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15mm Tanks - Germans

I normally game in 28mm, I like the scale, its easy to paint and identify stuff on the table...I also like the larger models as they remind me of plastic soldiers when I was a kid.

Anyway, I have been introducing a couple of work colleagues into tabletop games recently when one took a particular shine to my Greyhound Armoured Car. I thought what better game for a treadhead than What a Tanker! by Too Fat Lardies. - simple, quick and full of tanks.

Part of the reason for all the tanks lately was to use them for games of Chain of Command, Bolt Action and What a Tanker! However, as I do not have a lot of space at home (my play surface is only 4 x 4) so I decided to buy some 15mm tanks to allow a more dynamic games. The models themselves are from Gale Force 9's 'Tanks' and are essentially Flames of War miniatures (no complaints there though).

I found that I can utilise much of my terrain at the smaller scale and elected to take a break from the Mediterranean and dive into Ostfront.

Therefore first batch I painted up was a couple of German AFV's - a Panzer IV and a StuG III. The kits went together nicely, had clear instructions, were well cast and made of strong plastic. One let down was that no transfers were provided so I had to use some (over sized) left overs from Rubicon.

Anyway, here are the finished models.







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  1. Herkybird28 January 2020 at 13:16

    Nice, I always put a spot of black on the end of the barrel to represent the bore.

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