tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89665076078598941292024-03-13T21:42:44.984-07:00Mad Bob Miniatures'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-7858413699776506052015-12-31T06:39:00.001-08:002015-12-31T06:40:51.090-08:00LVT Series<br />
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Some of my club mates are working up to doing a Tarawa display game of Bolt Action for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/beachhead2016/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Beachhead 2016 wargames show</a> in Bournemouth later this year. They had most of the infantry sorted out, but were looking at the cost of Amphibs for the USMC force. If you've looked at the cost you'll have found it to be quite exorbitant, particularly if you want waterline versions as well as full hulls. Then I remembered a half finished project from April 2014. So I've been finishing up a series of LVTs with interchangable components and slot in superstructures which can now be found in the <a href="http://www.madbobminiatures.co.uk/shop/4587330661/United-States" target="_blank">United States section of my web store, </a>at rather resonable prices given the competition.<br />
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It has been a long time since I've done any proper reflection painting, but with windows this big the standard 'blue paint - blue ink' routine would have been a cop-out.<br />
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Making the interior of the transport's waterline hull look realistic was a bit of a challenge. The passenger compartment extends quite a way below the waterline. The detail flattened, but it is there, so it's not entirely necessary to fill the compartment with stuff to get a good effect. Though grabbing a bunch of spare USMC heads, and a couple of cut-off-at-the-knees gunners will likely add to the realism.<br />
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The armoured version is almost identical, though lacking the large windows of it's predecessor. <br />
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This one was a wee bit more work. I originally tried printing some crew for the tub guns, but it didn't work out. I am waiting on new printing run which will add some machine gun shields, a couple of 50cal machine guns and some bulkier 30cal machine guns. The current 30cals are correctly scaled, but are a bit fragile.<br />
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As you may have seen a number of 'part ready' backers have received
their first shipment (though not of the new designs), and most seem
pretty happy with the vehicles. The questions I see asked in response
are often variations on 'when will I be receiving mine?'<br />
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November 'Part Ready' shipping wave did not go entirely to plan. Most
was sent out before the end of November, though some got held up until
early December. Large scale production and finishing up the backer kit
both presented a fair number of challenges.<br />
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The 'First Wave' proper will be going out to all 'Two Wave Shipping' customers towards the end of January, it will contain:<br />
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<li>Toldi I/II/IIa/III </li>
<li>Nimrod/Nimrod 80mm/L-62 </li>
<li>Turan I/II/III </li>
<li>Zrinyi I/II </li>
<li>Zis-6/Zis42 </li>
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I'll be starting with all "Part Ready", "Two Wave" and "Metal Wave"
backers, posting by backer number. After those are sent I will look
through all other backers for any that can be completely fulfilled in
this wave, there will not be many as a lot of orders will be waiting for
crew figures.<br />
Over the next week I shall be putting the final
touched on the website and webstore, so keep your eyes out for future
updates ( I will not be selling any kickstarter items until
they have been sent to all backers).<br />
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Enjoy your Christmas,<br />
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The next set of stretch goals will be aimed at broadening this project
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This will followed by a small amount of support
for the main opposition, a Zis 6 truck, Zis 42m half-track truck, and a Katyusha. Finally I shall be returning to Hungarians for the home
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Toldi I test cast</h2>
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Zrinyi II test cast</h2>
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~Bob'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-53250163673342422362014-08-26T09:11:00.001-07:002014-08-29T15:04:11.502-07:00More French Stuff<b>Berliet VUDB</b><br />
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An interesting little French transport intended for export to the Beligian police, most ended up as Desert patrol vehicles in the French colonies.<br />
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These are currently £16. Cast in resin, unassembled and unpainted, base not included. This kit consists of ten components: one piece hull, six wheels and three hatches.<br />
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<b>Laffly W15 TCC</b><br />
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Makeshift French tank hunter, mounting the powerful 47mm SA37 anti-tank gun on the back of a converted Laffly W15T.<br />
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<br />'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-44483095149359499792014-05-07T04:43:00.002-07:002014-09-10T16:18:08.308-07:00A couple of new items and a Release schedule I have been asked to give a full list of what I produce and a list of planned releases. There are a couple of items that have been released very recently and a couple of items due for release within the next two weeks. I shall start with images of items recently released.<br />
