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Title: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War army completed [Update 23/6]
Post by: Anatoli on March 03, 2011, 05:17:33 PM

Fired up this project for real today as I finished some AT guns and a few antitank rifle team, tanks, more artillery and heaps of infantry will follow as I receive stuff I've ordered. I'm awaiting a can of Tamiya matt varnish, so nothing has been matt varnished just yet.


http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/03/early-war-polish-anti-tank-weapons.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_1262.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_1272.jpg)

Title: Re: Polish 15mm Early War project
Post by: Calimero on March 03, 2011, 05:40:09 PM

Really, really nice 8)

Who make the AT Gun?

Title: Re: Polish 15mm Early War project
Post by: Anatoli on March 03, 2011, 06:00:26 PM

Thanks  :)

Those are the Battlefront wz.36 Light AT guns. Anti tank rifle teams are made by OldGlory/TrueNorth.

Title: Re: Polish 15mm Early War project
Post by: Anatoli on March 04, 2011, 08:33:45 PM

Somehow Maelstrom Games managed to deliver me my Tank Company within 3 days, shipping to Sweden from UK within 3 days is a damn record. They beat their old by 1 day. Love those guys!


So I painted my first "test" vehicles, these are the first tanks in 15mm that I've painted so I wanted to start out with one of each typ to get the feel of the models and see how my 28mm tank palette would apply on 15mm.

More pictures on the blog (and the questions whether to base or not to base the armor....?)

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/03/early-war-polish-tank-platoon.html
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_1281.jpg)

Title: Re: Polish 15mm Early War project
Post by: Dr.Falkenhayn on March 04, 2011, 09:03:19 PM

very cool Project so far  :D Anatoli goes into 15mm!Not my Cup of Tea at all,too fiddly for my Taste.Keep up the Comparsion Shots, i really want to see how they Scale up with the 1/56 Stuff  ;)The Tankette looks very cool i like the Tank Commander,gives you a very Feel how small a Tankette actually is  ;D I guess youre going to have a coupple of  15mm Hetzers aswell?  ;)

Title: Re: Polish 15mm Early War project
Post by: Anatoli on March 04, 2011, 09:15:19 PM

Damn I was going to put the 15mm tankette next to my 28mm tankette just to show the huge difference! Will take pictures tomorrow  :)

Yeah 15mm is tiny and fiddly, surely an "acquired taste". So far I'm probably much slower a 15mm painter than I am a 28mm painter. It is a very different kind of experience, and takes a bit of time getting used to.

But hey, what other system would allow be to replay the September campaign on a larger scale  :)
Really looking forward to give my 15mm Poles a go next weekend against Widgrens Germans.

I saw the new great looking 28mm Polish releases over at Warlord Games, too bad I have blown my budget already - will get the bofors gun next month though!

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 4/3]
Post by: Anatoli on March 05, 2011, 05:04:57 PM

The reconnaissance tank platoon is now finished, more pictures and comparisons with my 28mm tankettes can be seen on my blog:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/03/early-war-polish-reconnaissance-tank.html
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_1286.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 5/3]
Post by: Engel on March 07, 2011, 02:54:41 PM

Those are lovely.

At first when I saw your pictures of the at guns and the tank rifles I didn´t know if they were your 28mm figures photographed with some bad light or some new figures. :D

The question is if the 15mm Polish troops have recruited giants to defend their homeland or if your Sotr troops have recruited Lilliputians.

Now give me a comparison picture of the tank rifles teams of the different scales…

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 5/3]
Post by: Anatoli on March 07, 2011, 08:33:53 PM

Haha, comparison shots of the Anti Tank rifles will follow  lol


My "PeterPig" FT-17 tanks arrived today so I put aside the artillery and painted up a platoon of these very cool tanks. More pictures and info on my blog as usual:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/03/early-war-polish-ft-17-platoon.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_1338.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 7/3]
Post by: Anatoli on March 08, 2011, 05:40:37 PM

First half of my 75mm artillery platoon, and some "preparation" pictures showing how I cut away those thick cast bases of the artillerymen and simply glued them onto the plastic bases using superglue.


http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/03/early-war-polish-75mm-artillery-1.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_1350.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 11/3]
Post by: Anatoli on March 11, 2011, 12:32:26 PM

The 75mm artillery platoon is fully painted and can be seen on my blog.

