1/48 HMS 12 pdr 3''/45 cal. Gun

1/48 HMS 12-pdr 3"/45 cal. QF HA Gun: Royal Navy High-Angle Firepower

Equip your Great War naval builds with the meticulously engineered 1/48 Scale HMS 12-pdr 3"/45 (76.2 mm) 20cwt QF HA Marks I Gun. Serving as one of the Royal Navy's primary dual-purpose weapons throughout World War I, this versatile high-angle (HA) quick-firing gun defended destroyers, sloops, patrol vessels, and armed merchant cruisers against both surface torpedo craft and early aerial threats. At this substantial 1/48 scale, this replica captures the mechanical intricacies, elevation gear, and distinctive Edwardian naval profile with museum-grade precision.

Engineering Precision & Marine Ordnance

High-Fidelity "Main Deck Battery" Detail: In 1/48 scale, secondary and primary guns are prominent visual anchors. This model captures the 12-pounder 20cwt QF HA architecture with exquisite fidelity, featuring an accurately proportioned barrel, detailed breech block, recoil cylinders, elevation handwheels, and the heavy pedestal mounting base. Every structural line is rendered with architectural sharpness, eliminating the thick, soft details typical of older multi-piece plastic kits or white-metal castings.

Historically Accurate Royal Navy Configuration: Meticulously researched to ensure a faithful, true-to-life representation for your 1/48 scale WWI British warship and diorama projects.

• Exact Scale Proportions: Faithfully reproduced to 1/48 scale for seamless integration with large-format Royal Navy destroyers, P-boats, Flower-class sloops, and coastal craft.
• Dual-Purpose Versatility: Accurately represents the high-angle mount used for anti-aircraft barrages and rapid anti-torpedo-boat surface defense.
• Three-Dimensional Realism: Open sighting mechanisms, training gears, and recoil slides create realistic shadows and mechanical depth on open weather decks.
• Hollowed Engineering: Expertly optimized to conserve material and reduce weight while maintaining rigid structural integrity for static displays and RC builds.

Premium Material: High Detail Resin

To ensure your historical ordnance showcases the finest mechanical textures, this gun is crafted from professional High Detail Resin:

• Exceptional Feature Definition: The resin achieves razor-sharp clarity on adjustment dials, gear teeth, and mounting bolts with surgical precision.
• Professional Smooth Finish: Available in Grey or White, providing an ultra-smooth, non-porous base optimized for fine primers, specialized Royal Navy gray palettes, and weathering washes.
• Superior Quality & Stability: From the workshops of distefan 3d print, ensuring clean surfaces and dimensional integrity for a museum-grade finish.

Key Features & Specifications

• Accurate 1/48 Scale: Specifically engineered for large-format 1/48 scale WWI naval models, matching period deck fittings and scale crew figures.
• Museum-Grade Realism: Captures the authentic industrial aesthetic of early 20th-century British naval technology with absolute technical clarity.
• Unpainted Finish: Arrives unpainted, providing a blank canvas for your artistic vision across pre-war peacetime schemes or wartime camouflage.
• The Definitive Upgrade: Replaces simplified kit parts with a sharp, historically correct Royal Navy ordnance centerpiece.

A Canvas for Naval Artistry

Unpainted for Total Customization: Arriving in its raw resin finish, the HMS 12-pdr 3"/45 QF HA Gun serves as the ultimate starting point for advanced fine-scale finishing:

• The "Grand Fleet" Look: Apply a base of period-correct Admiralty Dark Gray or Light Gray, followed by subtle pin-washes around the mount's structural rivets and breech levers.
• Realistic Weathering: The large 1/48 scale is ideal for micro-detailing. Add light metallic burnishing to the handwheels, subtle grease staining around the recoil slides, and light salt-spray weathering on the pedestal base to achieve high levels of authenticity and realism.