WW2 German Hummel self propelled guns

Although I have a Milicast WW2 German Hummel I felt it was time to upgrade with a pair of 3D printed versions. Nice models ideal for wargaming use.

The camouflage was based on that of the 5th Panzer in Russia in 1944

Just need to find some suitable crew

Napoleonic Austrian Cavalry Artillery

Just like my Hinton Hunt Russian Artillery I sold off my Austrians, so again I have replaced them with 3D printed figures, this time from Piano. Like their predecesssors I am using the summer uniformed figures as Cavalry Artillery.

I haven't yet decided of how to upgrade the guns so for now I am using either my old converted Airfix models

and the horrible HaT ones

Napoleonic Russian Horse Artillery

When I sold off my old Hinton Hunt Russian Napoleonic Foot Artillery I already had plenty of replacement gunners, but the Horse Artillery gunners which were Italeri conversions looked out of place. So now I have 3D printed their replacement with files from "Kojak". I also printed extra guns to upgrade my existing plastic verions.

I have doubled up each "battery" to one 6 pdr and one unicorn to represent the larger 12 gun Russian batteries

6 pdr guns and unicorns.

A small stock up of the stash

Once the new Orion figures were released it was time for a quick top up of the stash in conjunction with Andy.

My haul includes

• The Orion figures will either create another USMC platoon or more likely boost the variety of figures.
• The Eld Cid Spanish Infantry will add a foot contingent to make up a Spanish force for Lion Rampant.
• The First to Fight German Heavy weapons provide correctly uniformed figures for my early WW2 German MMG teams as I found I only had figures in field caps
• The WSS British Cavalry and SYW (Jacobite) British Infantry are to complete my previously planned purchase

More War of Spanish Succession Cuirassiers

Completed all the units on the workbench,basically using up all the remaining Cuirassier figures in the stash.

A couple of generic German Cuirassiers as I could not find details of any specific units I wanted, I have given them a couple of Palatinate sandards to match the facings

Austrian Alt Hanover (front) and Cusani (rear) Cuirassiers

Danish 2nd Sjaellandske Cuirassiers (strictly they should not have backplates)

On the Workbench - August 2025

Having been 3D printing and built up a stock of figures and vehicles, I've decided to rethink my painting schedule and I will now be working on the following:-

• Bystanders for "What a Cowboy" - still slowly being painted
• WSS Danish Sjaellandske Cuirassiers - painting well underway
• Two units each of Austrian and German Cuirassiers - painting well underway.
• Napoleonic Russian Horse Artillery gunners and guns - started painting
• Napoleonic Austrian Gunners - started painting
• Selection of WW2 German vehicles that have been 3D printed
• a pair of WW2 US command cars
• Start up the FDM printer - not yet done as I never seem to have a clear period to get started

Currently being painted

From left to right, various resin vehicles, Napoleonic Austrian and Russian Guns and Gunners and WSS Cuirassiers

British Stuart M3A3s

Slow painting progress this month, not helped by forgetting how much time gets taken up 3D printing. These Stuart M3A3s are 3D printed and have sneeked past the queue to be finished along with a 5.5" gun in the background. The new Stuarts will replace some old Matchbox models, which will now be reused for the desert.

The 5.5" gun is to replace an old Airfix model, I have already replaced another.