Needing another 120mm mortar for a Motor Rifle Battalion, I set about this 82mm(?) from a cheap Chinese-made set. Having removed the bipod I 'sharpened' the end of the barrel and added a length of plastic tube.
A new bipod was made by bending a bit of brass tube which was then drilled into the mdf base.
Behold the ensemble - and indeed the tools which were used in it's creation! I know the barrel is way too long for a 120mm, but as they say in the Forbodian Peoples' Army "if you're going to have a mortar, have a big 'un!" That probably sounds better in the original Forbodian.
Excellent looking mortar so far Tim,really look forward to seeing the completed work.
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The 'make it a big 'un' gag in the original Forbodian:
ReplyDelete"Yesli vam nuzhen 120mm minomet, sdelat' yego bol'shim!"
I find those trianglar paper clips make good bipods for mortars...
Ours were only two-inches so Ivor Bigun had a small'un! Lovely little conversion! Gonna' give him a No.2? Somebody has to carry the other end of that thing!
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Tradgardmastare
ReplyDeleteThanks Alan. It's coming along nicely.
Archduke Piccolo
ReplyDeleteThat's easy for you to say! Paper clips may be ok for smaller mortars but I felt the mighty 120 needed something more substantial.
Hugh Walter
ReplyDeleteFear not - he'll have two other comrades to help him carry stuff. And a BTR....