Bob, ye, I think Berlin would be pushing it a bit. I know for this last period of the war it could get confusing, especially with German units trying to escape capture by the Red Army. So for the sake of clarity, unless anyone knows of a reason to allow anything else, I think we should restrict German builds to those under the Command of OB West.
But of course, I am open to ideas from anyone else.
Thanks Bish-that clears it up for me.
I recall reading an article where Georg Bose surrendered to the US Army in Czechoslovakia only to be handed over to the Soviets-I can see where something like that would muddy up the waters.
I will see what my schedule looks like as the year progresses-I’d like to jump in and I have more than enough kits in the stash to fit the criteria.
For those interested, here’s a few links for OB West Order of Battle
Bob, it had been agreed between the Allies that any PoW’s should be dealt with by those they spent the majority of time fighting against, or something along those lines. So many Germans were handed over to the Russian’s, I am not sure how many, if any, went the other way.
There were exceptions, Hans Rudel for example was not handed over, I can only imagine this was due to his lost leg.
Thanks for those links Greg. I will add those to the opening post to the German GB.
I have it narrowed to Dragon’s King Tiger for the German side, and Dragon’s M4A1 Sherman for the Allies if I have time for both. I’ll just have to see how long that King Tiger takes.
The King Tiger is a nice, staightforward build! If you are building one of the Henschel-turret variants, you might want to replace the PE parts for the engine grills though. the small flat grills are slightly too large (not a big problem), but the ones for the curved areas are completely out of shape and don’t fit at all. I learned it the hard way…
Good looking out, it’s the one with the Porsche turret, any issues with that one?
I didn’t build that one yet, but It’s on my build list for this GB as well. The PE parts in the Porsche kit are pre-bent though and their shape looks a lot closer to the plastic parts they mount to, so there should be no problems with that kit…
I noticed they were prebent as well. It’ll be nice to see someone building the same kit
The GB thread for the German armour is now up and running. I will shortly be adding the names to the roster that have been posted here, but if I miss you out, let me know.
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/p/159634/1731496.aspx#1731496
The Allied armour thread will follow soon, once Eagle is up and about.
Ok all, the enemy thread (opps, sorry, I meant Allied thread [whstl]) is now up and running.
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/159642.aspx
Well Bish, if you can step out of your comfort zone and build a bipe, then I suppose I can do the same and try my hand at some armor (if it qualifies). I have a Tamiya Panzer IV H that I hope would fit the bill (kit #209). It’s been kicking around for almost a decade in my stash and now would be as good a time as any to dive into it. I have some Eduard PE to beef it up, along with some Kasten tracks and a metal barrel (forgot who makes the barrel though). I’d paint it up as a vehicle of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandart Adolph Hitler, France, summer, 1944. Would this work?
Panzer IV Ausf H, 1st SS Panzerdivision Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, France summer 1944. - See more at: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/Panzer_IV.php#sthash.nOIBgTy5.dpuf
Panzer IV Ausf H, 1st SS Panzerdivision Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, France summer 1944. - See more at: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/Panzer_IV.php#sthash.nOIBgTy5.dpuf
Panzer IV Ausf H, 1st SS Panzerdivision Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, France summer 1944. - See more at: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/Panzer_IV.php#sthash.ypF4NlgZ.dpuf
Panzer IV Ausf H, 1st SS Panzerdivision Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, France summer 1944. - See more at: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/Panzer_IV.php#sthash.ypF4NlgZ.dpuf
It certainly will fit the bill Mike. It will complement by 1st SS Panther I am doing for the D-Day GB. I will add you onto the roster.
Glad to have you on board, after seeing your bipe’s, I am really looking forward to seeing what you do with this.