Monday, May 22, 2023

"Hell on Wheels" - US 2nd Armoured Division in 15mm for the Battle for the Normandy: M4 Sherman troop and HQ at the WiP stage

On and on with my project - next will be much more serious firepower for my 2nd AD:
A troop of 3 (for now) 76mm M4 Shermans, an 105mm Sherman and a 75mm Sherman as Forward HQ.

Kits are from PSC.


The assembled M4 Shermans

Highlighting stage

Painted, decals fixed.

Weathering stage

Tank commanders


Friday, May 19, 2023

"Hell on Wheels" - US 2nd Armoured Division in 15mm for the Battle for the Normandy: M5 Stuart Recce troop

The M5 Stuart troop for my Recce Support is finished for now (will add 2 more vehicles later this year).
Added tarp rolls I sculpted using Greenstuff and the antennas are made using guitar wire.














Wednesday, May 10, 2023

"Hell on Wheels" - US 2nd Armoured Division in 15mm for the Battle for the Normandy: M5 Stuarts, still WiP

Next addition to my 15mm US 2nd Armoured Division will be a troop of M5 Stuarts - building the kits and painting them done, decals added, commander painted.

Now on to the next step: weathering them.


Built 3 different versions, but all of them fought in the Normandy.

Painted and decals fixed.

Details painted too now, i.e. headlights, tools, MG´s

The commander of this troop.


Monday, May 8, 2023

"Hell on Wheels" - US 2nd Armoured Division in 15mm for the Battle for the Normandy: M8 Greyhound Recce Troop finished

Recce troop of M8 Greyhounds as part of the 2nd Armoured Division "Hell on Wheels" finished and can (hopefully) locate these pesky Germans behind all these Bocage ...

The added stowage is partly 3D printed, partly completely self-made from scratch using all kind of materials like wood, styrofoam and Greenstuff, the tarp ist made from paper tissue, antennas from guitar wire.
The stowage isn´t there just for kind of variety, but to model and show the campaign look these armoured units more often then not had.

Not completely satisfied with the result, still struggling to adapt my process I developed for painting and weathering my 28mm vehicles.
Need more practice.










Deutsche Version
Aufklärungstrupp von M8 Greyhounds als Teil der 2nd Armoured Division "Hell on Wheels" fertiggestellt, um (hoffentlich) die ganzen lästigen Deutschen hinter all den Bocage aufzuspüren zu können.

Zu den Modellen habe ich Antennen, sowie Gepäck und Ladung zugefügt, teilweise sind es 3D-Drucke, teilweise komplett selbstgebaut, letztere bestehen aus den unterschiedlichsten Materialien wir Holz, Styrodur und Greenstuff, das Tarp besteht aus einem Papiertaschentuch.
Die Antennen habe ich mir aus Gitarrensaiten zurechtgeschnitten.

Das Gepäck dient nicht nur der Abwechslung und um die Modelle zu individualisieren, sondern auch um den Kampagnen-Look, den diese Panzereinheiten oft hatten, darzustellen.

Mit dem Ergebnis bin ich noch nicht wirklich zufrieden, ich kämpfe immer noch damit, mein Vorgehen anzupassen, mit dem ich meine 28mm Fahrzeuge bemalt und verwittert hatte.
Da braucht es definitiv noch mehr Praxis.


Thursday, May 4, 2023

"Hell on Wheels" - US 2nd Armoured Division in 15mm for the Battle for the Normandy: M8 Greyhound Recce Troop as WiP

Recce troop of M8 Greyhounds as part of the 2nd Armoured Division "Hell on Wheels"; still Work in Progress.
Added stowage ist partly 3D printed, partly completely made from scratch using wood, styrofoam and Greenstuff.