Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Work on 1/300 Pacfed Commision

Work on some Futuristic 1/300 Pacfed Grav Vechiles and Infantry
 They have been primed and are all in Cobalt Blue ready for the cloud (white) Camo and detailing

And the Infantry which will be in my painting figures blog......

M10 Achilles M16 from Mr Stelling

Some shots my father has taken and am using to show but basically to show the M16 and M16B as was having a problem with thinking that the museums simply placed a Quad mount in a M3 half track.
But it was an actual field modification to probably up the number of AA units
even if as a multiple ground firing unit as most Flak and such were used as well...

                                     M10 Achilles

                                                                            M16 S.P.A.A


?M16B (which is an M16 with the M55 trailer mounted quad M45C as a field modification)

Another shot of the M10 Achilles
 
Pak 36 with example of the Stielgranate 41 from 1943 to up the Ante


And a 7.5cm Pak 40

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Platoon 20

Just Scanned some old (20 years back) Platoon 20 Catologue Pages














 
It is about the whole range as there was nothing new after this
They are still available but no longer in single form (8 packs and... etc)

So am doing an Individual listing and will do the a missing Blog as most or all the vechiles are no longer available and they did an M48 for the Nam as well with variated Gun Barrel

And all the civilians for Vietnam are gone as well as the Schuma and others

Trying at least to get the Civilians back as they are usable all Asia etc 
esp with all the 20mm 'Pacific' going on

cheers Karcuss

will be doing some Battlefield Miniatures stuff soon as all the Shot moulds

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Halle 1815


Work I am doing on Building up a different Slant on Waterloo,
So the Reserves sitting some miles away on Wellington's Far right.
If the Day was different these troops were too far away to do much these were at Hal (Halle)
and thinking of Wargaming these as a Force to take on Ney later in the Retreat.
With either some retreating reinforcements or Battalions of  such.


The Basics

HALLE  (17,000)

1st NETHERLANDS DIVISION (2nd corps)
(Lt.-Gen  Baron de Stedmann)

1st BRIGADE  (Maj.-Gen Hauw)
4th INFANTRY ,  6th INFANTRY, 16th JAGERS ,  9th MILITIA, 14th MILITIA, 15th MILITIA.
2nd BRIGADE  (Maj.-Gen Eerens)
1st INFANTRY , 18th JAGERS , 1st MILITIA, 2nd MILITIA,18th MILITIA.

CAPTAIN Wynard's  BATTERY, FOOT ARTILLERY

 NETHERLANDS  INDIAN  BRIGADE (2nd corps)
(Lt.-Gen Anthing)

5th INFANTRY ,BATTALION OF FLANQUERS,  10th JAGERS , 11th JAGERS ,
CAPTAIN Riesz's BATTERY, FOOT ARTILLERY.

BATTALION OF FLANQUERS
made up of units drawn from other Infantry Corps.


AND MORE NUMBERS ETC
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HALLE  (17,000)

1st NETHERLANDS DIVISION (2nd corps)
(Lt.-Gen  Baron de Stedmann)

1st  BRIGADE (LG  Sledman)  (3,583)

4th INFANTRY (Belgian)
6th INFANTRY  (Dutch)
16th JAGERS (Dutch)
9th MILITIA  BATTALION 
14th MILITIA BATTALION
15th MILITIA BATTALION

2nd BRIGADE (MG De Eerens)  (3,168)

 1st INFANTRY  (Belgian)
18th JAGERS   (Dutch)
  1st MILITIA BATTALION                                                                                
 2nd MILITIA BATTALION     
 18th MILITIA BATTALION   
                                                                             
  NETHERLANDS  INDIAN  BRIGADE (2nd corps)  (3,583)
(Lt.-Gen Anthing)                                                                           

 5th INFANTRY
BATTALION OF FLANQUERS (? from the 19th to 24th East Indian Regiments)
10th JAGERS  (Indian Brigade)
11th JAGERS  (Indian Brigade)

CAPTAIN Wynard's  BATTERY, FOOT ARTILLERY (8 Guns)