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<i>'Grille' 15cm sFH13/1 LorraineSchlepper </i></div>
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<b>List of items currently available to order.</b><br />
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<li>Canon de 105 mle (Rubber Tyres) <i>French Medium Howitzer</i> <b>£8</b></li>
<li>Cannone da 105/28 (Rubber tyres) <i>Italian Medium Howitzer</i> <b>£8</b></li>
<li>Canon de 155 mle (Spoked wheels) <i>French Heavy Howitzer</i> <b>£8</b></li>
<li>Type 4 15cm Howitzer (Spocked Wheels)<i>Japanese Heavy Howitzer</i> <b>£8</b></li>
<li>wz.1878/09/31 (Rubber Tyres) <i>Polish Medium Howitzer</i> <b>£8</b></li>
<li>ACV-IP <i>Indian Pattern Carrier</i> <b>£16</b></li>
<li>Laffly S20TL <i>French Truck</i> <b>£18</b></li>
<li>Laffly AMD 80 <i>French Armoured Car</i> <b>£18</b></li>
<li>'Long Tom' 155mm Gun M2 <i>Anglo-American Heavy Howitzer</i> <b>£18</b></li>
<li>Laffly S45T <i>French Heavy Tow </i> <b>£22</b></li>
<li>Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Mortar <i>British Heavy Mortar</i> <b>£3</b></li>
<li>Lorraine 37/38L (without trailer) <i>French Armoured Transport </i> <b>£14</b></li>
<li>'Grille' 15cm sFH13/1 LorraineSchlepper <i>German Self-propelled Gun</i> <b>£16</b></li>
<li>Semovente 105/25 <i>Italian tank hunter </i> <b>£18</b></li>
<li> PRE-ORDER - Laffly W15T <i>French Light Tow</i> <b>£16</b></li>
<li> PRE-ORDER - Laffly W15TCC <i>French Tank Hunter</i> <b>£16</b></li>
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Pre-order items can be ordered now and should be posted out within 2 weeks of payment.<br />
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<b>Planned Items for June:</b><br />
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<li>Berliet VUDB</li>
<li>Lorraine Trailer</li>
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<b>The grand list of items I may get round to at some point. In no particular order:</b><br />
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<li>Sherman turret variants</li>
<li>Katyusha</li>
<li>Polsten Autocannon</li>
<li>B4 203mm M1931</li>
<li>21cm Mrs 18</li>
<li>pz kpfw I ausf b sig 33</li>
<li>BL 5.5" gun</li>
<li>LVT-2</li>
<li>LVT(a)-2</li>
<li>LVT(a)-1 Alligator</li>
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'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-42101655547237877412014-04-08T05:46:00.001-07:002014-04-11T10:21:08.111-07:00New ProductsI have had the masters waiting to be moulded up for a while, but I have finally got on top of things. I shall start with the largest and coolest item.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>The Long Tom 155mm Heavy Howitzer was introduced in 1942 . It quickly replaced the older heavy guns in British and US service, many of which had been in service since the Great War. The model come with two pair of pneumatic elevation arms, allowing it to be modelled either in a direct fire mode or, as pictured, ready for indirect bombardment. The gun barrel and cradle mount are separate allowing the cradle to pivot and the barrel to be modeled at full recoil. This also makes for safer storage and transport. The price is based on the amount of resin used and the complexity of casting some of the componants.<br />
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Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Heavy Mortar entered service in 1942 during the Battle of El Alamein. Due to the small size and weight on this model I may be able to post it in an envelope, reducing the postage cost considerably.<br />
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This last item is a complete kit which uses components from the S20TL truck. The moulding is not complete as yet, but if you order one I will speed up the process and make sure it is posted out within 7 days. If you are willing to shave down some of the componants yourself the price drops to £20.<br />
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As before Postage is flat rate £3 UK & EU, or £4 to the rest of the world.<br />
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I currently have a stock pile of Block Trail Howitzers, Indian Pattern Carriers and AMD 80 Armoured cars. So if you order these items they will be sent within 2-3 days rather than my usual 7 day casting cycle.<br />
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~Bob'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-90999686805347082372014-03-29T16:28:00.001-07:002014-03-29T16:30:06.168-07:00The Big UpdateTwo months and quite a bit has been going on. I'll start by updating you with what is already done and available. All the items I have been casting that are already available to buy, I've sold quite a lot since the end of January so many out there will already be familiar with what I have produced so far. Let's start with the artillery:<br />
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<span dir="auto">Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider - French Medium Howitzer</span></h4>
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Designed by the French Schneider arms manufacturer during the Great War, this gun was widely sold between the wars to many European Nations. After the fall of France the Germans used captured guns under the designation 10.5 cm K 331(f), with many being used to equip the Atlantic wall emplacements.<br />
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<span dir="auto"><b>Cannone da 105/28 modello 1913</b> - Italian Medium Howitzer</span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">An Italian licensed copy of the French Schneider 105mm, the Italians only altered the gun shield.
