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Post by: kenshin620
After a few weeks of silence it appears PSC has their hands full with their upcoming summer releases
News from the front!
28mm Russian Heavy Weapons are very nearly upon us - 4 maxim teams (2 firing, 2 moving), 2 x 50mm mortar teams, 2 x 82mm mortar teams and 4 PTRS anti tank rifles (2 firing, 2 carried). Total of 26 figures and 8 models for £16.50. We have heeded lessons from the first 28mm set and the CAD sculpts have been sharpened up. They will be released and ready to ship next friday 24th June.
The first 15mm Sherman kit - M4A1 - will be ready on the 30th June and the M4A2 kit on the 9th of July. Both kits have options for 75mm and 76mm guns/turrets and also a 105mm barrel option for the M4A2. 2 Commander figures are included - UK and US to satisfy both sides of the pond. 5 vehicles in a box for £16.50.
All these 3 new releases are available to pre-order in the forthcoming products section below.
15mm SdKfz 251 C and D kits and 28mm version of the Russian 45mm gun are all racing along like Patton's Third Army and should be ready for release in July.
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Post by: Snord
PMC are doing some very interesting things. Simplified wargaming AFV kits have been around for a while in 1:72 scale - Armourfast have done several kits which include 2 vehicles, and Italeri got on the bandwagon more recently with the same approach. But PMC have been more ambitious, and their kits are more sophisticated (as they have better detail, especially around the tracks) and are clearly aimed at the FoW players as well. I picked up a set of their late war British infantry in 1:72 scale; they look like the traditional soft plastic figures that are produced by many other companies, but they're hard plastic. The sculpting is generally good, even if the detail is occasionally 'soft'. On the strength of that set, I have been tempted to get some of the newly released Panzer IV kit in the same scale (I've always preferred 1:72 over 15mm). These Shermans look very good - the thought that's gone into them is obvious from features like the alternative commander figures and the inclusion of British style storage boxes. I hope they are successful - and that they are released in 1:72 scale soon.
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Post by: Hatemonger
Wow, if the real thing looks as good as those renders, that's amazing.
I've always been completely baffled why Battlefront didn't try plastics. You'd think the market would be there, and they are the only historical company I would assume to possibly have the funds to branch out that way.
- H8
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Post by: mikhaila
Nice stuff. I so wish I had room in my shop for more stuff...
Hmm, what's this? A signed lease for another 3400 square feet of space? 
Absolutely going to get this stuff in. Lots of room for new games and miniatures.
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Post by: ancientsociety
I did a review and assembled their 15mm T-34 kit last month and they were awesome! I wish FOW would let Finnish players take the PzIVs, and I'd be all over that kit as well.
PSC is going to give nearly every other 15mm WW2 manufacturer a run for its money over the coming year.
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Post by: BrookM
I'd love to see comparisons of their 28mm soldiers alongside those of Bolt Action and other WWII miniature companies.
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Post by: George Spiggott
Nice. No option to make fireflys from these kits though? 
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Post by: mwnciboo
I have bought the PSC Late German infantry and Panzer IV's. I really like them, they look less Cartoony then BF stuff and they paint up well.
I am looking forward to buying the Sk. 251 Transports. Furthermore if he does a Heavy Weapon sprue, with Mortars and heavy weapons, it will be a god send. I think he make a killing on the Sherman packs, 5 x High Quality Shermans for £16. A hell of a lot cheaper than anything else out there and most Allied players will field at least 5 of these minimum.
Some people at my FLGS like them, but say they are too light (seriously just glue in some ballast if you want them heavier!), I mean of all the complaints price, Quality etc, this one point is the easiest to rectify.
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Post by: ArbeitsSchu
George Spiggott wrote:Nice. No option to make fireflys from these kits though?
Wrong hull type? M4 ( IC), M4 composite ( IC hybrid) and M4A4 ( VC) were the only Firefly Shermans as far as I can figure, though there appears to be (as usual) heated debate on the truth of the subject.
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Post by: fullheadofhair
Nice to see BF getting some competition. I look forward to field a full Russian army with next to no BF mini's it.
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Post by: George Spiggott
ArbeitsSchu wrote:George Spiggott wrote:Nice. No option to make fireflys from these kits though?
Wrong hull type? M4 ( IC), M4 composite ( IC hybrid) and M4A4 ( VC) were the only Firefly Shermans as far as I can figure, though there appears to be (as usual) heated debate on the truth of the subject.
These appear to be IIs an IIIs.
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Post by: ArbeitsSchu
I think the only M4a2 Fireflies were a Canadian test that never saw combat.
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M4A1 was predominantly American usage, or early desert/Italian campaign usage for the rest of the allies. Only a few units had them by D-Day. (Royal Scots Greys mostly as I recall.)
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Post by: Aramus
I'll take a few boxes of those Shermans.
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Post by: kenshin620
Hmmm bit of an update I think
IMPORTANT NEWS ON THE 15MM M4A1 SHERMAN!!
Historical accuracy is extremely important to us, so after a sporty 48 hours i have decided to re-organise the 15mm M4A1 Sherman kit into 2 separate kits:-
M4A1 75mm with a "small hatch" dry hull
M4A1 76mm Wet Stowage with a "large hatch" wet hull
After doing a passable impression of a blue-bottomed fly and calling in favours, this re-organisation will not delay things significantly and we are looking at a release date of 6th July for both kits. All those who have pre-ordered the M4A1 kit will be contacted to see which they would prefer.
