Just another day at the office

 And the scary part is this minature building looks like one I patrol at work!

It's a HO scale which should be at home with my 1/100 scale or 1/72 scale

Den Helder, Netherlands, September 1985

 A West-German and Dutch force are going to wrestle the port from an East German Airborne force.

An interesting note, as NATO wants to take the port intact, 

The West Germans advance into the port. No heavy weapons except one Weisel.

The West Germans take cover on the seawall, using this to keep up a sustained fire into the buildings along the waterfront

The East Germans and Poles put up a tough fight. The West Germans lost one company and a Weisel taking the port. It took Anti-tank rockets to knock out the defenders. The port is back in NATO hands.

NATO painting

 So, since the cold winter is upon us in Nova Scotia, I'm going to try and get my NATO troops and equipment up to scratch with some paint.

Some figures haven't seen any in 20 years so I suppose I should crack on.

Presently on my que are the German Panzergrenadiers from Revell Germany sets of the early 1990s. 

Also, I am going to give my French a touch up, but more importantly is to get the equipment properly painted and decals on.

The other NATO contingents will also get some well deserved attention.

Pictures to follow 

NATO: France 19eme Groupment de Chasseurs

 

The Chasseurs are light infantry mounted in AMX-10P IFV. 

I've built the unit up in 4 carriers. The 5th carrier from the kit is for the still FOO.

There is an HQ section, and 3 carriers with the rest of the section.

Witherspoon the decals provided, these will become one of the Units with battle honors from fighting in North Africa in the 1940s

I had hoped to have some with Napoleonic battle honors but Cest La Vie

The World War 3 Team Yankee 2020 parade of vehicles

Several of these sets I have posted before but this is my current collection at the moment. We shall see what 2021 will bring 

 

Cvrt program

 

Spare bits bash: Soviet supplied kit reworked

 I have a hull of an IS 2 which has tracks on it, but no top. I've been debating how I can work with it. I think I have a solution!

In Zagola T-34/85 book, he has pictures of Soviet client states who took bits and pieces and worked them together to make self propelled guns.

I know I have a spare 152mm gun barrel. With some coaxing I believe that I can replicate an Arab SP gun.

Pictures to follow as usual 

And I've also been working on NATO bits as well 

Now I have found the bits, I just have to find the time