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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
Frank
I have not being paying enough attention to the forum, this thread is nothing short of sensational, thank you for sharing.
These must be the best photos I have ever seen of 'toy soldiers in action'. Thanks for posting.
Kevin
Frank
I have not being paying enough attention to the forum, this thread is nothing short of sensational, thank you for sharing.
These must be the best photos I have ever seen of 'toy soldiers in action'. Thanks for posting.
Kevin
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fmethorst
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
Thank you guys.
It's been a real treat to be able to combine two of my hobbies, toy soldiers and photography. I've truly enjoyed the experience of learning how to photograph these little figures. I really appreciate the encouragement I've received on this forum and this has helped push me to improve my craft.
Thank you guys.
It's been a real treat to be able to combine two of my hobbies, toy soldiers and photography. I've truly enjoyed the experience of learning how to photograph these little figures. I really appreciate the encouragement I've received on this forum and this has helped push me to improve my craft.
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
It's been a while since I've posted to this thread so here are a couple pictures of Pz.IIIs from 5th company, 24th Panzer Regiment (24.Panzer-Division) taken somewhere to the west of Stalingrad prior to the attack on the city itself.
It's been a while since I've posted to this thread so here are a couple pictures of Pz.IIIs from 5th company, 24th Panzer Regiment (24.Panzer-Division) taken somewhere to the west of Stalingrad prior to the attack on the city itself.
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
freaking cool frank :smile2:
freaking cool frank :smile2:
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
This is the first time I have looked at FL on this forum. The photography in this thread is amazing. Frank your dioramas are inspiring and set a standard second to none. You've given me so many ideas for presenting Festung Breslau. I'm in awe!
This is the first time I have looked at FL on this forum. The photography in this thread is amazing. Frank your dioramas are inspiring and set a standard second to none. You've given me so many ideas for presenting Festung Breslau. I'm in awe!
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
Amazing to contemplate. Hitler's absolute last bid to take WW2. Happened right there, southern Russia, 1942. That's what it looked like.
Amazing to contemplate. Hitler's absolute last bid to take WW2. Happened right there, southern Russia, 1942. That's what it looked like.
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
As awlays Frank, just outstanding. Your photos make it so tempting to add WWII to anybody's collection. It would be interesting to know how many forum members have started collecting FL WWII because of the influence of your excellent photography . . .
Mike
As awlays Frank, just outstanding. Your photos make it so tempting to add WWII to anybody's collection. It would be interesting to know how many forum members have started collecting FL WWII because of the influence of your excellent photography . . .
Mike
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
What can I really say except WOW :salute:: I really like how you can make those figure bases disappear, for me it takes the photography of Military Miniatures to another level it must be that photo editing software Mike was mentioning . Excellent as always thanks for sharing Gebhard
What can I really say except WOW :salute:: I really like how you can make those figure bases disappear, for me it takes the photography of Military Miniatures to another level it must be that photo editing software Mike was mentioning . Excellent as always thanks for sharing Gebhard
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
Now you know where the truly WWII actions is...
Awesome work Frank, as usual...
Now you know where the truly WWII actions is...
Awesome work Frank, as usual...
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
Frank, if you get one of the DAK P3s, try putting one with this grey unit to give us an appreciation for the DAK camo being used on the steppe & how it would have looked.
Frank, if you get one of the DAK P3s, try putting one with this grey unit to give us an appreciation for the DAK camo being used on the steppe & how it would have looked.
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
Thanks for all the kind comments guys.
That's a good suggestion. I'll give it a try once I get my hands on the DAK Pz.III.
Thanks for all the kind comments guys.
That's a good suggestion. I'll give it a try once I get my hands on the DAK Pz.III.
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Re: Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory, Nov.'42
I received the 15cm s FH 18 this last week. What a fantastic piece. The detailing and overall quality is simply superb.
The 15cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 (s FH 18) was the standard heavy field howitzer of the German armed forces in WWII. It shared a common carriage with its sister weapon, the schwere 10cm Kanone 18.
From a transport perspective both weapons were handled in the same way. The guns were designed to be transported by either vehicle or horses , however the procedure to prepare the weapon for transport differed between the two modes. For vehicle tow the barrel was disconnected from the recoil mechanism and hauled all the way to the back of the cradle. For horse transport this was taken one step further and the barrel was completely removed from the carriage and the gun was split into two loads. Even so, these weapons were generally considered too heavy for horse transport.
While the s FH 18 was provided with 8 standard propellant charges it was found that the two largest charges placed considerable strain on the weapon and firing was normally restricted to charges 1-6. Firing of charges 7-8 required authorization from a higher formation and the reasons had to be certified by the troop commander. The s FH 18 was the first weapon to be issued with a rocket assisted shell, however this was not entirely successful and was withdrawn after a short time. The gun had inferior range to equivalant Soviet weapons
Firing a standard high explosive shell weighing 43.50kg
The Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment in 1942 was generally organized as follows:
Abteilung I
3 batteries of 4 x10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18 (12 total)
Abteilung II
3 batteries of 4 x10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18 (12 total)
Abteilung III
1 battery of 4 x schwere 10cm Kanone 18 (4 total)
2 batteries of 4 x 15cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 (8 total)
Abteilung IV
2 batteries of 4 x 8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37 (8 total)
1 battery of 12 x 2 cm FlaK 30/38 (12 total)
I received the 15cm s FH 18 this last week. What a fantastic piece. The detailing and overall quality is simply superb.
The 15cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 (s FH 18) was the standard heavy field howitzer of the German armed forces in WWII. It shared a common carriage with its sister weapon, the schwere 10cm Kanone 18.
From a transport perspective both weapons were handled in the same way. The guns were designed to be transported by either vehicle or horses , however the procedure to prepare the weapon for transport differed between the two modes. For vehicle tow the barrel was disconnected from the recoil mechanism and hauled all the way to the back of the cradle. For horse transport this was taken one step further and the barrel was completely removed from the carriage and the gun was split into two loads. Even so, these weapons were generally considered too heavy for horse transport.
While the s FH 18 was provided with 8 standard propellant charges it was found that the two largest charges placed considerable strain on the weapon and firing was normally restricted to charges 1-6. Firing of charges 7-8 required authorization from a higher formation and the reasons had to be certified by the troop commander. The s FH 18 was the first weapon to be issued with a rocket assisted shell, however this was not entirely successful and was withdrawn after a short time. The gun had inferior range to equivalant Soviet weapons
Firing a standard high explosive shell weighing 43.50kg
- Charge 1: velocity 210 mps, max range 4000 m
- Charge 2: velocity 230 mps, max range 4700 m
- Charge 3: velocity 250 mps, max range 5525 m
- Charge 4: velocity 278 mps, max range 6625 m
- Charge 5: velocity 320 mps, max range 8200 m
- Charge 6: velocity 375 mps, max range 9725 m
- Charge 7: velocity 440 mps, max range 11400 m
- Charge 8: velocity 495 mps, max range 13250 m
The Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment in 1942 was generally organized as follows:
Abteilung I
3 batteries of 4 x10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18 (12 total)
Abteilung II
3 batteries of 4 x10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18 (12 total)
Abteilung III
1 battery of 4 x schwere 10cm Kanone 18 (4 total)
2 batteries of 4 x 15cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 (8 total)
Abteilung IV
2 batteries of 4 x 8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37 (8 total)
1 battery of 12 x 2 cm FlaK 30/38 (12 total)
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