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Offline Baron von Wreckedoften

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (3rd squad done)
« Reply #45 on: February 21, 2020, 11:29:08 AM »
Back in the late 1970s, the Irish Defence Forces were keen to show the British media that they were doing their bit to stop IRA incursions across the border into "Norn Iron" and arranged a press day to show off some maneouvres in some fields near the border.  After a briefing, in which the officer emphasised that his men would be wearing camouflage combats and so would be difficult to spot in the fields and woods, the journos were taken  by coach to the site of the "event".  Unfortunately, it had snowed heavily during the night and the poor old brown and green Saighdiúr were highlighted against the white background.  Things were not helped apparently when the Telegraph journo (ex-public school, ex-Oxbridge, ex-Guards) publicly thanked the officer in charge of them for laying on the snow so as to make his men easier to spot.
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Offline Jeff965

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (3rd squad done)
« Reply #46 on: February 28, 2020, 04:12:39 PM »
Platoon commander and 3 Grenadiers done completing the 28 figure platoon as shown in the Bloody Bucket scenario book from TFL.

Offline Jeff965

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (3rd squad done)
« Reply #47 on: February 28, 2020, 04:16:01 PM »
Next stage will be to add enough figures to field a standard platoon from the CoC rule book which means adding 9 rifleman and a Pzshreck team.

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (3rd squad done)
« Reply #48 on: February 28, 2020, 04:18:48 PM »
Lovely :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
what is going on with the rifles, bayonet sheaths?

Offline Jeff965

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (HQ done)
« Reply #49 on: February 28, 2020, 04:35:05 PM »
Lovely :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
what is going on with the rifles, bayonet sheaths?

No Colin, grenade launchers. 3 for the platoon, I imagine they were issued out to the sections but I'm not sure  :)

Offline Captain Blood

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (HQ done)
« Reply #50 on: February 28, 2020, 04:55:48 PM »
Very nice, Jeffrey, very nice 8)

Offline Shahbahraz

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (HQ done)
« Reply #51 on: February 28, 2020, 07:54:20 PM »
I recently saw a post on the organisation of Volksgrenadiers, it might have been on the TFL forum. I will try to dig it out.

Ah

https://www.wwiidaybyday.com/kstn/kstn131v1nov44.htm

In the Zug, at HQ level three schutzen with grenade launchers.
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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (HQ done)
« Reply #52 on: February 28, 2020, 09:31:04 PM »
Nice crisp painting there Jeff.
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Offline Jeff965

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (HQ done)
« Reply #53 on: February 29, 2020, 10:11:02 AM »
Thanks for commenting guys, much appreciated   :)

Offline Silent Invader

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (HQ done)
« Reply #54 on: February 29, 2020, 10:49:24 AM »
Lovely painting
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Offline Jeff965

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944 (HQ done)
« Reply #55 on: March 10, 2020, 08:54:27 PM »
So as planned I'm upgrading the Volksgrenadier platoon up to a standard infantry platoon from the CoC rulebook. This requires 9 new rifleman and a Pzshreck team, and I made a start on those figures this week.
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Offline FlyXwire

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944
« Reply #56 on: March 10, 2020, 10:20:34 PM »
These look great (and nice winter collection)!

Offline Jeff965

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944
« Reply #57 on: March 11, 2020, 05:17:29 AM »
Quote from: FlyXwire lin  k=topic=122140.msg1548539#msg1548539 date=1583878834
These look great (and nice winter collection)!

Thanks very much  :)

Offline majorsmith

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944
« Reply #58 on: March 12, 2020, 04:12:21 PM »
Really liking these!

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Re: Volksgrenadier platoon 1944
« Reply #59 on: March 12, 2020, 04:22:07 PM »
Some very fine painting there.
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