Schwere Panzerabteilungen 501, Tunisia January 1943
All together in one place all based on photos
Kfz15 car with trailer and twin AA MGs
Raventhorpe white metal vehicle and trailer with a mixed crew and stowage
This represents the Panzer Pioneer platoon of the battalion
Captured M3 with Ben Hur trailer
Used by the battalion as a maintenance vehicle
Matchbox M16 chassis with Fujimi parts, modified Airfix trailer plus loads of added stowage and a mixed crew
Battalion on the move
Tiger 112 is a Hasawaga model, the Panzer IIIM is by Britannia
Sdkfz9 FAMO 18-ton half-track with Bilstein crane
Di-cast model, repainted with added stowage and driver
Sdkfz 251/8 ambulance
Fujimi 251 with S&S models canopy and added stowage
Nice unit. Famo recovery is a clever touch.
ReplyDeleteVery kind - thank you ;)
ReplyDeleteNot a serious wargames unit, a bit of fun really :)
First I needed a Tiger for 501st battalion, then I decided to give them a Panzer IIIM (used by Tiger battalions as recce/support vehicles).
Then I found photos of the captured US halftrack (my Tunisian Germans have 6 different ones all based on photos). Then a mate sent me a photo of the Panzer Pioneer KFZ15 and I saw that as a modelling challenge. Then I spotted a photo of the halftrack ambulance in a Signal book and decided to build it too and finally went the whole hog and bought/painted up a FAMO. I`m not sure if the whole lot will ever see a tabletop - but they were fun to build and look interesting.
Some very nice pieces there Richard. The captured hald track is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Pete.