I also added a bit of information on Polish tanks and armor during the September campaign as well as a bit of information about the 10th motorized cavalry brigade and their commander Stanislaw Maczek - which I learned from a Polish documentary I saw a few days ago.

The contents of the documentary explained in a very good way why the Polish OoB in the Blitzkrieg book have so few choices when it comes to adding armor.

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/03/early-war-polish-75mm-artillery.html


(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_1397.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 11/3]
Post by: fluffy05 on March 13, 2011, 01:22:18 PM

Wonderful work on the FOW Polish figures  :-*

Must resist  :D

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 14/3]
Post by: Anatoli on March 14, 2011, 06:34:19 PM

First (out of two) 7TP tank platoon.  :)

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/03/early-war-polish-7tp-platoon-1.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_1469.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 14/3]
Post by: Aldramelech on March 14, 2011, 06:50:57 PM

Excellent Stuff mate. I have to admit that at first I also thought I was looking at your SotTR stuff.

Ordered the train yet :D

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 14/3]
Post by: Anatoli on March 14, 2011, 07:05:55 PM

Thanks Aldramelech - I still cross my fingers hoping that Warlord will release a 1/56 7TP tank.


About the train, haha just finished listening to the What Would Patton Do (WWPD) podcast and the guys talked about how they try to resist the train themselves  lol

I would love to have it, it really damn expensive in points - but the rules seem to justify the cost. Though I would never be able to afford that piece - think the WWPD guys said it was like £100  :o

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 14/3]
Post by: Anatoli on April 07, 2011, 07:05:28 PM

Painted the Battalion HQ today - will need to get some more PVA glue before I assemble the platoons. There are also pictures of my "rebased" HMG teams in the same post:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/04/early-war-polish-battalion-command.html
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2156.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 7/4]
Post by: Anatoli on April 12, 2011, 05:02:33 PM

Started painting the first platoon today, light mortar, command and 3 rifle stands. I will break down the 9 remaining stands into 3 sessions as painting infantry gets old very fast even though I got to skip the tedious step of hand painting the basecoat color of Khemri Brown this time around thanks to the GW spray gun I bought yesterday.

More pics on my blog
http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/04/early-war-polish-first-platoon-taking.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2246.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 12/4]
Post by: Anatoli on April 18, 2011, 05:13:31 PM

Painting of my first platoon is nearing completion, but I also received the last blisters True North/Old Glory today. I will most likely assemble and paint this platoon next. In the future I would be able to field them as both cavalry - and a mounted recon platoon (and to use my recon stands as dismounted cavalry!).

I really liked the Adrian Helmet cavalry sculpts. I also received replacement miniatures for the blister I got a while back as I was missing some horses and the riders were all the same pose.

Some pictures of the blisters and a few pictures to up the motivation of painting them on my blog:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/04/cavalry-has-arrived.html


(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2443.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/krojanty_565.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 18/4]
Post by: Anatoli on April 19, 2011, 06:47:42 PM

Finished painting the first platoon today so I took some pictures of my Polish army so far. It is still very tank heavy and can as such only be used as a Tank Company at the moment - but as more infantry get painted up I will in the end have a collection that will allow be to field either a Tank Company or a Infantry Battalion.

Check the blog for more pictures and info. The pictures are slightly larger than usual this time around:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/04/early-war-polish-army-taking-shape.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2454.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 25/4]
Post by: Anatoli on April 25, 2011, 04:48:41 PM

First two stands for my Polish cavalry platoon, I actually consider expanding with one more down the road as they look so damn cool. Perfect unit to use with the Polish "Bypassed" rule in FoW: Blitzkrieg.

