IT Miniatures 1/72 German 21 cm Mörser m/10

When the War started in 1914, the German Army could field 216 of these big guns, and they were used from the very first days of combat. It was then used with effect on all fronts, primarily in the Regiments of the Fuss-Artillerie, as one of the standard weapons of indirect heavy  fire and support. When the war came to an end in 1918, the 21 cm Howitzers of the German Army had fired some 7 million shells. (Click here for more information on this important artillery piece.)

This kit of the Mörser is  made by It Miniatures (former IT Figures), and is aimed at the wargaming market, and that shows. It is, as you can see, pretty basic. (Click at the thumbnail, to see a photo of the kit. And click here, to see the plan of the kit.) But when it comes to wargaming kits, a good kit is one that can be used as a sound basis for further detailing. The BIG problem with this one however, is that is wrong in scale: i judge to gun to be more like 1/65 than 1/76! I can't really recommend it, because of that - unless scale is secondary. And in that case: be prepared for a LOT of detail work.

This kit can be ordered direct from It Miniatures.