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[Ithoriel]

Love the vehicles.  Fortunately they are all too late for me so I am not tempted for once

The Merc started production in 1941 iirc.

[Orcs]

The Merc started production in 1941 iirc.

In order to maintain some degree of control I restrict my WW2 10mm to

Up to and including El Alamein in North Africa
Early war up to 1940 in the west
Up to batle for Moscow in the East
Possibly going to do  Kalkin Gol in the Far East

However your comments made me have a further look and the link below suggests its started production in 1938!

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JbeYqc5DBFAC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=mercedes+L4500a+truck+introduction&source=bl&ots=UZBZSD2kyi&sig=2o15SfsYazyR1jgKC67R10DqElA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QZotVbnEDdHcapOTgegB&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=mercedes%20L4500a%20truck%20introduction&f=false

So now I have no excuse, not to buy at least one of each.  If Mrs Orcs finds out I am going to tell her its all your fault  

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!!

[Ithoriel]

As one of my bosses used to joke,"I blame you. I'm not saying it's your fault, just that I blame you."

[fsn]

Welcome to WWII. It's lovely in 10mm.

I've gone for Fall of France British/French/German, with the Germans hanging on to face the 1941 Russians. I've also got some "upgrades" i.e. replace A9/A10/Matilda I/2pdr with Crusader/Valentine/6pdr so I can fight in Italy, 1943 against the Italians, and whole new ballgame for NW Europe 1944 Brits, Yanks and Germans. 

I'm looking to add Soviet 1944 and Japanese Khalkin Gol.

I've done this so I don't have to paint 25pdrs in desert and in European green. Everything is themed on a temperate summer, so basing, scenery etc can be universal.

Having said that, the Middle East building that I've just bought makes me hanker for Cauther camouflage. 

Possibly going to do  Kalkin Gol in the Far East

If you find some suitable Japanese softskins from Pendraken, let me know. 

[FierceKitty]

If you find some suitable Japanese softskins from Pendraken, let me know. 

These?  http://www.pendraken.co.uk/SAM11-p2943/

[Ithoriel]

If you find some suitable Japanese softskins from Pendraken, let me know. 

From what I've read, the Japanese were perpetually short of motor transport and what they had was underpowered.

Like most armies of the period, infantry that were moved by truck would be dropped off away from the action. 

Once in action artillery seems to have been largely static or else manhandled to new positions.

Not convinced you need much, if anything, by way of softskins for Nomonhan.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello fsn

If you find some suitable Japanese softskins from Pendraken, let me know.  

I agree with Ithoriel that you don't need much for Nomonhan/Khalkin Gol. Part of the problem for the Japanese that they were chronically short of transport. I'd just use generic trucks as press-ganged transport, ie Russian Zis 6 or 2.5 tonne, Citroen, Opel, Protz or Interwar 1920's/30's truck.

Alternatively, when you dirtied your hands with the T35s you could have ordered some Isuzu trucks   .

My other go-to - Fairy Kikaku doesn't have any softskins and the trucks that come with Aoshima kits are out of scale (about 1/120)

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan
(A sign of impending madness is hitting the Preview button again and expecting something to happen)

[Orcs]

Alternatively, when you dirtied your hands with the T35s you could have ordered some Isuzu trucks   .

(A sign of impending madness is hitting the Preview button again and expecting something to happen)

I Love that Phrase !

[Orcs]

Hi FSN

So far we have the following donations towards your burning -  two faggots (of wood), a box of matches,  1 10p piece, a farthing  and two washers.

But in the mean time look at the following  from Fairy Kikaku.  There are several trucks in these sets and some type 89 tanks that are suitable as well.  Kits are 2000 yen which is about £10-12 generally for 4 vehicles.  If you order two sets you are better off paying 2 lots of postage than the vat  plus Post Office collection fee of £8.

BE WARNED

If you place two orders within a day or two they will automatically send them together causing you to pay the vat and PO fee. so wait until one is dispatched before placing the next.  


Or to quote Grumpy You could "just dirty your hands" and order Izuzu trucks from that OTHER MANUFACTURER, after all we can only burn you once  

Not that I would EVER suggest you doing this !!

[fsn]

Thank you both (I think).

I could order from another manufacturer, but really prefer not to. I was thinking of SCV1 "1920's-30's truck". Looks sufficiently rickety to fit in with the armour.


I dunno, you buy a dozen BT7's and hundreds of infantry from Pendraken and no-one remembers, but buy one (well 4) T35s from another place and they won't let you forget. Still, at least they're not mentioning Centurions. Hang on though, what's that bit from the Bible? "Romans go home"? No, that was "Life of Brian". "Do unto others, it's great fun"? No, that's the family motto. Oh! I remember:

"Let he who is without cyan, paint the first tone"!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Heretic - BURN HIM, BURN HIM, but not in Runcorn, toooooo explosive.

IanS

[Hertsblue]

"Let he who is without cyan, paint the first tone"!

[fsn]

Told me mother about my impending immolation. Her comment, "make sure they put a bit of gunpowder around your neck, so you don't suffer too much."

[Orcs]

Having had a look at Japanese trucks they are very similar in style to the Russian Zis trucks, and as has been said you don't need that many, so I think that with a paint job conversion they would do.

As you have said before "you play with yourself " you are a solo wargamer. So there will be no rivet counters to say " That must be a Rusian ZIS truck because it has 4 nuts securing the road wheel "

[GrumpyOldMan]

Told me mother about my impending immolation. Her comment, "make sure they put a bit of gunpowder around your neck, so you don't suffer too much."

Hmmm... I'm pretty sure we don't share the same mother but she does sound an awful lot like mine. My mother's advice to me would be not to leave any ash on the carpet, and that she thought I'd given up smoking....

Yes just go for any truck, or since you've already been sentenced to immolation you could use still another manufacturer that sells lots of trucks and staff cars. I hope you are going through your Russian figures and converting all the Ssh -39/40 helmets to M36 types for early war Russians  .



I've converted a 1920/30s truck with thin strips of flashing on the sides to look like a bus with windows. Like the Gaz below:-



If you use the Opel then you could use the WW2 seated Germans (with a helmet file job) or the WW1 Italian limber riders.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

(Disclaimer - Where Pendraken doesn't make a type of vehicle/figure, these have been known to spontaneously appear in my armies through no fault of mine)