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Title: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 01 February 2014, 02:06:08 AM
Work in progress. Need to finish bases and rest if army by this time next week!
2iC with added regimental standard.
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/image_zpsbbbb0703.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/image_zpsbbbb0703.jpg.html)

Not bad so far...

EDIT: Pic resized.
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Steve J on 01 February 2014, 08:11:15 AM
Nice touch to add the standard 8).
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Hertsblue on 01 February 2014, 10:40:04 AM
Looking good so far, Will. I like the idea of the "cobblestones of Budapest" if that's the way you're going to finish them.
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 01 February 2014, 11:17:24 AM
Yes. I'm that sad that each platoon has different cobble pattern.
I've spent ages on Google researching them!  :-B
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: nikharwood on 01 February 2014, 06:08:52 PM
 8)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: mollinary on 01 February 2014, 07:18:00 PM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 01 February 2014, 11:17:24 AM
Yes. I'm that sad that each platoon has different cobble pattern.
I've spent ages on Google researching them!  :-B
:o.  Tell me it isn't so!   Please!   Tell me it isn't so.  I am deeply conflicted - this is the sort of thing that I - I mean we - do, but to this degree?  What next?  Green gloves for the officers, but only for the first battalion, of the Brunswick regiment in 1870?  Oh, yes I did that already!   :)

Mollinary
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 01 February 2014, 09:02:17 PM
So did I!
2nd and 3rd battalion wore white gloves BTW...
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: mollinary on 01 February 2014, 09:23:24 PM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 01 February 2014, 09:02:17 PM
So did I!
2nd and 3rd battalion wore white gloves BTW...

I KNOW!   How sad is that?   :)

Mollinary
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 February 2014, 08:38:10 AM
Finally got around to photographing the army!  ;)

Artillery Group
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/007_zpsc486a4ba.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/007_zpsc486a4ba.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/008_zps6e9c558f.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/008_zps6e9c558f.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/009_zpsf5159673.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/009_zpsf5159673.jpg.html)
(Yes that is a map of Budapest)

Scouts
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/011_zpsf3be0f40.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/011_zpsf3be0f40.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/010_zpsf9b49482.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/010_zpsf9b49482.jpg.html)

1st Platoon
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/015_zpsa62ca888.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/015_zpsa62ca888.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/014_zps3c7599b8.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/014_zps3c7599b8.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/016_zps8ccf7738.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/016_zps8ccf7738.jpg.html)

2nd Platoon
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/021_zpsd520db35.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/021_zpsd520db35.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/022_zpse4961b97.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/022_zpse4961b97.jpg.html)


Pioneers
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/017_zps3aa08d97.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/017_zps3aa08d97.jpg.html)(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/020_zps0ee6693a.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/020_zps0ee6693a.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/019_zps9bcba117.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/019_zps9bcba117.jpg.html)

HMGs
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/012_zps938af891.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/012_zps938af891.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/013_zpsc1470947.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/013_zpsc1470947.jpg.html)

Command Group
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/023_zps6a06ae04.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/023_zps6a06ae04.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/026_zps03f5910b.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/026_zps03f5910b.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/024_zps30e0d292.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/024_zps30e0d292.jpg.html)
CiC
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/025_zps722c9b27.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/025_zps722c9b27.jpg.html)
2iC

'Borrowed' Stugs
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/027_zps55441101.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/027_zps55441101.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/029_zps67cdf7b3.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/029_zps67cdf7b3.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/028_zps42b78abe.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/028_zps42b78abe.jpg.html)

'Borrowed' Paks
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/030_zps9706ec92.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/030_zps9706ec92.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/031_zps70d359d1.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/031_zps70d359d1.jpg.html)

Scratch built booby traps
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/034_zps650fc828.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/034_zps650fc828.jpg.html)

Anti Aircraft platoon
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/032_zps17290c0d.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/032_zps17290c0d.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/033_zpsb03ff18f.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/033_zpsb03ff18f.jpg.html)

(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/002_zpse2cc1371.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/002_zpse2cc1371.jpg.html)
The oh so troublesome barricades (there were another 8 of these...)

