British QF 3.7 inch AA gun (printed)

This is a detailed reproduction of a British quick firing 3.7 inch anti-aircraft gun.

The QF 3.7-inch AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II. It was roughly the equivalent of the German 88 mm FlaK and American 90 mm, but with a slightly larger calibre of 3.7 inches, approximately 94 mm. Production began in 1937 and it was used throughout World War II in all theatres except the Eastern Front. It remained in use after the war until AA guns were replaced by guided missiles beginning in 1957.

In 1928, the general characteristics for a new HAA gun were agreed, a bore of 3.7 inches (94 mm) firing 25 lb (11 kg) shells with a ceiling of 28,000 feet (8,500 m). Financial stringency led to no action being taken until the 1930s, when the specification was enhanced to a 28 lb (13 kg) shell, 3,000 ft/s (910 m/s) muzzle velocity, a 35,000 feet (11,000 m) ceiling, a towed road speed of 25 mph (40 km/h), maximum weight of eight tons and an into action time of 15 minutes.

In 1934, Vickers Armstrong produced a mock-up and proceeded to develop prototypes of the weapon, which was selected and passed acceptance tests in 1936.[7][8] The weight specification was exceeded, the muzzle velocity not achieved and the mechanical time fuze, No. 206, was still some years from production. The igniferous No. 199 had to be used and its lesser running time limited the effective ceiling. Gun production started the following year.

On 1 January 1938, the British air defences had only 180 anti-aircraft guns larger than 50 mm and most of these were the older 3-inch guns. This number increased to 341 by the September 1938 (Munich Crisis), to 540 in September 1939 (declaration of war), and to 1,140 during the Battle of Britain. Production continued until 1945, averaging 228 guns per month throughout the period. Guns were also manufactured in Australia.

 

It fits British, Australian, Polish, United States and Canadian WW2 armies and can be used in bolt action and flames of war.

This Model fits with any Sci-fi, Dystopian, Cyberpunk, Grim Dark or Post Apocalyptic wargaming tabletop setting.

This Model fits with any WW2 or early 20th century wargaming tabletop setting.

This is a single-part model.

This is a Multi-part model.

173 mm x  80 mm x  107 mm  @ 1/35 Scale

126 mm x  58 mm x  78 mm  @  32mm (1/48) Scale

121 mm x  56 mm x  75 mm  @ 28mm Scale

95 mm x  44 mm x  59 mm  @ 1/64 Scale (Gaslands/Hotwheels)

84 mm x  39 mm x  52 mm  @ 20mm (1/72) Scale

80 mm x  37 mm x  49 mm  @ 1/76 (00 Railway) Scale

70 mm x  32 mm x  43 mm  @ 1/87 (HO Railway) Scale

61 mm x  28 mm x  38 mm  @ 15mm (1/100) Scale

This WW2 Sci-fi Gaming Model is printed on FDM 3D printers in our workshop. The model is printed with a 0.4mm nozzle at 0.2mm layer height for best results. 

Some Clean-up May be required.

Models are supplied un-painted.

This Gaming Model is printed on Resin 3D printers, such as the Elegoo Mars in our workshop. The model is printed witha 0.02 to 0.05mm layer height for best results.

Models are supplied un-painted.

Some Cleanup may be required. 
Clean Resin with warm soapy water before painting for best reults.

This Wargaming 3D model is designed for 28mm WW2 tabletop gaming and takes an approximate base scale of 1/50.

Other scales are available and if you don't see the scale you require please contact us with details. 

Please allow 5-10 days for the model to produce, this time depends on the scale of the model, the size of the order and the current workload. While we ask you to allow this time we will attempt to get the order out within a couple of days.

Bolt Action, Chain of Command, Flames of War, Axis & Allies and Konflikt ’47. It can also be used in games such as Judge Dredd, Necromunda, and Fallout Wasteland Warfare.

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This does not mean you item will be treated with any less respect but it does mean less waste. See our blog post on packaging for more information.

Some of the images supplied are computer generated and are for reference. They are images of the STL files that will be 3D printed.