Apologies for the delay on this months releases, with all the Salute prep going on, plus a few days illness on my side, everything's a little behind at the moment. There aren't any pics at the moment either, as I've not had chance to get them done, but I'll hopefully have those added over this weekend some time.
So, we've got a total of 35 new items in this batch, with a mix of new codes, army packs, and some new resin from another company.
First up is the long awaited League of Augsburg artillery, which have been broken down into separate crews and guns, as we did with the ACW range. This way you can choose whether to have your crews aiming or firing, along with which size guns they're manning.
Next up are a few more additions to the Napoleonic Austrians, as we add the Uhlans, engineers and the Archduke Legion troops. And bringing up the rear on the new Pendraken codes, we've got the Berdan's Sharpshooters all sorted and added to the ACW range.
Hitting the 20th C., we've got a variety of vehicles for the VBCW crowd, WWII, and the Falklands!
As well as our own stuff this month, we've also started stocking some of the excellent resin models from Anarchy Models (http://www.anarchymodels.co.uk/ (http://www.anarchymodels.co.uk/)) These first few codes cover WWII, and fill some nice gaps in our own ranges. The quality of the casting is excellent, with only a thin layer of flash to be cut out of the window gaps, and being cast in grey resin, they also paint up very quickly with just a simple drybrush.
And finally, there's always been a bunch of WWII army packs which we take along to the shows, but were strangely missing from the website, so we've fixed that now as well. These new packs cover the Marines, Japanese, BEF, 8th Army, Early German, DAK, Italian, French and Romanian!
So, the full list:
League Of Augsburg - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Renaissance-c12/NEW-League-of-Augsburg-NEW-sc258/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Renaissance-c12/NEW-League-of-Augsburg-NEW-sc258/)
LOA17 Dismounted French Dragoons (30) £4.00
LOA18 Kneeling matchlockmen, firing (15) £2.05
LOA19 Kneeling flintlockmen, firing (15) £2.05
LOA20 3pdr guns (3) £2.05
LOA21 6pdr guns (3) £2.05
LOA22 9pdr guns (3) £3.00
LOA23 12pdr guns (3) £3.00
LOA24 Artillery crew, loading (15) £2.05
LOA25 Artillery crew, firing (15) £2.05
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8135/9002247842_9ba35efd3a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pendraken/9002247842/)
Napoleonic
Austrian - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Napoleonic-c14/NEW-1809-Austrians-NEW-sc265/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Napoleonic-c14/NEW-1809-Austrians-NEW-sc265/)
NPA27 Uhlans, with lance (15) £4.00
NPA28 Uhlans, with sword and carbine ( 8 ) £2.20
NPA29 Engineers (16) £2.20
NPA30 Archduke Charles Legion (30) £4.00
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8127/9001052791_bca8b4e67b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pendraken/9001052791/)
ACW - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/19th-Century-c15/NEW-American-Civil-War-NEW-sc281/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/19th-Century-c15/NEW-American-Civil-War-NEW-sc281/)
ACW24 Berdan's Sharpshooter (30) £4.00
Inter War - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Inter-War-c18/Inter-War-Vehicles-sc269/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Inter-War-c18/Inter-War-Vehicles-sc269/)
IW5 Birch Gun SPG £3.50
WWII
Russian - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-II-c19/Russian-sc128/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-II-c19/Russian-sc128/)
SV67 BA6 A/C £2.35
SV68 Gaz jeep (2) £2.35
German - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-II-c19/German-sc125/Page-4/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-II-c19/German-sc125/Page-4/)
GR229 Becker's Hotchkiss PAK 75 SPG £2.50
GR230 Becker's Hotchkiss 150mm £2.50
GR231 Becker's Command vehicle £2.35
Falklands
Argentinians - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Post-War-Modern-c20/Falklands-Argentinians-sc283/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Post-War-Modern-c20/Falklands-Argentinians-sc283/)
FLA16 LVTP £6.00
Army Packs - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-II-c19/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-II-c19/)
WWII Early German - 1 x GR95, 213, 214, 219, 220, 221, 226. 8 x GR212/218 mixed.
WWII BEF - 1 x 142, 144, 148, 149, 153, 160. 9 x BR141/147 mixed.
WWII Japanese - 1 x JP9, 10, 11, 14, 20, 21. ½ x JP5, 6, 7, 8. 7 x JP1/2/3 mixed.
WWII Marines - 1 x MC4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 20, 21. 7 x MC1/2/3 mixed.
WWII 8th Army - 1 x BR89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 150. 8 x BR88.
WWII DAK - 1 x GR147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 226. 8 x GR145/146 mixed.
WWII Italian - 1 x ITA4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12. 8 x ITA3.
WWII French - 1 x FRE6, 10, F4. 1 x mortar team. 2 x FRE9. 9 x FRE8.
WWII Romanian - 1 x RO2, 7, 15, 16, 17, 21. 9 x RO1/18 mixed.
