Panzergrenadier infantry

June has been a very good, productive month - 8 halftracks plus crews and now 26 grenadiers to go with the tracks 

Company HQ

L-R FAA, SHQ, Britannia, 2 x SHQ, FAA

With track

1st platoon

L-R 3 x Battlefield, 2 x FAA

L-R 2 x Battlefield, 2 x SHQ, Battlefield

With transport

2nd platoon

L-R SHQ, Battlefield, 2 x SHQ, FAA

L-R Battlefield, FAA, Esci, SHQ, AB

With transport

The whole unit together

Panzergrenadier Transport

Panzergrenadier Transport

I continue to refurbish and upgrade my collection, this is about two weeks work give or take

Company commander`s ride

 Sdkfz251/10D

Unknown resin model with added stowage, gunners and RTO are Early War Miniatures, the officer is S&S

SPW 1

Minimi 251D with added stowage, MG gunner is an Esci plastic, the two guys in plain helmets are Underfire Miniatures, the other two Britannia SS

SPW 2

A truly awful unknown resin 251D with added stowage. MG gunner is Early War Miniatures, the grenadier in cap and the guy next to him are AB Figures, the one opposite is SHQ

All three together

 

German Panzergrenadier support

German Panzergrenadier Support

Sdkfz 251/9D

SHQ model and crew with added stowage

Sdkfz 251/2D

Another SHQ model with crew plus added stowage

Together with the Drilling I did earlier, this represents the Hvy Kompanie of my Panzergrenadier battalion

 

Sdkfz 251/21

Sd.Kfz. 251/21 - Schützenpanzerwagen (Drilling MG151s).

Britannia model with added stowage, Britannia crew

Nebelwelfer batterie plus friends

150mm Welfer battery 

Cobbled together from broken bits with a scratch crew
The barrels are some parts are from the old Esci set, but they were smashed to bits, so I build carriages from Pak36 AT guns and anything else i could dream up.

  

Britannia SS crew

 I`ve modified the legs to look like ankle boots

Britannia commander (modified as above) operator with firing box (an AB Figures tank rider who used to have an MG ammo can)

L-R 

EWM halftrack crewman (modified as above + added rocket), PSC AT gunner with added rocket, Raventhorpe gunner/engineer with modified legs and added rocket

Two Raventhorpe gunners/engineers (one head swapped), pile of rockets and containers (Esci plastic)

A half squad of panzergrenadiers

L-R 

FAA, Blitz (modified as above), 2 x Reiver (now available through Sgt`s Mess), FAA

Command Sdkfz 251

Panzer grenadier command track 

Brittania model & crew with added stowage and a new front MG

An attempted close-up of the crew