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Showcase & Gallery / Sd.Kfz.251/21 Ausf. D with Flakdrilling

« on: February 21, 2021, 03:56:05 am »

By the end of WW2 the German Luftwaffe had a big storage of unused 20mm aircraft cannons and the Wehrmacht was in desperate need of AA-vehicles. So three of the belt fed MG151/20 were mounted together in a 251/D Halftrack. The weapon was quite effective, also against ground targets. The biggest disadvantages were the cramped space inside the vehicle, the very simplified way to move the gun (with the gunners body weight) and the unsufficent armor protection for the crew.

The gunner wears a version of the late-war anti-Infrared Leibermuster dress, which was issued in very limited numbers during the last weeks of WW2.

Cheers from Bavaria

Thomas

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Showcase & Gallery / Panther Ausf. G

« on: August 12, 2020, 05:24:10 am »

Hello,

as a counterpart to my "T34/85", here is a small vignette showing a battle worn Panther tank, G-Version in a late-war-scenario. I like the  "cartoonish" appearance of the figures, especially the "Knight´s Cross Owner" with sunglasses.

I did some experimental stripe camo on this tank, using airbrush and masking tape.

Tank: Rubicon Models
Figs: Warlord Games and Black Tree Design

Cheers from Northeastern Bavaria

Thomas

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Showcase & Gallery / Wrecked T34/85

« on: August 07, 2020, 07:05:06 pm »

Regards from Bavaria!

Thomas

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Showcase & Gallery / Sd.Kfz. 250/1 NEU in a small diorama

« on: May 08, 2020, 04:53:40 pm »

Hello,
I always liked the appearance of the sdkfz 250 halftrack, with it´s simplified shape. So I decided to do a vignette in 1/56 scale. The Building is from Blackdog miniatures, it fits perfect into any common picture frame 10x15cm (common in countries with metric system) 

This was a fun project, and it took me just a week to finish it.

Regards from sunny (but too dry) Bavaria

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Showcase & Gallery / Panther Ausf. G and Grenadiers 1945

« on: November 14, 2015, 01:03:29 am »

Hello everybody,

this is my first contribution here.

I am working on a late war urban diorama, (perhaps Berlin 45) by using this Rubicon Panther and a destroyed T34/85 (same brand) as center pieces, along with buildings and lots of Warlord Games plastic figs. I love those comiclike faces and the multipose character. More pics will follow.

I tried to give the Panhter a very used and battleworn look of a vehicle in heavy fights. I think I will do some additional weathering to fit in the vehicle in the landscape. 













Best regards from Bavaria

Thomas