Anarchy Models - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Resin-Scenics-and-Trees-c25/Anarchy-Models-sc287/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Resin-Scenics-and-Trees-c25/Anarchy-Models-sc287/)
ANA-001 British Type 22 pillbox (2) £4.50
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/ANA-001.JPG)
ANA-002 British Type 24 pillbox (2) £4.95
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/ANA-002.JPG)
ANA-003 British Type 26 pillbox (3) £4.95
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/ANA-003.JPG)
ANA-004 British Type 28a gun emplacement (1) £5.90
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/ANA-004.JPG)
ANA-005 Dragon's Teeth (5 strips) £7.50
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/ANA-005.JPG)
And that's it! 8)
Good idea with selling LoA guns and crews as separate packs.
To order I would wait for photos of crews though. BTW did you use SYW guns for LoA or produced new ones ?
Quote from: maciek on 04 April 2013, 09:01:05 PM
Good idea with selling LoA guns and crews as separate packs.
To order I would wait for photos of crews though. BTW did you use SYW guns for LoA or produced new ones ?
The masters of the crews are here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,2504.msg44252.html#msg44252 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,2504.msg44252.html#msg44252), and I'll try and get the proper pics done up this weekend.
The guns are the same as the SYW ones, we've checked them over with Clib, and they're all fine. The only change is the 3pdr barrel will be on a larger carriage, as they hadn't developed the lighter carriages at that point.
QuoteThe guns are the same as the SYW ones, we've checked them over with Clib, and they're all fine. The only change is the 3pdr barrel will be on a larger carriage, as they hadn't developed the lighter carriages at that point.
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I like historical accuracy.
And any Franco-Prussian guards limber crew? ;)
Great stuff, just put in my order for dragoons and bunch of guns and gunners, now I have to have my secret agent (friend) pick up the cavalry at Salute.
I really love these figures, Clibs work just gets better and better, I cannot wait to get my hands on the cavalry. His plans for smaller horses for the Dragoons are just fantastic.
Would love to see wide range of commanders. This is one area that manufactures seem to miss. The officers are the ones that stand out as they are usually only one or two figures on a base. So variety is great.
Thanks Leon and Dave.
William
Leon has missed off some of the new ww2 releases
Beckers three hotchkiss conversions carrying the pak 40 and 105 FG and the command vehicle, Russian GAZ jeep and BA6 armoured car
Dave
Ooops also forgot to mention the Birch SPG for the interwar period :D :D and the LVTP for the falklands range :P :P :P
Dave
great, I was expecting the Archiduc Charles Legion for a long time! the order has been sent!
Leon
How many figures in the LoA crew packs?
Chad
Hi Chad,
I think it says (15) immediately after the Text!!? :D
Mollinary
Mollinary
Yup, it does. I'll put my glasses on next time! =)
Cheers
Chad
Pardon my ignorance, but what are these Becker vehicles.
Jim
How big is one strip of dragon's teeth from anarchy?? Hard to make up in the picture.
In the store it says: Dragon's Teeth - 69x35mm (5 strips per pack)
Is this the size per strip or the total size when all the strips are combined? guessing size per strip but wanted to be sure...
I think Becker vehicles were designed by a German commander..sort of ad hoc German vehicles based on French chassis..I had never heard of them either but I found some info online about them
Quote from: Jim Ando on 06 April 2013, 06:46:38 PM
Pardon my ignorance, but what are these Becker vehicles.
They were part of the 21st Panzer Division, referred to as the 200 Assault Gun Battalion. From one website: "The HQ company is equipped with 12 x 47mm AT guns on Renault 35 chassis. There is also a section of towed 75mm Anti-tank guns. The four gun companies consist of self-propelled Anti-tank guns (75mm) or artillery (105mm), built on ex-French Hotchkiss chassis."
It's also mentioned on the Military History Online website:
"21st Panzer had gained its reputation as part of Rommel's famous Afrika Korps. However it had been virtually completely destroyed in the spring of 1943 in Tunisia. It had been reformed later that year in Brittany, with a cadre of veterans drawn from the Eastern Front, its ranks filled out with new recruits from Germany. Shortage of equipment had been a major problem, with much use being made of obsolete material captured from the French in 1940. By the beginning of June 1944, the situation was improving, and 21st Panzer had received in the region of 90 Panzer Mark IVs, which with a number of variants, made up over 70% of its armoured strength. However the position of other units in the Division was less satisfactory. Assault Gun Battalion 200, for example, was equipped with modified French tracked chassis carrying 75mm anti-tank guns and 105 mm field howitzers. The motorised infantry battalions were also far from satisfactory; though some troops had armored half-tracks, others had to make do with lorries." (http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/dday/counterattack.aspx (http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/dday/counterattack.aspx))
Quote from: petercooman on 06 April 2013, 06:54:04 PM
How big is one strip of dragon's teeth from anarchy?? Hard to make up in the picture.
In the store it says: Dragon's Teeth - 69x35mm (5 strips per pack)
Is this the size per strip or the total size when all the strips are combined? guessing size per strip but wanted to be sure...
The size shown is for one of the strips.
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Thanks!!
There's a chap who's collected a load of info on the Becker's on his blog here: http://panzersandmuskets.blogspot.co.uk/2010_02_01_archive.html (http://panzersandmuskets.blogspot.co.uk/2010_02_01_archive.html) Kinda looks familiar as well, wonder if we've seen him at the shows?
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All the pics of the LoA and the Naps have now been added to the website, as well as the original post in this thread.
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