German 7,7 - Help me, Helen,,,

[Poliorketes]

,,,or somebody else.

Since Crisis I'm the proud owner of a GWM german 7,7 gun, you can see it here next to a renegade model.



The GWM one is a very fine mini, but there is one spare part I don't know where to glue. I guess it's part of the breechblock and I would put it on the right side of the (in the model open) breechblock. Any other suggestion?

[Hammers]

Isn't that a thingummybob? You know the dohickey that goes behind the whatchamacallit? :-)

[Poliorketes]

Isn't that a thingummybob? You know the dohickey that goes behind the whatchamacallit? :-)

I guess your not keen on dying of old age?  

[Lupus]

Isn't that a thingummybob? You know the dohickey that goes behind the whatchamacallit? :-)

No its a whatsit and it goes next to the thingummybob...

[Helen]

Hi Poli, My books are with Mike Broadbent at the moment and I'd need the books to try and identify that very small part. I'll try and get to the war memorial and see what I can come up with there. Have you tried:

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/

The 7.7cm FG:
http://www.landships.freeservers.com/feldkanone_96_na.htm

Have you contacted the company say through TMP (Dave seems to respond on TMP) or some other contact and speak with Dave A?

I'm sorry just a little busy at the moment, but will try and assist.

Best Wishes.

[Westfalia Chris]

Hi Maik,

I suspect it´s the "Rundblickfernrohr" (360° scope) which goes to the left side of the breach. The socket (the part that looks like a pistol grip, being a bit confusing) goes slightly to the front and below the breach opening, with the assembly pointing upwards.

Look here:



and here:



and, for good riddance, here:

[Helen]

Thanks Chris

[Poliorketes]

Thanks to both of you! And my apologies to Hammershield, I guess Rundblickfernrohr was exactly what you meant - sounds similar to thingummybob

[Driscoles]

LOL... thats a good way to start into the day.  
My daughter had a  terrible pain in the right ears and so we had no sleep and now reading this with a big smile Iam 100 % better and Iam sure my daughter as well very soon after i told her about the thinggummybob  

Cheers
Björn

[KeyanSark]

I'll try that the next day that my baby has earache... Not sure if my wife will agree on its therapeutic properties, tough.  ::

[Hammers]

You could write a full range of childrens stories around english substitute names for mechanical aparatii.

Colonel Dohicky
The talking sponge Thingummybob
Big Chief Whatchamacallit
Inspector Gaddget   ...oh, wait...somebody already did this, no?