German Trucks part 2

Starting from the same basic trucks as the last post these have been winterised

So slowly I'll build up a late war German force for winter campaigning.

German Trucks part 1

My first batch of Plastic Soldier Company German trucks. These will be combined with four existing Pegasus trucks to provide transport for a couple of Rapid Fire Panzer Grenadier battalions.

I need to sort out some stowage and figures to put in the back of the Maultiers

On the workbench - May 2017

It's not going to be a very productive month as I'll be travelling quite a bit of the time. The main emphasis will be on rebasing the TYW figures. The Plastic Soldier German Trucks are almost finished so watch this space. Otherwise I might just grab something out of the stash to add a bit of variety to the boring rebasing task.

TYW Swedish cavalry rebased

The final output from April! I stripped nearly 100 figures off their old bases, then repaired/retouched them before rebasing.

A number of standards have been lost over the years but I haven't replaced them yet as I want to use the more accurate information I now have.

Only 72 have been rebased so far as the units are now 9 strong instead of 12. I need to create some additional units out of the remnants plus some extra spare figures.

Farewell Roy

Not the usual post, but I need to mark the passing of a good wargaming friend Roy Adams. We originally started gaming back in St Albans/Harpenden, but then the group gradually drifted apart but remained united by a periodic Gentlemen Pensioners game held in Manchester. A trawl though my archives found few pictures, mainly because I focused on the great games we all enjoyed.

Roy (centre) at Britcon 2010


Roy was a true gentleman gamer who could always see the funny side of life. He couldn't resist trying new periods and scales. Here's his Indian Mutiny game from 2013


Those involved (Roy back left)

Unfortunately his health increasing began to fail him, especially when he travelled abroad on cruises.

Roy in the Sudan in 2012

So I raise a glass to Roy and wish him well on his cruise in the afterlife, and condolences to his family as he will be sorely missed.

German Maultiers - WIP

A picture for those who want to see how I doubled up the number of trucks from the PSC medium trucks set. I found it easiest to do this with the Maultier version by just gluing two thick length of sprue to connect the cab to the rear tracks. A couple of spare wheels from the bits box with a sprue axle completes the running gear. The back of the cab is almost hidden by the high cargo bay sides so a simple piece of plasticard cut to size was sufficient. The cargo bed is another sheet of plasticard scribed every 2mm to look like planking.

The driver and his mate were chopped apart and allocated to individual vehicles.

Russian village buildings

Completed both packs of Pendraken/Minibits (Red Vectors) Russian village buildings(link). Unlike some MDF kits there is no need to sand parts to get them to fit. The roofs like most MDF kits are the weak point so I added planking to most of them and some thatch to the others. As I dislike the raised edges on bases I tried trimming them with a sharp knife and was surprised how easy it cut. I'll be doing this with all my MDF in future.

Most buildings are based on 60mm x 120mm so they are compatible with my modular buildings, and I think they will see action in a number of games, not just those set in Eastern Europe.