During the Balkans Campaign the Greek captured many of these guns and turned them on thier former owners. After the Italian armistice the Germans used the remaining guns under the
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<span dir="auto">Canon de </span><span dir="auto"><b>155 C modèle 1917</b> Schneider - French Heavy Howitzer</span></h4>
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Another gun designed
by the French Schneider arms manufacturer toward the end of the Great War, and again this
gun was widely sold across Europe during the Inter-War period. The original model was built for sale to the Russian Empire in the Russian 152mm calibre. At the time of WWII the modernised <span dir="auto">'M1909/30' variant was still the most </span>numerous 152 mm howitzer in the Soviet Army.</div>
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<span dir="auto">Type 4 15cm Howitzer - Japanese Heavy Howitzer</span><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span dir="auto"> </span></span></b></h4>
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gun was scheduled for replacement in 1937, but remain in frontline service throughout WWII due to the slow production of the replacement Type 96.<br />
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The Laffly S20TL was part of a large family of 6x6 vehicles produced for the French Army. The wheel configuration, with it's six driving wheels and 4 small unditching wheels, makes the vehicle iconic. The S20TL model was designed to carry a ten man motorised infantry squad, the Dragoon Portee.</div>
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The Laffly AMD 80 was one of many inter-war <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">armoured car</span></span>s. Only 28 were produced, but they continued in front-line service with French North-African forces until 1943. The primary armament was a turret mounted HMG with a rear turret MMG.</div>
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The Indian Pattern Carrier was produced by Tata Locomotive works as a substitute for the more complex Universal (Bren-gun) Carrier. It served much the same role, transporting a half section of troops or acting as a reconnaissance vehicle. It was used in North-Africa, Italy and Burma.<br />
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All these are available to purchase, find me on the WWPD forums or on Facebook (I'm the Bob Emmerson firing a cannon). Postage is £3 UK & EU, or £4 to the rest of the world.</div>
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Lots of components for this one.<br />
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The main hull has integral seating head lamps and wheel arches to reduce the component count. I sometimes wish I had left the rear compartment seating separate to facilitate conversion to the varient that carried the 25mm antitank gun portee.<br />
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The chassis had to b printed separately to make it easier to cast. The axles are somewhat slender, and future projects will improve upon this design.<br />
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The assemble slots together rather well at this early stage.<br />
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I have printed two version of the windscreen. The uppermost is stronger and easier to cast in resin, the lower most would require white-metal casting, but looks a bit better.<br />
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The top driving wheel sprue is almost identical in design to the AMD 80 wheels, while the lower set are the tiny anti-grounding wheels.<br />
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~ Bob'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-63664099303547857312014-01-23T13:40:00.000-08:002014-01-23T13:40:51.221-08:00Laffly 80AM masterSo a box arrived this morning with a shed load of nylon masters. The most important one to me is the Laffly AMD 80 AM, the first piece of CAD design I created when I discovered 3D printing. <br />
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The design was started over 3 months ago, but teething problems cursed
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The wheels where often used as the test piece to see what level of detail could be printed, as such they have been vastly simplified from the earlier versions. There are two 'front wheel' on this sprue, both of which have one third cut away to slot on the front axle. The others are for the rear axle, with a spare wheel for stowage.<br />
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The main hull is currently hollow, which will be filled before casting to avoid damage.<br />
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Fiddly bits sprues with HMG, Hatch and MMG. It will be a miracle if I can cast it successfully.<br />
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Turret front and back with locating lugs for the HMG/MMG<br />
