A turned barrel for the British QF 95 mm howitzer with Besa machine gun tips in 1:72 scale from MASTER for models of the Centaur Mk.IV, Cromwell Mk.VI and Mk.VIII and Churchill Mk.V and Mk.VIII tanks.
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A metal detail accessory from the Polish manufacturer MASTER, not a kit. It replaces the plastic barrel of the British 95 mm howitzer and adds the tips of the Besa machine gun barrels. The set is intended for models of the Centaur Mk.IV, Cromwell Mk.VI and Mk.VIII and Churchill Mk.V and Mk.VIII tanks in 1:72 scale.
The 95 mm howitzer was a British close support weapon. It was not meant to punch through armor but to fire high-explosive and smoke ammunition, that is to cover the advance of friendly units and destroy field fortifications. The tank versions known as support versions therefore differ from the standard machines in exactly this short barrel of larger diameter, which is recognizable on a model at first glance. The secondary armament was the 7.92 mm Besa machine gun, the British license version of a Czechoslovak design.
The short, thick barrel of a howitzer is a difficult part in 1:72 scale: the parting seam runs right around the circumference and while sanding you easily lose both the cylindrical shape and the correct muzzle profile. A turned part has a finished bore, is concentric and does not warp. The machine gun tips are so tiny in this scale that this is the only sensible way of getting open muzzles onto a model.
Before gluing, check that your model matches the support version with the howitzer, otherwise the barrel diameter will not fit the mantlet. Drill the opening exactly on the centerline and work from a smaller diameter to a larger one. Glue with cyanoacrylate glue, or with epoxy if there is more play. Degrease the metal and prime it with a product for metal. Accent the muzzle of the howitzer with a dark wash, which brings out the large diameter of the bore nicely. Fit the set only after the vehicle has been sprayed.
The accessory is supplied unpainted and without the vehicle kit. Glue, paints and the model are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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