"PSC 15mm SdKfz 251/C Halftracks Released" Topic

Plastic Soldier Company have released their Easy Assembly 15mm SdKfz 251 Ausf C Halftrack kit:-

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5 vehicles in a box for GBP16.50

Lots of extra stowage and 7 panzergrenadiers for each halftrack.

Ausf D kit due out in 2 weeks time.

A conversion kit will follow to make Platoon Commander's vehicle, Flamm, Stummel, Mortar, HQ etc. All these variant parts on one sprue and the usual 5 sprues in a box so you have the ability to produce 5 vehicles of each variant

Good news….roll PSC roll!!!!

Is there a picture of the sprue on their website? I don't see it.

There's a picture of the box. I didn't see one of a completed model, or even one of the sprues. It says "easy assembly" and a picture of it unbuilt would help in defining what exactly that means. Just a hint!

I've uploaded a couple more images of assembly and sprue

The assembly image is a little chunky but you should be able to resize it down to a viewable size once the image is open

Looks nice.

Now about those StuGs ;)

Stugs are coming!

On track for mid next month

I will load product images in a week/ten days

mmm 5 for 16.50 or two from somewhere else for nearly as much .. no contest, know where my moneys going.

roll on psc :)

Stugs are coming!

On track for mid next month

I will load product images in a week/ten days

Woot!

Makes my call to sell/swap my existing StuGs all the better :D

Can't wait for the 1/72 versions to come out

DO you have a date for the conversion packs to make /10s? I'd like to pick these up, but definitely need /10s as well as the mortar variant. Will the conversion packs include both high and low-profile shields for the PAK 35/36?

Ironically I am gearing up to build this very model in 1/35 scale…

Damon.

Lovely! Just need to wait for the 1/72 versions, and the 1/72 stugs:).

Good Catman. I enjoyed the T-34, and quality sdkfz 251s without breaking the bank is definitely a good chance to start armored pzgrenadiers

Woo Hoo!

They look fantastic – lots of parts though – but with a bit of patience they should look great

Now the real question is having won 4 Forged in Battle 251s do I just look to paint and offload them and used the dosh to buy a couple of boxes of these?? Hmmmmmmm

Hammy do what I am doing – paint my FIB ones (very nice they are too) for LW and buy 10 of PSC ones to paint grey for EW/MW

I've got some Battlefront 251s that I haven't painted yet. I wonder how these compare? At this price I may have to pick up a box just to check them out!

Well, I suppose I could always buy PSC's Ausf C, since almost all of my BF 'tracks are Ausf Ds. Only need about 20 halftracks…

Hammy do what I am doing – paint my FIB ones (very nice they are too) for LW and buy 10 of PSC ones to paint grey for EW/MW

I was going to get the Zvezda Ausf As for EW

Wishful thinking on my part, but any chance of the Drilling for Sdkfz251/21 being in the conversion pack? Need them for 107. Panzer Brigade.

Nice selection of bits in the box, almost looks worth buying just to get the stowage and weapons, particularly the PzSchreck.

Catman: Any thoughts of making infantry weapon packs for us converters? With some MGs, SMGs, shreks, fausts, ammo boxes and so on. Maybe some head swap packs with different headgear too…

They are very impressive!

I can hardly wait for the uni carriers in 1/72, can finally retire the venerable Airfix models.

@Garand – conversion kit early next year with hopefully both size shields, need to watch the frame space

@NigelM – Drilling not in the front rank but i would like to have it, space permitting

@Cujoman – possibly! i will try and include more extras in standard kits anyway going forward

"I can hardly wait for the uni carriers in 1/72, can finally retire the venerable Airfix models."

Im hoping for them in 15mm too, Ive bought a few of the Shermans they do and Im very happy with them, but Id like to see some british stuff in the range…

Though quite what theyd go with there I dont know. Churchills perhaps? Or maybe Crusaders…

Just got to show some love for the PSC, I salute you and all your endeavors! can't wait for the Ds and the Stugs!

