At last - the Mobile Attack Cannon

Jimbo · Post by **Jimbo** » 03 Sep 2005 15:13

Enjoying a day off, I was reading through Desert Strike for the 50th time or thereabouts, and saw this........

....and I though why not? So I dug out a Chad Valley trailer that I got with a bundle of other stuff, and satisfied a long held frustration with an old Attack Cannon which had a broken base anyway.

Enjoy!

PS - the paint isn't dry yet, it's only had one coat, the towhook doesn't quite connect properly and the Cannon isn't secured yet, but I was bored and impatient!)

Jimbo

PPS - thanks to Baron's site for the digital images of BAF

steel bonnet · Post by **steel bonnet** » 03 Sep 2005 15:45

Jimbo,

I`m impressed mate

That looks great & looks just like it stepped outta the story

Now that`s how to do it mate

ja
Steel Bonnet

Quickfire · Post by **Quickfire** » 03 Sep 2005 21:41

Jimbo, that's pretty much a work of genius!

Finally the Arty has a purpose in life!

The Baron · Post by **The Baron** » 08 Sep 2005 07:03

Aye, that toy has bugged me for 20 years too!! Great stuff!

Brakkart · Post by **Brakkart** » 08 Sep 2005 07:18

Nicely done Jimbo, that cannon never made any sense on those daft legs. Now at least it is functional!

Lady Jaye · Post by **Lady Jaye** » 08 Sep 2005 12:24

Another excellent item Jimbo!

Brakkart wrote:Nicely done Jimbo, that cannon never made any sense on those daft legs. Now at least it is functional!

Functional? It is movable, but I wouldn't fire a shot with this baby whilst not supported by some hydraulics. One shot and this whole trailer will move half a mile. Needs some support like the SAS Missile Unit.

As a kid I didnae understand this cannon either. I merely used it as a flak unit posted next to a base in the garden. The proper word for it would have been Defense Canon.