Project Lehr - 28mm 1/56 Panzer Lehr Armoured Platoon

I decided to theme on of my German Army as the Panzer Lehr Division.  I went with the 901st Panzer Lehr Regiment.

A couple of books for research.

28mm Panzer Lehr Squad

This is my first squad.  They are Artizan Miniatures 28mm Panzer Lehr Troops.  I painted rank insignia and small details such as Iron Cross Ribbons on their uniforms.  The tank kill badges are decals from Warlord Games.





The Panzer Lehr were some of the first to receive King Tiger Tanks, also known as the Tiger 2.  They had 5 in the Normandy Campaign.  I decided to model hull 11 that was abandoned by its crew after breaking down in August 1944.

Research Pictures

 I acquired a JTFM Die Waffenkammer 1/56 King Tiger.  It didn't come with Zimmermit so I had to make my own.  I am pretty inexperienced with green stuff but I had a crack and used a small flat head screw driver to do the detail.

Undercoated with Tamiya Fine Spray

Basecoat Down

11 Painted on the Turret

The Painted King Tiger - I think I got it pretty close!

1/56 JTFM Die Waffenkammer King Tiger

1/56 JTFM Die Waffenkammer King Tiger

1/56 JTFM Die Waffenkammer King Tiger

Panzer Lehr King Tiger and Panzer Lehr Panther

1/56 Warlord Games Panther

1/56 Warlord Games Panther

Stug Zug! Left to right 1/56 Warlord Games, JTFM, Rubicon

1/56 Stug 3 JTFM - Crew are JTFM, Commander has a Warlord Games Head

1/56 Stug 3 JTFM - Machine gunner is JTFM crew

1/56 Stug 3 Rubicon Models - Crew are JTFM

1/56 Stug 3 Rubicon Models - Crew are JTFM

Panzer Lehr Transport Options - Warlord 1/56 251/1, Rubicon 1/56 Opel Blitz, Warlord 1/56 251/10

Warlord Games 1/56 251/1 Halftrack with converted crewman

Warlord Games 1/56 251/10 Command Halftrack with 3.7mm PAK

Rubicon Models 1/56 Opel Blitz

 This project is far from over! Stay tuned for updates!

My First Bolt Action Army - Fallschirmjager and Luftwaffe Field Division

I decided to run with a Luftwaffe Army with combined elements of Fallschirmjager and Luftwaffe Field Division.  Forgive the photos, I hadn't worked out a good technique yet.

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Warlord Games

 This was my first 28mm Miniature in a very long time and my test figure.

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Warlord Games

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Squad Warlord Games

My first lot of Fallschirmjager troops painted up

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Squad Warlord Games

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Sniper Conversion Warlord Games

A bit of Greenstuff for the sniper

28mm Metal Fallschirmjager Sniper Squad Warlord Games

Sniper Team

28mm Plastic Grenadiers Warlord Games

The begginings of the Field Division troops.

28mm Plastic Late War Grenadiers as Field Division

On the shelf with a 1/35 T34 in the background!

28mm Combined Luftwaffe Troops

Combined Luftwaffe Force with "The Pest"!

1/56 Plastic Stug III Warlord Games

First 1/56 Armour I have painted.  Stug III with magnitised Shirtzen.

1/56 Plastic Stug III Warlord Games

1/56 Plastic Stug III Warlord Games

Bolt Action Tank War - Armoured Platoon Battle - Company of Dice Sydney

Recently my good friend Joe and I had a Bolt Action Tank War Battle at Joe's club, company of dice.

I thought we were playing 1250 points each and turned up with a Panzer Lehr platoon backed up with some German Fallshirmjager troops. Joe fielded a 1500 point US Armoured (Armored for the Americans!) platoon.  I was wondering why Joe had so many tanks!  I didn't realise he had a 1500 point list until the following day!  We went for a semi historical show down between the US 101st Airborne and the German Fallshirmjager at the Battle of Bloody Gulch, Normandy, 13 June 1944. We played the tank war scenario that comes in the Tank War supplement. It was a great game with victory going to the Germans.

The Americans Roll in!

Joe's platoon looks awesome on the table

Awesome shot of the US tanks rolling in

Here comes the Germans!

The German platoon is scouted by the infamous Pest

The Pest proceeds down a French Road

Panzer Lehr Hanomag falls to a Sherman

Stug claims his first kill, a US Halftrack

Stug claims his second kill, a M4 Sherman

Joe rolled onto the objective in the last turn but the Stug had something to say about that! The Puma followed in behind just in case!

In the end it was a great battle with some epic moments.  By far my MVP was my STUG and this video pretty much sums it up!