"PSC - new 15mm German stowage and tank commanders shipping!" Topic

New PSC 15mm German early, mid and late war tank commanders, seated vehicle crew and stowage is released and shipping and now available in the webstore, £12.95 GBP (3 sprues) :-
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3 sprues packed full of stuff!

Is it the same sprue as the 1/72nd?

Great!

Is it the same sprue as the 1/72nd?

It looks to me that there are more items in the 15 mm version:

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I hope the mix ratio of crew and equipment is adjusted for any future sprues like these.

I would have bought these for variety if 3/4s of the sprue was equipment but what I can use and what would get thrown away makes lead castings from reiver and skytrex much cheaper alternatives.

Very nice, and I will buy them, but it could have done with some 'snail drum' magazines for the MG's, more bags/sacks, a few buckets, more heads, rather than alternate torso's (ie 20 of each head, early war panzer beret, feldmutz, peaked cap etc, with and without headsets, to fit headless bodies), some mechanics in overalls and less wheels.

Excellent, I will be buying a set of these, but can I ask about the decision to include tank commanders? Every PSC tank already comes with at least one commander figure, so isn't this a bit of overkill? I don't want to be too negative, so I'll say that the rest of the sprue is ace!

Will,
Any clue as to the release date of the German early war support troops please?, Piers whetted my appetite with his pre production pics.

can I ask about the decision to include tank commanders? Every PSC tank already comes with at least one commander figure, so isn't this a bit of overkill?

I would presume that the reason for including those is to provide them for:

a.) customers who have bought tanks from other manufacturers (who don't provide commanders)
b.) customers who have bought only a certain type of tank from PSC but would like to have access to a wider variety of commanders

Also, maybe we might see one of this sprue included in some of the future PSC kits. In that case they could skip including tank commanders, jerry cans etc. in the actual vehicle sprues and instead include more parts specific to that vehicle.

That said, providing 19 or so tank commanders per sprue feels a bit excessive. Maybe one of each type per sprue would have been sufficient?

That said, providing 19 or so tank commanders per sprue feels a bit excessive. Maybe one of each type per sprue would have been sufficient?

yeah, that was my point really, I understand the desire for having a choice of commanders, but I am guessing most of us will end up with a ton of figures we can't really use, when I'd rather have more actual stowage!

I think that unlike the vehicle packs, getting stowage sets in the PSC format to satisfy everyone is well nigh impossible.

Essentially they have a ton of stuff in them, some people will no doubt want more of some types of stuff and less of others.