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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 forward...

I will forgive you this time.;) Jeff

Sackcoats would have been a rarity at Gettysburg and the imported Tait jackets did not arrive in the Virginia theatre until late 1864 although English Army cloth(the same fabric as in the Tait jackets),had been used in Richmond Depot jackets from late 1862.The bulk of jackets at Gettysburg would...

I would assume that as the Confederate troops were going into battle with shells exploding amid the ranks and countless bullets thudding into them,that their officers would not be too bothered if the lock plates on the rifles were facing up or down,as long as they were was on the right...

'It is not Gettysburg by any means but there was a greater variety of Confederate flags in the western theater ' The problem there would be that the uniforms worn in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theatres of war differed greatly to those worn by the ANV at Gettysburg. Jeff

Got to agree with Dragoon here.From June 1862 it was stictly forbidden for Army of Northern Virginia regiments to carry State flags,although on very rare occasions(ie 1st Texas at Sharpsburg and Gettysburg),caution was thrown to the wind and State flags were unfurled.So Matt is really limited to...

At last!!Here we have a Company which depicts Confederate soldiers as they really were.What impresses me is the subtle tones in the uniforms,a result of weak dyes oxidising,not bright yellow or dark brown as other manufacturers would have us believe.I am also impressed by the dark blue/grey...

Frank. Yes it was s.Pz.Jg.Abt.653 that I was referring to.Of course you are correct with 197.Where the hell did I get 157 from!!!I've got a copy of Munch's book,it is a superb account of this unit. Jeff

The deployment of Jagdtigers was as follows..... 2 x Porche...test vehicles. 2 x Porche...training vehicles 2 x Henschel....training vehicles S.Pz.Jg.Abt 653 ......7 x Porche (one used as training vehicle) +36 x Henschel HQ....No Jagdtigers 1st Coy...14 x Jagdtigers 2nd...

God bless us.Everyone! Tiny Jeff

It's called "Aces High" or the "Luftwaffe March" by Ron Goodwin,written for the film 'Battle of Britain'.

I would have preferred the tank riders to have no winter camo.Peiper's grenadiers were not issued white clothing.Nice figures though and superb Tiger! Jeff

I believe this to be one of the most cliched films of all time.Not only is the end so predictable but the entire storyline just doesn't ring true.Why would the Germans leave a huge pile of rubble so close to the perimeter fence,knowing full well that it could be a hiding place?Why is there only...

None of the panthers involved in the initial assaults in the Ardennes had white camo and it is very doubtful if any of the later ones did .Some of Peiper's panthers had zimmerit on their turrets only.(The Daimler-Benz diagonal type).An excellent source on this subject is 'Duel in the Mist'...

I could swear that the farm girl is shouting over to Michael Wittman "Where is your zimmerit?". Jeff

Wrong!!!I think you are confusing the pink King Tigers with Jagdpansies. Jeff

Agreed!Although I would replace the Panzergrenadier tactical sign with a Panzerjager one. Jeff

“Each of them has been designed, sculpted, cast and hand-painted with incredible attention to historical detail and military accuracy.” Not exactly true in the case of the 'Normandy' 251/22.It has a 'Heer' number plate,A 4th SS 'Poltzei' Divisional sign,(this unit was not in Normandy)...

I don't think we are talking about a 'staggering amount of detail' here.I can live with minor faults on my models.What I object to are vehicles and soldiers that are so innacurate as to be useless in certain scenarios.I will cite just one example so as not to bore you all....the 'Normandy...

Both 251/22 vehicles have Heer number plates.The 'Normandy' vehicle has the markings of the SS Polizei Division and of an armoured panzergrenadier battalion.The uniforms appear to be Heer tank/assault gun uniforms,so there are lots of contradictions there.Another point is that the Polizei...