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    June 2006
Posted by Tankluver on Friday, June 15, 2012 4:44 PM

So I was going through my kits and I found that I have a Jagdpanzer Iv, and from what Ive read, the Wiking Did have these at there disposal. I think Im going to ditch the marder idea in favor of the Jagdpanzer IV.

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    April 2012
  • From: Thousand Oaks CA
Posted by PaperPanzer on Friday, June 15, 2012 7:34 PM

I don't know about the leather, and the figures could work as well, the Jagdpanzer would make more sense because it is better protected from a nasty Molotov Cocktail than an open- topped Marder ( Saving Private Ryan!)Surprise

Auctung! Panzer!

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    June 2006
Posted by Tankluver on Friday, June 15, 2012 8:56 PM

Yeah every buddy has a bad day when they get a molotov in the there tank

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Posted by Tankluver on Sunday, June 17, 2012 5:46 PM

I keep on looking at the verlinden figures I posted on here, and it looks like one can pass off as being in summer gear but the other has a revesible jacket and looks as if hes dressed for a light snow. The battle outside of warsaw was in august, so would that reversible one wouldnt have been worn in the summer right?

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  • From: ON, Canada
Posted by jgeratic on Monday, June 18, 2012 12:25 AM

Yes, if you do a web search on a monthly climate chart for Warsaw, you will see that August, and even the beginning of September, are still quite warm, though by no means is it a balmy region.  So a reversible parka would not fit in with this time frame.

Interesting youtube video - a little before the halfway mark looks to be footage from the tank battle.  Gives a good idea of the topography.

Photo set of reenactors doing Wolomin 1944.

Another googled photo, captioned:

 SS man walk past a burning T-34 tank in Poland. Near Warsaw. August 1944.

regards,

Jack

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    June 2006
Posted by Tankluver on Monday, June 18, 2012 1:22 AM

jgeratic1

Yes, if you do a web search on a monthly climate chart for Warsaw, you will see that August, and even the beginning of September, are still quite warm, though by no means is it a balmy region.  So a reversible parka would not fit in with this time frame.

Interesting youtube video - a little before the halfway mark looks to be footage from the tank battle.  Gives a good idea of the topography.

Photo set of reenactors doing Wolomin 1944.

Another googled photo, captioned:

 SS man walk past a burning T-34 tank in Poland. Near Warsaw. August 1944.http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-APf2iDJSJQ4/ToLR34gcisI/AAAAAAAAGgU/70tORy7F97A/s640/waffen-SS-soldiers-walk-past-destroyed-T-34-tank-near-warsaw-august-1944.jpg

regards,

Jack

ahah once again you come through for me thanks for the info. Now I can make some purchases. Funny you show this pic, I have a pic for my back round that is of 3 5th ss members next to a knocked out T34 which I kind of would like to somehow incorporate in this diorama, I just have to many ideas so I know a few will be lft out or else i could look cluttered 

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    June 2006
Posted by Tankluver on Monday, June 18, 2012 2:07 AM

So far the figures I have for this are, 

warriors, SS grenadier waking, and SS grenadiers walking, whermact tanker, SS der Jager Handschar (il convert him to regular SS), and Waffen SS slovenian (hes in italian camo). 
Im looking at getting these from DML
SS Normady, hans von luck, luftwaffe field division, and LAH kursk.
from verlinden I have
2 paras running.

My plan is to have the SS guys kind of relaxed and not to worried about the near gun fire, but the luftwaffe guys are kind of in a state of hurry. Now with some ofthese figures there are SS men running and shooting so im trying to think of how I could show SS men relaxed and still have some in a state of alert.

My idea was to have an MG crew Firing near the sdkfz 7  with the flak, while a jagdpanzer is coming down the road because there is an armor alert. The demag with pak 38 will be manned by the relaxed crew, like there in a hold back position. 
I was kind of playing with the idea of having a T-34 thats knocked out and having the mg crew using it as a plce to shoot from. 

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