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Base coating the TOG I Tank Platoon

The TOG 1 was designed in the expectation that battlefields of the war might end up like those of the Great War. Its specifications required it to be able to cross any sort of churned-up countryside and trenches. Armed with a 2-pdr gun and machine-guns.

These are 15mm scale models for Flames of War. In the box are three models. These are resin castings, each model consists of a pair of resin tracks, resin hull, and a resin turret. Also in the box are metal weapons and plastic crew.

After washing the resin pieces I assembled the models. I then gave the models a white undercoat. The next stage was the base coat. I had thought about going down different routes with this. However, in the end I used some Army Painter Army Green Spray.

The next stage will be painting the tracks, or might add some camouflage.

Undercoating the TOG I Tank Platoon

I ordered the TOG I Tank Platoon for Flames of War.

In the box are three models. These are resin castings, each model consists of a pair of resin tracks, resin hull, and a resin turret. Also in the box are metal weapons and plastic crew.

After washing the resin pieces I assembled the models. I then gave the models a white undercoat.

The next stage will be a green base coat.

Construction of the TOG I Tank Platoon

I ordered the TOG I Tank Platoon for Flames of War.

In the box are three models. These are resin castings, each model consists of a pair of resin tracks, resin hull, and a resin turret. Also in the box are metal weapons and plastic crew.

After washing the resin pieces I assembled the models. Each tank is made up of of four resin pieces, two tracks, the main hull, and the turret. Then the metal parts were added, two hatches, the turret weapon and a barrel for the main hull weapon.

They have a similar look to the French Char B1.

I decided against adding crew models to the tanks. Here are all three models.

The next stage will be a white undercoat.

Char 2c Tank Platoon

I have been thinking about getting some French Char 2c tanks for a while now.

After Agence Rol, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Char 2C was developed during the Great War, but did not enter operational service until after the war. It was a heavy tank landship designed for the trenches of the First World War. By 1921 , ten tanks were built, and were operational during the start of World War Two. After Germany broke through French defences in June 1940, they were sent away from the front to save them. They were unable to reach safety and deliberately destroyed to prevent capture.

I did think about getting some resin models, even a 3D printed version. However in December 2024 Battlefront announced that they were releasing models of the Char 2C.

Sadly they were delayed, but will be released at the end of the month. So, of course I pre-ordered a box, who wouldn’t. You get three models in the box, these are resin kits with metal parts.

TOG I Tank Platoon on the workbench

I pre-ordered the TOG I Tank Platoon for Flames of War.

In the box are three models.

These are resin castings, each model consists of a pair of resin tracks, resin hull, and a resin turret. Also in the box are metal weapons and plastic crew.

The next stage will be to wash the resin parts.

I already have a pair of TOG 2 tanks on the workbench, which I really should finish one day…

TOG I Tank Platoon on pre-order

I have pre-ordered the TOG I Tank Platoon for Flames of War.

I already have a pair of TOG 2 tanks on the workbench, which I really should finish one day…

Flames of War Early War Monsters

We have had an update from Battlefront about the Early War releases we heard about before.

We saw again the TOG 1, the Char 2C, but also the German Early Wars Monster, not quite the Großtraktor I thought it might be in my blog post last July.

The tank they have gone for is the Neubaufahrzeug. Multi-turreted, heavy and slow, they were not considered successful, which led to only five being produced. These were primarily used for propaganda purposes and training, though three took part in the Battle of Norway in 1940. The Neubaufahrzeug had many connections to the previous Großtraktor, utilising many of the same components including the engine and transmission.

Battlefront also showed us some pages on the other Early War Monsters as well.

Battle for Berlin 1945

Squad level action from the end of World War Two at Colours 2025.

I went to Colours 2025 at the Newbury Racecourse last week. Its been a fair few years since I have been to Colours, I have a feeling it might be as long ago when Colours was at the Hexagon in Reading after they changed the name of the show from Armageddon. Anyhow the show was great and there were a fair few traders there, I did buy something.

On the top floor though were all the demonstration and participation games. I thought the scenery for the participation game, the Battle for Berlin 1945 was excellent, though I think it was trams which caught my eye.

I did participate in the game, using my usual tactics of messing things up… enjoyable though.

Early War Monsters delayed

I was pleased to hear in the Battlefront preview video in December 2024 about their new releases.

Back in 2011 I wrote this after the release of the Mid-War Monsters.

I do hope that we see future “monsters” for Flames of War, there are some nice concepts and ideas out there for both Early-War and Late-War.

In the Battlefront preview video it was announced that Battlefront would be producing some Early War ‘Eavies. The preview included glimpses of the British TOG and the French Char 2C, see some photographs in this post.

Alas in a recent video announcement, the release of these massive tanks was said to be delayed. However we did get to see some photographs of painted versions of these monsters.

This is the French Char 2C.

This is the British TOG.

Alongside these we saw some British A13 cruiser tanks, infantry, artillery, and the delightful Light Tank VI.

For the French we saw the Char B1 bis.

These will (I suspect) be all plastic kits. I’ve been waiting well over ten years now for these monsters, I can wait a little longer…

In the original preview video there was also mention of a German super heavy tank, but it was not identified in the review, I suspect it might be the Großtraktor that was built by Krupp and entered service in 1935. However despite seeing some nice PzKpfw I tanks and PzKpfw III tanks and variants, no mention was made about the German tank…

Though we did hear about a 1960s version of Team Yankee called Checkpoint Charlie, sounds interesting.

85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo.

This year is the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of allied forces from Dunkirk (Dunkerque) in 1940 from the encroachment by the Germans.

I recently had the chance to visit the Museum Dunkerque 1940 Operation Dynamo. The museum is in WWII casemates with exhibits recounting the history of the 1940 Battle of Dunkirk.

It’s a marvellous museum which tells the story of the evacuation.