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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Phil Portway on September 10, 2020, 11:31:22 PM

Title: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Phil Portway on September 10, 2020, 11:31:22 PM: Rommel's Ghost Division. I have the Field guns will add later.
Made up for Rapid Fire's new 1940 armies. Vehicles & Figures by SHQ, Plastic Soldier Company
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Still need to remove Mgs on the command tanks
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Had to use Steyrs ATM, cannot get Horches
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The Tows ans the last heavy car
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Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: flatpack on September 10, 2020, 11:46:53 PM: Very nice job. I never realised just how big those early armoured cars were.
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: gamer Mac on September 11, 2020, 12:09:39 AM: Very nice work :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
where is the staff car from?
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: gamer Mac on September 11, 2020, 11:38:00 AM: Another question, I have heard a few times of this new Rapid fire 1940 book is this the "RF Blitzkrieg Battlegroups" on the rapid fire site or is it something else I have missed?
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Captain Blood on September 11, 2020, 01:58:04 PM: Great collection 8)
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Marine0846 on September 11, 2020, 02:47:29 PM: Well painted, excellent collection.
France 1940 is a interesting period.
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Digits on September 11, 2020, 03:48:47 PM: Nice work...really cool looking force.
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Phil Portway on September 14, 2020, 10:32:00 PM: Quote from: gamer Mac on September 11, 2020, 12:09:39 AM
Very nice work :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
where is the staff car from?

Unsure of the make. picked it up at a B&B about 10 years ago, only just painted it.

And the RF books you mention are one and the same!
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: anch_io on September 14, 2020, 10:50:16 PM: Really nice collection. I gather they are 1:72 (never played Rapid Fire)?
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: gamer Mac on September 14, 2020, 11:12:54 PM: anch_io
They are 1;72 scale
And you should give Rapid fire a go, I find they are a quick, fun and easy set of rules
Phil Portway
Thanks for the answers
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Blackwolf on September 15, 2020, 12:08:06 AM: Great work,and I second (third) Rapid Fire as a brilliant set of rules(though I normally use the Normandy book).
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Phil Portway on September 15, 2020, 02:05:18 PM: Quote from: Blackwolf on September 15, 2020, 12:08:06 AM
Great work,and I second (third) Rapid Fire as a brilliant set of rules(though I normally use the Normandy book).

I am playing two games in November, from the first NW Europe book 44/45. Arracourt & Herrlisheim
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: BeneathALeadMountain on September 15, 2020, 04:20:31 PM: Great stuff, very nicely done. I haven’t done Early War but it may be next on my list (if I finish Overlord, Tunisia and the the not even started Pacific). Are you intending to do an opponent for them in the future?

Keep up the good work,
Stay safe and well,
BALM
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: gamer Mac on September 15, 2020, 10:13:31 PM: Quote from: Phil Portway on September 15, 2020, 02:05:18 PM
I am playing two games in November, from the first NW Europe book 44/45. Arracourt & Herrlisheim
A good number of tanks needed in those games
Hopefully we will see some pictures
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Phil Portway on September 18, 2020, 09:09:45 AM: Quote from: BeneathALeadMountain on September 15, 2020, 04:20:31 PM
Great stuff, very nicely done. I haven’t done Early War but it may be next on my list (if I finish Overlord, Tunisia and the the not even started Pacific). Are you intending to do an opponent for them in the future?

Thanks,

Yes,I will be doing some French. Just in the process of building the force
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Phil Portway on September 18, 2020, 09:14:21 AM: Quote from: gamer Mac on September 15, 2020, 10:13:31 PM
A good number of tanks needed in those games
Hopefully we will see some pictures

I have some armour, not all being used (like the Lee/ Grants)
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:D :D :D
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Phil Portway on October 09, 2020, 03:08:47 PM: ;)
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Digits on October 09, 2020, 05:05:30 PM: In your first posts, you mentioned not being able to get Horches......there is a gu6non ebay selling decent looking 1/56 printed ones....he says he can easily re scale...worth a look?

BIG forces here.......what sized table do you play on?
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: gamer Mac on October 09, 2020, 05:37:51 PM: Nice collection :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: Phil Portway on October 09, 2020, 06:48:21 PM: Quote from: Digits on October 09, 2020, 05:05:30 PM
In your first posts, you mentioned not being able to get Horches......there is a gu6non ebay selling decent looking 1/56 printed ones....he says he can easily re scale...worth a look?

BIG forces here.......what sized table do you play on?

Thanks, The trouble with a lot of 3D prints is that they show the cutting lines which have to be smoothed down. To much work.
I have a couple ATM. I will do them as a batch when I complete the 6 that I need.

We play on any thing from 6 x 4 to 12 x 6 foot, depends on the scenario.

Here is on a 8 x 5 (Standard RF game size for us)
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But I can get this size out occasionally 6 x 20 feet
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From the other end
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Title: Re: 7th Panzer Division
Post by: BeneathALeadMountain on October 10, 2020, 12:16:55 AM: Phil I totally agree, although print quality is getting better there is still a lot of work needed if you don’t want your printed models to look terrible. I have a couple of printed models for really hard to find things in 15mm and have done a lot of work on them with Tamiya sanding pads (well worth their purchase price) to make them acceptable.

Excellent to see a game in progress I’m starting to think it’ll be a long time before I get to play against people again :)

Keep up the good work it’s keeping me inspired,
BALM