DarthPineapple Posted April 28, 2013 Hi all! Today I'd like to show you my latest MOC, a minifig-scaled Schwerer Gustav. The 80-cm-Kanone (E) was a massive railway siege gun developed by the Wehrmacht during WWII. Two were built, named "Schwerer Gustav" and "Dora" and were both used on the Eastern front. The gun was designed to be taken apart into segments for transport and built up again. It fired massive seven ton shells, which needed at least a one ton charge. The shells and charges were loaded onto a small cart which would then go up to the loading deck via one of the two lifts on the rear. Then the shell was rolled onto a small platform in front of the gun and pushed inside, followed by the charges. Aiming the gun was a difficult task as it had no traverse to the left or right, only up. It needed a curved track and two special railroad engines with an extra low gear which would aim the gun by moving it along the track. The gun's effective range was almost 40 km! The model is 90 cm long, 33 cm high and the gun is 70 cm long, making the total length over 1 m. The model is modular like the real thing and features many of the details and functions, such as a moving gun, ammo carts and working elevators. Please have a look at the LEGO Schwerer Gustav set on Flickr as it contains many more detailed shots of this massive artillery and it's crew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JopieK Posted April 28, 2013 In the Dutch "Spoorwegmuseum" there currently is an exhibition about war trains so they might be interested ;) They show a grenade of the Gustav cannon there. Of course those cannons were only effective when one has air superiority as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Guy Bri Posted April 29, 2013 Beautiful MOC DarthPineapple! It's scale looks perfect and detailed very well. It's a shame neither of the real ones are around for display. They are quite impressive on size alone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickington Posted April 29, 2013 Great build! I never heard of such a weapon! I guess you learn something new everyday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoctorKairam Posted April 29, 2013 That's a pretty cool model! Great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthPineapple Posted April 29, 2013 (edited) Thanks guys! :) In the Dutch "Spoorwegmuseum" there currently is an exhibition about war trains so they might be interested ;) They show a grenade of the Gustav cannon there. Of course those cannons were only effective when one has air superiority as well. Cool! Didn't know that yet, maybe I can take a look some day. Beautiful MOC DarthPineapple! It's scale looks perfect and detailed very well. It's a shame neither of the real ones are around for display. They are quite impressive on size alone I know, a real shame they got destroyed. Edited April 29, 2013 by DarthPineapple Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hey Joe Posted April 29, 2013 You actually built that thing?!? Get outta here!?! Wow, crazy, those guns have always fascinated me. Thanks for sharing. Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Werlu Ulcur Posted April 29, 2013 Absolutely stunning! Did the real deal also roll on two tracks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthPineapple Posted April 29, 2013 Absolutely stunning! Did the real deal also roll on two tracks? Yes, two new railways had to be built for it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted April 29, 2013 Totally AWESOME WWII MOC......it proves that you are becoming a big shot in MOC'ing 'DarthPineapple'......a friend of mine would be very interested in looking at your design (he wants to build something similar). Brick On Fight On 'DarthPineapple' ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthPineapple Posted April 30, 2013 Thanks! Be sure to show it to your friend then. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JesterF Posted March 31, 2015 Woah and absolutey brilliant! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 31, 2015 I had never heard about this, but it is interesting to learn. Great build, very convincing. (ok, this has boosted an old MOC, but it wasn't me ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