Objective 1
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/004_zps5fc2e310.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/004_zps5fc2e310.jpg.html)
On three!
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/003_zps6940f126.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/003_zps6940f126.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/006_zpscaf8197d.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/006_zpscaf8197d.jpg.html)
After three!
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/005_zpsa2254885.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/005_zpsa2254885.jpg.html)

Ouch!

[URL=http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/035_zps9918f6c5.jpg.html](http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/035_zps9918f6c5.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/036_zps79bc20f3.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/037_zps35985a30.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/037_zps35985a30.jpg.html)(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/036_zps79bc20f3.jpg)[/URL]




Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Hertsblue on 20 February 2014, 08:56:35 AM
They're great, Will. And the bases are very effective. Now all you need is a townscape!  ;)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: kev1964 on 20 February 2014, 10:00:39 AM
Excellent job Lemmey, really great basing and character ,( i' m going to Budapest next friday so i'll check the cobblestones for accuracy  ;D ) great work,

kev
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Matt J on 20 February 2014, 10:27:19 AM
Love it Will, particularly the STUGS.

and that cavalryman has some strength!

and the barricades  :-bd
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 February 2014, 11:50:20 AM
Thanks guys.
Kev, let me know, but I'm not resculpting now!  I'll have to use them on another platoon if I got them wrong! ;)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Hertsblue on 20 February 2014, 02:53:37 PM
If it's Budapest, Will, you're missing the tram lines!  :o
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 February 2014, 03:21:10 PM
No I'm not! Look at the HMG and PAK platoons Hertsblue! ;) 14.2mm at 1:100 scale!
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Hertsblue on 20 February 2014, 03:23:11 PM
OK, it's a fair cop....  :-[
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: nikharwood on 20 February 2014, 11:46:07 PM
Very nice, Will - I do like StuGs - and yours are lovely  8)

You definitely need a nice cityscape to scrap these on though!

Overall effect: you make me want to do these. But in 10mm, of course  ;)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 February 2014, 11:50:42 PM
Good luck, Leon & Dave haven't produced them yet...  ;)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: nikharwood on 20 February 2014, 11:52:58 PM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 20 February 2014, 11:50:42 PM
Good luck, Leon & Dave haven't produced them yet...  ;)

Yep. 'yet' being the operative word...I was being subtle & hinting  ;)

not like that fsn  :P ;D
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: fsn on 21 February 2014, 07:47:46 AM
... and where does subltle and hinting get you?
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: get2grips on 21 February 2014, 08:39:02 AM
Quote from: fsn on 21 February 2014, 07:47:46 AM
... and where does subltle and hinting get you?

Out of the microwave...now get back in! :D
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 31 May 2014, 11:53:06 PM
Latest additions:
Ziriynis - great home designed Hungarian late WWII assault guns!  ;D These have only just arrived when I got the rest of the army at Xmas! Previously had to borrow from a friend! ;)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/DSCF2063_zps7ff766af.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/DSCF2063_zps7ff766af.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/DSCF2061_zps24fabbbd.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/DSCF2061_zps24fabbbd.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/DSCF2064_zpsaba4674f.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/DSCF2064_zpsaba4674f.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: paulr on 01 June 2014, 01:22:40 AM
Very nice  :) :)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Hertsblue on 01 June 2014, 09:11:11 AM
They're great, Will.
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 07 June 2014, 04:31:04 PM
IsayIsayIsay...
What do you get when you drop a piano on a column of Russian Infantry?

A flat Major!
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/DSCF2086_zps93099a59.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/DSCF2086_zps93099a59.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/DSCF2085_zpse373fdb0.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/DSCF2085_zpse373fdb0.jpg.html)

Fifth booby trap for my Hungarian force!

Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Techno on 07 June 2014, 06:47:05 PM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 07 June 2014, 04:31:04 PM
IsayIsayIsay...
What do you get when you drop a piano on a column of Russian Infantry?
A flat Major!

Go and get your coat !.....Like it !! ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Steve J on 07 June 2014, 06:54:33 PM
Great work Will and the piano booby trap is inspired :D.
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Fenton on 07 June 2014, 07:50:16 PM
I think your joke hit a chord with Techno
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Techno on 08 June 2014, 07:12:58 AM
Oh, good grief ! #-o.... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Coat time for you, as well, Steve. ;)
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Matt J on 08 June 2014, 07:46:41 AM
love it!  ;D
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Hertsblue on 08 June 2014, 02:45:48 PM
It's not Napoleon's piano, is it?
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Fenton on 08 June 2014, 03:03:25 PM
Quote from: Hertsblue on 08 June 2014, 02:45:48 PM
It's not Napoleon's piano, is it?

