Assembling The 7.5cm gun (GBX139)

Assembling The 7.5cm gun (GBX139)

Assembling The 7.5cm gun (GBX139)

How to assemble your 7.5cm Gun.

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Plastic Gun Crew Sprue
 Colour  Figure Type
5cm Gun Loader (unused)
Nebelwerfer Loader (unused)
NCO
7.5cm Gun Loeader
Gun Crew
Assembling The 7.5cm gun
Step 1. Begin assembly of the 7.5cm anti-tank with the the gun trail. Start by attaching the wheels to either side of the gun trail.

Tip:
Always dry fit components before final assembly. Dry fitting is assembling components of a model without any glue. This ensures that they fit together correctly before a permanent bond is created and allows for any fine adjustments to be made.

Below:
The gun trail of the 7.5cm anti-tank gun.
Below: Attaching a wheel to the right-hand side of the gun trail.

Tip: When refer to left or right-hand side in regards to a Flames Of War miniature, the orientation is determined as if looking at the gun from the rear.
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Below: Attaching the wheel to the left-hand side of the gun trail. Step 2. Next, attach the front plate to the front of the gun trail.

Tip: The front of the gun trail has two small pegs to assist in the correct alignment of the front plate.
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Below: The front plate attached to the gun trail correctly.

Note: The head of the shovel should point towards the left.
Step 3. Next, attach the gun to the gun trail.
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Step 4. Attach the gun shield by sliding it into position over the gun barrel. Below: With the gun shield in place, the 7.5cm gun is ready for its crew.
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Step 5. Attach the gun to the base. Be sure to dry fit before hand to figure out which holes to fill Step 6. Attach the crew to the base in slots show. You will need an NCO, two Gun Crew and a 7.5cm Loader figure. Below: With The completed 7.5cm Gun on the base with crew.
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