German late-war recce platoon

I`ve had very productive weekend and continue progress towards re-vamping my German late-war recce.

1st platoon of 2nd Aufklarungs Fusilier Kompanie (mot)

Transport

2 x very old Hasawaga Swimwagons, repaired, re-painted and crewed (SHQ, Italeri & S&S), plus another from Minimi (completed ages ago) 

12 recce infantry

 L-R = SHQ, Battlefield, SHQ

 Added extra SHQ (front), Battlefield (right)

 L-R = FAA, Battlefield, unknown, IT Miniatures

AB & Battlefield LMG team

German Motorcycle Recce Platoon

I continue to upgrade my late-war German Aufklaerungs Abteilung (recce battalion)

This will be the 2nd platoon of  the 2nd (motorised) grenadier company. 

Transport - motorcycles & combinations

Mostly Italeri, but there is one by Zvesda too, the sharp eyed among you will note there is a spare combination, this belongs to 10-Kradshultzen Battalion for Tunisia (I was one short with that orbat)

Solo cycles (all Italeri) with mixed riders

12-man platoon

A mix of SHQ & FAA plus odd`n ends (Underfire, IT Miniatures & AB)

Mexican adobe building

Mexican abobe building by Ian Clinie @ Shellhole Scenics

Nice large piece, with removable roof. 

The cacti are moulded onto the base as is the pile of logs on the roof

Birthday painting - SCW

Miniairons PzI 

Painted to represent a Nationalist or Condor legion Vehicle

Miniairons Ford AA painted up as a Republican Ambulance

Birthday painting - French prototype SP AT gun

Had a bit of spare time today so finished off a few models.

Laffly W15 TCC 47mm Portee

This vehicle was only produced right towards the end of the Battle for France in 1940 with only 60 or so units being made. This model by Any Scale Models, is the early version with the fully armoured rear, most just had the 47mm mounted on an open rear.

Reinforcements for Spain

My darling wife suggested I take a pile of soldiers and kit out to our house in Spain, so that me and the boys could have a game if we get bored.

After much over-thinking and worrying, I finally settled on my SCW forces, mostly as I can get nearly the entire set-up in one piece of hand luggage. 

Whilst packing up I noticed some obvious, glaring gaps in the orbats, plus I bought a wonderful armoured truck of Ian at Shellhole Scenics, so I`ve quickly painted this lot up and stuffed them into the case too. 

Ian`s armoured truck (part of his new Mexican Revolution range)

37mm AT gun plus crew and truck - don`t know who made the gun, its soft plastic maybe HAT or Strelets??, the crew are mixed Bandera and the Ford AA is Sgt`s Mess

Mortar team, the tube is Britannia, the crew mixed Bandera

Late war German recce

I continue my general upgrade of my late-war NWE German forces

All SHQ white metal kits, the Sd250s have their upgrade packs.

Lots of added stowage, but no crews, as the models are quite small and the crew compartments tight, I`ll need to purchase some Dixons or similar small figures later?

Sdkfz 250/8 (7.5cm support gun)

 

Sdkfz 250/7 (81mm mortar)

Sdkfz 222

All three together