Target Forward

[Andy the Sheep]

Very nice dio setting, Paul; it tells a story.
Waiting for the infantry, now.
Any infantry in support of the ambushing kitty?

Andrea

 

[minitnkr]

They've been drawn off by flank attacks of the rest of the AI & Tank Companies. Tigers are tasked w/ shoot'n'scoot defense. There's a river to the south of the farmhouse w/downed bridges causing the choke point here.

 

[minitnkr]

Painting all done except boots & rifles. Then on to inserting pins so they can be placed on the dio. Prolly should of done that first.

 

[Mini Me]

Pin 'em now before boots and rifles....you can touch 'em up after......piece of cake. Look good...are those the ROCO troops?

 

[minitnkr]

Thank you, I will. Yes, both early rubbery ones (some modified poses) & the later plastic ones.
ALERT. Somewhen ROCO used a different plastic (darker than original) for its' figs. It is unforgiving, dosen't drill well & breaks easily. The old rubbery ones are easy to work with. The later hard plastic ones are fine also.

 

[minitnkr]

Pinning done. Not fun. Boots & rifles next.

 

[minitnkr]

Elements of mortar & mg. squads co-ordinate their attack w/rifle squads after stripping tracks of bazookas.


1st & 3rd squads co-ordinate w/platoon HQ & tanks on bazooka/sniper attack on Tigers.


Still working 2nd squad.

 

[minitnkr]

Finished tardy elements of 2nd & 3d squads & added coms. to1st & HQ element to ruin below.

Added coms. to 1st squad.

2nd squad getting into position.

Another view of tardy 2nd & 3rd squad elements.

Another blurry view. Third try.

C&Cs welcomed.

 

[JR]

It's like being in a newsreel still Paul, great imagination and as to those figures WOW.

 

[JR]

It's like being in a newsreel still Paul, great imagination and as to those figures WOW.

 

[minitnkr]

Thank you gentlemen.
A better shot of platoon leaders' view. A good thing the infantry scoped out the area and saw the Tigers before the tanks advanced.

Some better shots of 3rd squad.

 

[minitnkr]

C&Cs welcomed.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks good to me Paul. Plenty of movement going on.

 

[adt70hk]

Really, really good Paul. Absolutely loving this as everything that is going on!!!

Very well done indeed.

Andrew

 

[GerryW]

That's really telling the story, looks great to me

 

[Mickc1440]

Love these miniature stories Paul, so much thought and detail

 

[Ian M]

Just been catching up though this one.
Dude that is an undertaking and a halv! Looks great.

 

[Jim R]

These story telling dios of yours do look good. A lot of work. The figures alone are a challenge.

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the support.
I try to execute my ideas prior to or after actual conflict to avoid muzzle flash & smoke effects. The pinning at this scale is not fun even w/Preiser figs. The ROCO rubber figs are more difficult due to the giving nature of the material and its' rejection of adhesives. Their 1/87 scale feet are really tiny and finding the hole you made to insert the pin is often difficult. The aforementioned weird material used by ROCO for a period is horrible and should be avoided as it dosen't even hold paint well.

 

[spanner570]

Stupendous, epic build, Paul. No other words come close!

Ron