A couple more pictures of the painted models and a few WIP pictures and descriptions of the flag pole and banner on my blog:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/04/early-war-polish-cavalry-command.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2544.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 25/4]
Post by: answer_is_42 on April 25, 2011, 05:47:10 PM

Really impressive project you've got here. Your painting on the infantrymen is fantastic, the detail on the C.O. in particular catches my eye.

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 25/4]
Post by: Anatoli on April 25, 2011, 06:19:46 PM

Thank you, this is my first 15mm project so I'm still learning while painting them. It does get a bit easier and more comfortable painting these tiny soldiers though - even for someone used to 28mm only  :)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 25/4]
Post by: Anatoli on April 27, 2011, 04:11:06 PM

I've put together a tutorial on how I paint the cavalry for my Polish army. It's a step-by-step tutorial with a couple of picture to illustrate the order in which things get painted.

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/04/painting-polish-15mm-cavalry-tutorial.html

The whole thing is similar to the Infantry Tutorial I put together a few weeks ago, but it might still be of some interest.

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/SAM_2510.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/SAM_2526.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/SAM_2541.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 27/4]
Post by: Aldramelech on April 29, 2011, 05:42:39 PM

Always happy to see something for my T28's to roll over ;)

Great stuff mate.

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 27/4]
Post by: Anatoli on April 30, 2011, 06:12:16 PM

Heh, I'm still a little bummed out that the Blitzkrieg didn't include the Soviets....  :?

I completed the cavalry platoon this afternoon, lots of stuff had come in between and delayed my painting but they are finally done. I also included a few pictures of my 28mm Warlord Games Polish cavalry in the same blog entry for comparison.

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/04/early-war-polish-cavalry-platoon.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2584.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 30/4]
Post by: Anatoli on May 10, 2011, 05:12:10 PM

Dull work that make the hands ache afterwards, but only 1 platoon remains for assembly once the second Polish infantry platoon and the scout platoon are painted up.

I made some changes to the light mortar teams, made a anti tank rifle conversion for the scout platoon and based them with fewer models on each base to match the cavalry if they should serve as dismounted cavalry in some games.

Painted up half the scout platoon as well, hopefully that one will be finished tomorrow - just need new brushes before I go on.

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/05/95-trimmed-and-assembled-miniatures.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2716.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2751.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2757.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 10/5]
Post by: Anatoli on May 12, 2011, 07:21:50 PM

The scout platoon complete, 9 stands in total. Baptism of fire for my Polish will occur this weekend as I plan to play against my buddy and fellow LAF member Widgren's Germans.

More on the blog:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/05/early-war-polish-scout-platoon.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2798.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 12/5]
Post by: Anatoli on May 15, 2011, 02:27:27 PM

I bought a trio of QRF wz.34 armored cars yesterday, though I had to convert the turrets with a couple of spare TKS tankette MG's to replace the turrets at guns.

Also added a couple of historical photos of both wz.34 and its predecessor the wz.29 armored car on my blog and links to where you might read more about these units.

There is also a "scale comparison" picture on the blog with the QRF armored car next to a Battlefron TKS tankette, a Battlefront 7TPjw tank and a Peter Pig Ft-17 tank.

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/05/early-war-polish-wz34-armored-cars-wip.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2906.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/wz34_var.gif)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/wz34_1.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 15/5]
Post by: Anatoli on May 16, 2011, 11:09:03 AM

A mini update on my blog, the cars are painted up and ready to go.

It's really a shame you have to choose either Tankettes OR the wz.34 armored cars since they both share the same slot. The only advantage they have over tankettes is that they are counted as "recon platoons" and get that sneaky evade move if they had not fired or moved on the double during the previous turn.

