Monday, 19 September 2011

WW2 Windfall - part 2

This is the second half of the box of dust and models I recently acquired.  Some work is still required on this lot, but my priority was to decide what was staying and stuff it in a drawer.  The Allied models in this batch include another 2 Shermans, another Lee (contains approx 30% Sherman suspension components), a Quad (the lovely Esci one) and another halftrack.  There is also a Matchbox Chaffee missing some roadwheels - some rummaging in the spares box is called for.
The German models include 2 StuGs, 3 Sdkfz 7, 1 Sdkfz 8, 1 Sdkfz 251, 1 Tiger E, 2 Wirbelwind, 1 Mobelwagen and a rather splendid Sturmtiger.  There are also several bigger German AFVs - Tiger B, Jagdtiger, Panther, Elefant - which have been declared surplus.

More news on these when I get round to using them.
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17 comments:

  1. Paul19 September 2011 at 10:25

    Crikey! Another lovely mix of hardware. Lots of 88's as well.

    Not too much Soviet stuff so far, which seems a little odd, as most of the armour would have been on the Eastern front I would have thought.

    I think the Matchbox Comet is a reasonable match for the fairly awesome M24.

    Regards Paul

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  2. Tim Gow19 September 2011 at 10:38

    Paul
    No Sovs at all in this collection - but I already have a few... I'm sure the '88s will come in handy and I think that Leopard wheels may be about the correct size for the Chaffee.

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  3. Paul19 September 2011 at 11:07

    Yes, quite true on the Airfix Leo 1 wheels. Just checked to be sure.

    Good spotting

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  4. Tim Gow19 September 2011 at 11:22

    Paul
    Not a bad guess! Especially considering that I've not opened the spares box in months. I am both impressed and apalled that you've already checked!

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  5. Al19 September 2011 at 11:36

    Very cool, you'll have a lot of fun doing up some of the damaged kit, might even end up with some new pieces of kit

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  6. Paul19 September 2011 at 11:52

    I have a Leo that I am at a loss with...Lost Leo

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  7. Sun of York19 September 2011 at 13:16

    I can so relate to this picture. Good luck.

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  8. Tim Gow19 September 2011 at 13:45

    Al
    Damn right. Most of the serious work will keep, but I'll try to minimise the write-offs.

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  9. Tim Gow19 September 2011 at 13:46

    Paul
    I'm sure I have quite a lot of Leopard bits in the Spares Box

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  10. Tim Gow19 September 2011 at 13:47

    Sun of York
    It's every tight-fisted gamer's dream!

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  11. Mosstrooper19 September 2011 at 16:13

    OMG only slightly less armour than was used in WW2 1.

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  12. Tim Gow19 September 2011 at 17:56

    Mosstrooper
    So what does that say about the rest of the collection?

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  13. Chris Kemp19 September 2011 at 22:08

    The box is strangely reminiscent of photos of those big parks of abandoned vehicles that one sees taken by the victors, don't you think? Clearly no Soviet stuff there as they won WWII single handedly (is this the tongue-in-cheek symbol? :oP

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  14. Don M20 September 2011 at 03:05

    Yee Gods yet more loot! You going to do a US unit?

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  15. Don M20 September 2011 at 03:08

    Oh wanted to tell you about this book I saw that might be of use to you; "THE HONOR OF THE REGIMENT": The British and Commonwealth Armies in the West in World War II

    saw it at:
    http://testofbattle.com/drupal-4.7.4/node/28

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  16. Tim Gow20 September 2011 at 07:46

    Chris Kemp
    I'll get the REME guys in there soon enough! Try not to worry about the lack of Sovs - as you of all people should know, I'm hardly short of them.

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  17. Tim Gow20 September 2011 at 07:48

    Don M
    Some of this kit will certainly end up reinforcing my US Divisions. And thanks for the book reference - I'll have a look at it later.

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