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In serious need of Imperial Guard Heavy Mortar Alternatives, the fw ones while decent models are a bit pricey for my tastes

the Kromlech heavy gun look awesome but i am not sure of scale

here are the FW and kromlech one to give you an idea of what I am after

I'm also looking for a cheaper alternative to these mortars.

ok, after a search and a thought, I think the best option is various Howitzer, maybe a 1:35 M2A1, M101 A1 M115 or similar at 1:35 scale seem to be able to find them for about 10-15 quid

none of them seem as large as the ones i posted earlier :/

try going for ww1 scale models maybe? there should be oodles of heavy arty from that era that can be used as heavy mortar.

been looking but the only things that A) look kinda right and B) cost less the FW ones are all WWII or later

PLASTIC TUBING!!!

Nah but seriously, the Kromlech one does look good. Have you though about using the Basilisk plastic kit? I mean, fabricate a simple carriage with wheels and replace the barrel with a short, larger bore barrel?

Actually, after you've done all that, you may as well buy a FW one lol!

 Sgt.Roadkill wrote:
been looking but the only things that A) look kinda right and B) cost less the FW ones are all WWII or later

tried medieval/industrial era cannon then? use the right scale, slap some wheels on it and put another plasticard tube down it's middle if it's not quite right.

Ramshackle Games released an artilery piece a few months ago, costs £15 for the whole kit but you can buy just the cannon and gun mount separately for £8. The cannon can either be built with the long barrel pictured or with an additional shorter and fatter mortar barrel. The trailer, gun shield, wheels, stabilising legs etc can all be bought separately so if you don't fancy the tractor tyres you can buy it without. Was thinking myself of combining it with a chimera hull to make a cheaper medusa varient. Unfortunately their webstore is down until the 1st october because they're moving their business to a new locale, this is the only pic i had saved otherwise i'd show you the mortar fitting too

thanks for all the advice people.

Viking Child I think you may have given me the winner, in terms of medusage i've decided to splurge on FW for my tanks as i can't really be hassled with converting an enclosed one or baslikisk for that matter.

thanks again

FWIW, I sent a request to CHS as to when they might release an arty upgrade kit. Seems to me like they really ought to do it. As it's another alternative...

On that note, I'm not sure if you've seen Puppetswar's cannon:


aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd it just dawned on me that you probably want an infantry piece, not a mechanised piece. check out puppetswar anyway.

That OTT Puppetswar cannon would make a hilarious heavy mortar - just maybe the front half could be put onto a tracked mounting as a self-manouvering artillery piece?

Or a more sane approach would be a shortened Earthshaker cannon, but you'd still need to build a gun carriage mounting for it.

I know allll about puppetswar,nothing on there really fits my plan ro the artillery i want.

and while appreciate the suggestions chaps, if i wanted the basilisk i would have posted the Fw gun carriage.

German 21cm WW2 heavy mortar?

athat is even more perfect Cain, thanks!

Simple:

1:Take a basilisk earthshaker cannon (few bucks from a bits site)
2: Cut off the barrel
3: Attach it upside down to the mounting bracket.

Absolutely brilliant!

 McGibs wrote:
Simple:

1:Take a basilisk earthshaker cannon (few bucks from a bits site)
2: Cut off the barrel where it meets the chamber.
3: Attach it upside down to the mounting bracket.
4: Add bit of tube for barrel end.

the basilisk idea is good, but i really can't be arsed constructing a gun carriage.

and the 21cm WW1 mortar posted earlier is like 32 quid each :/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Techno-demonic-cannon-fit-for-28mm-fantasy-wargaming-/251123594433?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7821f4c1

Slap some plasticard over the runes.