A few more pictures on my blog:

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/05/early-war-polish-wz34-armored-cars.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_2913.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 16/5]
Post by: Ray Rivers on May 16, 2011, 11:28:13 AM

Been following your thread since the beginning and must say you have a very nicely painted force.

Always nice to see someone do something other than the more "popular" armies.

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 16/5]
Post by: Anatoli on May 16, 2011, 11:49:24 AM

Thank you Ray, I would not have cared so much for Flames of War if there would be no Blitzkrieg (Early War). It was the Blitzkrieg that made me start up a 15mm army, and the possibility to play Polish in particular. But I think that the Early War British and French are equally interesting. The entire early war is hugely overlooked  :)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 16/5]
Post by: Ray Rivers on May 16, 2011, 11:57:33 AM

I'm a big early war fan as well.

The Polish acquitted themselves with great courage and valor.

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 16/5]
Post by: Anatoli on June 10, 2011, 12:53:55 PM

My second HMG platoon, this one from the Battlefront range. Got it while I was shopping additional artillery for my Polish army. You can see more pictures of it on my blog, I also took a couple of comparison pictures next to the Forged in Battle Polish hmg team and command.

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/06/early-war-polish-hmg-platoon-ii.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_3465.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 10/6]
Post by: Anatoli on June 15, 2011, 10:43:50 AM

Painted these up yesterday, also got more silflor tufts to decorate the remainder of my large and medium bases of importance. The artillery is from Battlefront like all other artillery in my collection. They were easier to assemble than the 37mm and 75mm guns, especially the gunshield which had better designated fittings.

More pictures on my blog: http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/06/early-war-polish-155mm-howitzers.html


(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_3658.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 15/6]
Post by: Anatoli on June 19, 2011, 11:18:45 AM

Last platoon of artillery painted up a couple of days ago- my army is almost fully painted. I started painting the last Polish infantry platoon yesterday as well so all my 15mm stuff will be finished this coming week. At last.

A few more pictures of the 2nd Bofors 37mm platoon and closeups on the artillery park on my blog:
http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/06/early-war-polish-artillery-completed.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_3788.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War project [Update 19/6]
Post by: Anatoli on June 23, 2011, 06:28:59 PM

I took some pictures of my Polish army. Painted the last unit yesterday.

The army, which is an infantry battalion but can also be played as a tank company, includes:

Battalion HQ with 2x 81mm mortars
3x Infantry platoons with anti tank rifles and light mortars
1x Scout platoon, 2 sections and anti tank rifle
1x Platoon of cavalry
2x HMG platoons
2x 37mm AT platoons
1x 75mm Light artillery platoon
1x 155mm Heavy artillery platoon
3x scout cars
5x tankettes
11x 7TPjw tanks
5x FT-17 tanks

More pictures on my blog
http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.com/2011/06/early-war-polish-army-competed.html

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_3830.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/Anatoli_2006/15mm/SAM_3856.jpg)

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War army completed [Update 23/6]
Post by: Ray Rivers on June 23, 2011, 08:43:59 PM

Damn!

Looks like the whole Polish army there!   :o

Nice job!   :-*

Title: Re: Anatoli's 15mm Polish Early War army completed [Update 23/6]
Post by: Anatoli on June 24, 2011, 12:15:50 PM

Thanks Ray  :)

It is just crazy how large the Polish platoons are. 1 company with 3 platoons equals something like 190+ miniatures  :o I knew what I was getting into, but I wonder if there is someone out there who has painted 2 full companies for the Infantry Battalion. I've mostly seen Battalions that have companies of 1-2 platoons each. That said, I'm an infantry guy, so I've always picked armies that rely on the "regular" infantry. WHFB Empire and WH40k Imperial Guard etc

When I forget how painful it was to paint the last couple of models I will expand with some dismounted cavalry as well but until then - I just hope to get more games under my belt  :)