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The Stalingrad Project Is Finally Complete!

So after nearly nine months I have managed to draw the Stalingrad project to a close with four Panzer IIIs. They represent the other half of the 36th Panzer Regiment and this includes the Panzer IIIK Command Tank for the regimental HQ (The one with the tank commander).


The other three tanks are the Panzer IIIJ variant with short and long barrelled 50mm guns.The lists state that one of the Panzer IIIs has a 75mm gun on it, but I researched this to breaking point and found that they only had 50mm guns. It's another minor issue in the lists that I have found on this journey!


I bought a box of Plastic Soldier Company Panzer IIIs to build this unit, so there was an extra one in the box (I was going to buy four of their reinforcement sets, but it was cheaper to buy the box!), which I also painted and will use in future scenarios based in Stalingrad. Here's all five from the box:


As I said, this last unit finally completes the Stalingrad project, so here are the German forces in full:


These don't include the extra bits and pieces I painted along the way to completion, but this is the attacking force as laid out in the Rapid Fire! Third Supplement.



And to face them are the Soviet defenders of the beleaguered city.


Again, there are a few bits and pieces that I put into the project as I went along (such as the snipers), but this is the 'official' force list.



I am not going to list every single unit in this scenario (you'll have to track down a copy of the supplement to find out...), but it amounts to 170 German figures, 24 German Vehicles, 4 German guns, 184 Soviet Figures, 7 Soviet Vehicles and 3 Soviet guns. The final running total is: 354 figures, 31 Vehicles and 7 Guns. That is a lot of green and grey...

Now all that remains to actually play the scenario, but that will have to wait a while as I am currently working away and time is precious (it also means this blog may be a little slow as I don't have as much time to paint at the moment)... But check back in the future for a full AAR when we storm the Barrikady Factory!!

Thanks for reading!
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  1. Russ10 June 2015 at 18:06

    WOW! WOW! and WOW! that is an amazing sight! that is one heck of an achievement!

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    1. Abwehrschlacht10 June 2015 at 18:30

      Ha ha, thanks Russ, I'm glad you liked the forces! I am not sure what to do with myself now...

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  2. Phil10 June 2015 at 18:08

    Very very very impressive!

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    1. Abwehrschlacht10 June 2015 at 18:31

      Thank you Phil! I am pleased that you liked the forces!

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  3. Paul W10 June 2015 at 19:51

    Well done! An excellent example of what some focus and persistence can achieve. Looking forward to seeing this lot in action :-)

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    1. Abwehrschlacht10 June 2015 at 20:06

      Thanks Paul, there really was a lot of focus involved here!!

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  4. Anna Elizabeth10 June 2015 at 20:14

    Well Done indeed! Congratulations on finishing, and on another well-painted unit. :)

    The Panzer IIIs look great, and I agree that there was not a 75mm version, the long 50mm is correct.

    It's inspiring to see someone finish such a high-quality project. :)

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    1. Abwehrschlacht10 June 2015 at 20:17

      Thank you Anna! Praise indeed! Yep, I couldn't find any reference to a 75mm PzIII anywhere, so after asking on TMP I settled for the long 50mm. It's very little difference in gaming terms, but slightly frustrating when it states 75mm in the lists!

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    2. Anna Elizabeth10 June 2015 at 20:28

      It is frustrating when you run into something like that, I always go look, assuming that I'm the one that missed it, and then it's like - "I should have had more confidence". :D

      I'm thinking I should start one of my 1/35 Panzer IIIs. I have the Dragon "Imperial Series" IIIJ, with the long 50mm.

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    3. Abwehrschlacht10 June 2015 at 20:50

      I know what you mean. Self doubt is the easiest route to take!

      I haven't built a 1/35th tank for a while, maybe I need a break from the little ones to work on a larger model. I like the Dragon kits, they are really nicely detailed. Click on the '1/35th' tag to see the large taks I have built i the last few years.

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    4. Anna Elizabeth11 June 2015 at 01:48

      I looked at your 1/35ths, very nice. I've been thinking I should finish my Tamiya Type 10 modern tank, I think I'm getting a little burned-out on wargame minis. And of course, start that Panzer IIIJ, and.... XD

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    5. Abwehrschlacht11 June 2015 at 07:15

      Thanks, yeah sometimes you need something big to work on, just to get a fresh perspective!

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  5. Pete.10 June 2015 at 22:09

    A very impressive collection, looking forward to seeing the game pics when you get to play it.

    I remember being quite inspired by the RF 3rd supplement too....

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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    1. Abwehrschlacht10 June 2015 at 22:12

      Thanks Pete, don't worry, I will be posting plenty of game pics I the future. This is the second of the scenarios that I have completed. One day it would be nice to have them all!

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  6. Truscott Trotter11 June 2015 at 03:14

    Looks Great will look forward to the AAR
    one point don't think there was a factory making Barricades did you mean Barrikady gun factory ?

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    1. Anna Elizabeth11 June 2015 at 03:22

      Krasny Barrikady, that will be beyond AWE-sum!

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    2. Abwehrschlacht11 June 2015 at 07:14

      Thank you, yep, you're right, a misspelling on my part...

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  7. Martin Rapier11 June 2015 at 08:32

    Well done and congratulations on finishing. It is always a very satisfying feeling to get to the end of a big modelling project like that.

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    1. Abwehrschlacht11 June 2015 at 22:16

      Thanks Martin, that's really appreciated, it does indeed feel good to have finished it at long last!

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  8. Stig of the Dump12 June 2015 at 21:54

    Good job that man!

    Looking forward to some game reports.

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    1. Abwehrschlacht13 June 2015 at 09:06

      Thanks! There will be some reps, don't worry, I just have to find time to play them!

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  9. Antonio Marcelo29 February 2020 at 21:41

    OUTSTANDING!!! Inspires me!

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