30cm Nebelwerfer - part 2

Here is completed lash-up.  It's not quite a replica of the original but conveys the message - a big scary rocket launcher!  I cannibilised two of the rocket crates to provide 'empties' as clutter and rockets for two of the crew to lug around. They don't look too pleased about it.

I rather like the result - what do you think?

 

30cm Nebelwerfer - part 1

Perhaps inevitably there was a chat about Nebelwerfers over lunch during the Twin Villages game a few months ago.  It was agreed that the 30cm version was a relatively rare sight in wargames, so needless to say I took this as a challenge!  I knew I had some suitable(ish) rocket crates from a 1/43 halftrack model, so these were swiftly adapted and mated with a chassis frame and wheels.  Crew were sourced from a Tamiya gunners set. Dubious origins but really no worse than the real one. 

Charlottenlund Fort

Back to my trip to Europe now.  This was our 'home' for 4 nights - a campsite in a fort!  Charlottenlund Fort was built in the 1880s to help protect Copenhagen from dodgy foreigners.  Given how easily I got in it's not working well.

The fort still has it's full complement of 12 305mm guns which were

 installed when it was remodelled in 1911-12

As camping spots go, this one was pretty surreal!

Some later steel and concrete.

Sherman ARV - part 2

Here is the completed Sherman ARV.  Painted, marked, varnished and now confidently waiting for a (3D printed) Firefly to break down.