In the last few days I´ve been painting my scratchbuilt artillery, support weapons and DFS 230 gliders. I tried to get the most common FJ uniforms painted avoiding camouflaged items for speeding the process.
Which of them is the Frontline Wargaming resin glider?...Hmmm...Damn, I was expecting some mistakes and a bit more drama but that lady in the 2nd row immediatley gave the correct answer.... Its the one on the bottom right corner...
The painted plywood and Blue Board gliders got a layer of PVA so they can be spray primed. The camouflage is the one of Blitzkrieg namely the attack on Eben-Emael. The camouflage used on Crete was very bare virtually without markings and with a lighter color on the upper wings. At least, some people say it based on period pictures. But frankly it may be just a trick of the eye due to the mediterranean light.
The Do Gerat 150mm rocket launcher. The quest for pictures of this specific weapon gave no results so this one was based on other models of different calibre.
The 75mm IG. The Airfix figures give reasonable artillery crew (If you are not too peaky, of course).
The 75mm Geb.G 36.
The 20mm AA gun. Still not sure if this Flak.38 was the model used at Crete. The shield was taken out, which is a messy enterprise as the gun is 3d PLA, but like this its closer to other models of the 20mm Flak gun, just in case.
The 75mm LG40.
This Puppchen 88mm gun and this other 75mm LG40 are for the Carentan book.
The 37mm PAK 36.
The PzBuchse 39. The heavier 41 version seems not to have been used at Crete, at least I could not find any evidence of that. Of course I would love to be wrong so I could make a few of them.
The MMG 34. Again the Revell and Airfix figures got new positions, legs and plenty of cuts in order to fit the guns.
The 105mm mortar. The wouded FJ (top) is particularly handy as it can be used to carry ammunition and/or to be placed with a pair of binoculars.
I´m not sure of the real size and shape of the thing so a bit scaled up 81mm mortar will do the trick.
The 81mm mortars.
The 50mm mortars.
The FO (I think this is my shortest comment ever).
The containers both for the small and support weapons.
The command groups with a few Matchbox officers.
Next: The FJ companies and the JU 52s. If mail arrives in time I´ll add a couple of Kettenkrad.
Excelente como sempre. 👍👍
ReplyDeleteObrigado, amigo, abraço.
DeleteLove what you've done repurposing the figures. Now I finally have a use for those excess bandaged arm paras. Brilliant as always Joāo.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Really Airfix was enjoying the bandaged german para as they placed 2 of them per box and even the the 1/32nd box had them.
Deletehttps://www.lonesentry.com/ordnance/2009/12/30/10-cm-nebelwerfer-smoke-mortar/
ReplyDeleteThis is the only decent article I found on that mortar. I used 20mm scale parts for my 15mm models.n
Thanks Chris. Your choice seems correct as the 10cm mortar was an enlarged 81mm. I thought about the same by using the Valiant big 20mm 81mm mortar with the smaller 1/76 Airfix crews. That would also do the trick
DeleteSuperb Joäo, loving the project.
ReplyDeleteI need to build some assault gliders for my 1940 Fallshirmjager.
Cheers
Matt
Thanks Matt. Now I need to make some dedicated terrain.
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