Saturday 3 July 2021

Rapid Fire! Sicily 1943 in 20mm - The second battalion of PzGrenadiers of the FPD 'Hermann Göring'



Second PzGrenadier battalion ready, and one still missing to finish the division. One of the four battalions of the HG didn´t go to Sicily so only three are necessary. 


One again very old plastic figures were used from several soft and hard plastic brands that you will easily recognize. Well, if you didn't, from L to R:
- "Chinese' Airfix as the firer of the MG-34; 
- Esci No2 with rifle cut out and feeding the MG-34; 
- Revell; 
- Matchbox; 
- Hasegawa; 
- Revell with extra rifle on the back; 
- Hasegawa 
- and Matchbox DAK.
The only big change were the usual baggier trousers made from GreenStuff. The SS camouflage smock used by the HG grenadiers was painted in a different scheme as this division had access to some 10 different types.

The heavy weapons company is a full PSC unit. Only the prone figure and the leaning one are Hasegawa hard plastic figures.


Some GreenStuff was also added to the bottom of the trousers of the Hasegawa figures as they had high boots originally. 



More baggier trousers for the command group. The officer holding the pistol doesn't carry a MP-40 as it belongs to the radioman but it looks like it :) 

Next: I'll have a solo game now but also I'll add some more WW2 Germans to several projects.

6 comments:

  1. fabulous mate, cracking on with project I must say!

    cheers
    Matt

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  2. Thanks Matt. Im waiting for some resin 150mm guns to consider it done.

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  3. De caminho já não existem unidades para pintares para as Regras Rapid Fire. lol.
    Se calhar vão ter de fazer uns livritos extra só para as tuas tropas... 😎👌👌👌

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    1. Ando a ver se começo a fazer uns jogos a solo para ver se sossego a construção mas não está fácil.

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  4. These look great.
    Regards, James

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  5. Thanks James. Im around the Recce for the HG Div now. Tricky business.

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