The new releases continue at a pace and this time we've upgraded our Sd.Kfz 251 models and added some extra variants as well!
First off, our existing Ausf C and Ausf D hulls have been upgraded, along with their variants, so all of the current codes have been replaced with these new models. Where necessary, we've also replaced the additional items, so new rocket launchers, new map tables, etc.
As well as those upgrades, we've also taken the opportunity to add the Ausf A and Ausf B versions, along with the most popular variants across all of the B C and D hulls. Most of these options are separate castings (rockets, guns, mortars, etc) so we can put together some of the less popular versions if anyone wants them.
WWII German
Vehicles - https://pendraken.co.uk/world-war-ii/german/vehicles/
GRV57 Sd.Kfz 251/1 (Ausf C)
GRV58 Sd.Kfz 251/1 (Ausf C) camouflaged
GRV59 Sd.Kfz 251/1 (Ausf D)
GRV60 Sd.Kfz 251 (Ausf C) 'Wurfrahmen 40' rocket launcher
GRV61 Sd.Kfz 251/2 (Ausf C) 8cm mortar carrier and crew
GRV62 Sd.Kfz 251/3 (Ausf C) with frame aerial
GRV63 Sd.Kfz 251 (Ausf C) with map table and officer
GRV64 Sd.Kfz 251/7 (Ausf C) engineer vehicle
GRV65 Sd.Kfz 251/9 (Ausf C) short 75mm
GRV66 Sd.Kfz 251/10 (Ausf C) 37mm AT
GRV67 Sd.Kfz 251/22 (Ausf D) 75mm AT
GRV68 Sd.Kfz 251/8 (Ausf C) ambulance with tilt
GRV69 Sd.Kfz 251/16 (Ausf C) Flammpanzerwagen
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GRV112 Sd.Kfz 251/1 (Ausf A)
GRV113 Sd.Kfz 251/1 (Ausf B )
GRV114 Sd.Kfz 251/2 (Ausf B ) 8cm mortar carrier and crew
GRV115 Sd.Kfz 251/2 (Ausf D) 8cm mortar carrier and crew
GRV116 Sd.Kfz 251/7 (Ausf D) engineer vehicle
GRV117 Sd.Kfz 251/9 (Ausf D) short 75mm
GRV118 Sd.Kfz 251/10 (Ausf D) 37mm AT gun
GRV119 Sd.Kfz 251/16 (Ausf D) Flammpanzerwagen
GRV120 Sd.Kfz 251 (Ausf D) 'Wurfrahmen 40' rocket launcher
GRV121 Sd.Kfz 251/1 (Ausf D) camouflaged
(All packs contain one vehicle, priced at £2.95)
And the usual pics:
GRV57 - Sd.Kfz 251/1 (Ausf C)
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/2619/GRV57.jpg)
GRV60 - Sd.Kfz 251 (Ausf C) 'Wurfrahmen 40' rocket launcher
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/2622/GRV60.jpg)
GRV64 - Sd.Kfz 251/7 (Ausf C) engineer vehicle
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/2626/GRV64.jpg)
GRV68 - Sd.Kfz 251/8 (Ausf C) ambulance with tilt
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/2630/GRV68.jpg)
GRV113 - Sd.Kfz 251/1 (Ausf B )
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4776/GRV113.jpg)
GRV115 - Sd.Kfz 251/2 (Ausf D) 8cm mortar carrier and crew
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4778/GRV115.jpg)
Next it's the big one, Indian Mutiny incoming! We just need to blackwash and photograph about 200 figures and we're good to go!
Good range there
Lovely stuff!
I feel further purchases of Sdkfz251s coming on .... despite needing more like I need a hole in my head!
Of course, once I have a few new ones the old ones won't look as good .... aaaand down the rabbit hole we go ..... aaaargh!!!
That is a lot of half-tracks!!
Can you tell us what the 'upgrade' has involved? A tidying up, more accurate, change of size, etc? Thanks
Looks like chunky tracks, simplified road wheel hubs, but nice deep holes on the track wheels. Good sharp angles on the body, and that's a body with a lot of angles...
What's the inside like, I can't see - are the inner walls just blank vertical walls? Is there any floor detail?
Quote from: fred. on 28 July 2019, 07:37:41 PM
Can you tell us what the 'upgrade' has involved? A tidying up, more accurate, change of size, etc? Thanks
It's a complete new model, so it's a touch bigger than the old ones (like the upgraded Shermans and Panzer IV's) with more detail on it as well.
Quote from: Wulf on 28 July 2019, 08:57:26 PM
What's the inside like, I can't see - are the inner walls just blank vertical walls? Is there any floor detail?
The internals are blank walls, to allow the various bits to slot inside without any trouble. The floor isn't detailed but does have a groove running along it (central 1/3rd of the floor roughly) so that the mortar base can sit inside it and puts the mortar on the correct level for the crewmen.
Great stuff! :) :) :) But...what bits slot inside a basic troop carrier...benches as a separate part? You now have a perfect opportunity to create 'Crew modules' with Figure groups (inc MG gunner!) which could be removed as they dismount...always a difficulty with H/Ts...to crew up or not? Suppose I should wait for my first order and find out! :)
And that Frame Aerial no the 251/3! Wow! Didn't think that was possible without etched brass or 3D printing! :o :)
Quote from: Heedless Horseman on 29 July 2019, 12:09:02 AM
Great stuff! :) :) :) But...what bits slot inside a basic troop carrier...benches as a separate part? You now have a perfect opportunity to create 'Crew modules' with Figure groups (inc MG gunner!) which could be removed as they dismount...always a difficulty with H/Ts...to crew up or not? Suppose I should wait for my first order and find out! :)
The basic carrier is the same hull as the other variants, so an Ausf C 251/1 is the same model as a Ausf C 251/2 mortar carrier, but the latter is supplied with a separate mortar and crew pieces. It's not viable financially to modify and remould hulls for every variant unfortunately. As you say though, there is an opportunity there for some separate benches and crew figures in the future.
22 251s :o :o
One or 2 of those are rare animals, 16 or 17 being built. But good stuff.
IanS
Lots of the short 75mm will be good for Arnhem. Great to see the range expand.
Can I ask - how long are they now?
Quote from: Dr Dave on 29 July 2019, 10:18:59 AM
Can I ask - how long are they now?
The new ones are 39mm overall length, so dead on for 1:150th scale. The old ones were about 35mm so a bit short.
Quote from: Leon on 29 July 2019, 01:05:42 PM
The new ones are 39mm overall length, so dead on for 1:150th scale. The old ones were about 35mm so a bit short.
They said that about Napoleon, and that other former corporal who followed his footsteps toward Moscow.
Napoleon was 5'7" And the other was 5'9"!