20mm WW2 TO-DO List

So, of the ten, or so, forces I have “on the go” I’d have to say that the Late War German SS and the British/Canadian Paras would be top priority (not that anything in the 20mm WW2 category is really a BIG priority or anything right now… I got Other Things to be doing)! This is due to the fact that they have the least stuff that needs to be done for them to be fielded on the tabletop.

Next I would say… the Canadian Infantry for Northwest Europe ’44? After that…. Hmmmmm… I don’t know, maybe the Early War Germans, or the Russians, or the Fallschirmjagers…? Let’s have a look at the TO-DO/TO GET list and see what needs to be done…

British/Canadian Parachute Brigade

Since posting this originally I have finished up a few of the things I had to do – the CO, and mortar and Pioneer stands. You can see those in a recent Painting Update.

STUFF TO GET:
**1 Pack of Rafm/Platoon 20 Paras to finish off the 3rd Battalion
*2 stands worth of Pioneers (SHQ? Britannia?)
1 Recce (Britannia?)
3 Rafm Jeeps (to tow AT guns)
3 Jeep drivers (SHQ)
Dead and Wounded for suppression markers! (Britannia has dead, wounded and surrendering paras in three packs!)
1 more 6pdr and crew (Gun – Rafm, Crew – SHQ or Britannia)
17 Pounder and Crew?! …and something to tow it!? (SHQ or Britannia)

STILL TO DO:
*Rebase one mortar team
*Paint one Vickers team
*Paint 6 stands to finish off third battalion (need to get 3 of them - see above)
*Paint anything else on the TO GET list as it is got!
Paint a fourth battalion? I have them prepped and based… they could be an Airlanding (Glider) Regiment…?


Late War German SS Panzer-Grenadiers

STUFF TO GET!
**2x HMG (Hät kit?)
*2-4x Pak 38 + crew (gun – Rafm, Crew Britannia or SHQ)
CO stand (Britannia or SHQ)
Dead and Wounded for suppression markers (Britannia or SHQ)

STILL TO DO:
**Paint two infantry stands to finish off third battalion!!
**Paint one (or two) Pioneer stands to finish off Pioneers!!
**Paint two mortar stands!!
*Paint any of the stuff to get above!
Build and paint plastic kits by the dozen!


WW2 Russians

STUFF TO GET!
**2 stands of Russian Naval Infantry (one Platoon 20 pack)
*1x MG stand to finish off Infantry Batatlions (Britannia?)
*1x Pioneer stand (Britannia?)
*RHQ (Britannia?)
*4 Stands of Platoon 20 Infantry to finish battalion (2 packs)
-Another box (or two) of Italeri Russian Infantry – includes 3 HMG to finish off Divisional MG Company.
-2-5x Cavalry stands!? (SHQ)
-1x 76mm Infantry Gun (SHQ)
-1x 45mm AT gun Platoons (Britannia?)
-1x 120mm Mortar Platoons (Britannia?)
-4x Hat/Armourfast T-34/76 kits to make a whole 9 tank battalion! (yeah… someday…)

STILL TO DO:
Paint EVERYTHING!
The Naval Infantry, when I get some, should be first.
The cavalry next might be fun!
Then the Platoon 20 stuff…
Plastics…

Canadian Infantry NEW ’44-‘45

STUFF TO GET!
1x Carrier for Carrier Platoon
3x Carriers for Mortar Platoon
3x Carriers for AT Platoon
1x 6Pdr (have crew already!)
3x Pioneer stands
3x Jeep+trailer+driver (Jeep+trailer – Rafm, Drivers?
2x Carriers for Divisional Recce Sqn!?
1x 4.2” Mortar & Crew
1x 17Pdr AT gun+crew+towing vehicle…

STILL TO DO:
PAINT EVERYTHING!!!

Yeah… there’s a lot of kit I need for this one.. maybe it should be a bit lower of the list…? I guess they’d be more USEFUL and/or INTERESTING than the next two listed as they would have obvious opponents – the 12th SS! I guess once the Russians were done, though, the Fallshirmjagers could fight them, as could the Early War Germans…

Fallshirmjagers

STUFF TO GET!
*4x HMG Stands
*1x Mortar Stand
2-3x 28mm sPzB41 Stands
3-8x Pioneer Stands
4x Pak 36 (3.7cm) & Crew
3x 7.5cm LG40 groups & Crew
1x Recce Stand
1-2x FAOs?
1x RHQ

STILL TO DO:
PAINT EVERYTHING!!!

Early War Germans

STUFF TO GET!
*6x HMG
*1x 81mm Mortar
3x 7.5 cm Infantry Guns (Hät?)

1x 15 cm Infantry Guns
4-8x Pak 36 (3.7cm) (Hät?)

STILL TO DO:
PAINT EVERYTHING!!!

Hopefully, by the time I get to these Hät will have released their Infantry and AT guns…


The rest I’m not even going to worry about – they are so far down the list of priorities…

Like I said in an earlier post these are ALL low in priority at the moment as I am, in theory, concentrating on my 28mm Seven Years War stuff for the 2009 Wargames Weekend (though Pete’s making noises about getting to work on a Great War version of BKC/CWC – so that will likely prove to be a MAJOR distraction over the next year!)

Coming soon on Tim’s Miniature Wargaming Blog:

The rest of the Modern 20mm… Then on to the last of the 28s…