Nice trick to get those aligned, Michel @michel-verschuere

Indeed perfectly aligned, Michel @michel-verschuere

Some more progress, small parts remain, such as weathering and decals...

Looks fantastic, my friend @michel-verschuere!

This is indeed a huge vehicle, Michel @michel-verschuere
Hard to maneuver on the battlefield.

@johnb @fiveten thanks for coming by. Yes this thing is so large (and slow) that it could only function within an artillery-free-zone. In practice this machine was transported by rail to the closest railhead and then marched at 10 km/h pace to its shooting emplacement. The mortar actually had a hydraulic suspension and lowered onto its belly for firing. The piece is modeled in this way here: The tracks are even with the underbelly. Happy this one converges to completion.

Here is a short ducumentary:

It’s come on really well, @michel-verschuere, wheels are perfectly aligned, Breech block opened, and the huge scale of the thing comes across very well. It must have been a life changing experience to actually fire it.

I added some final paintwork before a layer of dullcote seals the decals. There are not many decals on this kit, the marking also differ between several reference pictures I used. I added some steel weathering on the sidewalks of the mortar, there where I expected most traffic of the gun crew.

Oh and by the way, this is how big the 2 tonne shell really was, compare to the height of the figure... Still need to paint it though...

Hope you like!

Michel.