So despite a batch of Covid I've managed to assemble a lot of Lee's over the last few days.
These have joined the Stuarts I managed to assemble earlier.
This has given me a Lend Lease Tankovy of 21 Lees and 10 Stuarts, greatly trimming the pile of shame and adding to my Soviet force.
Now we are just waiting for some good weather so I can prime them and start the painting!
I was hoping to get this out earlier, however several issues and poor weather for spray varnishing has prevented this.
I've managed to get several platoons finished this month for my Germans. All are Battlefront models and all assembled well.
Firstly we have the Puma set, which I've assembled with the 2cm turret so I can make two platoons of Sd Kfz 234/1 as well.
These bring the German painting session to an end. Most of my other unbuilt Germans are in storage, so I can't work further on them for a bit.
As such, I'll be moving onto my Russian lend lease company, which I've part built so far.
Today we are looking at a bunch of things that werf flammen aka German Flamethrowers.
In particular, the Sd Kfz 251/16 half-track. I've painted 6 of these up for my Germans.
The kits are Battlefront, and generally go together ok, however the Metal Flamethrowers are part of the figures, have nowhere to mount, so are a bit uneven and can't be painted with the vehicle, which resulted in a bit of a mismatch.
Nevertheless 6 more models done this year!
This week's update is 6 Sd Kfz 251/9 or "Stummel" (stump) after the short 75mm cannon they carried.
They work quite well in Flames of War due to their economical points cost, so I'm looking forward to getting them on the table.
Models are all Battlefront, in this case the earlier plastic version (Ausf C)
I've got 4 more half-tracks done, so am making slow but steady progress.
Again Battlefront models, this time transport for another armoured platoon.
So today a can show a recently completed project, 5 Sd Kfz 251 half-tracks. 4 are the Mortar variant, while 1 is a command half track.
Kits are Battlefront, and went together well.
Next up is likely to be 4 more of these, as infantry carriers.
So moving house has been a bit disruptive. However finally I have an update.
Recently I've managed to assemble and finish some 1:72 WW2 vehicles, a Cromwell, a Churchill and a Universal carrier towing a 6 pounder.
These will become part of a war supply train on my hopeful future train layout.
In addition I have built 10 Stuart light tanks for my Soviets, I've been working on a Z gauge railway layout and started painting some half-tracks, so hope I will have some more progress soon.