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<b>Type 4 15 cm Howitzer </b>Japanese Heavy <span style="font-family: inherit;"> Howitzer</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider </b>Medium Howitzer with French gun shield</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><b>Cannone da 105/28 modello 1913 </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Medium Howitzer with Italian gun shield</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><b>Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider</b></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">French </span></span>Heavy Howitzer</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The chassis and gun barrel of the last three gun were all produced by the French Schneider company, but widely exported and used throughout WW1 and WW2. The first gun is the aberrant, I have used the same chassis, wheels and recoil spade from the other guns on a Japanese artillery piece that was independantly designed and produced. It looks close enough and there is a lack of Japanese WW2 field artillery in 28mm scale.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These are now all in the moulding process, annoyingly my new Silicone requires a week to set before casting. This little jumble is the stuff from my last post that has just been sent off to the printer:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> ~Bob</span><b></b></span>'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-32763053874117177262014-01-12T06:11:00.001-08:002014-01-12T06:13:17.957-08:00Laffly AMD 80 armoured car and S20TL TruckA lot has been going on. The French howitzer I showed in <a href="http://madbobminiatures.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/french-medium-howitzer.html" target="_blank">September</a> sold so well that the moulds broke, since I am still receiving requests for them I plan to do a new set of moulds. I have been learning to use CAD and 3D printing to improve the detail of my scratch modelling and among other items I have completely redone the French Howitzers in CAD.<br />
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The first piece of CAD I showed off back in <a href="http://madbobminiatures.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/desert-vichy-part-1.html" target="_blank">October</a>, a Laffly AMD 80AM armoured car. I have since had to rework the design as the tyre tread and rivet were far too detailed for the scale.<br />
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Following that I worked on a Laffly S20TL truck, so that my French could move about more efficiently. The Wheels in these pictures are copies of the over detailed ones on the original AMD80, I have since replaced them with the updated printer friendly versions seen above<br />
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These will be sent for printing this afternoon, and I shall put up another blog post in a few hours to show what has been happening with the Howitzers.<br />
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~ Bob'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-3958256178845964052013-12-03T04:40:00.002-08:002013-12-03T04:40:40.226-08:00Hold Until Relieved Board 2The second photodump. on this board the more central of the two bridges serves as the objective.<br />
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~Bob'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-4749582136791829142013-12-02T14:15:00.001-08:002013-12-03T04:41:12.207-08:00Hold Until Relieved Board 1Bit of a photodump. I have been building up a fair amount or terrain over the course of Poole Gaming Society's Bolt action starter tournament. Up until now I have been building it as a contiguous 8'x4' board split into two or three sections dependant on the number of players and the points being used. For the finale tomorrow night I know the mission, the number of players and I know the points values: 2 games of hold until relived at 1000pts. So I have bent every effort to create two 4'x4' boards with a clear central objective for each. Admittedly 4'x4' is on the small size for 1000 points, but it still works<br />
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This first board is the simpler of the two. A nearly central cross road objective with a overlooking house, two more houses and two wooded area.<br />
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I am still in the process of painting up the buildings, in my initial painting I regrettably forgot to texture the walls. I will post the other board later tonight or tomorrow morning.<br />
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~Bob'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-44100440228631283612013-11-06T15:49:00.000-08:002013-11-06T15:49:17.284-08:00Desert Vichy (Part 2): Senegalese Tirailleurs ReviewSince I have been casting French Artillery I have often been asked where to find French crew, and because I do this fairly well I also get asked where to buy other hard to find French troops. Senegalese Tirailleurs are an excellent unit in Bolt Action, one of a tiny number of Regular units with the Tough Fighters Special rule. They were one of the better regarded French colonial troops, with their trademark Coupe-Coupe machete and Fez.<br />
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Their are no models for them, at least not for WW2. When hunting for French models remember that the uniform changes very little between the World Wars, just paint them Khaki green instead of horizon blue. The ones below come from <a href="http://www.grippingbeast.com/shop.php?CatID=397" target="_blank">Gripping Beast's Woodbine Design range</a>.<br />
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<i>Senegalese Section Pack</i> </div>
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Gripping Beast do a rage 10 man section packs, generic WWI French bodies in campaign dress with separate head options. In addition to the Senegalese heads I selected they have six other options, many of which are relatively suitable for WWII. I had to cut down the rather chunky bases on the Senegalese for them to fit on the 20mm bases I use .</div>
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<i>Senegalese with Coupe-coupe </i></div>
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To add a bit more character to units they also do packs containing four one-piece Senegalese, one pack with rifles and sheathed coupe-coupe, the other pack has them waiving their blades. Half are wearing campaign greatcoats, half in garrison dress.<br />
