The last of the 1st Corps Kradschützen Truppen have been completed and the whole Zug (platoon) is now ready for presentation, so here they are:
Combination 2 - 2-man crew with MG 34
Combination 3 - 3-man crew without MG34
Combination 4 - 3-man crew with MG34
And here is the entire Motorrad-Truppenzug
4 single motorcycles and 6 sidecar combinations.
The two with rolled up sleeves are JJD 3D prints, the other two are 1st Corps metal miniatures.
Above and below, the first combination is 3D printed, the second is metal
And the final pair are both metal again.
Work has now commenced on the Crusader Miniatures infantry that will represent the dismounted Zug. I may possibly buy one more combination, a plastic kit from Warlord/Bolt Action, so I can put an officers peaked cap on the sidecar passenger, to represent the platoon commander (I already have two officers in the dismounted version!)
Thats it for tonight - painting AND solo gaming are planned for post work evenings this week, will just have to see when I feel like the third instalment of my Reivers series!
Lovely work Keith and great to see them all 'en parade' :). Looking forward to seeing the dismounted troops and a possible new combo with the officer in it. Good luck on the painting and gaming front too!
ReplyDeleteCheers Steve - that was a rapid-fire comment too - 11 minutes after I posted!
DeleteFine looking bike zug! You are moving from one well done project to another. Definitely would like a third installment of your Border Reiver story.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouraging words Joe ... another "verse" of the Reivers saga is planned this week!
DeleteCracking stuff Keith…
ReplyDeleteI bet a passing Hawker Typhoon would love that target….😁
All the best. Aly
No doubt they would Aly...no Typhoons in 1940 ( I don't think?!)...but a Hurricane would splatter them just as effectively!
DeleteFine looking motorcycle gang, Keith. I eagerly await seeing this zug out on maneuvers.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon....I think we are probably still around 1936 in my timescale for actual land operations!
DeleteAll looking great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal
DeleteThey look brilliant Keith. 10/10!
ReplyDeleteCheers Ray....that's my best result ever!
DeleteI was wondering how many of these you had completed, and here they all are. Lovely work Keith and the basing on all of them looks great as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence...I wasn't 100% sure how to do the bases...but I went with a beaten path with a few patches of weeds/grass, as I assume they would mostly stick to roads or at least well used paths!
DeleteCracking work Keith. So when will they get their first game?
ReplyDeleteCheers Scotty..... and that is the $64,000 question! Hopefully it isn't too far off.
DeleteAwesome stuff. Such an unusual sight on the wargaming table (much like cavalry, but more so).
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave....I have always had a soft spot for these iconic motorcycle troops...had several Fujima or Hasegawa etc examples almost 50 years ago plus a set of two motorcycles may have been my first ever Tamiya figures around the same time (and I owned/rode a series of different road bikes from ages 16 to approximately 40!)
DeleteBeautiful work Keith 👍
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt, same back at you re your recent post!
DeleteLovely motorcycle combinations in metal and 3d, they all work together really well!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, I am very happy with how these have turned out....hopefully I can use them in a scenario where they won't be instantly eviscerated!
DeleteGreat looking motorcycle troops!
ReplyDeleteThank you Dean !
ReplyDeleteYou have done a superb job on those models Keith. They will look amazing on the battlefield.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard - to quote our mate Julian, quoting from The Dirty Dozen, "They are very pretty, but can they fight?!" We shall just have to wait and see!
DeleteTop looking motos Keith. Those hell's angels look seriously nasty!
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Yes, even scarier than our NZ gangs, Black Power and Mongrel Mob, James
Deletelooks good , I'm keen on motorcycle troops myself , but not sure how that might work for crossfire
ReplyDeleteDon't really know Bruce! I like Crossfire as a ruleset but I understand what you mean if they were fired at while in the open...you could treat them however the rules deal with troops in softskin vehicles i guess...it's years since I played, so I can't remember what happens if a truck full of infantry is hit by small arms fire....
Deletewith unlimited movement for infantry , its hard to know how to approach it. Steve balagan and paul matakishi had been doing trialing some new rules ideas for vehicles where you throw multiple dice and have pins, suppressions etc and it really streamlines things compared to the old tables.
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