Meanwhile the M4A2 kit has powered into the lead and we are hoping for a release date of 30th June and a first showing at the Bovington Tank Museum on 2nd/3rd July.
All these 3 new 15mm Sherman releases are available to pre-order in the upcoming products section below
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Post by: Snord
mwnciboo wrote:Some people at my FLGS like them, but say they are too light (seriously just glue in some ballast if you want them heavier!), I mean of all the complaints price, Quality etc, this one point is the easiest to rectify.
A lot of historical gamers still cling to metal models as 'superior' or somehow less toylike. In reality, they're just fragile and easily chipped - and far less convenient to transport.
I'd guess a Firefly will appear soon - presumably as an option for a kit of the M4 or M4A4.
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Post by: BrookM
All we need to do now is to keep on nagging about cheap 28mm versions of those tank kits. 
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kenshin620 wrote:BrookM wrote:All we need to do now is to keep on nagging about cheap 28mm versions of those tank kits.
But then we'll have people complaining they're not resin/metal
Well, those people can fellate a loaded pistol for all I care then. 
Seriously though, I like where these guys are going. Less parts per model, great detail, great price.
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Post by: Joyous_Oblivion
BrookM wrote:kenshin620 wrote:BrookM wrote:All we need to do now is to keep on nagging about cheap 28mm versions of those tank kits.
But then we'll have people complaining they're not resin/metal
Well, those people can fellate a loaded pistol for all I care then.
Seriously though, I like where these guys are going. Less parts per model, great detail, great price.
Good detail and price for sure, but they have a tonne more parts per model...
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Post by: BrookM
Joyous_Oblivion wrote:BrookM wrote:kenshin620 wrote:BrookM wrote:All we need to do now is to keep on nagging about cheap 28mm versions of those tank kits.
But then we'll have people complaining they're not resin/metal
Well, those people can fellate a loaded pistol for all I care then.
Seriously though, I like where these guys are going. Less parts per model, great detail, great price.
Good detail and price for sure, but they have a tonne more parts per model...
More parts isn't always bad, as long as we don't stray into the territory of Dragon model kits. 
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Post by: kenshin620
It has been a while, some official announcements and such on the releases
**UPDATE 20th July 2011**
The Allied War Machine finally swings into action and the first shiny Shermans finally roll off the factory production line!!
The 15mm Sherman M4A2 kit is open and ready for business!
The M4A1 76mm Wet Stowage Sherman is starting production tomorrow, the 21st July. The M4A1 75mm kit is ready but has to wait its turn and will not be in production until the end of next week.
Apologies to everyone for the delay but the Shermans got a little congested.
The 15mm Sdkfz 251/C kit is just entering the tooling phase and should be ready end August, the D kit early September.
We are just starting work on some lovely, workmanlike Stug IIIs. To do it properly, i think we are going to do the Stug III in 2 kits - Ausf G with saurkopf, 105mm barrel etc and a C, D, E and F kit. Because there is a lot of obvious shared design work with the Panzer III, i am delighted to say that we will be doing the Panzer III straight after the Stug IIIs - again probably spread over 2 kits. Then to the Panther.........
On the figure front - 1/72nd Late German Heavy Weapons set is nearly finished as is the sculpting of the 1/72nd US GI set. Look out for these, Russian Heavy Weapons and the Late British Infantry in 15mm in the not too distant future.
Just starting design work on the 1/72nd Universal Carrier kit and also expect to see both 251 kits in 1/72nd sharpish.
Oh, and i am also working on a range of decals to compliment our vehicles - initially in 15mm.
When do i sleep?!
Will Townshend
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Post by: lord marcus
Always interested in WW1&2 28mm's. cool stuff
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Post by: kenshin620
Monthly update, looks like a lot of stuff will pour in the next two months for all scales and for everyone including some british
**UPDATE 19th August 2011**
The 15mm Sherman M4A1 75mm kit is open and ready for business!
Apologies again to everyone for the delay but the Shermans got a little congested.
For the 28mm crowd, we have managed to slip in a 28mm version of the Russian 45mm Gun kit - 2 guns and crews for £12.50 plus barrel options for 1942 long barrel and 76mm infantry gun. This is a whisker away and is due for release Friday 26th August - see below for pre ordering.
The 15mm Sdkfz 251/C kit should be ready early September, the D kit end of September .
October will be the month of all things III. We have the 15mm Stug III Ausf G with saurkopf, 105mm barrel etc . Because there is a lot of obvious shared design work with the Panzer III, i am delighted to say that we will be doing the first 15mm Panzer III kit straight after the Stug III G - with options for F, G and H variants.
Soon after we will be doing an early 15mm Stug III C, D, E and F kit and a Panzer III J, L, M and N with optional schurzen and maybe a Flamm barrel too.
On the figure front - 1/72nd Late German Heavy Weapons set is finished as is the sculpting of the 1/72nd US GI set and both patiently wait their turn in the tooling queue. Look out for these, Russian Heavy Weapons and the Late British Infantry in 15mm in the not too distant future.