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There is a bit of a scale difference within the gripping beasts range. The one piece models are somewhat chubbier than their two-piece counterparts. Not enough to make a difference from more than a foot distance, but noticeable close up.<br />
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Warlord's French look surprisingly slight in this image. In general the three ranges are close enough in scale to serve in the same army, although I would hesitate in placing them in the same unit<i>. </i>The webbing on the French troops appears to change between the wars, packs remain in the mainly the same places with significant stylistic differences, the cut of the coat is practically identical. </div>
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Overall the Gripping Beast Tirailleurs fill and important place in any French player's army. The models had minimal flash which was easily removed, the two-part models fitted together nicely with a secure join. The thick, wide and chunky integral base is a minor nuisance given the overall quality.<br />
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<b>My Score</b> <b>4/5</b><br />
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For the sake of completeness I must add that there is another company that does two part WWI French in the same vein, <a class="postlink" href="http://forgottenglorious.blogspot.fr/2012/02/secure-online-payment-available.html">The Forgotten & Glorious Company of Art</a>, regrettably their Senegalese are somewhat caricatured (British understatement - Incredibly Racist).<br />
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First cut and bevel the base for the hedges, these are roughly 8"x1", though half that length will do for shorter hedges. Holes are drilled every inch or so, just wide enough for the <span class="st">skewers</span>.<br />
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The sponge sections are rolled in green paint, I use an ice cream tub, a rubber glove and German Camo Dark Green.<br />
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As you probably know a while back I was toying with the idea of making a
French list, but could not find any medium howitzers. This annoyed me
so much that I scratch built and cast some, eventually offering them for
sale. Although I had the howitzer I had no French army, until I
realised that I could not pay for my casting supplies using the money
from my increasing pay-pal balance, and decided I'll use it to reward
myself with a French army.<br /><br /><img alt="Image" class="resize_me" height="162" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/madgrotbob/Bolt%20Action/French/0250_zpsa971c370.jpg" width="320" /><br /><br />I
considered doing a Battle of France list as the obvious starting point,
but was eventually drawn back to the Desert war era. Their are so many
options, it can play both sides; Vichy or Free-french (before allied
resupply), the Colonial troops, the Foreign Legion, the Laffly 80AMD.<br /><br /><img alt="Image" class="resize_me" height="158" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/madgrotbob/Bolt%20Action/French/0251_zpsf39266d7.jpg" width="320" /><br /><br />Since
the models are baseless and scale so well with the Perry models, the
easy option was to put them on 20mm bases with the same set up as my
Brits:<br />1 man = 20mm / 2 men = 40mm / 3 men = 60mm / light howitzer = 80mm / Medium howitzer = 100mm<br />I think this will remain the same with all my desert war forces (I plan at least one more).<br /><br /><img alt="Image" class="resize_me" height="175" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/madgrotbob/Bolt%20Action/French/0252_zps81675f85.jpg" width="320" /><br /><br />So
my french force was started with the Warlord 500 point army deal, a
fair selection, even if the 75mm was scavenged of crew and considered to
the bits box. At least the deal didn't include a tank that would see
service, as seem to be included in so many of the deals.<br /><br /><img alt="Image" class="resize_me" height="142" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/madgrotbob/Bolt%20Action/French/0253_zps0097a240.jpg" width="320" /><br /><br />Part
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Artzan, but at least the current force can bulk up the next expansion
regardless.<br /><br />My Medium howitzer.<br /><br /><img alt="Image" class="resize_me" height="196" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/madgrotbob/Bolt%20Action/French/0255_zps7cfa0b7e.jpg" width="320" /><br /><br /><img alt="Image" class="resize_me" height="264" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/madgrotbob/Bolt%20Action/French/0254_zps2f9c42a3.jpg" width="320" /><br /><br /><img alt="Image" class="resize_me" height="262" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/madgrotbob/Bolt%20Action/French/0257_zpsf65de33f.jpg" width="320" /></div>
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<em>Infantry squad</em><br /><br />Final one for now, eventually I'll pick up some FFL or Sengalese troops. <br /><br /><img alt="Image" class="resize_me" height="154" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b341/madgrotbob/Bolt%20Action/French/0256_zps20956d9f.jpg" width="320" /></div>
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the model is the free partisan from the rulebook, I've painted her as <a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Travers">Susan Travers</a>
or a Vichy equivalent. Centre is the officer, gave him a Thompson SMG
as it is fairly close to the MAS-38. I regret removing his pistol, I may
yet add a baton or bottle of wine. Lastly a standard guy whose miscast
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I mentioned in the last post that I bought a few more things from the Perry Brothers, and when buying from it's difficult not to buy a whole platoon. Sadly the Afrika korps box set had not come out when I placed my order, instead I added to the Indians with some Gurkhas.<br />
