On the Workbench German Kradschutzen platoon

Loved painting these up decided (madly) to paint all the infantry and outfits mounted and dismounted. tempted to expand these to a platoon for early war games.

German motorcycle troops from the early wars period. The car here is a very old but still servicable SHQ models repurposed as the section HQ.

HaT miniatures motorcycles and sidecar outfits. Dismounted infantry from Elhiem miniatures

The HaT Motorcycles and sidecars with mounted troops

I now added 2 more sections of Elheim miniatures Early war infantry. A mixture of with the ruberised coats and with assault harness. Stowed coats are added to the dismounted motorcycle outfits.

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Scenario and AAR Second Battle of San Salvo 2-3 November 1943

Tanks of 46 (Liverpool Welsh) RTR History “On the V Corps of 8th Army front was paused on the Trigno river, British 78th Infantry Division attacked along the coastal road while 8th Indian Infantry Division attacked some 10 mi (16 km) inland. Fighting was fierce, but on 3 November, British 78th Division reached San Salvo, some three miles beyond the Trigno, at which point Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius—commanding 16th Panzer Division—decided to make a fighting withdrawal to the Sangro river and the formidable Gustav defensive positions overlooking the river from the ridge tops on the far side. The plan was that the Skins were to capture San Salvo and the ridge on the left, while the Buffs were to capture the ridge to the right of the town. The first part of the attack was to take place just before first light, and from first light onwards the two Infantry Battalions were to have the assistance of a Regiment of Tanks. The Buffs had a pretty clear run through on the ...

on the workbench Sd Kfz164 Nashorn

on the workbench Fields and Gardens

Time to improve terrain. Fieldss and gardens on an old piece of hardboard. Corugated paper then textured and spray painted. Plants from scatter static grass on lines of PVA. Grass tuft in rows and green paint soaked sponge and pieces of clump foliage. Fences a mix of plant ties and bamboo scewers for the hurdles and garden thyme stripped of leaves to be the brush in the brushwood fences.

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