discussion 1/87 Four Deuce Chem. mortar section

[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

 

[Guest]

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

 

[Lee Drennen]

Looks good Paul

 

[minitnkr]

Well, when I requested AT&T to tighten the string, they overdid and busted it-no DSL, no landline till today.
Some progress pics here. Still trying to come up w/enough fig poses to flesh out crews. These guys are setting up aiming stakes.
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The vision was some setting up, some unloading ammo, & some filling sandbags to stabilize tubes.
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A close up of stakes.
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I'll move this to Dios under construction. C&Cs welcomed. PaulE