Our Bofors in sanding process to late painting.

[Luis Bren]

Hi Felows
I share with us some works on our Bofors AA Guns
They belong to Argentine Army

and them Donated to our Military Vehicles Asociation A.A.C.V.M. - Asociación Argentina de Coleccionistas de Vehículos Militares









After sanding be clean all the parts before paint



Painting progress











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Only need found correct tires and wheels

Work finish!









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[Bob Womack]

Nice job!

I think my father trained on the quad Bofors mount when he was in the Navy, though he ended up working in a different field.

Bob

[browningautorifle]

Nice...I'll bet it's making Peter and Tankie's eyes water about now.

[Peter Laidler]

A friend of mine is restoring an old well worn ex gate guardian 25pounder field gun. It's been totally stripped - and I mean TOTALLY - by an ex REME gun fitter, sand blasted as parts and carefully masked where there are machined surfaces and is now in the throes of being painted as individual parts and then assembled. No doubt it'll be a magnificent sight to see.

I know it's all bullshix but they do look when they are gleaming shiny deep bronze green with white drag-ropes across the shield together with the correct GAP's all strapped in place.

Talking of gun shields. When we had Bofors, up into the late 60's they all had blast shields fitted to them. Ours were 40/70/s and were radar directed/controlled but still manually crewed and loaded!

[Beerhunter]

Talking of 25Pdr. bullshit, people may remember the ponced up HAC examples c/w chrome plated shovels! One of them is now in the Royal Armouries collection at Fort Nelson and another at the Tower.

[Luis Bren]

Hi fellows!
Hi Peter . One of our members are in total disagreement with this superficial perform work done in our guns . The reality is that we do not have members willing to do work that will require many hours / man and money. I also tell you that we are very few active members , about 25 and the youngest is 47 years old . Everyone has their time and projects to finish , so this was a good solution , perhaps not the best ! And we must put all our efforts into restoring the truck FORD F60L LAAT to tow one of the two Bofors guns we have.
Regards!

[Vincent]

It’s wonderful that you are preserving it. Maybe there will more interest in the future and it can be restored. You are doing the best you can for now.

Thank you for the great pictures.

[Peter Laidler]

My comment wasn't criticism Luis. But it's being preserved as best you can with the resources and it's the paint that will stop the water and rust taking hold. Later, you can start strip assemblies such as axles off and refurbish them as units knowing that anything under sound paint is still sound too. The good part is that they are very meccano and of a mechanically simple

MY friend won't be chroming anything on his 25 pounder but it will be gloss paint

[Luis Bren]

Peter thanks for the comment!
Do not take your comment as a criticism.
Sometimes it becomes difficult, making good restoration work, when the economic and political situations are different. I admire the work they do in the US and UK and are wonderful!
But here in Argentina, the same job of restoration that make you is very difficult! And more talking about guns like these!
In the restoration of vehicles, we are much better as parts are available in our country.
Some of our vehicles in exhibitions and awards presented.
Best regards!

[Luis Bren]

It’s wonderful that you are preserving it. Maybe there will more interest in the future and it can be restored. You are doing the best you can for now.

Thank you for the great pictures.

Hi Vincent! Thanks!
These bofors are very well preserved and whitout corrosion!



Look the Predictor Sight with original grease!