Well as some of you are aware I have been planning on building an airsoft 7.5cm le Geb IG18 mountain howitzer so I thought I would start a thread on its progress for those interested and also to spur me on to work more on the project as progress has been painfully slow so far.
Why a 7.5cm le Geb IG18?
1) Well I'm mad on anything Gebirgsjäger at the moment.
2) As a howitzer it will be able to fire like a mortar (TLSFX ammo).
3) The gunsheild will offer some protection to the crew.
4) The narrow wheel base will allow it to traverse wooded airsoft sites better than a full artillery piece.
What are the objectives?
1) To produce a reasonable fascimile of a 7.5cm le Geb IG18 for airsoft.
2) Able to be feild stripped for carting up mountains if the game scenario desires it. (Also to fit inside Grubers little van)
3) Able to fire TLSFX 2 stage pyro and crow scarers.
4) To have the ability to elevate the gun by a small wheel near the breach.
So what is it based on?
Ok so first up is the shotgun breach chamber and the recoil block. The shotgun breach is opened and closed by the lever in the picture. The pyro will be lit and dropped into a dummy shell that will act as the real breach, inserted and the breach closed. Hopefully upon opening a smoking shell will drop to the floor for added effect. The firing lever is of course just a dummy but serves to lock the breach when closed.
The recoil block is designed to function as it has a spring in it allowing backwards movement and hopefully returning to its original position although I doubt the Pyro will actually cause much of a kick.
Both sections are held together internally by D clips so can be separated for ease of movement/carrying.
Next up are the trail spokes and end spades. As can be seen in the pictures above these come in 2 sections to ease transportation up a mountain. I presume that if there is little room to deploy the gun just one section is used but I guess both would give more stability to the real thing.
I have the spades done but still working on the first trail. Hoping to get them both finished in the next couple of weeks.
So what next? Well I have ordered the wheels, these are being made for me as it was actually cheaper than buying a worm eaten barn find, but will have to wait a few weeks for delivery. Also the axle comes with them. So next up will be attaching the trail legs and making a trunion box to mount the gun itself.
Hopefully by that stage as it will then start to look like a gun I will be inspired to work a bit harder and get all the finishing parts/mechanism's sorted.
I have also managed to buy an original IG75 ammo tin, its got a lot of surface rust so will need restoring but all the clips/hinges seem to function. Dead pleased with this as it was as cheap as chips and they are rarer than rocking horse s**t.
sweet cant wait to see this (and dibs when you bored and get rid of lol 
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That's looking really good Tim
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Looking forward to seeing the complete thing
Keep up the good work 
Look forward to over running it with the might of the red army in October 
good stuff matey as always
Could I commission an leIG18 when you are done with this one? 
Really great job Tim. If you need a crew or someone to carry a piece into battle, let me know.
Wheels arrived today 
, could not resist a quick mock up 
pleasantly surprised with the compact size with the short version of the trail spikes.
Wheels arrived today
That Looks amazing! where are those wheels from??
Superb job Tim between this and the Flak 38 the allies will be in for quite a headache 
If you need it dragged up a mountain somewhere I'm happy to volunteer
I've fired a bullet on every continent. Nearly hit someone, too.
Cheers lads. The wheels are from a chap on Ebay, he makes them in several sizes
WOW!
Not the gun, though that is awesome. The fact that you have it assembled in the living room.
My wife turns a strange shade of purple when I build my props in the garden. 
just getting better all the time , my wife let's me clean engine parts in the kitchen sink and even weld in the kitchen if i need to 
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Not the gun, though that is awesome. The fact that you have it assembled in the living room.
My wife turns a strange shade of purple when I build my props in the garden.
Well now you know why I'm divorced (happily) 
The dogs on the other hand are not keen, but at least I am the boss in that relationship.
Not the gun, though that is awesome. The fact that you have it assembled in the living room.
My wife turns a strange shade of purple when I build my props in the garden.Well now you know why I'm divorced (happily)
You know as soon as your backs turned mate, up will come the leg
Bit more work done, axel and trunion block coming along nicely, happy now as its starting to look like a gun
