1914 Belgium - UD 18/12 - news re German infantry paint scheme

[Silent Invader]

And the Minerva car and crew are finished  

The completed assembly with the crew depicted as if readying the gun for action (firing would have required the gunner to be posed with his right hand on the lower pistol grip whereas both hands to the rear was a much simpler compromise):

Edit 5/5:  the loader is ramming home a cartridge strip not feeding a very short belt 















And passing through a Belgian town: Monsieur Aviatuer, avez-vous besoin d'un tour?







I've also updated the Minerva page of the project website so that it is now complete, with all my Minerva car and crew content summarised in one place:

http://www.silentinvader.uk/index_w_taf_index_minerva.html

[von Lucky]

The effort certainly has paid off.

[Slayer]

 

[Constable Bertrand]

Glorious Steve! Oh that does look good!

Cheers
Matt.

[Metternich]

That is a little gem.

[Andym]

Excellent!

That wee car is really worth the effort!

[Silent Invader]

Thanks folks 

Have moved onto more terrain tiles now 

[duivelindoosje]

the crew in real live

[Silent Invader]

Their 1/1 build was a magnificent achievement   

[OSHIROmodels]

Cracking work mate, love the 'scenes' 

cheers

James

[Silent Invader]

Cheers James 

Not much of an update but I have added another page to the website: the paint schemes used on the minis

http://www.silentinvader.uk/index_w_taf_index_paints.html

[Mason]

Brilliant!
Well worth the extra effort.
 

That scenes are great too.
Magnifique!
 

[Silent Invader]

Thanks Paul  

Folks: I've managed to wangle a trip to Mons and (probably) a return via Le Cateau etc and am after an anecdote-rich text. This one looks interesting:

Retreat and Rearguard 1914 (Hardback)
The BEF's Actions From Mons to the Marne
By Jerry Murland

http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Retreat-and-Rearguard-1914-Hardback/p/3277

Has anyone read it? Recommended?  

Is it wholly about the BEF or does it include the German experience too?

Cheers  

[monk2002uk]

For the German perspectives, I would suggest:

'The Mons Myth: A Reassessment of the Battle' by Terence Zuber - a reasonable review of the German aspect of these battles but his conclusions must be treated with caution and his assessment of the BEF is woeful.

'Le Cateau' by Jack Sheldon and Nigel Cave - part of the Battleground Europe series and provides more material from a German perspective.

'The Battle of Mons: The Official German History' by Holger Puttkammer and me. This is a translation of Die Schlacht bei Mons, which was released in 1919 by the German Great General Staff. It is the definitive German account of this battle.

Robert

[Silent Invader]

Thanks very much Robert, I'll have a look at those.