Just starting design work on the 1/72nd Universal Carrier kit and also expect to see both 251 kits in 1/72nd sharpish. Also look out for 1/72nd M4A1 76 W, M4A1 75mm and M4A2 Shermans.
Design work on the first decal packs is nearly complete and we are hoping to release the first packs early Autumn. My ethos for decals is based around the unit where possible (German and British namely). I think it is good for the customer to purchase a decal set for a specific unit he is building. So, for example, if you are building a British Guards Armoured Division you can purchase a decal pack with all the divisional insignia, unit serial numbers, bridge classification numbers and tactical markings; or the 21st Panzer Division in North Africa pack with divisional insignia, DAK palms, balken kreuz and turret numbers. Minimum wastage!
Will Townshend
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Post by: kronk
So, looking at the boxes in the first post, the troops are 28mm and the vehicles are 15mm?
How does that work?
Or are there also 28mm tanks?
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Post by: Kid_Kyoto
Are they the ones who just put out plastic Japanese Infantry?
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Post by: kenshin620
kronk wrote:So, looking at the boxes in the first post, the troops are 28mm and the vehicles are 15mm?
How does that work?
Or are there also 28mm tanks?
They produce several sets in several scales (15mm, 28mm, 1/72), theres no real rhyme or reason which scales go first for a set (the russians started out as 1/72 and 28mm while the shermans immediately went to 15mm) but the 15mm is probably their most popular since its the scale of FoW
Kid_Kyoto wrote:Are they the ones who just put out plastic Japanese Infantry?
I didnt know there were plastic japs out, whoever made them is not PSC
http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
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Post by: Mick A
Kid_Kyoto wrote:Are they the ones who just put out plastic Japanese Infantry?
The Japanese infantry are by Warlord and I believe they are metal not plastic...
Mick
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Mick A wrote:Kid_Kyoto wrote:Are they the ones who just put out plastic Japanese Infantry?
The Japanese infantry are by Warlord and I believe they are metal not plastic...
Mick
Hmm yea I was about to say that I'm pretty much a plastic fanatic. If theres a company with a plastic set, chances are I know theres a set. Heck I know a company that makes 28mm plastic monoposed chinese three kingdom era characters!
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Post by: BrookM
I'm still curious as to how the PSC's 28mm plastics hold up to the models of Warlord etc.
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Post by: mwnciboo
Okay, I have to update my Panzer IV's (15mm) I still love them and I have magnetised them, but they did suffer their 1st breakage with a Gun barrel snapping off at the mantlett. This isn't surprising, metal would have obviously bent, but the glue sorted it out.
I would say that if you are heavy handed or clumsy don't buy these, if you are a normal human being you will have no problems and the money you save is pretty significant. I just hope he speeds up his releases I am desperate for the 251's....
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Post by: Mad4Minis
Ill have to keep an eye on this, I could go for some 15mm WWII tank action.
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Post by: mwnciboo
Well FOW Armour lists are really cheap to get into (especially German/Russian Ost front armies) but then you get the bug and slowly have to keep buying more stuff and adding to your force until OMG it's 5000 points worth. I call it "Model creep".
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Post by: ArbeitsSchu
mwnciboo wrote:Okay, I have to update my Panzer IV's (15mm) I still love them and I have magnetised them, but they did suffer their 1st breakage with a Gun barrel snapping off at the mantlett. This isn't surprising, metal would have obviously bent, but the glue sorted it out.
I would say that if you are heavy handed or clumsy don't buy these, if you are a normal human being you will have no problems and the money you save is pretty significant. I just hope he speeds up his releases I am desperate for the 251's....
You could always replace the barrel with brass rod
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Post by: Mad4Minis
mwnciboo wrote:Well FOW Armour lists are really cheap to get into (especially German/Russian Ost front armies) but then you get the bug and slowly have to keep buying more stuff and adding to your force until OMG it's 5000 points worth. I call it "Model creep".
I looked at FoW a long time ago. Unfortunately its a bit more complex than I require. My usual gaming opponents are my wife and our 8 year old son, neither of which are hardcore wargamers. Somewhere I have a pretty decent set of rules for small scale armor written up, I just need to dig it out. Quick playing and simple, but still requires a bit of tactical thought.
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Post by: mwnciboo
Hmm Brass rod, I do have some Brazzening rod (sic) (I think my Dad used to use it in his TIG/MIG Welding) might be onto something there, Arbeitschu old bean!
I know your pain Mad4Minis, I am in a club but I seldom get to play because I am always away deployed. I think i have played FOW 3 x this year and 40k about 10 x...
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Post by: Mad4Minis
mwnciboo wrote:Hmm Brass rod, I do have some Brazzening rod (sic)
That may be too rough, and likely not completely straight. The brass rod he is referring to is turned on a lathe, and it is straight and smooth. It is commonly used by scale modelers to replace plastic gun barrels on armor models.
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Post by: mwnciboo
Ah, you learn something new everyday. I am guessing it's a bit pricey because its turned Brass?
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Post by: Mad4Minis
mwnciboo wrote:Ah, you learn something new everyday. I am guessing it's a bit pricey because its turned Brass?
Ive never bought any, so I dont know.
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Post by: Stella Cadente
kenshin620 wrote:Mick A wrote:Kid_Kyoto wrote:Are they the ones who just put out plastic Japanese Infantry?