6th Brigade 4th Division  (Col. Johnstone)  (2,639)

2/35th Sussex                570
1/54  West Norfolk       541
2/59                               461
1/91 Argyllshire            824

Hanoverian Bremen Verden Hussars      589  (4 Sqn)
Hanoverian Regent  Hussars                   596  (4 Sqn)

6th Hanoverian  Brigade (MG Sir Lyon)  (3,146)

Launberg    (German/Hanoverian)  Line Battalion
Kalnberg    (German/Hanoverian)  Line Battalion
Nienberg    (German/Hanoverian)  Landwehr Battalion
Hoya           (German/Hanoverian)  Landwehr Battalion
Bentheirn   (German/Hanoverian)  Landwehr Battalion


Artillery - Lt-Col. Hawker  (other battery at Waterloo)  (Hanoverian) FB [6 guns] - Cpt. v.Rettberg
Artillery FB (6 guns)  Mir Brome

Other British questions as in Garrisons in the Low Countries

??  2nd Dragoon Guards

2/81   350
2/25   ???

7th (British) Brigade - MG MacKenzie 
II/37   ???
2/78   337


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -British troops assigned to garrison duty:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) 2nd Garrison Btn.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) 13th Veteran Btn.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (British) 1st Foreign Veteran Btn.
- - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
??  29th

   British       1/23  (731)      III/14  (640)     I/51  (626)        other numbers

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Numbers:

1st  Brigade (LG  Sledman)  (3,583)
2nd Brigade (MG De Eerens)  (3,168)
  NETHERLANDS  INDIAN  BRIGADE (2nd corps)  (3,583)
CAPTAIN Wynard's  BATTERY, FOOT ARTILLERY (8 Guns)
6th Brigade 4th Division  (Col. Johnstone)  (2,639)
batteries  ????
Hanoverian Bremen Verden Hussars      589  (4 Sqn)
Hanoverian Regent  Hussars                   596  (4 Sqn)
6th Hanoverian  Brigade (MG Sir Lyon)  (3,146)

(3,583)
(3,168)
(3,583)
(2,639)
(3,146)
=16,119
+ 1185 Hussars
17,304 
and Artillery


We will see how we go

cheers Karcuss

there will some painted figures coming soon


Saturday, November 20, 2010

Cheap 6mm Trenches

A quick Project from the Yahoo 6mm Group discussion idea:

 
Nice bit of scrap card but the firmer the better and even plastic coated sided 
Then pencil out with ruler the basic side of each piece
And cut out well easier with a pair of scissors

Low relief Trenches and such

Just draw out in pencil what you wish your trench (foxhole, dugout etc) in pencil to look like
 
then seems to be better to just paint in browns or whatever colour suites the actual "dug" part  
The Ingredients to mix up for like sand and PVA glue Acrylic paint in your desired colour (not necessary But helps later on)
 
So mix up paint PVA and some warm water in 1/3 each less is better of Water but can add can't remove ant of the mix
In the mixing bowl of some old dip (well no Dip, and not, old as we ate it!!!) 
Just keep mixing it up with stirer or old brush 
To make a nice paste up not to runny not to thick but if thick can add a little water but this is more about it all soaking into the sand, and the colour will coat and blend in
 
Then apply to outside or ground area around the trench



Was to sprinkle sand on but better to dump snad and when dry or drier as in adhered, to shake of upside down Just tapping lightly with finger on bottom of base, over Newspaper or back into the stock.

 
So it will end up something like this
 
then go full hog and do sixty at once


 
So easy when you get the hang of things
 
And let left dry which is usually quite quick if you have the mixture right!
 
Then adding another layer by repeating the process
 
Then keep on building it up ready for trees logs grassing etc
 
"Keep your soviet Armour off the grass! Please" 
So there is a bear in there!

 
Just a Visual on how they will work in 6mm
 
Rommel has to inspect things

 
Ready for more work, but again that is another story for another day
These took no time at all, So can be built up etc and added to, they will also be castable.
So adding damage, boxes, little doors, debries etc.....

cheers Karcuss