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The officers leading the Gurkhas are both British as is common in Gurkha units, the practice continues to this day although less than in the past. The lieutenant proved perplexing to build from a gaming vs history stance, in bolt action it would be best to give him his free SMG, but as my Para buddy argues; no officer in charge of a Gurkha unit would ever need to draw his side arm. In the end I opted for a pistol, which will never get fired, the additional attacks in close combat will count as his bodyguard doing a Nork Deddog impression (Ogryns ain't as tough as Gurkhas).<br />
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The Slouch hats are technically for turning the Desert Rats into Australians, but the Nepalese were among the first to adopt this headgear. The only difference being the skin tone, I used an old tutorial for Egytian skin from <a href="http://www.jenova.dk/" target="_blank">Jenova,</a> who does excellent skin tones. Disappointingly GW has discontinued the Snakebite leather that worked so perfectly so I had to substitute their XV88, though I had to search long and hard to find a close enough colour.</div>
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Soon I will have to add some support, a 25pdr is already in progess, an excellent buy with it's dual anti-infantry and anti-tank abillity, next I have to think about vehicle. I have decided to limit my choices to models that fit into all three of the following Theatre Selectors; Burma, Lightfoot, and Tunisia. This will allow me to fight Germans, Italians or Japanese without the feeling of straying too far from history.<br />
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Currently the plan is to get a M3 Grant, a Humber Mk II, and a HMG Jeep, perhaps a truck as well. The Grant is different enough from the generic Sherman and boasts a good mix of anti-infantry and anti-tank firepower without being overpriced. The Humber is close-topped reece with a light autocannon, the rich man's HMG or the poor man's AT gun. The HMG jeep is mainly due to the annoying fact that LRDG/SAS vehicles are only in the 'Behind Enemy Lines' selector.<br />
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So far the army lacks anti-tank firepower, but I think that the planned purchases should let me pin armour out of the game. What do you think?<br />
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The Perry Brothers Desert Rats have been proving something of a nuisance. I got most of the way though painting the platoon when I became annoyed with the progress of painting, the skin never looked quite right. In the end I decided to strip and repaint the entire platoon, but the faces were never going to be properly stripped. With this realisation I when and bought a set of Sikh heads (and some other stuff that I will get to in the next post).<br />
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The Indian army during WWII came to my attention during my masters degree, the Sikhs and other Indian units served in nearly all theatres of the war, and on both sides. Indian units captured by the Japanese at Singapore formed the <i>Indian National Army </i>with the aim of invading and liberating their homeland from the clutch of British colonial power. Many believed in the cause but others joined to escape prisoner of war camps, and some even managed to defect back to Commonwealth forces. The same happened in North Africa forming the German <i>Indische Legion </i>some of these troops would later be among those defending the Atlantic Wall.</div>
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<i>Support teams: Boys ATR, 2" Mortar and Sniper team</i></div>
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The Perry Brothers organisation chart shows three bren teams, but knowing the ineffectiveness of LMGs in Bolt Action I decided to take the additional models and build a sniper team instead using a scope from one of the Warlord rifles.<br />
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Fittingly I have two 10 man squads with a Bren team each, and a third 8 man squad with 2 SMGs to serve as an assault element. <br />
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My team weapons are all on 40mm bases with a removable loader.<br />
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~Bob'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-81212633803334653482013-09-19T15:47:00.001-07:002013-09-19T15:48:36.763-07:00Buildings workshop (Part 2)While the new moulds for the French howitzer slowly set in the pressure chamber (the first mould was an abysmal failure) I have returned to building buildings.<br />
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First up are a pair of ruins to change up a street of houses, or to replace buildings when my artillery finally manage to hit something.<br />
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I have used these to change up and perfect my detailing. All the windows have lintels and proper shutters, the corners of the building now have brick work rather than the rather plain straight edges.<br />
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Next up is a corner building for a road junction that features on one of my hexes. This was a bit of an experiment, and not one that I would repeat in a hurry.<br />
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See all the brickwork, each brick was placed individually, it is a good thing I am already touched in the head. Not something I can see myself repeating unless I was planning to cast it up.<br />
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Lintels, arches and shutters all conform to my new standardisation, but the rest is come as you may. I did try to make another storey to this building, but the angles were off and I had to ditch it. I may give it another go at some point.<br />
