Well, this is going to be a quick one tonight. I spent most of the weekend working on stuff, so I am not really prepared for an Update tonight. That being the case, I will give you an update of what I accomplished this weekend. 
  First I worked on my "early war" German troops. This involved changing out straps and slings for the most part. I had a bunch of gas mask canisters that I replaced the straps on. They look so much better with the elastic straps gone. I also changed out all the straps on my helmets. Replaced the slings on about half my rifles and a number of other little detail items. My troops look so much better now.
  Second, I finished the shoot on the next episode of Vietnam Story. I had shot and photoshopped about half the story, now the other half is in the can. Not sure what I've got yet, haven't downloaded the pictures. But I think it is good stuff, based on what I saw as I was shooting. I would really like to have all these pictures prepped and be able to actually start on the comic right after Christmas. Love to have it out there first part of January. Well, we'll see how this week goes.


   Well, that was about all for me this weekend. It was a busy one and I used my time pretty well for a change. Like to hear what everyone else worked on this weekend too. That's it for tonight. Have a good one!

Tonight we've got something special. Panzercommander did a tribute to the Battle of the Bulge with a great looking vignette of a German soldier from the 352nd Volksgrenadier Division. It really looks sharp, so enjoy!

Well, I am kind of late on getting this Update out there as I didn't post on Thursday night. Here are a few pictures from the meeting on Wednesday night...


First up is this great vehicle from Hans Albin. He told us what this thing is and I didn't write it down, unfortunately I don't remember what it is called, but I sure would like to have one. This is scratchbuilt by the way (obviously).

This is just a great looking tracked-prime mover. The detail is beautiful and it boasts a beautiful late war paint job as well. Really sharp.

Plenty of room in the bed for troops and stowage and Hans had it all decked out. I was really impressed with the size of this baby and the detail. If you are headed to the Russian Front, don't leave home without one.

There was detail inside the cab as well and room for two figures. Once again, nice vehicle Hans, thanks for bringing it.


Maddog Cpl. treated us to four figures that he had bashed since the Ft. Thomas show. Four German figures First up were an Afrika Korps soldier and a Waffen SS Trooper.

I really like Maddog's Afrika Korps figures and this latest one is a great looking machine gunner. He has inspired me to do some of my own eventually. All I need is a little time. Next up are another Waffen SS soldier and a Gebirgsjager.

These two figures look great too, actually much better up close and personal. My pictures really don't do them justice. Nice job Maddog, you will need to fill us in on the details.


Next up is a line of Nurses put together by Dr. Zorkon. I don't know where he finds the outfits for these figures, but these look great. A cool look at Nurses of the 20th and 21st Century. 

The good doctor also provided us with this great looking Christmas vignette to get us all into the spirit of the season. That is a famous fat Field Marshall under that Santa Suit. You would have never known. Great job Doc.

And that is about it for this meeting. There were a pretty good number of us there, but most of us didn't bring anything for show and tell. Still it was a great meeting and there was some great stuff to see. Hope to see everyone at the January meeting. That's all for the update tonight, until next time, have a good one!

Well, I had a busy weekend, but what hobby time I had this weekend was spent working on a unit of early war Germans. I still have some stuff to do to these guys to complete them, but here is how it is shaping up.

When it is all said and done, I will have completed two pak 37's with crews and a small half squad of infantry. I have a two gun battery commanded by a non-commissioned officer (7 men total) There is also an ad-hoc squad of infantry composed of three riflemen, one machine gunner and a non commissioned officer with a machine pistol. Not a big unit, but I guess the guns make it seem a little bigger than it actually is. Of course once the panzer gets here, my unit will seem a little more impressive.

There is still quite a bit to do. There are some straps to replace, some detail painting here and there, but  the unit is basically complete. I am only planning the one figure for the tank (the tank commander). Since it only has one operating hatch, it seems sort of pointless to have a full crew. That tank commander is the early war figure from DID. It is a great figure right out of the box and should be the perfect finishing touch to my vehicle. Well, that is all for tonight, just thought I would share what I have been working on. Until next time, have a good one!