Mountain Gun

T32 gun on T9 tripod.

In WWII US Army Mountain Troops in Italy used this cut down version of the 37mm anti-tank gun.

It was mounted on a .50 caliber machine gun mount.

Roco makes the 37mm ATG and a 50 caliber machine gun mount.

I rummaged around my spares and found a small mounting, cut down a damaged Roco 37mm gun barrel and a new model was born.

The mount was a bit narrow so I cut and then filed the inside between the horns to make space for the gun.

Besides cutting down the barrel length, I also thinned out the side of the barrel where it fit into the mount.

It looks pretty good next to daddy.

It is part of my project to use up the scraps, bits, and crumbs in the collection, repair the damaged, and clean up the clutter.
 

50 Caliber & AT Guns

My Roco US Army 37mm anti-tank guns have been in disarray for a long time, now they are getting some work.

A couple of trucks getting their camouflage touched up.  Note the photo in the upper left.

A soldier in Europe in WWII took some scrape bits and made a .50 caliber machine gun mounted on a carriage to tow being a Jeep.

So I took the shield, wheels, axle, and one of the trails from a 37mm gun that was missing the barrel and one trail and made the .50 caliber towed gun.

I cut down the shield on the 37mm gun, added the wire cutter from a Roco Willy's Jeep as the supports, and added an extra .50 caliber machine gun ammo box as extra ammunition.  

The original Roco 37mm anti-tank gun.

Front view.

Some of these I build so the trails can be opened or closed.

Slightly damaged ones get the trails glued together, like this one.

Others get glued down on a sheet of plastic with the trails open.

Underside view.

Paul Heiser Jeep, Airfix MP and 37mm by Roco.

Guns on plastic card get flocked.