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The building has an arched walkway which I have no idea how to
deal with in the game, but was copied from buildings in H&D2.<br />
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More Buildings on the way soon, and hopefully some successful howitzer
casts.<br />
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~ Bob<br />
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I got somewhat annoyed by my failure to find a medium howitzer for my planned WWII French army for Bolt Action. Despite many hours of searching I could not find any French artillery larger than 75mm. I even hunted for Great War vintage weapons as the French used a lot of antiquated equipment during the Battle for France. So on Thursday night I started to scratch build (Westwind 25pdr for scale).<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I based
on the design of the Schneider 1913 105mm. Primarily because the box carriage is simpler than
split trail and partially because I can use the same carriage for the 1917 155mm heavy howitzer.</span> <br />
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I posted the work in progress shots on the WWPD forums and received a deluge of requests to cast and sell it (Four requests in two days counts as a deluge in my mind). With this in mind I put in a bit more work into the model than I would have done for my own temporary proxy model. This was the result just before it entered the pressure pot for the start of casting.<br />
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It wasn't until I received the 'Armies of France and the other allies' earlier today that I realised what luck I had in choosing this subject to scratch up. The French did not manufacture this gun only for domestic military use, but also exported it to Poland, Belgium, Greece and Italy.<br />
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I'll see how it casts up some time next week.<br />
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~ Bob'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-24596823153764333612013-09-12T11:24:00.000-07:002013-09-12T11:29:50.653-07:00Buildings workshop (Part 1)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been working on some buildings for my bolt action gaming boards to replace the rather odd selection I currently use. <br />
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These
buildings came after some trial and error in adding buildings to my
Hexboard Project, which has attracted some local interest, but I have
yet to refine to a point where I would be willing to put it on the
market.<br />
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<b>Building 1</b><br />
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A
fairly simple two storey house. Parts of the dimensions (particularly
the window sizes) come from Matakishi's designs. I actually built a few
houses according to his templates, but I found them ridiculously small
and they have now found there way into a bits box.<br />
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The
finishing details change between each of the houses in this set, mostly
because I couldn't settle on a good way of doing them that was time
efficient.<br />
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<b>Building 2</b><br />
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Superficially the same as building one, but with rooms in the attic.<br />
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All
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be placed inside rather than having the models placed off board (and the
confusion that often results).<br />
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This
building has 'stone' arches and no shutters, personally I find this my
least favourite detailing. The roof tiles on the dormers also annoys me.<br />
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<b>Building 3</b><br />
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This
is the first building with a basement. It adds a little more complexity
to the build and even more complexity in game play; what do you count
at the 'ground floor' for entering the building, can people really climb
through those tiny windows in the basement?<br />
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detailing on this is a real muddle. I decided the basement windows were
too small for shutters, but the ground floor has standard shutters and
the 1st floor has shutters with extra detail. All arches have a
keystone. I find this the best detailing, but it also takes the most
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You may have
been wondering why the ground level of each of my houses was two cm
above the bottom of the building. Well my game board hexes have precut
slots for the buildings, demonstrated here with the basement of Building
3:<br />
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The next floor then slots on top:<br />
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Each
floor can fit 12 models on 25mm bases without any overlap, admittedly I
didn't design the buildings with Japanese players in mind:<br />
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The Buildings are all to the same floor plan, so I can stack as many floors as I like in a single Hotel:<br />
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And use the leftovers to make some Bungalows:<br />
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Please leave me some feedback, especially let me know which detailing worked best.<br />
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~ Bob
