Ardennes - A few new German bits .

 I am a bit behind on posting completed stuff , so just a bit of a catch up post . The latest additions for the Ardennes collection is a small up top of vehicles . The first being the Ersatz Stug ( could do with a few more ) for a poor attempt at fooling the US defenders , a resin piece from battlefront . I picked up a couple of Quad 20mm AA half tracks off e bay several months ago , and found some other half track tractors that will be used for anti tank gun transport in the stash  . I have found the STL for the Ersatz Panther/M10 and have one being produced . 

Earlier in the year I had picked up a 2x2 winter town layout map from Deepcut which is a useful addition 

Armoured cars 

Hetzers  support for the Volksgrenadiers 

Bonkers of course , a niche SturmTiger 

Completed a second King Tiger .
Pleased the paint job was pretty close to the one I did 4 years ago 

Will need to knock out some more infantry support next for the Germans . Then another US infantry platoon . 

We are planning another winter game at the end of the month , so they will have an opportunity to fail miserably pretty soon 

Ardennes ‘44 . The Chapel and winter German kit

 Another little update . I had picked up,a 3D printed Chapel and this has been completed along with a stand of Nuns . Well they should provide some random event opportunities I think 

The Nuns are from a Blue Moon set with priests as well - though they are very much Dracula hunters l but these 3 will do the job 

 

I needed to add some extra German armour and I had some with a basecoat already on in the stash . I did a basic camo scheme and green brown wash . A bit of base highlight then the winter drybrush and snow gel was added . 

An old Battlefront resin piece . 

 

Next is the more base armour - Stugs and PzIV

 

That’s it for now - next top up here will be some more American infantry bits . 

Edit - I managed to also get some Bazooka teams done for the Yanks 

Ardennes’44 . More US vehicles and Volksgrenadier.

 Another busy week had . More US army vehicles and the top up to take me to a full Volksgrenadier company 

M18 Hellcats - one of my favourites 

M8 Greyhounds - another favourite 

M16 AAA Halftrack 

The ubiquitous Jeep

 

The vehicle column now extends to 8 feet long - that enough for now I reckon 

 

Next the German infantry 

3 VG platoons and company command . Plus the reduced strength Panzer Grenadiers platoon . That enough infantry for now l will add support options , HMG’s and Mortars . Then it’s into Vehicles . 

It’s been a good week .

Ardennes ‘44 - Rear echelon additions and a few other bits

 This weeks additions are mostly American rear echelon pieces . These will make good scenario pieces with rear troops being caught and having to defend or escape . 

Most are 3d prints from Battlefield 3D - which makes these kind of items really easy to get now . 

 

Telegraph wagon and Armoured wrecker 

GMC wrecker and covered M3 Halftrack 

Dodge and Ambulance

Water trailer and various supply scatter pieces 

Some new 76mm armed Sherman’s 

 

A few new Panzergrenadiers 

 

That’s been a period of decent focus which has now got this up and running . Still more troops to add of course , but I have enough for the first game - huzzah! 

This of course means time for a new focus of course ..