Warlord Game Pike & Shotte Mortar

This is another pack I picked up at the Panzer Depot sale last month. I pretty much grabbed any and all Pike & Shotte stuff remaining - which were few and far between. When I got home and opened the blister, I found out the wooden frame was missing. It likely fell out of the blister sometime during it's 10 year stay at the store. I used plasticard to fabricate a replacement based upon the one for Roaring Meg.

There's also an officer figure holding a spy glass that comes with this set too, but I plan on using him on a separate command stand.

Besides the scratch-built frame, the rest of the kit are all metal. The mortar itself quite a stout little piece.

Luckily the top straps holding the mortar onto the frame were still in the blister attached to the spare cannon ball on a "sprue."

Below is the plasticard frame with some cardstock glued onto the sides to represent bars holding the planks together. Drops of Super Glue were added to the bars to replicate rivets - hard to see them though. I also used a scribing tool to draw the wood grain.

A picture of Roaring Meg which I based the frame upon. I've seen more recent images online showing a different shaped frame being used now. The grab rings could possibly be made using copper wire or something similar, but didn't want to  get too fiddly.

Anyway, slowly working my way through the stuff I bought from the Panzer Depot. Wishing you all the best and thank you very much for checking out the blog.