It's been a busy old month at Pendraken HQ with all those shiny new releases, but we've also got more masters arriving all of the time, so here's a preview of some upcoming new WWI, WWII and Modern vehicles, artillery and infantry!
We'll start with WWI, where Martin has been busy working on some Austro-Hungarian tractors and the artillery piece they towed. The Austin Daimler M12 and M17 tractors were both used for towing the 30.5cm Belagerungsmorser. The M12 was used from 1912-1915 and a bit more info can be found here: http://www.trucksplanet.com/catalog/model.php?id=1786 (http://www.trucksplanet.com/catalog/model.php?id=1786) The M17 was then used from 1917-1918, again more info here: http://www.trucksplanet.com/catalog/model.php?id=1788 (http://www.trucksplanet.com/catalog/model.php?id=1788).
The models have been done in several parts, so the blu-tacked/balanced together pieces don't look as good in the photos as they will as a finished casting!
Austin Daimler M12:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5760/20341547124_7b7f5736d7_z.jpg)
Austin Daimler M17:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/724/20954330152_0ac56a059d_z.jpg)
And here's a short video of the M12 in action:
As well as the tractors, Martin has also done us the gun and the trailer for towing it. The 30.5cm Belagerungsmorser (or Skinny Emma) was a heavy mortar developed and produced by the Austro-Hungarian Empire before the start of the war. There's loads more info on this one here: http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=671 (http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=671)
I've not taken a picture of the trailer, as it comprises of several parts and I didn't want to lose any of them, but the gun looks fantastic!
30.5cm Belagerungsmorser with firing plate:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/582/20777371079_d4b86127e1_z.jpg)
Moving on to WWII, first up we've got some more new WWII French for everyone. This rounds off the current batch of sculpts and we'll be moving back to the Naps expansion in the coming months.
Engineers:
With pick / With shovel / Laying mine. 25mm Hotckiss:
Gun / Loader. Chasseurs:
Kneeling / Walking / Running.(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/706/20971584871_94be864010_c.jpg)
Elsewhere, we've also started revamping some of our older vehicles, starting with the German Panther D! This is an excellent model, Martin has done a cracking job on this and we'll be using it as the base for converting to other types.
Panther D:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/741/20777370569_3c81eaa2c6_c.jpg)
And finally, we're jumping forward 20 years as we reveal the T-62! Produced throughout the 60's and 70's in numbers over 20,000 this MBT saw action all over Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Cuba. They're still in use today all over the world, including 2000 in North Korea... :-\ The T-62 has been requested many times here on the Forum, so we hope everyone likes it!
T-62:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/641/20776088860_7a795dce0e_c.jpg)
That's all for now, more masters coming next month!
:-bd
Ooh! T62! Sweet!
8)
(Yes...I've woken up early again....The dogs were asking to be let out !.....Noisy 'things'.)
Cheers - Phil
Who let the dogs out?
(Who? Who? Who who?)
I hope that T62 is released speedily. Lovely compliment to the T54/55.
Those Austin Daimlers are beautifully ugly.
The WWI mortar looks awesome - and the tractors very good too.
The WWII French will be handy for rounding out my forces too.
Quote from: fred 12df on 29 August 2015, 07:44:49 AM
The WWI mortar looks awesome - and the tractors very good too.
The WWII French will be handy for rounding out my forces too.
Thers is a towed version of the 30.5cm mortar :D to go with the trucks aswell ;D
Dave
But they is just masters - and the Conqueror took 6 months to appear.....
IanS
Like the Austrian stuff for WWI.
Quote from: Leman on 29 August 2015, 10:43:14 AM
Like the Austrian stuff for WWI.
I'm know on 1/2 a contract at work so moulds will be coming through at a faster rate
Dave
Love that Panther ... already got some .... don't need any more .... so I guess I'll buy maybe half a dozen =)
Any news on the T34-76 Model 1943 that was shown on here a while back? Another "don't need it, can't justify the spend but I'll buy some anyway" item!
Quote from: Ithoriel on 29 August 2015, 12:20:30 PM
Love that Panther ... already got some .... don't need any more .... so I guess I'll buy maybe half a dozen =)
Any news on the T34-76 Model 1943 that was shown on here a while back? Another "don't need it, can't justify the spend but I'll buy some anyway" item!
A major revamp ;D decided to redo from scratch :(
Dave
Engineers actually doing engineering stuff! Spectacular... Hopefully the other nationalities will get some minelayers too...
The T-62 is very, very sweet. And the Austrian WW1 stuff is very nice too though I'll probably never need it.
I might buy a good amount of T55 and T-62! I am still waiting for a modern version of Chain of command
Quote from: Leon on 29 August 2015, 02:47:14 AM
It's been a busy old month at Pendraken HQ with all those shiny new releases, but we've also got more masters arriving all of the time, so here's a preview of some upcoming new WWI, WWII and Modern vehicles, artillery and infantry!
We'll start with WWI, where Martin has been busy working on some Austro-Hungarian tractors and the artillery piece they towed. The Austin Daimler M12 and M17 tractors were both used for towing the 30.5cm Belagerungsmorser. The M12 was used from 1912-1915 and a bit more info can be found here: http://www.trucksplanet.com/catalog/model.php?id=1786 (http://www.trucksplanet.com/catalog/model.php?id=1786) The M17 was then used from 1917-1918, again more info here: http://www.trucksplanet.com/catalog/model.php?id=1788 (http://www.trucksplanet.com/catalog/model.php?id=1788).