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My main opponent gave up waiting for the Perry Brothers Africa Korps (now confirmed for October, excellent timing, go figure). So we switched to late war Normandy, specifically the Battle for Caen so he could feed his Wittmann and 'Panzer'Meyer fixations.<br />
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So my Desert Rats have gone into hiding till I can find a good use for them.<br />
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Warlord Late War British infantry. Supposedly 25 in a box, I got 30 plus an apology from Warlord because of the absence of water-slide transfers.<br />
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Veteran: 5 Infantry, NCO and one other soldier with SMG: 71<br />
Veteran: 5 Infantry, with LMG: 85<br />
Regular: PIAT: 40<br />
Regular: M4 Sherman: 195 <br />
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Veteran: 1st Lieutenant: 90<br />
Regular: Artillery observer: Free<br />
Veteran: 5 Infantry, NCO and one other soldier with SMG: 71<br />
Veteran: 5 Infantry, with LMG: 85<br />
Regular: Light Mortar Team: 35<br />
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The Shermans are both plastic Hobby Boss 1/48, nice and cheap at £10 each. Some bits will change now I have the 'Armies of' book. The whole army took 3 days to paint, I'm a lazy painter.<br />
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<br />'Mad Bob' Emmersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171739770784766592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966507607859894129.post-83636046107253569742013-07-18T16:48:00.003-07:002013-07-18T16:52:35.650-07:00Hanomag variants - a spotters guideWhen I first looked at the Flames of War books I was occasionally concerned by the way some of the lists specified the exacly <i>ausf</i>
or model/variant of halftrack the troops should be transported in.
After picking up some of PSC's 251/1 ausf D's I realised that for the
mid war period I was aiming for the vehicles were rather late. So I have
picked up a bunch of earlier versions of the well know hanomag and
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<i>From left to right; ausf A, ausf B, ausf C, ausf D.</i></div>
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The ausf A and ausf B are both converted from Zvezda's ausf A model (the box inaccurately calls it an ausf B), the hideous Zvezda machine guns being replaced with spares from the PSC sets. The ausf C and D are both straight out of the box PSC models. All are depicted in post 1942 style camouflage to make it easier to discern the differences between the models. The two earliest models had been out of production for some time before this camouflage was adopted.<br />
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Sd.kfz 251/1 ausf. A</h3>
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The first variant of the 251. Prototyping for an 3 ton unarmoured halftrack had started in 1934, with the concept of using the same chassis as an armoured carrier added to the requirements a year later. It wasn't until June 1939, only two months before the Invasion of Poland, that they were first issued to units. This variant was only produced in small numbers and was discontinued in 1940.<br />
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The second variant of the 251. Little has changed from the first version, only minor evolutionary upgrades resulting from early feedback. The variant began production in 1939, only shortly after the ausf A, and was likewise discontinued in 1940.<br />
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1: The ausf B introduced a shield for the machine gunner, replacing the more flexible mounting. Many ausf A vehicles were upgraded to the ausf B's new mounting system.<br />
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The third variant shows the first structural modifications aimed at
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<i>Changes from ausf. b to ausf. c</i></div>
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1: The first major noticed is the simplification of the front armour from two plate to a single plate</div>
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2: The cooling flaps were replaced with vent covers which allowed for better engine cooling</div>
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3: Another minor change was the repositioning of the storage lockers further to the rear.<br />
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The final variant began leaving factories in 1943 and was the simplest to build and most produced. The total production of all earlier ausf.s combined was a bare 4,650 vehicles, compared to 10,602 ausf D's. While production technically ended with the fall of Germany, the Praga and Tatra factories of Czechoslovakia continued production of the vehicle until 1963. These were designated as the OT-810 and may have be retrofitted by WWII re-enactment groups .<br />
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<i>Changes from ausf. c to ausf. d</i> </div>
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1: A follow from the simplification of the front plate seen in the change between the ausf B and ausf C. The rear armour drops from 6 armour planes and a complex hinging system to a single flat plate.<br />
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2: The stowage boxes and mudguards merge into a single piece integral to the hull.<br />
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Please let me know of any inaccuracies in my guide, I am not an expert and am always hunting for more information. Much of my data has come from websites such as <a href="http://www.wwiivehicles.com/germany/half-tracks/sdKfz-251.asp" target="_blank">WWII Vehicles.com.</a><br />
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~Bob<br />
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