Flames of War: More Dianas and 233s

Finally completed another three Dianas to go with the first set I painted earlier this year. (yes, you can field up to six!).  Also three SdkFz 233s (left over from my version 3 back log).

I did these three in a striped camo scheme.  I'm not so sure about the historical accuracy, but painting everything beige gets old after awhile.

I had purchased these years ago for a MW armored car army.  In the meantime, V4 was released and these little guys aren't even in the new rules.  I've been slowly completing them over the last two years!

21. Panzer Beute StuG Batterie

Throwback Thursday

On my way back from Wolfkrieg 2014 I was playing around with easyarmy, particularly the Beute StuG Batterie.  It was a very unique list with a lot of character.  I spent the next year gradually collecting the miniatures I would need.  I began work on them in late spring of 2015 and had them ready just in time for Scotafest 2015.

PaK40-armed Beutestugs.  This is one platoon of three and the commanders' vehicle.

10.5cm howitzers.  The camouflage pattern was done using panzer putty.

Here's the other platoon.  I did these with a different camo pattern to make the two platoons armed with 7.5cm guns easy to tell apart.

Alternate command vehicle.  Shout out to Fingolfen for his help on this!

I modeled the extra crew on separate bases, making them optional.  This also leaves me the option to paint up extra crew on winter bases and use this unit with my other LW German Army.  Things you learn after painting 9 nebelwerfers and 10 8-rads...

I felt very proud of myself for painting two platoons in one day.

Pioneers!

The schleppers are one of my favorite units.  I did the camo pattern with strips of masking tape.  Time-consuming, but easy and came out looking great!

My Grandmother once told me, "If you can ever take a King Tiger in your list, do it."

Objective (and test model for the camo pattern on the schleppers)

I needed to cannibalize a beutestug for the treads in order to make the command vehicle.  I made an objective with the left over bits.

Waiting for a rescue.

Beute Stug fact:  That little nub in the left rear is for the radio antenna (many people erroneously mount the AA MG there)

One of my favoriate parts of this army is that almost every unit has a different camo scheme, but they still all match because they use the same colors.

I had a good time at Scotafest that year, even though I finished nearly dead-last!  Rounds one was my first or second time playing the list.  If I remember correctly, I somehow ended up playing against they guy who finished first in round two.  I think I did win "best painted" at least.