;D ;D

Is it  the very piano Napoleon played at Waterloo?
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Hertsblue on 08 June 2014, 03:07:46 PM
No, it's the one that fell on Neddy Seagoon's head from the top floor of the Titicacan embassy. You can just see his boots sticking out from under.
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Fenton on 08 June 2014, 03:21:19 PM
Still better than a face full of cold batter pudding
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 05 October 2014, 08:28:35 PM
My Hungarians won 'Best Painted Axis' for Flames of War at The World Wargames Championships at Derby this weekend. :)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: fred. on 05 October 2014, 08:31:44 PM
Excellent, well done.  :-bd =D>
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: toxicpixie on 05 October 2014, 09:12:51 PM
Spot on, they're a cracking piece of kit :)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: paulr on 05 October 2014, 11:19:27 PM
Congratulations,  definitely better than a face full of cold batter pudding  :-bd =D>  :-bd =D> :-bd

All that work on different cobblestone patterns to distinguish platoons paid off  ;) :D
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: kev1964 on 06 October 2014, 05:32:06 AM
Well deserved Lemmey, some of the best thought out basing i have seen, really nice to see something different , well done.


kev
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Hertsblue on 06 October 2014, 08:09:07 AM
Congratulations, Will. Well deserved.  :-bd
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Matt J on 06 October 2014, 09:47:22 AM
Top Banana Will  :-bd Well done matey
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Steve J on 06 October 2014, 05:42:04 PM
Congrats Will :) =D>
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: mollinary on 06 October 2014, 06:58:33 PM
Quote from: kev1964 on 06 October 2014, 05:32:06 AM
Well deserved Lemmey, some of the best thought out basing i have seen, really nice to see something different , well done.


kev

What else is there to say?  Well done!  :-bd
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Maenoferren on 06 October 2014, 09:03:32 PM
Well done, some fabbo figures and mega bases :)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: lentulus on 17 October 2014, 02:34:12 PM
Inspiring stuff.  Hungarians are on my 10mm to-do list!
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 02 February 2015, 11:19:17 PM
Three Csaba Armoured cars (Rock the Csaba) and a sixth booby trap ready for Corrivalry next weekend.  :D
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsomoyzdb8.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsomoyzdb8.jpg.html)
Work in progress (A rake's progress?)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/001_zpsfedw6hqs.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/001_zpsfedw6hqs.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/002_zpswqavsogy.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/002_zpswqavsogy.jpg.html)
Csabas
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/003_zpsrwhfzjpv.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/003_zpsrwhfzjpv.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/004_zpslddsl2oc.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/004_zpslddsl2oc.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/005_zps2boflqdw.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/005_zps2boflqdw.jpg.html)

Oh, it appears to have dropped 2" of snow in two hours here!  8)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/madlemmey/Hungarians%202014/007_zpspgvcwq2k.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/madlemmey/media/Hungarians%202014/007_zpspgvcwq2k.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: paulr on 03 February 2015, 04:34:41 AM
The rake is a bit subtle ;)

The WIP picture totaly confused me, was trying to workout where the legs in the background fitted in :-/
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: getagrip on 03 February 2015, 08:48:00 AM
 ;D

Will, your booby traps are brilliant.  Career with acme maybe?
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: nikharwood on 03 February 2015, 04:17:19 PM
Nicely done, Will, nicely done  :-bd
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Chris Pringle on 03 February 2015, 04:47:10 PM
As a confirmed magyarophiile - very nice indeed!

If your army is meant to be besieged in Budapest, there is some other funky stuff you could have (though I suppose if it is for FOW army lists then you won't be allowed it). I seem to recall that among the booty the Soviets captured in BP were a Matilda - ex-Soviet Lend-Lease, I suppose - and an Italian M13/40 (or M15/42?), which I think had belonged to a German security unit. And I think the Royal Hungarian Gendarmerie used both Csabas and CV33 tankettes in a dark blue police colour scheme. And then there is all the motley collection of militias and assault units ... but I guess you've got all this covered, FOW's Hungarian resources seem pretty well researched ...

