SDKFZ 250/9 Alte & Neu

[neffer38]

One of the things I love about these Rubicon kits is how much I learn about all the variations of the vehicles from Early Mid and late to the odd subtle design changes of Eg the Alte and Neu and the 251 C and D models.

Pro tip I hadn't realised the 250/9 expansion kit can make Both the Alte and Neu or and Alte and 251/23 (the 251/23 is on the desk)

[neffer38]

250/9 Neu

[neffer38]

Personally I prefer the Alte variant, just from an aesthetic point of view. I'm going to be doing alot of Reccy units to create a motorised Reconnaissance platoon for Battlegroup Rules set.

[Tracks]

Personally I prefer the Alte variant, just from an aesthetic point of view.

I feel exactly the same.
Again, nice work on your models.
My only comment is a personal preference. I rarely paint my miniatures in a winter scheme. The reason is for general gaming purposes, because I like to be able to use my collection for all seasons.

[ultravanillasmurf]

Nice work.

The whitewash over camouflage looks good.

[neffer38]

I rarely paint my miniatures in a winter scheme. The reason is for general gaming purposes, because I like to be able to use my collection for all seasons.

Yes I understand the reasoning.  I can do almost anything in 15mm , I have winter troops and there winter looking. But for the reason you gave I never white washed the tanks.

But for 28mm I decided I cant really go all out collection wise for all aspects so I'm only doing germans and Soviets.....and hungarians lol. I am mainly concentrating on Hungary and Lithuania so quite snowy muddy ground. Ofc the germans did just stop white washing their tanks. Think they started white washing when fighting in the the more open terrain in the steppes but found little use for it elsewhere so you can mix and match....I think haha

O and I have a box of 28mm Australians   

[neffer38]

Nice work.

The whitewash over camouflage looks good.

Thanks! I was going to try it over the panther I did not to long ago . But I thought I'd leave it as I had two 250/9s to try it on that would definitely  be going onto a winter reccy themed group I'm doing

[ripley]

Some ones been very busy , nice job on both

[neffer38]

Some ones been very busy , nice job on both

haha yes, been Furloughed from work for 3 weeks (maybe more), so stuck in the house with plenty of free time.

[ripley]

I've been at home for just over a week , and while I've got a dozen or so plastic Russian  troops built and painted , I've got nothing else done , too much DVD watching

[neffer38]

I've been at home for just over a week , and while I've got a dozen or so plastic Russian  troops built and painted , I've got nothing else done , too much DVD watching

Done plenty of DVD watching. Been re watching "Sharpe" haha

[ripley]

Love Sharpe . I have all the books including the small paper backs , I think they were Xmas specials with a UK magazine . Do you have the later movies of Sharpe in India ? It screwed up the timeline / canon IMO but it was great to get more of Sharpe & Harper

[ultravanillasmurf]

I have all the novels. The television series had some issues.

I suspect the South Essex uniforms crop up regularly in various period television programmes - I noted yellow facings on the uniforms of English troops in Belgravia.

I found a Perry's Rifleman sprue last week and assembled one of them (I managed to lose the arm off the other - hopefully I can find a suitable spare elsewhere).

[Jaeger]

So you've suffered casualties. 

[neffer38]

I haven't got the India ones. I have seen them but they never stuck in my mind that much. Dad has all the books aswell as the horn blower ones and I have watched half of that series so far.