A slim possibility of the drilling is better than I expected so here's hoping. Thought for a while that the Churchill is an ideal candidate for the PSC treatment, MK III, IV, V & VI could go in the box with the 3 gun options(6pdr, 75mm & 95mm) and possibly the NA75. what I would like to see though is expansion on the existing models e.g. earlier marks of the Panzer IV or various SP versions. There could be a Jagdpanzer IV pack with the L48 & L70 guns, a Nashorn/Hummel pack with ammo carrier option. For the allies there's the M10 variants and the Priest with a defrocked option of course. I expect Will intends to do something like this with the Panzer & Stug III coming out soon. Sdkfz 250 may be a good choice too as some of the 251 conversion pack could be used with them too.

Personally, while Jpz IVs and Hummels are great and all, I'd rather see the next project be M3 Half-tracks, with options for either M3s (with skate rail for the MGs), or M3A1s (with pulpit MG cupola). They could then do conversion packs to make M3 GMCs, etc. Supply it with 2 different fender styles and some instructions on the sheet, and you can get M5s out of it too (for Commonwealth players). Once they get M3s on the market, they'll have all of the really important equipment for WWII Europe sorted, and THEN they can go for the less common stuff.

M10 could be a nice kit with some nice options: mold it with 2 different transmission covers, 2 different barrels (to make standard M10s as well as the Achilles), and 2 or (ideally) 3 seperate counterweights for the turret so you can make the entire range of M10 variants (as long as you ignore the turret differences starting with the mid-production version).

Damon.

I'm with Garand. I'd rather see the common stuff needed in volume such as the M3.

Damon,

White half track series are a great option too. My concern though is that PSC may end up just doing the big sellers which admittedly may be the only viable option in plastic. I like to get all my variats of a vehicle type from one source so for instance I don't plan to get PSC Stugs & Pz III's as I already have a boat load of BF ones. On the other hand I don't currently have any Panzer IV's so PSC is an option with them but I'd want to know that SP versions if not currently available were definately on the cards. I'd also not be comfortable buying all the common stuff from PSC then get the odd bits elsewhere.

Also would like to add Sextons to the wishlist as RMD has just posted a scenario on the BFWWII website which needs a dozen of the blooming things!

NigelM, one thing that could be done if someone was ambitious enough and had the capital/skill is to make aftermarket conversion sets for the PSC stuff: want a StuG 33B (something I'm fairly certain won't be in plastic)? Get a conversion set, just like found in larger model scales. I can't comment on the feasibility of this idea, but it's something that could be done…

Damon.

Gentlemen

My plan is to create as comprehensive range as possible.

Garand is absolutely right – common stuff first then filling in later. The way we do things allows me to do less common things eventually.

Pz IV and Sherman chasis variants are very much on the cards

Eventualy we are looking at possible low volume resin conversion kits for the real obscures

Any chances of Churchill or KV-1/2/85 tanks?

Both have multiple turret options on a basic chassis.

Who can I order from in the US??

Charles

The War Store has them.

Damon.

Great news! Now can I please have some 15mm Soviet heavy weapons? I can't start my Germans till the Russians are done.

I need 17 sdkfz 251/D and options.

Not to forget the 250s Neue… a bit later on.

Anyone else needs crazy quantities like that?

It not really a question of needing that many, I could get by with about 10 but I would really like the right vehicle in all circumstances. I know that in game terms it does not matter if it's a 251/1 or 251/7 but I want my Pioneers to have the correct ride. Got to have the 251/2, 251/9, 251/10 etc etc for when needed plus a number of command versions. These all bring the totals up.

@Helmet: Yeah, I need 14+ /1Cs alone. Then there's the heavy company I need to mechanize, I think that's another dozen.

Oh, one important question: Did the *company* command 'tracks have the big radio sets, or were those battalion or regiment HQ 'tracks?

Company HQ had 2 x 251/3 from late 1943. The 1941 organisation has the 250/3 in that role so not sure if there was an Ausf C version. As always with the Germans though there were probably more exceptions than correct establishments. Information from WW2 Day by Day

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