The models have been done in several parts, so the blu-tacked/balanced together pieces don't look as good in the photos as they will as a finished casting!
Austin Daimler M12:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5760/20341547124_7b7f5736d7_z.jpg)
Austin Daimler M17:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/724/20954330152_0ac56a059d_z.jpg)
And here's a short video of the M12 in action:
As well as the tractors, Martin has also done us the gun and the trailer for towing it. The 30.5cm Belagerungsmorser (or Skinny Emma) was a heavy mortar developed and produced by the Austro-Hungarian Empire before the start of the war. There's loads more info on this one here: http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=671 (http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=671)
I've not taken a picture of the trailer, as it comprises of several parts and I didn't want to lose any of them, but the gun looks fantastic!
30.5cm Belagerungsmorser with firing plate:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/582/20777371079_d4b86127e1_z.jpg)
Moving on to WWII, first up we've got some more new WWII French for everyone. This rounds off the current batch of sculpts and we'll be moving back to the Naps expansion in the coming months.
Engineers: With pick / With shovel / Laying mine. 25mm Hotckiss: Gun / Loader. Chasseurs: Kneeling / Walking / Running.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/706/20971584871_94be864010_c.jpg)
Elsewhere, we've also started revamping some of our older vehicles, starting with the German Panther D! This is an excellent model, Martin has done a cracking job on this and we'll be using it as the base for converting to other types.
Panther D:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/741/20777370569_3c81eaa2c6_c.jpg)
And finally, we're jumping forward 20 years as we reveal the T-62! Produced throughout the 60's and 70's in numbers over 20,000 this MBT saw action all over Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Cuba. They're still in use today all over the world, including 2000 in North Korea... :-\ The T-62 has been requested many times here on the Forum, so we hope everyone likes it!
T-62:
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/641/20776088860_7a795dce0e_c.jpg)
That's all for now, more masters coming next month!
:-bd
Leon the wheels on the M17 are the wrong way round :o
Dad
QuoteLeon the wheels on the M17 are the wrong way round
thats to confuse the enemy ;D
Hi
Do we have a rough ETA for the WW2 French yet? I'm just putting together an order (before the Australian dollar falls through the floor) and I'm just wondering if it's worth waiting for that little bit of extra time :-\.
Incidentally, is the 25mm Hotchkiss crewman just wearing a tunic or a greatcoat? It looks like a tunic from the photo. I want to put one of the below together using WW1 ME heads and a converted loader:-
(http://forum.axishistory.com/download/file.php?id=82998)
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 01 September 2015, 01:01:48 AM
Do we have a rough ETA for the WW2 French yet? I'm just putting together an order (before the Australian dollar falls through the floor) and I'm just wondering if it's worth waiting for that little bit of extra time :-\.
Incidentally, is the 25mm Hotchkiss crewman just wearing a tunic or a greatcoat? It looks like a tunic from the photo. I want to put one of the below together using WW1 ME heads and a converted loader:-
They're a little way down the queue at the moment, so I wouldn't expect to be releasing them before October? On the crewman, I'm sure he's in a tunic but I'll double check the master to be sure.
8)
Hello Leon
Quote from: Leon on 01 September 2015, 01:05:50 AM
They're a little way down the queue at the moment, so I wouldn't expect to be releasing them before October? On the crewman, I'm sure he's in a tunic but I'll double check the master to be sure.
8)
Thanks for the info, will work with that rough timeline.
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 01 September 2015, 01:01:48 AM
Incidentally, is the 25mm Hotchkiss crewman just wearing a tunic or a greatcoat? It looks like a tunic from the photo. I want to put one of the below together using WW1 ME heads and a converted loader:-
Apologies for the delay answering this, the crew are in tunics, so should be fine for your conversion.
any ideas on when the new panther will be out ?
Dave's been doing some moulding on the new vehicles, I know the revamped Tiger is approaching a production mould, but I'm not so sure on the Panther. I'll check with him and find out.
Hello Leon
Quote from: Leon on 08 October 2015, 01:24:51 AM
Apologies for the delay answering this, the crew are in tunics, so should be fine for your conversion.
I was wondering if I should be harummphing when I noticed you'd answered this question 2 posts beforehand. Besides I couldn't remember the question, much less whether you'd answered it, ahhh... the joys of getting older :D
Cheers
um... um... (could someone give me a clue :P)
Hello
Have the French elbowed their way forward and closer to a general release yet?
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 24 October 2015, 01:52:21 AM
Have the French elbowed their way forward and closer to a general release yet?
We've master moulded the first batch that arrived here, so we need to get the rest into a master mould and then we can sort out production moulds. I wouldn't imagine it being until end of Nov / start of Dec before we get to that stage though.
Quote from: Leon on 08 October 2015, 02:27:22 AM
Dave's been doing some moulding on the new vehicles, I know the revamped Tiger is approaching a production mould, but I'm not so sure on the Panther. I'll check with him and find out.
Any guesstimate as to when the new Tiger will be available?
Quote from: Ithoriel on 24 October 2015, 10:34:59 AM
Any guesstimate as to when the new Tiger will be available?
Psst ;) its been at the last couiple of shows under the new releases, but not officially released
Dave
grrrr......
and the panther ???
Quote from: Dave on 24 October 2015, 11:11:56 AM
Psst ;) its been at the last couiple of shows under the new releases, but not officially released
Dave
I'll add it to the growing list of "bitsa" to be ordered from Pendraken come payday!
Quote from: Dazza on 24 October 2015, 11:26:35 AM
grrrr......
and the panther ???
Master moulded but need to check the tracks :-*
Dave