"10mm (1/144) Marder III and Marder III M" Topic
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| Steve M | 04 Dec 2014 3:57 p.m. PST |
Some more Panzer Korps kits I have recently finished. The Panzer Korps kits come with two vehicles and this set is the Marder III and III M. I managed to get hold of several kits in a recent trip to the Far East and so have been able to do a platoon of each. Nice models and nice detail link Steve |
| steamingdave47 | 05 Dec 2014 3:28 a.m. PST |
Very nicely done. Is it possible to get crew figures? I have some open topped 1/144 armour and it would be good to have drivers and gunners. |
| Yesthatphil | 05 Dec 2014 4:01 a.m. PST |
Wow! 10mm is looking very good these days  ! Phil |
| Steve M | 05 Dec 2014 9:17 a.m. PST |
There are a number of ways to do crew. Arrowhead do tank crew for US, British and Germans. Pithead tend to include crew with many of their open top vehicles – but not sure if possible to get separately. Otherwise – which I have done on occasion – is to take artillery crew and cut off the base. Something I may go back and do when I have less new vehicles to do – but I would like to be able to remove. I have experimented with Minifigs artillery crew with bases removed and stuck on plasticard shaped to fit in a vehicle (Minifigs are nice but a bit skinny but when trying to fit in a vehicle this is no bad thing) |
| steamingdave47 | 05 Dec 2014 11:34 a.m. PST |
Thanks Steve, a few ideas there to go with. Your 1/144 vehicles are an inspiration. I still think it's the finest scale for WW2 up to battalion level actions, small enough to have " realistic" firing ranges, but big enough to get some detail into models and figures ( and I am one with masses of 6mm and 20 mm WW2!). I have managed to persuade one of my war gaming pals to build up 1/144 forces for the Battlegroup Blitzkrieg rules. When they are released next year we will be able to field French, British and German forces. I am also loking to build a Polish army, although it's going to be a bit light on armour. |
| Steve M | 06 Dec 2014 4:58 a.m. PST |
Having done 1/72 during my teens then tried 6mm with modern I definitely agree that 10mm is the sweet spot in terms of scales. As you say, detail is good but you can also see it (GHQ 6mm are great but from any distance they may as well not have the detail) and you can fit a lot on a table and hence nice involved scenarios |
| Steve M | 06 Dec 2014 6:23 a.m. PST |
If you are going to do Poles (Steamingdave47) then Pithead have a good range of vehicles link but I might be tempted to try this guy for the infantry (not had anything from him as the range so small but looks promising) link |
| tuscaloosa | 07 Dec 2014 6:12 a.m. PST |
They look very nice. I would point out that 1/144 is more like 12mm, and (to my eye) not so compatible with 10mm. All depends on the manufacturer, though. |
| Steve M | 07 Dec 2014 10:09 a.m. PST |
Also depends on the vehicle. 1/144 Marder III is the same size as the Pithead 10mm one but then 1/144 Panzer IVs are bigger than Pithead ones |
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