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Britain's Confederate figures have certainly come on in leaps and bounds over the last few years.The uniform details are quite outstanding with a realistic mixture of Richmond depot and Imported Tait jackets,both types painted in the correct shades.I'm still not quite happy with the constant use...

You are correct about the 4 Heer jagdpanthers belonging to Pz Abt 559.For a short time they were attached to Kampfgruppe Walther and saw very limited action during the campaign.Both 9SS and 10SS Divisions recieved their long overdue Panzerjager abteilungs at this time,each comprising a newly...

Tut tut Brian.That was not your point.Your initial point was that these vehicles were used during the Arnhem campaign by both 9SS and 10SS,where you suggested that they swapped insignia.I merely replied that this was incorrect (which it is).I am quite aware of their use in Normandy,the Bulge and...

The Panzer units which you cite above did not recieve their Jagdpanthers until February/March 1945.I have the delivery documents.The first SS unit to have Jagdpanthers under its direct command was the 12SS HJ Division during the Ardennes battle,and even that was an independent unit (Heavy Bn...

Didn't have much time for fighting as I was too busy looking for those mythical jagdpanthers!!!!!!! Jeff

But neither Division possessed this type of vehicle in the Arnhem or Nijmegan battles. Jeff

The crappy Confederate uniforms shown in this excerpt have convinced me to give it a wide berth. Jeff

The pattern on the Jagdpanther is horrendous.They have tried to emulate the MAN 'Disc camouflage' scheme,with disastrous results. Jeff

Fair point Mitch.Still an excellent model and marked down for Christmas!!! Jeff

I agree that it is an excellent piece,I did say that in my earlier post.What unnerves me somewhat is the lack of research into basic unit markings,and many people who buy this piece may not have the modelling skills or confidence to redesign the insignia. Jeff

Excellent models!!! Just one problem.....King Tiger 332 has the 1SS Panzer Divisional badge (with a single key),whereas in reality these vehicles sported the crossed keys of the LAH Panzer Korps.They were never an integral part of 1SS Panzer Division,being 'on loan' until the end of the war...

The use of horses for towing purposes really depends on what unit is being depicted.All Panzer.Panzergrenadier and elite Infantry units used prime movers.When prime movers were in short supply heavy trucks were brought into use. Jeff

Yes the 55th would have been well equipped,but then again the entire Army of Northern Virginia had been re-supplied shortly before the Gettysburg Campaign.Every man had recieved a new uniform as well as shoes and other fresh equipment.Lee's supply train had a further 200,000 pairs of shoes in...

No barefooted Rebs I'm afraid.Some worn shoes,but no barefeet.The many photos taken of Rebs at Gettysburg show the vast majority wearing good,servicable shoes.The 'shoeless ragged Reb' image has long been discredited by Civil War historians.Sorry to disappoint. Jeff

Hi Scott, I've just downloaded a high resolution version of this photo off the Library of Congress site and it clearly shows the trooper in the background wearing a kepi with crossed swords. Jeff

I was trying to be diplomatic:D Jeff

I wouldn't bring Mort Kunstler into any discussion on civil war uniforms,for although he is a fine artist,his research tends to be very poor,resulting in many uniform inaccuracies in his paintings.The same goes for reenactor groups,many of which seem to be 'farby' and in many instances...

Just a quick point.The GEPARD FLAKPANZER 38T was never issued to the Totenkopf Division.It was supposed to recieve 8 Flakpanzer IVs in late 1944,but none were ever recieved. Jeff

Yes they do seem to be wearing kepis,but this doesn't necessarily make the figures incorrect.Although forage caps were the norm some cavalry units did recieve kepis.There is a famous LOC photo of troops of the 3rd Pennsylvania cavalry (taken in the vicinity of Brandy Station in 1863),which...

Today 04:11 PMtullock Hi Frank, Sorry that I have taken so long to reply.My wife and I have been in the States for a few weeks.We hit a deer at 60mph just outside Gettysburg and wrecked our hire car.Luckily nobody was hurt(apart from the deer).Regarding Panzer data,certain units continued to...