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Title: 105mm howitzer (15mm)
Post by: Fitz on 30 September 2025, 11:12:26 PM
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Here's a WWII German 105mm LeFH18 (?) howitzer, 15mm (1:100), 3d printed quite a long time ago and finally finished off.

The crew are a mixture of Peter Pig metals and 3d printed, and the base is a honking great big fender washer. The big washer may have been a mistake; it adds a lot of weight to the group, and it may imperil the figures a bit under the mashing of great sausage-fingers.

The gun is a later model, with pressed-steel wheels and a muzzle brake, but painted in Dunkelgrau for pre-1943 service. After then they would have been in Dunkelgelb, and most likely in a three-colour camo scheme.

As far as actual wargaming goes, it's largely pointless, as guns like this are almost always going to be off-table. Never mind though.
Title: Re: 105mm howitzer (15mm)
Post by: fred on 01 October 2025, 08:39:39 AM
Nicely done

I do like a nice artillery park, which smaller scales do allow. Even if they are just by the table to remind you that you have them on call!
Title: Re: 105mm howitzer (15mm)
Post by: FifteensAway on 01 October 2025, 04:01:52 PM
Nice model.  Think in terms of a small scale skirmish raid behind enemy lines to suppress the guns and all of a sudden there are those guns right in the middle of the action.  And show us photos of that game when it occurs!   ;)