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The Road to Falaise Bobs on going 15mm WW2 Adventure
Weekend post Bootcamp.
Well it’s the weekend after bootcamp and have being sorting stuff out and buying additions , a visit Friday night to Asgard games , came out with two tanks Sherman’s M4A3 Sherman’s and a Priest, then had a day out to Burton and Spirit Games ( Recomend the Micro-Pub about 50 yards down the road) and brought another Priest and a Puma from Tanks , plus a box of PSC M5 Stuart’s and Bren carriers.
Today I finished the decals on Sherman’s from Bootcamp.
I then started putting the decals on my Germans including 3 PSC Panzer IV’s left unfinished a few years back. Taking a bit more time , so have just put crosses on so far, will let micro sol set them and will then put on company no,s and Panzer Lear division signs on later.
Battlefront PZIV Left and PSC VersionAbove are both models by the two manufacturers, likewise I have built one of both companies M5 Stuart’s and below are the models for comparison.
The Battlefront are slightly easier to build in both cases, but you do generally get a wider selection of variants with PSC, saying that with the Stuart you get the option for the M8 HMC , though no instructions. Post build the hull front with the two vision slits as it allows a free traverse.
As I already have one troop of M5’s finished by PSC think the Battlefront ones will be completed as Americans with the PSC being British.
In addition I built the M4A3 with both turrets and added the side armour plates for late war version
I later found some unfinished Panthers lacking decals so.
Plus again a Battlefront and PSC for comparison.Battlefront on left.
Great work @bobcockayne
I love the comparison of the PSC and Battlefront minis.
Great idea for a campaign @bobcockayne – if you start exploring the American battles in Normandy from the beaches to Falaise-Argentan, please consider battles like St. Lo and Mortain – two of the most important engagements in the American sector of the Normandy battlefield that often get overlooked. If there’s any maps or research I can send your way on topics like this please don’t hesitate. I say this especially as I will also be “marching” through several of the American battlefields of Normandy July-August 1944.
@oriskany interesting idea, know fair amount about 2nd Armies push on Caen ,but not alot about the American experience, though had started looking at one of the independent tank battalions that worked with 101st post Utah, methinks some reading will be my lunchtime job at work next few dates.
@bobcockayne – yeah, I only bring up all those American battles because again, I’ll probably be doing them myself, and more importantly you’re clearly building an American force. 🙂 Lastly, I always feel like these battles don’t get nearly enough credit because (a) they weren’t in Saving Private Ryan, (b) weren’t in Band if Brothers, and (c) weren’t part of Patton’s big “feeebie” rush across France. There where the blood-n-guts meat grinder battles that SET UP Patton’s big “heroic” dash, a maneuver that got all the credit and glory while others paid the butcher’s bill.
@oriskany, I will eventually have a full US armoured company, plus infantry support and about a company of 101st airborne, an area I don’t know much about, as opposed to my half finished British force ,which is 11th armoured division which I know a fair amount. Looking forward to new bit of research, got a fortnight’s holiday in a few weeks which I’m spending at home so gives me evening reading after a days hobbying on above.