From LeeH: 6mm WWII German Panzer IV F1s & Panzer IIIs (30 points)

From Lee:

Well I'm inching towards my target and might just make it now...providing I get my final Bonus round model in on time! In the meantime today's submission is part of my ongoing North Africa 1942 project and marks the beginning of a new phase of expansion for my Desert collection. This latest batch of German tanks will fill a few holes in the existing ranks and help flesh out the core companies I am building before going on and starting new ones.

There are a mix of 6mm models in this formation. First off a platoon of Panzer IV F1's by GHQ. As usual the quality of these models is superb and with the right amount of highlighting and pigmented wash all the detail can be seen. Then I have some Panzer III N's again by GHQ. I'll need to buy several more platoons as these form the backbone of my panzer forces for late 1942. Lastly some more Panzer IV F1's but this time from Scotia. I came across these particular models by chance at a show recently and decided to give them a try. They are less detailed and slightly smaller than the GHQ examples - Scotia are 1/300 while GHQ are 1/285. I'll assign the two platoons of Pzr IV F1's to different companies and my players probably won't even notice the difference.

Incidentally I have altered my base labels for these models to include a national flag symbol and a regiment number. I have been reorganising my existing platoons into newly constituted companies as part of a longer term plan (something I should have done before I started the project!) so I will be going back and replacing all the base labels on my existing collection over the next few weeks.... but not until after the Challenge is over!

The Oasis model is also a newly completed project, even though I know I can't enter it into the Challenge. Once the idea was lodged in my head the urge to do some terrain building was more than I could resist!

Wonderful work Lee. As I've mentioned before I've been a great admirer of your basing and overall presentation with this project. The labels are ace, I feel for you having to change tack mid-stream.

Love the oasis, but it needs more camel... ;-p

These microscale DAK tanks will give Lee 30 points, enough for him to reach his 600 point target. The pressure's off Lee - well done and congratulations!

From TimG: 1:285 WWII Japanese Artillery & Armour (18 points)

More microscale WWII Japanese for Tim's collection. This time artillery and armour.

From Tim:

To assist my 6mm Japanese in their quest for world (or at least regional) domination, I have provided them with these mighty artillery units. The 75mm Infantry Guns may not be the most feared weapons but these chaps look as if they know what they're doing.  The larger gun being towed (by another GHQ Isuzu lorry) is a Heroics & Ros model of a Polish 75mm gun.  Don't tell the Japs.

 

This rather larger gun is a Scotia model - I found it at the bottom of a box of stuff so it's origins are shrouded in mystery! Whatever it was intended to be, it certainly looks the part and my Japs are very pleased to have it.

There are 1/285 scale GHQ castings of the later 'Shinhoto' version of the Type 97 medium tank. Rather than the stubby 57mm gun of the opriginal, this had a longer 47mm gun which was easily capable of punching a hole in a dry paper bag.

Great work Tim, I really like the camouflage on the tanks (they'll need all the help they can get). Are the little tabs on the rear-left of the bases magnetic for labels?

These forces for the Emperor will give Tim 18 points.

From TimG: 6mm WWII Japanese Motorized Infantry (20 points)

Tim switches gears from his 54mm Tratvian project and sends us these WWII microscale Japanese.

From Tim:

(Slightly) in keeping with the theme are these WW2 Japanese. 

All 6mm (1/285 & 1/300) scale.  GHQ figures - mostly the old 'block' style and lorries.  The staff car is by Scotia.

Plenty more where they came from...

I'm usually not a big fan of GHQ's older 'block' infantry but I think Tim's done a great job with these.  (They look like they're at review in front of their vehicles.)

These five bases will give Tim 20 points.

From MarkB: 1:300 WWII Aircraft (39 points)

Mark has for us this fine group of WWII aircraft in 1:300 scale.

From Mark:

So what do I have, 12 x 1:300 scale WWII Soviet Yak 1 aircraft.  They are made by Scotia, I order my aircraft from I-94 Enterprises.  The stands are hand made by me, I use sculpy and wood dowls with a good strong magnet.  I paint the stands in different colors to make it easier to identify flight groups or nationalities. 

As a bonus I found this FW 200 that I did not remember buying so I painted it up as well.  It is also at the 1:300 scale and is also made by Scotia.  I get my paint schemes from a rusian website called wings palette, they have a ton of diffrent paint schemes for aircraft from different periods.  The two Yak 1 escorting the FW 200 are part of the 12 that are in the other pictures.  I wanted to give everyone a size comparison of the FW 200.

I will use these aircraft along with others to play CY-6 WWII air combat.  It is a great set of rules and I enjoy playing them.  I will be painting up some more WWII bombers as we go along with the competition.

Very nice work, Mark! The camouflage paint schemes on these are brilliant. I'm going to give an extra point each for the custom bases and for the FW 200, so 39 points total. Well done.