More Poles now and not a horse in sight! This brigade was one of only two motorised formations in Poland in 1939 (the other being the Warsaw Motorised Brigade). My representation of it is something of a lash-up but it needed doing. That's what I keep telling myself.
The complete brigade.
Bde HQ Car 1 SP
Tank Btl TK or TKS 2 SP
7TP or Vickers E 1 SP
2 Mot Inf Btl Inf in truck 3 SP
Art Btl 75mm gun (10km range) 2 SP
tractor 2 LOG
The scary Armoured Battalion - TK by Miltra and 7TP by Red Star.
The infantry. This helps to explain why the 10th was known as the 'Black Brigade' - it's personnel wore the old German M1916 helmet with black leather greatcoats. Very sexy. All figures are by FAA Note the bloke at the right of the frame with a BAR. The trucks are in fact Krupp Protze by Matchbox (left) and Eidai. I read somewhere long ago that the Poles bought some Protzes before the war and painted these accordingly. I now understand that to be incorrect but somehow they look the part. The Matchbox Krupp had been badly crushed before I acquired and rebuilt it.
The Artillery Btl. Halftrack by Frontline and French M1897 gun by Hinchliffe.
The Brigade CO (and friend). Polski-Fiat 508 car is a metal & resin kit of unknown make.
Still to come from the Polish boxes - more artillery
The vehicles and artillery are very well painted. The large grey trucket is my favourite followed by the tanks and artillery.
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ReplyDeleteI understand that a lot of Polish vehicles were plain green, but it seems a shame not to paint such a distinctive camo pattern. They can't really be mistaken for anything else, can they?
Curses!! I was thinking "I must ask what make the car is" and then I read unknown model :-(
ReplyDeleteNever mind, i ´d probably get it and it would sit waiting for my attention for a couple of years anyway.
Nice looking set..I don´t think I´ve ever seen a Polish WWII battle group before.
Cheers
Paul
Paul
ReplyDeleteThe car may be by FAA - It sat around for a few years before being built, then for a further few before I painted it last year.
Nice collection, early war stuff is my absolute fav:)
ReplyDeleteAl
ReplyDeleteI just need to come up with a scenario using 10 Mot now!
The Poles have trucks? LOL, Ok I know they did, am with you in your
ReplyDeletedoing the very nice distinctive camo pattern ...well done Tim.
What a fantastic unit. It has it all, fast cars, tiny tanks and black leather wearing stormtrooper helmeted troopers!
ReplyDeleteGreat work.
Paul