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Flames of War Jagdpanther Ruins

In the Flames of War Jagdpanther boxed set as well as the Jagdpanther you get a set of ruins. After washing the resin I gave the model a white undercoat.

After undercoating I noticed that the model was cracked.

This wasn’t part of the casting, and the model had broken at some point. It could have been before I bought it, or I may have broken it. I decided to fix it with some recently purchased liquid green stuff which seemed ideal for this kind of problem.

It worked fine as you can see from this shot, it filled the crack quite nicely. I could the use a wet brush to smooth the “filler” down.

You can see how I am painting the ruined building on this page.

Undercoating the Flames of War Jagdpanther

The Jagdpanther was a tank destroyer built by Nazi Germany during World War II based on the chassis of the Panther tank. It entered service late in the war and saw service on the Eastern and Western fronts. Many military historians consider the Jagdpanther to be one of the best tank destroyers of the war due to the combination of the very powerful 8.8 cm KwK 43 cannon and the characteristically excellent armor and suspension of the Panther chassis.

The kit consists of a resin hull and metal components such as tracks and track guards. After constructing the model I gave it a white undercoat.

The next stage was to give the underbody a dark brown basecoat. This will add shadow to the underneath of the model.

See the workbench feature on the Jagdpanther.

Undercoating the Flames of War French Hotchkiss H-39

Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because it proved difficult to steer while driving cross-country, instead being adopted in 1936 by the French Cavalry. From 1938 an improved version was produced with a stronger engine, the Char léger modèle 1935 H modifié 39, that from 1940 was also fitted with a longer, more powerful 37 mm gun.

Having made up the models, the next stage was to give the models a white undercoat.

See the workbench feature on the Flames of War French Hotchkiss H-39.

15mm German SdKfz 251 Half Track

The SdKfz 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track was an armored fighting vehicle designed and first built by Germany’s Hanomag company during World War II. One of the most common, and best armoured of the wartime half-tracks, the SdKfz 251 was designed to transport the panzergrenadiers of the German mechanized infantry corps into battle. Widely known simply as “Hanomags” by both German and Allied forces, they were widely produced throughout the war, with over 15,252 vehicles and variants produced in total by various manufacturers.

This is an old metal model that I think was made by SDD. I am using it as a testbed for which method I should use with my Flames of War resin models and I suspect in the end it will probably end up as a piece of scenery. However before it gets embedded into a ruin or similar, here are some photographs of it.

See the workbench feature on the German SdKfz 251 Armoured Half Track.

15mm Ruined Houses

I have the ruined row of three houses and the ruined row of four houses, from Total Battle Miniatures.

Having cleaned the models, I gave the inside of the models a black undercoat and then masked the inside of the windows (with masking tape) before I give the model a white undercoat on the outer side of the model.

The models were then given a white undercoat.

Flames of War General de Gaulle

A veteran of World War I, in the 1920s and 1930s de Gaulle came to the fore as a proponent of mobile armoured divisions, which he considered would become central in modern warfare. During World War II, he reached the temporary rank of Brigadier General, leading one of the few successful armoured counter-attacks during the 1940 Fall of France, and then briefly served in the French government as France was falling.

Charles de Gaulle is available for Flames of War and comes with a Somau S35 objective. The blister contains the metal parts and resin objective.

The base for De Gaulle is quite simple, De Gaulle, a staff officer and a motorcycle combination.

The most challenging part of this base is the motorcycle combination. At one point I did consider leaving it off entirely….

Has certainly put me off buying any French motorcycle combination platoons!

The Somau S35 objective was much easier to put together.

See the workbench feature on General de Gaulle.

Flames of War Plastic Shermans and Stugs

Battlefront today announced details about their new starter set, Achtung! and as rumoured it comes with plastic Shermans and Stugs.

Wheeling the Dingo

The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as the “Dingo” (after the Australian wild dog), was a British light fast 4WD reconnaissance vehicle also used in the liaison role during the Second World War.

The Flames of War blister comes with three of them. I gave the vehicles a basecoat of Warpaint British Armour. I started to paint the wheels using German Grey (995), I might add some black to the mix though.

See the full workbench feature on the British Daimler Dingo.

Flames of War Plastic Shermans and Stugs

After speculating about plastic Sherman tanks for Flames of War and finding that in the end they were resin, I have heard a new rumour that the new third edition starter set, Achtung! due to be released on the 28th April will contain plastic Shermans and Stugs.

Tracking the Challenger

The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) was a British tank of World War 2. It mounted the 17 Pounder gun on the Cromwell chassis to add heavier anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units.

The next stage was detailing the tracks and equipment. I started to paint the tracks using German Grey (995).

See the full workbench feature on my Challenger A30.