The Japanese infantry are by Warlord and I believe they are metal not plastic...
Mick
Hmm yea I was about to say that I'm pretty much a plastic fanatic. If theres a company with a plastic set, chances are I know theres a set. Heck I know a company that makes 28mm plastic monoposed chinese three kingdom era characters!
love to know who they are
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Post by: kenshin620
sorry for the slight off topicness
Stella Cadente wrote:kenshin620 wrote:
Hmm yea I was about to say that I'm pretty much a plastic fanatic. If theres a company with a plastic set, chances are I know theres a set. Heck I know a company that makes 28mm plastic monoposed chinese three kingdom era characters!
love to know who they are
Well I never actually bought from them but its from a chinese wargaming company called Flying general Workshop, found their stuff from michigan toy soldiers webstore
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Post by: The Dwarf Wolf
Hey kenshin, so let me ask: how many companies you know that produce plastic sci-fi miniatures? Or better, 25/28mm suitable Tanks? I know its off topic, but i must enjoy all that knowledge Automatically Appended Next Post: WoW, looked at the link, gorgeous minis...
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The Dwarf Wolf wrote:Hey kenshin, so let me ask: how many companies you know that produce plastic sci-fi miniatures? Or better, 25/28mm suitable Tanks? I know its off topic, but i must enjoy all that knowledge
Vehicles?
Games Workshop
Yea sorry about that, that is the problem. No one makes 28mm sci fi vehicles in plastic (well....technically I guess AT43 did....and Dust Tactics is similar to 28mm. But both of them dont have tanks (yet for DT)). Even Mantic isnt doing true plastic sprue vehicles I think. Too costly without knowing if they'll sell. Even 28mm aside, theres not that many aside from some licensed material model kits such as star wars.
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Post by: mwnciboo
28mm Three Kingdoms Figures! I have always wanted to do a Space Marine Force based on them, could you imagine the mighty "Lu Bu" in full on Terminator Armour!
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Post by: notprop
mwnciboo wrote:Ah, you learn something new everyday. I am guessing it's a bit pricey because its turned Brass?
Not at all. You can pick it up from model train shops, you usually find it with the plastrut/plasticard.
The stuff I have here is made by KS Engineering (USA) - 12" long 1/16 x 0.14 brass tube = 83p each. I used it for lasgun barrels.
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Post by: Grot 6
Anyone have any comparison shots of the different minis by the others to compare these guys to?
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Post by: ArbeitsSchu
mwnciboo wrote:Ah, you learn something new everyday. I am guessing it's a bit pricey because its turned Brass?
http://www.lendonsmodelshop.co.uk/index.asp?search=Modelling%20Material&showorder=partnumber&check=yes&searchme=K%20and%20S%20-%20Sheet%20-%20Strip%20-%20Wire%20-%20Rod
If you get the right diameter, then you can drill out the old barrel and the base of the muzzle brake, insert the rod right back into the turret, giving extra strength and a bit more weight to the tank as well. Pack the turret interior with filler or blu-tak, pop the brake back on and you have the 15mm version of those posh Jordio Rubio turned aluminium barrels large scale modellers use. One reasonable length of rod will probably do a unit of PzIV with spare.
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Post by: kenshin620
Update! Half tracks are soon
**UPDATE 9th September 2011**
The 28mm Russian 45mm anti tank gun kit is released and ready to ship! Order now online or we will be at Colours, Newbury Racecourse this weekend (9th/10th September).
The 15mm Sdkfz 251/C kit is being worked up next week with a release date of 19th September - pre-order below in the forthcoming products section to be among the first to receive this eagerly awaited kit. The D kit is still on for end of September .
October is still on for all things III. We have the 15mm Stug III Ausf G with saurkopf, 105mm barrel etc . We have also been able to fit the F8 version in as well. Because there is a lot of obvious shared design work with the Panzer III, i am delighted to say that we will be doing the first 15mm Panzer III kit straight after the Stug III G - with options for F, G and H variants.
Due to popular demand, I have bumped the 15mm Panther and 15mm Sherman M4A4 + Firefly kits up the list and we aim to have this out in November in time for people's Christmas stockings. We are aiming to put both Panther G and A variants on the sprue.
Design work continues on the 1/72nd Universal Carrier kit and also expect to see both 251 kits in 1/72nd sharpish. We are also aiming to have 1/72nd M4A1 76 W and M4A1 75mm Sherman kits out in November for our North Pole Distributor.
Will Townshend
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Post by: Aldramelech
Good stuff, together with the Zvezda early war releases its a happy time to be a WW2 gamer.
With a bit of luck some Arty will get done at some stage, as I think most stuff already out there is a rip off.
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Post by: Snord
I really like the way this company is being so methodical with its releases. Instead of the utterly random approach that every other plastic WWII kit manufacturer has taken, with models from every different combatant and every different period of the war, these guys are concentrating on a tight range of key vehicles and units which will enable people to build proper armies. We all love Tigers and Jagdpanthers, but the Panzer IV was much more important. And I see they're doing the SdKfz 251 next. Very cool.
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Post by: mwnciboo
Agreed, there is a definite plan plus he is prioritizing those models key models that gamers need in numbers (Shermans, Panzer IV, 251's, T-34). As sometimes I think BF goes a little too specialist or too deep when they have missed more of the middle of the road Core Models.
