Monday, 1 August 2011

20mm Painted WW2 German Pz-38T Light Tank Platoon..

Finally starting to show progress with the What If Operation Sealion project, these are the Pz-38T light tank platoon (hand painted crosses, my eyesight is fecked, if it doesn't improve I may have to go 54mm with any other project), this week on the blog will see a couple of painted invasion barges and a Panzer IV platoon. The recognition flag is to signify the command tank and was a common thing I believe, they have been painted sort of clean with no baggage or clutter on them, the flag is what is it is (used well before the Germans did) and if there is a problem Wikipedia has an explanation here







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49 comments:

  1. Paul O'G1 August 2011 at 10:20

    Very nice. The aerial recognition flag was definitely used, remembering that during the blitzkrieg era the Luftwaffe routinely held the skies

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  2. Rodger1 August 2011 at 11:00

    Very nice armour there Lurker.

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  3. BigLee1 August 2011 at 11:13

    Nice platoon of 38t's. Flag for Aerial recognition was used a lot during the early years of the war, when the Germans had control of the sky. It features frequently in pictures of the Invasion of Poland and Russia. By the time of Overlord the emphasis was on hiding the tanks from the air so flags were seldom used.

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  4. Anonymous1 August 2011 at 11:18

    Excellent unit, well done. I like the old '38t a lot, hope to model one in the future myself.

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  5. Vampifan1 August 2011 at 11:35

    That's a very nicely painted unit of tanks. Perhaps using decals might be a better alternative to painting crosses.

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  6. Arthur1 August 2011 at 11:42

    Neat, and the crosses on the real thing weren't always perfect either.

    Perhaps spectacles will keep thing in scale? :-)

    Regards

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  7. Ben Fiene (Ansbachdragoner)1 August 2011 at 11:52

    Nice looking Zug. The recognition fan is a nice touch.

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  8. The Angry Lurker1 August 2011 at 12:09

    @Vampifan and Arthur: Can't deal with decals, makes me angry normally, already got spectacles.

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  9. Trey1 August 2011 at 12:22

    Queue Lalo Schifrin music from Kelly's Heroes.(well, that was the Panzer VI, I guess? But its still a cool song).

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  10. The Angry Lurker1 August 2011 at 12:26

    @Trey: Sherman and Tiger lookalike, great song.

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  11. CarloAntonio1 August 2011 at 12:47

    Yes !!!!! Very nice look !!! Amazing work my friends. I prefer the German gray than camo!! Fantastic

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  12. Zombie Ad1 August 2011 at 12:55

    Nice progress on this 'play-set' Fran.

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  13. DEZMOND1 August 2011 at 13:05

    they seem dangerous!

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  14. Ray Rousell1 August 2011 at 13:28

    Nicely done Herr Lurker! Git!

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  15. Dan1 August 2011 at 13:40

    Great paint job, those will look great in action on your table.

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  16. Oilfield Trash1 August 2011 at 13:44

    Those look pretty cool.

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  17. Ludo Weyden1 August 2011 at 13:56

    Nice paintjob lurker, looks very good!

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  18. WarRaptor1 August 2011 at 14:16

    Great work there angry. The crosses are nicely painted as well.

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  19. Zombie1 August 2011 at 14:22

    Panzers inbound! You really got some mad skills when painting my friend!

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  20. Diego Sousa1 August 2011 at 14:55

    they look terrifying!

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  21. J.B.1 August 2011 at 15:04

    I love the details on these, but the swastika flag looks kind of out of place

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  22. A Beer for the Shower1 August 2011 at 15:18

    They look great... but are they impervious to missile attacks?

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  23. Styron1 August 2011 at 15:26

    they look so good!

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  24. Skimbosh1 August 2011 at 15:39

    Wouldn't it be bad to have your command vehicle 'tagged'? Would that not make you more of a target?

    Do you paint the bottoms of these things? Just curious.

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  25. Andy1 August 2011 at 15:50

    Good paintjob, yes also the crosses look great!

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  26. The Angry Lurker1 August 2011 at 15:52

    Phil S.: Yes.

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  27. Unknown1 August 2011 at 16:04

    You're one of the few I've seen actually use the recognition flag. It means you're doing a better, truer job than most.

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  28. GaryA1 August 2011 at 16:23

    Really nice stuff there. Nothing wrong with the crosses - they look fine to me.

    Gaz.

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  29. todd carr1 August 2011 at 16:39

    its like that lit'l Hitler mustache...totally off limits to the facial hair community.

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  30. Arthur1 August 2011 at 17:53

    OK, already got specs? Me too - btw, decals freak me out too; been known to attach them to my ear wondering where the hell they got to.
    Plan C = get an eraser old school type, carve/cut a cross on it, glue to head of nail, use as if a stamp pad type thing, white and black ink perfectly OK but work up to the technique first.
    Plan D is get a rubberstamp maker or homecrafty person to do it for you.
    In scale of course, duh...
    Plan E, get someone else to do it.

    Only if it really troubles you, of course.
    Regards

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  31. Simon Quinton 1 August 2011 at 18:05

    Nice Tanks I know what you mean about little thing i don't like painting eyes. I keep meaning to get a pair of those magnifyes or something like that.

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  32. Dr. Willett's Workshop1 August 2011 at 18:45

    Very efficient work, that'll look great on the field!

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  33. ChaCha1 August 2011 at 18:47

    very nice, well done!

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  34. MRanthrope1 August 2011 at 19:34

    Sadly, Aniston doesn't show off her bare goods in Horrible Bosses. She does walk around in lingerie and strip down to only her labcoat. Its the hottest role she's ever done.

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  35. Justin Penwith1 August 2011 at 19:42

    Good job on these 38s. Who is the manufacturer? Are you going to use the tanks for 1940 or 1941 FOW with their new Blitzkrieg rules or do you use another rule set for WWII? I haven't selected a set of rules yet, so inquiring minds want to know.

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  36. Herkybird1 August 2011 at 19:42

    Nicely done and the crosses look fine!!
    The 38t was my very favourite early war german tank! - I wonder if they were paid for by Czech???

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  37. Chris C.1 August 2011 at 20:18

    Those look great. I really love the map in the commander's hand -- an excellent touch.

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  38. Sub Radar (Mike)1 August 2011 at 20:24

    Wow, looking really, really good. Well done.

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  39. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)1 August 2011 at 20:54

    Roll on as they look great!

    Christopher

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  40. The Angry Lurker1 August 2011 at 21:22

    @Justin: European Battlefield, a lord of the rings supplement.

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  41. The Angry Lurker1 August 2011 at 21:26

    Arthur: Good idea.

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  42. Unknown1 August 2011 at 21:41

    Nice job, I can just imagine how difficult painting those 20mm models must be.

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  43. Dalauppror1 August 2011 at 22:58

    Very Nice tanks !

    Best regards dalauppror

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  44. Jay2 August 2011 at 00:47

    boom boom! nice job. :D

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  45. Bart2 August 2011 at 03:42

    kill zee zermans. and i was knackerdm you'll see some rite funny pics off me once my friends post em up

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  46. AllenTesch2 August 2011 at 09:44

    Is the guy in the hatch saluting or looking through glasses?

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  47. The Angry Lurker2 August 2011 at 12:24

    @AllenTesch: Shielding his eyes with a map.

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  48. mamtc2 August 2011 at 15:09

    looks so real

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  49. Geordie an Exiled FoG22 December 2011 at 22:12

    I'll have to keep a look out for the Pegasus kits

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