"Good 1/72 German Truck for Wargaming" Topic

Anyone have any experience with both of these kits?

Is there a better one around? And by "better", I mean, easy to assemble, handsome model, robust enough for wargaming and neither metal nor resin.

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I have the Pegasus kits – haven't put together yet, or even opened. The PSC kits I will buy so I can have 3 Maultier.
Can't beat the price of the Pegasus.

Henks site is an excellent source of info. Has reviews of the majority of stuff in 1/72 scale and will give you loads of info all in one place.
henk.fox3000.com/index2.htm
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That's a great site!

It is very useful indeed.
I always assume everyone who does 20mm stuff knows about it but I forget that the crossover between modelling and wargaming isnt a 100% these days.
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Or, for people who have recently come back into wargaming after a long absence. I have never really seen or handled any of these models.

The Pegasus models are very easy to assemble and quite robust. I have not seen the Plastic Soldier trucks but judging by other products from that company, I think the same would be true of them.

Pegasus is true 1/72 scale, so if you have (or plan to get) any Airfix Opel Blitz models, you should be aware that those are 1/76 and don't look good as part of the same unit with Pegasus. Airfix is more complicated to assemble, and the wheel/axle assembly can be a bit less robust. But you do get a PAK 40 75mm anti-tank gun and crew with the truck.

@Grumble87106

Thanks for that. I went and got like 16 of the Pegasus trucks and probably wont need any more.

Does anyone have any familiarity with the Hasegawa Kubel and Schwimmwagen sets? Can i festoon them with AB Miniatures SS jeep riders?

plazajapan.com/4967834312135

plazajapan.com/4967834312128

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Both a tad more towards 1/76 scale therefore a bit tight for fitting figures. Reckon the S-Model Kubel and Academy Schwimmwagen better. Serious shortage of Schwimmies around unfortunately.
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You have these ones in resin, both Opel Blitz and Kubel:

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@LeonAdler

That's good stuff. What about a good True 1/72:

Flakpanzer ( Is this good?: link

Jagdpanzer IV

and White Scout Car?

Up to now the only White has been the Esci, hard to find, theres a new one coming link
Nowt wrong with the Altaya stuff and they good value. It really depends on whether the modelling side of things is important to you. I like making kits so will always go for a kit rather than ready built.
The Dragon PzIV's are good little kits.
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I might try SHQs White Scout Car. I ordered some of SHQs figures (Which I hope go with AB figures) and some of their flakpanzers because that's a rare item.

I also ordered German troops from Xan, AB, Battlefield/Blitz and Platoon20 (Who curiously seem to be the only source for a 120mm mortar).

I stayed away from TQD/CP-Models figures because they seemed to be taller by a bit than the others.

Early War Miniatures offers a M3 scout car.
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Early war miniatures seems to make a quality product.

Early War Miniatures are very well made. I did find that their Hetzer (by my measurement) came out about 1/78 and their Archer about 1/71. Has anyone else found that their scale is a bit variable?

I'm just a bit nervous of ordering from them again.

It bears keeping in mind that Early War Miniatures (Tom's Tins back in the day) are made by someone in his 60s who mastered his skills in the pre-internet age.

Plus their late war offerings are actually Skytrex stuff which were made in the 80s and 90s.

Well, considering Internet=Satan, that sounds like a very good thing.