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Post by: Optio
Ive spoken to the owner recently and after he persuaded me to by soem M4A2's he said that there are some GI's in the pipeline for Christmas plus weopen packs for Germans, there was other stuff which Ive forgotten about as well...
They are nice kits though and well worth the £12 I paid for a pack of 15mm Shermans... The joys of being a cadet at Militery Odyessesy..
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Post by: George Spiggott
It looks like I'm going to be giving this man some more of my money.
Other companies should watch and learn.
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Post by: Aldramelech
Battlefront should remove their head from their third point of contact, however I really think its too late for them now, they have well and truly missed the boat.
But I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing, one evil empire in the wargaming world is quite bad enough, as long as PCS don't start writing rules and concentrate on what they do best they should go far.
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Post by: kenshin620
Update! Halftacks out now
**UPDATE 20th September 2011**
The 15mm Sdkfz 251/C kit is released and ready to ship! Order now online.
I am so tickled with our new addition I am thinking of putting an announcement in the Times New Births section! Each vehicle comes with a cornucopia of stowage gubbins and a very professional crew of seven panzergrenadiers.
The D kit is still on for end of September - pre-order below in the forthcoming products section to be among the first to receive this eagerly awaited kit.
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Post by: Maxstreel
That looks amazing! I knew I was getting into 15mm wargaming at the right time!
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Post by: Snord
That SPW looks fantastic. I've been waiting for something like that for many years. Being massively pedantic, the Panzerschreck wouldn't appear on an Ausf C - it belongs on an Ausf D - but that doesn't matter. I am tempted to get some of these in 15mm, but I think I'll wait for the 1:72 scale version.
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Post by: mwnciboo
Wow...I have 5 Zvedza ones and they are Nice, but these are much better. I will be buying these and using Zvedza's as reserves, 2 x boxes of these beautiful PSC 251's and I will be laughing. Mr Townsend is brilliant, I wasn't expecting these until Oct/Nov.
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Post by: piperider361
I'm glad they moved to one piece tracks - the multiple tracks on the tanks was a little overboard at that scale...
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Post by: George Spiggott
Only disappointment it the lack of parts to make the 251/7 or 251/10 (pioneer and command respectively) variants.
Anyone picked some of these up yet for a size comparison with Battlefront,Zvesda, Peter Pig, Skytrex, QRF or Forged in Battle?
I'm looking forward to the Panthers in November.
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Post by: Illumini
Awesome 
High-quality: Plastic grenadiers+weapons, plastic half-tracks, plastic pzIV, plastic StuG, plastic Panther = Awesome and cheap late war german army for me 
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Post by: Grot 6
Anything there in Green, or Tan?
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Post by: Aldramelech
Essentially the difference is the ass end of the vehicle, you'll notice the D has a flat back, this was done to simplify the manufacturing process, also the C has MG34's and the D 42's.
As was mentioned the Panzerschreck is better suited to the D model, although there were a few C's knocking around till the wars end but they would have MG42's. I reckon that part of the sprue is common to both kits and that's why its there.
These look fantastic and the speed that he's getting these out at is amazing.
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Post by: Snord
The Ausf D had a different arrangement of armour plates, but the rear is the easiest way to identify them. Conveniently, the Ausf D also had some bolt-on conversions, including the short and long 75mm - perhaps they'll appear at some later point.
The Ausf D is one of my favourite WWII vehicles. These renders look great, although those rivets on the side armour are way over-scale (they're almost invisible on photos of the real thing).
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Post by: kenshin620
More news! Next year will be a good year for half tracks. I also am a bit curious how much the 28mm ones will be
**UPDATE 4th October 2011**
The 15mm Sdkfz 251/D kit is released and ready to ship! Order now online.
[Both the 251/C and D will be released in 1/72nd scale early next year along with the conversion kit to create command, stummel, flamm, pioneer, mortar etc variants (in 15mm and 1/72nd). I am rather minded to do the 251s in 28mm too early next year. The 1/72nd Universal Carrier kit is progressing well.
The eagerly awaited 15mm Stug III Ausf G and F8 about 2-3 weeks away, although there is a fighting chance i might have the first few kits off the production line at SELWG, Crystal Palace on 16th October. I will put some sprue images and product details on the website in a few days time. The 15mm Panzer III F, G and H is not far behind.
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George Spiggott wrote:Anyone picked some of these up yet for a size comparison with Battlefront,Zvesda, Peter Pig, Skytrex, QRF or Forged in Battle?
One of their Shermans next to a Battlefront Firefly, apparently:
Surprised at the length difference. Would put money on the CAD-sculpt being the more accurate though. Detail's definitely crisper.
Don't suppose anyone has any pictures of the 15mm grenadiers next to Battlefront's, do they?
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Construct wrote:Surprised at the length difference. Would put money on the CAD-sculpt being the more accurate though. Detail's definitely crisper.
The M4A4 chassis used for many Fireflies was longer than the other variants, but not that much longer. The plastic model looks much better, although the rear end might be a bit short.
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Post by: H.B.M.C.
Can I ask a really stupid question:
Does everyone have free license to make WWII vehicles/tanks/etc.? Is WWII one of those things where no one owns it (the designs to the vehicles that is, not the conflict itself obviously), so anyone can go and make a Panzer model without the need to pay someone for the rights?
