Something new.. ah well

Some time ago Bjørn gave me these little tanks. Which appear to be completely useless in our war-game setting, because they can't even dent a T-26 let alone scratch an early T-34.
But still i like them very much. The Heer still fielded a huge amount of these obsolete-to-start-with-tanks in her blitzkrieg up to operation Barbarossa.

The models are: Pz. Befw. I ausf. B First to Fight and the two Pz. Kpfw. I B are S-Models which i got from my friend for painting his T-26 group.
There is some scratch building and PSC stowage. Decals are Dom's Decals 15mm which fit the Pz I's just fine.


These little tanks are part of my 5th Kompanie, 2nd Zug.

stowage

detail of spare tracks stowage

the bucket

Austrian III's

2nd Panzer Division used to have Pz. Kpfw. III's. Here are some late models patrolling the French sunflower fields.
The models are PSC Pz. III M and N. They have stowage from PSC and Academy. Also some scratch build. Decals are from PSC 2nd Pz. Div. The division markings are from 1944-45 so this group must be a 'left over' panzer III Zug.

The tanks represent my 3 Kompanie, 2nd Zug. However the group is not complete (yet).

Pz. Kpfw. III ausf. M No. 322 in summer camouflage.

Pz. Kpfw. III ausf. M No. 325

 

 

And a Pz. Kpfw. III ausf. N in an alternative camouflage. I've seen this one on the camouflage suggestion on the back of an Italeri panzer III kit. I've given it a try. The turret numbers are Italeri.

 

Re-paint 4th Kompanie 1st Zug

Well... that is a strange title. I started painting tanks with some Pz. Kpfw. IV G's from Armourfast a brand who make very cheap and still presentable tanks for wargames.
However as time rolled by i really didn't like the way they looked.... so a re-paint was in order. I started with this fellow: An Armourfast Pz. Kpfw. IV ausf. G, with some scratch-build Schützen and added stowage and decals of PSC's 2nd Panzer Division and turret numbers of Bolt Action.

Again in my favorite winter-camouflage. Added schützen so to create a "H" of which 2nd Pz. Div. had a lot in 1943/44.

Next i added a PSC Pz. Kpfw. ausf. F1 to the 1st Zug. Because every group should have some protection versus dug-in infantry and pill-boxes. This one also with Schützen although it wasn't common. I got the idea from a picture of a Pz. IV ausf. E with them, maybe it was a easy field modification. It looks great on them. This tank wasn't part of the original 1st Zug, but i got one spare of the two boxes (3 tanks each) PSC Pz IV F1, F2, G, H (even J with a sharp knife and some glue) which will make up 4th Kompanie, 2nd Zug.

This one has also the Bolt Action turret numbers and the PSC 2nd. Pz. Div. decals.
It has no spare road-wheels on the left-side instead it got jerrycans.

A Tiger A

I'm filling my blog the wrong way around. Starting with my latest work (the Königstiger for my brother's birthday). So don't be confused.

We started to use these little tanks some year ago (maybe the beginning of 2015) so last year i also painted a panzer group we (as a group) gave Tom for his birthday. This group consisted of a Tiger I ausf. E, a Kübelwagen, a Tiger II and a group of ten German paratroopers.

The Tigers I came as a kit with two tanks. This one was lying around doing nothing, which is a shame for such a cat. So i kindly toke it in my panzer army...

This kit is the fast-build Tiger I ausf. E from Italeri. I painted it in my favorite winter camouflage. Added scrath build Rauch wirfer and some PSC stowage.

Here be Königtigers!

We have taken a new hobby which is WW II armored war games. Loosely built on FoW and the Amourfast's rules Tanks! we've built our own set of rules.

The main focus on these war games are the tanks. I'm basically the only one in our little hobby group who paint the tanks. So i've done Russian, U.S. and German armour. My brother and i are collecting the Germans.These tanks i painted for his birthday;

All models are 1:72 or 20mm.

First up this Pegasus Models Pz. Kpfw. VI ausf. B Tiger II or Königstiger #221 in a wintercamo.

I've painted several tanks in winter-camouflage and i like it very much. It is just a very watered down white paint and brushed on the tank. add scratches and rust and Bjørn's your uncle.
The snowy base is not great. next time i'll do a base with grasses and little patches of snow.



Next this Pz. Kpfw. VI ausf. B Tiger II or Königstiger #223 rushed into action straight from the factory. (also Pegasus Models)

This is my first try at primer red / brown tanks.
It's not too bad, but needs more red or somthing. It just doesn't have the right feel.
The chalked numbers and the uniform of the German tank commander i'm happy with.

Last heavy is this Pegasus Models Pz. Kpfw. VI ausf. B Tiger II or Königstiger #222 in a late ambush camouflage.

This camouflage works. I've seen a lot of examples and i free-handed with brush.

Last a partially scratch build Aufklärungspanzer 38(t), the body taken from a Pegasus Models Pz. Kpfw, 38(t), some plastic card and a turret of PSC's 250/9 "Alte".

The reason for building this one is that my kin can now make full use of the awesome gun of his zug of Königstiger. This little tank can spot hidden tanks and relay the info back to the waiting Heavy tanks.