I cant seem to find the exact mechanics of how the Nebelwerfer 28mm rocket artillery fired.There are many videos and pictures on line , but nothing that shows how exactly did it fire, I believe there were triggering wires attached and the trigger man was some distance away due to the blast danger .Anyone can guide me to further info? Would be appreciated
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You are spot on. From research over 50 years or so. There is a detonator style device that is wired to the platform, usually with a 5-to-10-meter cable. Those things kick up a ton of back blast. Now please don’t take following as gospel. You load the rockets, The rear sticks out, and an ignitor connects each rocket to the primary firing device, that box with a swingarm like you see with dynamite or other explosives. The difference is that it fires the sequence and away they go. Try googling the 51st Nebelwerfer Regiment. Possibly there are pictures and or videos
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https://www.scalemates.com/kits/great-wall-hobby-l3501-nebelwerfer-41--1521557
look at the instructions, at the end there is a diagram of the firing device and where it attached to the Nebelwerfer
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Thanks so much….any opinions on what the best nebelwerfer kit is?
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Considering the amount of research done, I have no doubt the best is the one Darius Stucinskas designed for 3D printing.
Unfortunately the files are no longer available for purchase, as far as I know, but maybe contacting him you could get a kit.
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You can see one of the crew turn the handle on the firing device in the video.
It’s even clearer here:
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I built that Great Wall Nebelwerfer years ago and almost tossed it in the trash several times. There are rails inside the tubes which you have to install evenly spaced without any guidelines, but that’s the easy part - after that, you have to glue on these hundreds of rivet heads on the outside of the tubes. These rivets hold the rails in place (on the real one), and again, no guidelines. Get all the rivets in a straight line, and in line with the interior rails…or else!
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That sounds like the sort of design that cries out for a resin 3D-printed substitute, where you can get the positioning perfect in the design and don’t try to force the accuracy on the builder.
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Biggles , did you finally build and paint it?
Do the tubes have to be rolled up?
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Not a lot of choice kitwise, so GWH is the best option although for experienced modellers only- metal barrels, lots of PE but if everything goes perfect it will look great. Option 2 is Yan model, and it is a good alternative as it is 3d printed, so all the detail is there however experience with 3d prints is required.
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Biggles , did you finally build and paint it?
Do the tubes have to be rolled up?
I bit the bullet and finished it, and painted it. It was a very fiddley build. The tubes were lengths of brass tubing so it was a multi-media model; styrene, resin, brass, and PE.
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I would say the best option out there right now is those offered by Yan Model. Still multimedia kits like GWH, but the launch tubes are printed as one piece so not nearly the complexity of GWH’s kits. And at least Yan’s tires are correct, whereas the GWH ones need replacement.
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Here’s Great Wall’s playbook for their fun and games:
https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/3/4/6/120346-72-instructions.pdf
Step 2 is a doozie!
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Is the old ESCI kit any good?
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AS all things made in the 1970s it is showing its age. The ESCI kit has two part barrels and thick plastic all around. It will look like a Nebelwerfer, from a few meters away, especially if you throw a tarp or two over it… Too much work to get it to look good, not much benefit.
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In a word, NO.
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I pulled out my Great Wall Nebelwerfer and prettied it up - it was damaged and needed a new paint job. This is how it looks (according to me!) when finished. Lot of detail, but also lots of work for such a small model. I added the electrical cabling with lead wire.
Likes…Dislikes…Suggestions?
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Something is all eff’d up!
. I keep trying to delete the duplicate images in the edit function and it just keeps duplicating more! Sorry for all the duplicates - they’re not intentional.
Moderator: A 300% tariff on has been applied to pictures originating in Canada
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