It's not something I've ever considered, but when I see a company making half-track models and they're based on real-life designs and a number of other companies are making vehicles based on those same designs, I have to wonder what the copyright law is (assuming there is any at all).
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Post by: akira5665
Good question HBMC.
I would like to know as well.
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Post by: infinite_array
I don't believe there are any restrictions on any real life military figures. It's the reason why you see so many small businesses that produce ranges for historical figures - it's impossible for anyone one company to say, 'We own the copyright for yadda-yadda halftracks' or 'yadda-yadda British Line infantry'. Now, if governments wanted to step in and say, 'We own the designs for this, pay us royalties', they may have a case. And Construct, I wasn't able to find Grenadier pictures, but I do have one comparing their Russian figures.  The PSC are more realistically scaled, and don't suffer from the 'pumpkin head' sculpts you get with battlefront. If someone where to say, 'Hey guys, let's do Eastern Front!', I'd definitely stop by the PSC first.
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The only thing I've noticed so far is that big modelling companies such as Tamiya and Italeri don't use certain official names any more, instead going for generic names, as with their Opel Blitz kits, which are now generically called German cargo truck 4x4.
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Post by: Illumini
BrookM wrote:The only thing I've noticed so far is that big modelling companies such as Tamiya and Italeri don't use certain official names any more, instead going for generic names, as with their Opel Blitz kits, which are now generically called German cargo truck 4x4.
Might be because Opel (Vauxhall for Americans) is an existing private car producer today that may want royalities for use of their name? Do they call their Sherman "mass-produced-slightly-below-par-horde-tank" or "Sherman"?
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Post by: BrookM
They only apply it to certain kits. A Sherman is still a Sherman, Churchill still a Churchill. A jeep however is a 4x4 light utility vehicle these days.
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Post by: sonofruss
Well the "jeep" designed by Willys and built by all three of the american major car manufacturers due to Willys not being able to keep up with demand. It was a generic 4X4 lol
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Post by: Saphos
A conversion sprue to convert the SdKfz to the other variants will be most useful. Excellent idea that. I hope they include the 3,7 cm At-gun as the lack of this option on the current sprue was my only complaint about them. Hmm, so I am going to get some Panzergrendiers after all it seems.
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Post by: Bloodwin
BrookM wrote:They only apply it to certain kits. A Sherman is still a Sherman, Churchill still a Churchill. A jeep however is a 4x4 light utility vehicle these days.
Jeep are a current company making 4x4s currently owned by Chrysler.
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Post by: Uhlan
Illumini wrote:BrookM wrote:The only thing I've noticed so far is that big modelling companies such as Tamiya and Italeri don't use certain official names any more, instead going for generic names, as with their Opel Blitz kits, which are now generically called German cargo truck 4x4.
Might be because Opel (Vauxhall for Americans) is an existing private car producer today that may want royalities for use of their name? Do they call their Sherman "mass-produced-slightly-below-par-horde-tank" or "Sherman"?
Opel for continental Europe, Vauxhall for the Brits and GMC for the Americans.
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Post by: Illumini
Uhlan wrote:Illumini wrote:BrookM wrote:The only thing I've noticed so far is that big modelling companies such as Tamiya and Italeri don't use certain official names any more, instead going for generic names, as with their Opel Blitz kits, which are now generically called German cargo truck 4x4.
Might be because Opel (Vauxhall for Americans) is an existing private car producer today that may want royalities for use of their name? Do they call their Sherman "mass-produced-slightly-below-par-horde-tank" or "Sherman"?
Opel for continental Europe, Vauxhall for the Brits and GMC for the Americans.
My bad 
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Post by: mwnciboo
Just got an E-mail from Will Townsend the 251-D's are ready! Yea!
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**UPDATE 4th October 2011**
The 15mm Sdkfz 251/D kit is released and ready to ship! Order now online.
Both the 251/C and D will be released in 1/72nd scale early next year along with the conversion kit to create command, stummel, flamm, pioneer, mortar etc variants (in 15mm and 1/72nd). I am rather minded to do the 251s in 28mm too early next year. The 1/72nd Universal Carrier kit is progressing well.
The eagerly awaited 15mm Stug III Ausf G and F8 about 2-3 weeks away, although there is a fighting chance i might have the first few kits off the production line at SELWG, Crystal Palace on 16th October. I will put some sprue images and product details on the website in a few days time. The 15mm Panzer III F, G and H is not far behind.
Due to popular demand, I have bumped the 15mm Panther and 15mm Sherman M4A4 + Firefly kits up the list and we aim to have this out in November in time for people's Christmas stockings. We are aiming to put Panther G, A and D variants on the sprue.
Will Townshend
No pics yet....
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Post by: Construct
Tailgunner wrote:The M4A4 chassis used for many Fireflies was longer than the other variants, but not that much longer. The plastic model looks much better, although the rear end might be a bit short.
Ah, I'd forgotten how much length variation there was both between and within the marks.
Well, I say 'forgot' but really I mean 'don't care' since they're not glorious German kittykatzen.
infinite_array wrote:And Construct, I wasn't able to find Grenadier pictures, but I do have one comparing their Russian figures.
