From SylvainR: Last of the 6mm Late War German (52 points)

I was afflicted with an eye infection last week and realized how important perception of depth is when painting miniatures. I had to stop production, but was able to finish these just before one of my eyes shut for a few days (now I'm fine). So I don't have any D&D models completed this week but I have the last elements of my 6mm late war German army: ten battalion HQs (BHQ). 

Each BHQ is basically a little diorama and the officer is given a WW2 historical name. Not famous names, except maybe "Rundstedt".

On the left, the BHQ for the motorized panzergrenadier battalion, on the right, the BHQ of the armored panzergrenadier battalion. I found a remnant of a railroad in my spare parts and it does add a nice point of interest to the mini-dioramas.

BHQs for the Pz.IV battalion and Panther battalion. For the latter, the vehicle is actually an observation Panther with a fake wooden gun. For these two dioramas, I tried to simulate the "bocage" of Normandy with thick and bushy hedgerows.

BHQs for the Puma reconnaissance battalion and the Sd.Kfz.251 reconnaissance battalion. The collection I inherited had enough reconnaissance vehicles for 3 divisions. That will give me options, I guess...

 

BHQs for the Luchs (only 100 built) / Aufklärungspanzer 38 (only 70 built) reconnaissance battalion and the Tiger I battalion. For the huge Tigers, the two of them could only fit at an angle on the base, offering very limited "posability" for these beasts.

 

HQs for divisional support. The scenery on Vietinghoff's base came out nicely. I just realized while taking the picture that the vehicles are driving on the left side of the road. I also realized that the command truck is an AEC Mammoth captured from the British in the desert. Oh well... That would explain driving on the left side... I might replace the truck for something more "German" later. For Rundstedt, I went for a less crowded base, with only two small vehicles, which helps emphasize the importance of the Marshall in the middle front.

Above, a picture of all the elements completed for my late war German army that I worked on between October and December. This army is now officially finished! Yeah!

 

I can now mark off another army as done. So far I was able to maintain a production pace of 2 armies per year. Only 8 more years to go! :-)

Points claimed: 

23x 6mm vehicles at 2 points each = 46 points (I'm not counting the overthrown wagon)

12x 6mm foot infantry at 1/2 points each = 6 points (I've included the drivers of the Kubelwagens and officers on half-tracks)

Total = 52 points

Thanks for reading! 

 What the last of the Late War Germans.  Are you mister Completeness?  Do you have every Tiger II ever made?  Surely there must be something else to paint.  

 

All teasing aside once gain a fantastic set of mini dioramas.  Having seen your inflamed eye glued shut on Friday night, I am amazed that you got these finished.