Sunday, 1 July 2012

Germans on Patrol VIII.

A late war German grenadier platoon under the command of Oberst Henrik Lutz.

Oberst Lutz and command unit.

'Tank Killer' weapons team under Hauptmann Finkel.

First Gruppe, under Leutnant Kuefer.

Second Grupp, under Leutnant Reiniger.

Third Gruppe, under Hauptmann Wechsler.

The whole Platoon.

There is still an MG42 and a mortar team to add to this group.

Figures are from Artizan and Bolt Action.

Sunday, 17 June 2012

Germans on Patrol VII.

A single MG42 team hold a position.

"Schießen!"

Later war uniforms with 'splinter' camo, of a sort.

Figures are from Bolt Action.

Sunday, 3 June 2012

Germans on Patrol VI.

Another SS unit, this time in a mix of plain 'Feldgrau' uniforms and some in 'Pea-Dot' camo.

Hauptsturmführer Junker and his unit.



Figures are old Bolt Action.

Not painted by me, they were given to me so unsure of the artist!

Sunday, 20 May 2012

Germans on Patrol V.

An SS unit in M43 'Pea-Dot' Camouflage uniforms.

Rottenführer Thalberg at ease.

Scharführer Blau directs fire.

An example of SS camo from the Imperial War Museum.

Lots of MG's in this squad!

Figures are from Artizan.

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Fallschirmjäger III.

9th June, 1944. Another unit of Fallschirmjäger preparing themselves for the defence of Carentan.

Hauptmann Traugott and his command squad with Medic, Radioman and MG42.

Leutnant Maurer and his rifle section advance.

The 2nd MG42 team.

Jagers, 2 armed with FG42 automatic rifles.

The squad moves out...

Uniform from the Imperial War Museum.



Painted as 'later war' Fallschirmjäger.

Figures are all from Bolt Action.

Sunday, 15 April 2012

"Currahee!" (Overpaid. Oversexed. Over here.) - 101st Airbourne.

An understrength platoon from 'Dog' Company of the 506th PIR, 101st US Airborne.

"Hey Joey - which way to Europe?" Pathfinders.

1st Squad, under Sgt. William 'Buck' Hemmings.

2nd Squad, under Sgt. Richard 'Tricky' Warden.

3rd Squad, under Sgt. Thomas 'Duke' Dukeman Jnr.

Command group, led by Captain Ronald Autumn.

Dusk falls on Sgt. Floyd McGrath and the support weapons team...


Painted using the Army Painter technique (speed painted!)

Figures are from Artizan.

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

The Russians are Coming II!!

More Russian infantry. Late war Eastern Front.

Russian Squad under Serzhant Pavel Malinovsky.

Russian uniform from the Imperial War Museum.

Still a work in progress - lots more to do!

Figures are all Bolt Action.