The PSC are more realistically scaled, and don't suffer from the 'pumpkin head' sculpts you get with battlefront.
If someone where to say, 'Hey guys, let's do Eastern Front!', I'd definitely stop by the PSC first.
Hey, I like my Kyrbiskopfpanzergrenadieren! 
But, yeah, when I get around to giving the boys a makeover it'll definitely be with PSC big armoured tanky things and it looks like I'll be grabbing some PSC war dollies at the same time. 
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Post by: mwnciboo
Here is the 251 C sprue
Here is how a PSC model compares with the Zvesda 1/100 251 C (the zvesda is the painted one)
The PSC have a similar level of detail but the PSC stands out as quality of the model is quite impressive. It is easy to build too, unlike the tracks on the PSC Panzer IV's, but it's nice to see that Will has taken it on board and the tracks are moulded in one nice piece.
Top view
Overall I think they go well together, the PSC are 3mm Longer and have a longer front sloping armour section but in height and width they are almost identical. One key advantage to the PSC ones is that you get an awful lot of extra's (Jerry cans, personal gear, spare MG's and tyres etc) this is really useful as over 5 sprues you get enough spares to make interesting objectives or use the pieces on mini-projects. Want a Blitz truck full of jerry cans? No problem. I am a big fan of PSC, and the range is continuing to expand and means that large battalion sized FoW forces needn't break the bank.
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Post by: Snord
Thanks for the photos, mwnciboo. I think the Zvezda model is actually an Ausf B, but the dimensions should be much the same.
What is the issue with the Panzer IV's tracks? I know they come in a few pieces - do they have fit issues? The SdKfz 251's tracks are are (conveniently) a much simpler and thus easier to do in one piece.
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Post by: mwnciboo
The Panzer IV's whilst lovely, had very fiddly tracks that came with lots of different parts and had to be assembled top and bottom. I am no slouch as a modeller and am patient and have a reasonably steady and deft hands but they still infuriated me. The top tracks had to be a certain orientation and the front and back wheels had to be correctly aligned, and it was all a bit fiddly and frankly unnecessary at the 15mm scale. Each piece had to be clipped, filed, neatened up, they never quite met perfectly. It took me twice as long to do the tracks as to the rest of the Tank.  Also the Shutzen were a bit fiddly too, the Barrels on my Tanks have given way so I would recommend replacing the barrels with Brass-Rod as someone on Dakka advised me. (Also add some ballast as the tanks can be a bit light!) The ones on the 251's are moulded in one, meaning you dab one spot of glue and you are away. Kudos to Will townsend for making life easier and yet keeping the quality high.
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Post by: George Spiggott
Nice pictures, the 251 picture is particularly useful.
Roll on Panthers and 251 conversion kits.
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Post by: Vertrucio
Weird, the one I bought had plastic the shade of german armor yellow.
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Post by: Kroothawk
sonofruss wrote:Well the "jeep" designed by Willys and built by all three of the american major car manufacturers due to Willys not being able to keep up with demand. It was a generic 4X4 lol
Bloodwin wrote:Jeep are a current company making 4x4s currently owned by Chrysler.
Jeep originally was a nick name: General Purpose=GP=Jeep. The different car manufacturers made slightly different Jeeps. Only after the war, Jeep became a brand using the old patterns and modified them into civil cars, e.g. a popular station wagon.
mwnciboo wrote:Sdkfz 251/D
Stug III Ausf G
Shutzen
Just in case you are interested:
Sdkfz is abbreviation for Sonderkraftfahrzeug (special car)
Stug is abbrebiation for Sturmgeschütz (storm gun)
Ausf is abbreviation for Ausführung (version)
And Shutzen is wrong spelling for Schürzen, singular being Schürze (the extra side armour).
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Post by: mwnciboo
Cheers Kroothawk, I should have wrote (SIC) after the Shutzen but I will now write Schurzen.
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BTW Schürze is the German word for apron
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Post by: Pacific
Kroothawk wrote:BTW Schürze is the German word for apron
Which if you think about it, is kind of what they do right? just change food spills for explosive weaponry 
Really impressed about these releases, thanks a lot for the comparison picks and other shot mwnciboo
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Post by: Snord
Kroothawk wrote:Jeep originally was a nick name: General Purpose=GP=Jeep. The different car manufacturers made slightly different Jeeps. Only after the war, Jeep became a brand using the old patterns and modified them into civil cars, e.g. a popular station wagon.
Common misconception - 'GP' didn't mean General Purpose. It was a Ford designation: 'G' meant government vehicle contract and 'P' meant a vehicle with an 80 inch wheelbase. The name 'Jeep' was used for any 1/2 ton truck (but was not the only name used0, and there were similar names for other types of vehicle, such as the 3/4 ton 'Beep'. 1/2 ton trucks were also called 'Bantam' at the time, as Bantam also built them. The term 'Jeep' only really began to be closely identified with the vehicle we now recognise in around 1942, when Willys and other manufacturers started advertising their role in the war effort. Willys got sued by Bantam over the use of the name 'Jeep' in 1947, but Willys won and registered it as a trademark.
I love the StuG - one of my favourite WWII AFV's. PSC is storming through these releases. I wonder if they'll continue to be as methodical? There's a Universal Carrier on the way, which will give the Brits a transport. We'll presumably see a US half-track (with variants), and then hopefully the M-10 tank destroyer (used by the US and Britain), plus something more for the Soviets, like an SU-76 SP gun.
