Military Armoured Vehicles & Warfare Army Life - AFV NEWS

Good evening from Italy,

here some pictures of a diorama built three years ago; it shows a “Hetzer” command tank starting to launch a counterattack against approaching soviet tanks. The Aufklarung  unit's commander is shooting a smoke signal for the rest of the battalion hidden into the forest while infantry companies supporting the Jagdpanzer 38(t) unit is marching towards the enemy.

the Hetzer is derived from ESCI transformed in an early type model, with UM tracks, the sdkfz. 250/9 is from TRACKS & TROOPS with PART photo etched  Hanghelafette 20 mm turret.

The diorama is constructed from a “polistirolo” base covered with polyfilla and with trees made from natural wood; the dry leafs carpets is made from male pine flowers, washed, dried and finally crushed. plants around the trees is from different types of musks, snow is from Prochima.

Figures, as usual , are from Preiser (tankers), and Mig (grenadiers).

The camouflage of Hetzer is of the “clouds” type: Sand Yellow base color  with green  patches and narrow red lines surrounding the green spots, that of sdkfz. 250 is a more common mix of green and red brown patches. Numbers are from Archer range products.

I hope You enjoy it.. good night to everyone. Federico