For this, I've sorted my to do list into 3 sections; German, Russian and Scenery.
Scenery wise I will be adding a few wrecks to my collection, maybe make another windmill and do various Russian farmyard stuff.
German wise I don't have a clue yet, I've requested, and have been granted, a spot on the German side, but listwise we are a bit in the dark to what we can and can't use. Personally I'm hoping to build me a few of the PSC Panzer IV's this time, and if I can make them H's even the better as those will be useful for Normandy as well. Having said that I have a small stash of Wills beauties so G's or even F's are not a problem either.
Russian wise, well I'm not on their side, but I will be handing over a full T-34 company to the gamesmaster. They might use it, they may not, who knows. And that is what I have started off with.
4 boxes of PSC T-34's (The 5th is in backorder, should be here next week-ish) gives me a starter of 12 T-34/76 1943. Of this lot 2 are for the Germans, the other 10 are Russian. Of these, 3, including the CO, are with the command cuppola which I made from surplus hatches left over from the Pegasus T-34/85 Fast build, with some modification. 1 of these will be a OT-34.
As soon as the last box arrives 1 will complete the 10 tank Company and 2 will be turned into wrecks.
Everyone will get banged up fenders front to back, replace the cast one wire with brass, make either a Notek or a normal headlight plus pots for the removable antenna to go in just using left over sprue that I will carve up. None of this lot will get the round fueltanks, a few will get square fueltanks, most will be without.
Looking forward to getting these finished and ready for paint tbh.
sounds interesting. how wrecked will the wreacks be are we talking totaly destroyed of light damage?
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThat all depends on the photographs of wrecks I can find as I tend to copy those. Still searching for more to round off my collection before I get started.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenJust putting together a couple of these PSC T-34s (in '85 guise) myself for a small Finnish battalion. I do prefer the Pegasus T-34/85 as I deplore the vastly over-sized gun in the PSC model. But with a bit of messing about you can easily correct that - http://tinyurl.com/cyvl8f2
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI've had 8 of the Pegasus ones semi finished here for quite a while, but picked up the PSC ones just for the 76mm turrets, the 85 is just a bonus. I still have a stash of brass 85mm barrels that will be used to replace them as well as other minor mods to correct them....when the time comes for late war that is :) I like what you did yo yours.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIt's really interesting to see someone else working on - nearly - the same model. We've both done some of the same improvements, which is great for a newbie like myself to know that I'm going in the right direction! Good luck with yours. Steve :)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThat's a lovely start! I envy you your spot at the table this summer.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenKursk for everyone, I say.