Make Your Own Army

7.7 cm Feld Kanone c.96 n/a

by Colin Byrne

Source: Airfix R.H. Artillery W.W.I

Remove all shaded parts.

1. Remove upper barrel, replace with cocktail stick. Cut hole in shield above upper barrel.

2. Remove breech and replace with piece of stick balsa wood.

3. Remove block holding axle leavoing rest of gun intact. Cut off part of shield, if shield is bent straighten.

4. Remove trail and replace with one of stick balsa.

5. Glue cocktail stick to front of shield below barrel as axle, when dry glue (b) on top of axle one on each side.

6. Add seats (c) to trail on both sides up near join with rest of gun. Add (c) to top of shield. Add two plates (d) to either side of shield at edge just above axle. Add.piece of wire to end of trail. Shovels can be added to inside of shield.

Painting:

Field Grey, (b) and seat of (c) khaki or grey, brown, ochre and green broken by black lines.

Source of Information: German Artillery 1914-1918, Almark.


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