Panther Ausf G "115" - Ardennes

Another DML Panther for the Kampfgruppe! This time #115, based on a photo in Duel in the Mist 3 of the vehicle after it had been k/o'd or abandoned. It's got the non-chinned mantlet and raised crew heater, and the dot pattern camouflage. I left the mallet off the hull sides so you can see the balkenkruez and scratched a mallet holder in it's place. 

SdKfz 10/5 Armoured Cab

This is the new DML SdKfz 10/5 with armoured cab. Let me say from the outset that this was not an easy build. The fit, especially of the cab area was poor, and the instructions were vague in places, which didn't help. That said, with a bit of patience, it worked out OK I think. The detail is excellent, in common with most of the newer DML kits. I marked it up as a Waffen SS vehicle with some licence plate numbers from the spares box. I did use the aircraft kill markings in the kit on the gun armour to add a bit of interest, The figures are DML with Hornet heads. It's placed on a Reality in Scale cobblestone street section, and the advertising kiosk is also by RiS. Both excellent items, as you would expect.

 

 

SdKfz 250/8 - 1st SS Panzer Division

Here is the DML Premium Edition 250/8 built as a 1st SS Pz Div vehicle. The kit goes together pretty well and I only added tool clamp handles, a bent wire rear door handle and a few other minor additions. The Premium edition is a big improvement on the older version, with magic tracks, multipart front wheels, and Stummel parts from some of the newer DML Smart kits.

Opel Maultier with 3.7cm Flak

This is the Cyberhobby Maultier with 3.7cm Flak. It's pretty much out of the box, with the addition of a couple of LionRoar 3.7cm Flak upgrades -- brass ammunition and ammo trays and boxes.

Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf J

Here is the older DML Pz IV Ausf J, with some Aber etched brass details, and Thoma Schurzen made from Reality in Scale fine mesh. This replaced the awful plastic mesh in the kit which is totally useless. I painted it in three-colour camouflage with the "big dot" ambush scheme. The figure is a mish mash of parts with a Hornet head.