Chris
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 03 February 2015, 06:11:15 PM
Didn't know about the dark blue Csabas! I can feel a repaint after the competition!
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: kev1964 on 03 February 2015, 06:25:40 PM
Excellent Lemmey, great idea with the rake  ;D,



kev
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Subedai on 03 February 2015, 08:31:32 PM
Weirdly different...but in a very inspired way. Nice painting.
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Womble67 on 03 February 2015, 10:39:36 PM
Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Techno on 04 February 2015, 07:47:11 AM
Great work, Will.
I particularly like the way you've done the snow scene.  ;)
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Steve J on 04 February 2015, 10:05:11 AM
Great idea for a booby trap 8). I can see these making an appearance for my AVBCW forces :D.
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Maenoferren on 04 February 2015, 10:36:32 AM
love the booby trap ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Hertsblue on 04 February 2015, 12:13:07 PM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 02 February 2015, 11:19:17 PM

Work in progress (A rake's progress?)


Oh, dear! Is it possible to be expelled from your own thread, Will?

have you considered the row of upturned soup-plates that held up Soviet tanks for hours in 1956 when placed across the road?

Love the armoured cars, though.  :-bd
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Chris Pringle on 04 February 2015, 12:23:02 PM
Don't take my word for blue Csabas, I could be misremembering, it might just have been the tankettes or neither - it's been a while.

Chris
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Chris Pringle on 13 February 2015, 04:05:23 PM
Glad tidings for those who want blue Csabas and tankettes! My good friend Dr Stenge confirms:

"The Budapest police forces had around 10 Ansaldos and 2 Csabas in 1944. These were painted in "police blue", dark blue (it was maybe a kin of blackish blue)."

Chris
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: toxicpixie on 13 February 2015, 04:06:53 PM
Hmmm, tempting for my PBI Hungarians, except they're actually Homsved and not Gendarmarie, so maybe I need a new army... what do WW2 era Hungarian Gendarmarie uniforms look like again?!
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 13 February 2015, 05:27:47 PM
That's a certainty for the paint queue then!
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 19 February 2015, 12:00:29 AM
They're on fleabay now... cash crisis!  :'(
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: getagrip on 19 February 2015, 12:09:57 AM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 19 February 2015, 12:00:29 AM
They're on fleabay now... cash crisis!  :'(

You've only just finished them  :(  :o
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 19 February 2015, 10:42:54 AM
Yup, that's the way the cookie sometimes crumbles!
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: getagrip on 19 February 2015, 10:52:28 AM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 19 February 2015, 10:42:54 AM
Yup, that's the way the cookie sometimes crumbles!

I know what you mean mate :)
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: Chris Pringle on 19 February 2015, 12:07:52 PM
There are plenty of occasions when the gendarmerie fought alongside honvéd units - certainly once the war reaches Hungary in 1944. IIRC, gendarmerie companies were formed into battalions and routinely attached to honvéd formations. You can legitimately have them on the same pitch as your StuGs or whatever.

For uniforms, this is the book you want:

http://www.hkhermanos.hu/kiadv%C3%A1nyok/sipos-andr%C3%A1s-magyar-kir%C3%A1lyi-csend%C5%91rs%C3%A9g-egyenruh%C3%A1zata-%C3%A9s-felszerel%C3%A9sei-1920-1945 (http://www.hkhermanos.hu/kiadv%C3%A1nyok/sipos-andr%C3%A1s-magyar-kir%C3%A1lyi-csend%C5%91rs%C3%A9g-egyenruh%C3%A1zata-%C3%A9s-felszerel%C3%A9sei-1920-1945)

Of course in action they mostly wore standard steel helmets and didn't look much different from regular honvéd infantry, but for a tabletop army you surely have to go for the more unusual millinery.

NB the paramilitary gendarmerie (csendőrség) are different from police (rendőrség).

Chris
Title: Re: Flames of War Hungarians
Post by: toxicpixie on 19 February 2015, 12:16:15 PM
Drat, I thought that might be the case; from the piccies my normal Honved would be fine, assuming that everyone's put their tin hat on!

I might pick up some L3/33's or a Csaba at some point if I get round to it. Currently the Hungarian armour I possess is actually... three field guns and a Pzr 38 :D