1/56 German 5cm Granatwerfer 36 Scratchbuild

[Captain Darling]

I'm just finishing several boxes of Italeri WW II German but what to do with so many prone figures?

Well I've made some snipers...

I've also got an Artillery FOO

I went with the standard MG34 prone gunner

And I've still got two left grrrrr...

Alright how about using them with a Granatwerfer 36 on a base and have a kneeling figure on a separate base that can be a number two or when no mortar is required can be a regular Soldat...saves buying a specialised figure and using up the last of my prone figures which as above I find them very limiting for gaming!

I got my 1/6 Dragon 5cm Granatwerfer 36 and scaled it down to make one with some styrene, pins and brass tube...far from perfect but this will be fine or gaming purposes...


I built a second one...


A bit of paint (to the best of my ability!) and...


More pictures and info on the below Blog Links...
http://toysoldiersforoldgits.blogspot.com.au/2017/02/156-german-5cm-granatwerfer-36.html
http://toysoldiersforoldgits.blogspot.com/2017/03/156-german-5cm-granatwerfer-36-complete.html

Cheers!

[carlos marighela]

Nice work! Looks the part and the basing is rather clever.

[von Lucky]

I agree, very nicely done.

[Rich H]

Nice!

[Ballardian]

They look nice, the basing is an interesting way of dealing with multiple figure bases, excellent stuff

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Very good, and clever basing.

[Captain Darling]

Thanks for the comments guys!

One of them hit the tabletop last night in a game of TW&T, France 1940...it ran out of ammo after two fires  !

Also of note is this mortar didn't have a smoke round...what clown at OKW signed off on that!

[Ballardian]

I believe he may have been related to the chap from the Royal Ordnance that neglected to provide HE rounds for the 2pdr.