"Waterloo 1815 British Paratroopers with Pack Howitzer" Topic

I was lucky to acquire a second hand set:
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The box was complete except for no assembly instructions. There are 12, mostly tiny parts & I have no idea of what goes where.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

I looked around and didn't find anything. Did you try Benno's?

Thanks.

John

Waterloo 1815 has the American 75 mm howitzer shown under World War II--Americans--Other here: link

Here is their comment.
. The box includes some very basic diagrams to aid assembly which, however, are wrong in two respects. They show the trail connecting mechanism assembly as horizontal when it should be between the sides of the trail, and they show the lunette (the tow element) upside down. Once you find the necessary photographs to tell you how it actually should be put together, and you persuade all the parts to go where they should, the result is very pleasing, and judging by photographs of the real thing it is pretty accurate too, with relatively little lost to the cause of simplification.

The photo with the American crew shows what might be a telephone, which could go near the gun. The British set has nine shells.

Wikipedia has a line drawing, with various pieces labeled, which might help. They also have some photos. link

Good luck!

Grelber

Close call, my 95th rifles started thinking they wete going to get to jumpmout of airplanes

14Bore – yes, a weirdly named manufacturer.

Thanks for the suggestions above. I can obviously work out that the tube fits above the trail & there are wheels attached. It's the pile of other, small bits.

I have posted this on LAWs as well.

I believe "luck" will be needed!