New Perry/Blietzkrieg Miniatures WW2 tanks and crews

[Arthur]

Now uploaded on the Perry website (the tank crews are still WiP's at the time of writing) :







http://www.perry-miniatures.com/

[joroas]

The stereotyped surrendering Italian!!!!

[fitterpete]

That IS pretty ... up.
Although I think I'd take more offense at being called a tankie instead of a tanker

[grant]

The tankie is dismounted. Probably not much one can do when one's tank is no longer.

A lot to-do, about nothing.

[Helen]

Some possible vignettes with both tank crews.

Helen

[pocoloco]

The stereotyped surrendering Italian!!!!

It could be that the tankie is just showing another tankie to stop there You know, while parking their M13/40 in a tight spot between the oil barrels and ammo crates

[Arlequín]

No, I think it's a case of his hands are thrown up in surprise on being issued a vehicle with a main gun, instead of the tankettes he's been crewing up to now...

[Blackwolf]

No, I think it's a case of his hands are thrown up in surprise on being issued a vehicle with a main gun, instead of the tankettes he's been crewing up to now...

'It was this big'.

The tanks and figures look excellent

[flags_of_war]

They are great and the price is ok as well.

[carlos marighela]

The stereotyped surrendering Italian!!!!

No, merely the demonstrative Italian, providing emphasis to his words with gestures. " You want me to go to war in that thing?"

On the other hand he might just be doing the hokey-cokey. 

[pocoloco]

Or he is being the goalie in a friendly game of footie at the barracks.

[carlos marighela]

That IS pretty ... up.
Although I think I'd take more offense at being called a tankie instead of a tanker

It's what folk call them in the English speaking world, along with bucket head, koala etc etc. A tanker is something that carries oil rather than being covered in it.

 Then of course there is the time honoured gag:  "Did you hear about the cavalry officer who was so stupid, the others noticed?" Speaking from personal experience that one seems to contain more than a kernel of truth.  

[Arlequín]

Members of the cavalry regiments hate being called 'tankies', even when you point out that their vehicle is dripping oil and not horse manure.

[Arrigo]

Well we are cavalry the so-called tankies are infantrymen.... 

in the Italian army tanks are a branch of the infantry (Fanteria Carrista) while the cavalry is a separate arm. In WW2 cavalry was providing recon regiments/battalions (sometime also equipped with L6/40 tanks or maybe horses, guess what my old regiment had in august 1942...). In the cold War War cavely became line tank battalion but they were assigned or as divisional recon battalions (ok doing recon with a full Leo1 battalion) or to brigades made by all cavalry regiment. Then we became full recon with wheeled heavy/light armoured car. Semoventes were artillery (and the  crew from the artillery arm). Uniform (except for the coloured collar tabs) was the same, and in Africa often pretty variable.

By the way the L3 was not considered a combat tank but a tankette/exploration vehicle and it was assgined only to light battalions. It is a misconception it was used as a real tank.

[ARKOUDAKI]

Joraos, the Italian isn't surrendering he is yelling at the cook not to overcook the pasta!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and if you were in an Italian coffin tank you would be quick to surrender too!