1/87 Four Deuce Chem. mortar section

[minitnkr]

A couple pics of a possible composition test fit.
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Foreground WC going for more ammo. The other three are in various stages of offloading. Just a thought. Opinions/criticisms encouraged. PaulE
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[Allen Dewire]

Evening Moses Paul,

I take it the Engineers were called up for a new mission and the Mortars came in and made themselves at home. I love your bases as you can always re-use them in so many ways. I still can't believe you work in this scale and always make such detailed vehicles and scenes. The only contact I have ever had with mortars was in Berlin and they were mounted in M-106's (modified 113's). I think the layout looks good, but maybe the mortars a bit more forward and the vehicles between the tents and the mortars. Just a thought….
Have a great Sunday and I hope it's cooled off a bit my friend.

Prost
Allen

[minitnkr]

Thanks Allen. A good thought, I'll try it. The rain last night & today brought mid 60s F temps. PaulE

[Mini Me]

Man, how you folks in Ohio suffer! I like the layout. Allen is correct in that the scene is very homogeneous with the base. Perhaps some mortar crews to create a little action.
Regards, Rick H.

[Tim Marlow]

Like this thread, history and cracking modelling..and it’s nice to see whole units in dios. It gives an idea of the sheer scale of military operations not possible with one or two vehicle displays...

[Jim R]

Hi Paul
As always your attention to detail at this scale is impressive. Like Tim I enjoy the history side of your threads.
Jim

[minitnkr]

Thank you gentlemen.
Allen, at the shop, the kids call me Neptune & some of the older guys Jerry, for Jerry Garcia. One guy calls me Pawlie for Paulie walnuts from 'The Sopranos', because of my accent and sometimes profane comments. The boss calls me Mr. Eberle. I :smiling: wonder what the customers think?
The scope is what attracted me to this scale. The ability to model units in a small space.
These were just pics of a dry fit, possible composition, so no figs. Having no experience in how to set up a mortar firing position, I was hoping for some advise, as Google images were of singular tubes. My reading would suggest setting up aiming stakes first, so my thought was some figs unloading/sorting ammo & some setting up stakes. Illum. rounds were white & HE was OD, but I can't find colors for WP and other smoke.
PaulE

[minitnkr]

Is this better? The Engineers were attached to another Division & had to redeploy.
Thought the little tents would be for ammo & they would sort/stack ready rounds nearer the tubes by type. Thus the need for color ID.
Can anybody help w/aiming stakes?
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C&Cs welcomed. PaulE

[Guest]

Can anybody help w/aiming stakes?

In what way do you need help with them? Painting? I think I’d just take some plastic rod, wrap masking tape around it, and paint it red. Though this may be a bit small scale for that method, I suppose.

[minitnkr]

Placement in relation to the tubes & each other. One behind-one in front or two in front-two behind or just two in front.
I assumed red/white stripes & 3 to 4' in length. PaulE

[minitnkr]

Found a couple articles/accounts of how to set up the stakes. Will go w/ two out front for each tube. PaulE

[PJR]

wow, really comes alive

[JR]

Paul.
Why not, looks a perfect set up to use.
John.

[minitnkr]

Thanks for looking gents. PaulE

[Steve Jones]

I understand where you are going with this now. Great stuff. Looking forward to seeing the sighting sticks