuse that Mack NO with a regular GI 6X6. The Mach NO was the other prime mover authorized by the US Army to tow the 155mm gun/8" howitzer. The other authorized prime was the 18-ton High Speed Tractor M4, which was used with two-wheeled limbers (M2 or M5) to support the trails of the gun. I'm guessing that the Field Artillery Board and Ordnance felt that that truck had the "guts" to tow the guns.
See: http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_mack_no.php

Gary

Thank for that Gary
I new about the 18-ton High Speed Tractor , but not about the Mack No truck