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Post by: mwnciboo
Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Were back to fiddly tracks again....Damnit.
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Post by: Vertrucio
Just put a bunch of halftracks together. I really wish they would make some pieces artificially thicker so that they were stronger in storage and when being handled.
The little machineguns they have in there are way too easy to break. Although probably in scale, these are gaming miniatures that will be handled, so a little skewing towards ruggedness is needed.
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Post by: Grot 6
Any comparison shots?
How do the plastics look stacked up against other companies?
Do they come in grey and green?
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Post by: mwnciboo
Okay next month I am buying some Panthers and Stugs...Infact as I am photographing so many I may aswell start an Article on FOW size comparisons as TMP pages can be brilliant but annoying to navigate.
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Post by: Twinkle Starchild
Plastic Soldier Company is now doing Tank, Infantry, and motorised company package deals. The Germans have a particularly juicy deal with 130 troops, 15 SdKfz 251/D Halftracks and 10 Panzer IV tanks, all for £75. I was pretty excited to see these.
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Post by: mwnciboo
That is brilliant and will allow you to have a decent force for not much cash. Where did you get this info and is it verified ?
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Post by: kenshin620
mwnciboo wrote:That is brilliant and will allow you to have a decent force for not much cash. Where did you get this info and is it verified ?
On the site itself
Although you'll have to manually remember how many figs in a box (easy for tanks though) since it tells you how many boxes but not how many of which boxes
http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/index.php?main_page=products_new
Ranges from 15-25% off
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Post by: BrookM
28mm Russian army deal sounds tempting, though I'm hesitant as I still don't know how they'll scale up to Warlord's models.
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Post by: Twinkle Starchild
I had been keeping a pretty close eye on PSC's site, and I was stoked to see those company sets. Now I just have to make up my mind between the panzergrenadiers and the Panzer/Stug combo.
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Post by: kenshin620
Pretty big update with their plans for the end of the year. Does anyone have experience with Zvezda products to compare them to PSC?
**UPDATE 9th November 2011**
News from PSC HQ:-
LOTS OF LOVELY, FANTASTIC UNIT AND ARMY DEALS FOR CHRISTMAS! FIND THEM IN THE FEATURED PRODUCTS SECTION.
In addition, we have added the Zvezda 15mm/ 1 100th range of plastic vehicles alongside our range (again with some great value unit deals) and in the Rulesets section the excellent new second edition of "I Ain't Been Shot Mum" ruleset from the worthy and venerable (ish) Too Fat Lardies stable.
The 15mm Stug III F8/G has been a ticklish little devil. We had a slight production delay due to a perfect storm at the factory of busiest time of year, illness and holiday. Then when we had just gone into production we found a small problem with the idler wheel and the tool has had to go back to the toolroom for a tweak. The tool data has been tweaked but it has now got to wait a couple of days as the tooling machines are finishing off the 1/72nd M4A1 75mm Sherman kit! The Stug tool should be back in the moulding press by friday with production starting next week. Apologies to all for the delay. I think it is nice to have a release date but in future if a kit is not ready by the set release date i will move the date so the kit remains in the upcoming products section.
The upshot is we are going to have the 15mm Stug III F8/G, 15mm Panzer III F,G and H, and 1/72nd Sherman M4A1 75mm kits all released about the same time. I am releasing the Panzer III kit on 18th November and i am hoping to have the first boxes at Warfare, Reading 19th/20th November (come and see me at the show!). It is available for pre-order in the upcoming products section below. If it is not ready on the 18th i will move the release date and let everyone know.
The 15mm Panther and 15mm Sherman M4A4 + Firefly kits are designed and in the tooling queue but will not make people's Christmas stockings. A nice present to oneself to beat the January Blues. We are putting Panther G, A and D variants on the sprue.
With our Autumn tankfest behind us, my design team are finishing off the Late War German Heavy Weapons, 15mm first then 1/72nd, and then 15mm Russian Heavy Weapons and 15mm Russian 45mm gun for release early next year.
Some more goodies for January - the first 15mm decal sets (SS, Wehrmacht and DAK Panzer Divisions, Allied units soon after), some plastic base sets and a new "Reinforcements" range where you can buy single vehicle sprues to complete units, HQs etc.
Will Townshend
 
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Post by: Commander Cain
It is companies like this that make me want to start a 15mm tank force. From what I have seen they produce some very high quality stuff, extremely tempting...
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Post by: Snord
The Panzer III looks terrific. Once again, this company shows everyone how it should be done - by producing models of important AFV's like this one before moving on to the 'glamour' tanks like the Panther. It was thinly armoured, lightly armed tanks like the Panzer III F/G/H that took part in the successful campaigns. I assume that this means they'll be doing some of the Allied AFV's from the earlier period of the war.
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Post by: Kroothawk
kenshin620 wrote:Pretty big update with their plans for the end of the year. Does anyone have experience with Zvezda products to compare them to PSC?
Zvezda is a Russian company, doing a lot of different plastic kits, even some 28mm Fantasy stuff. We will have to see about the quality of these 15mm WW2 models. Can be difficult to get restock of Zvezda though.
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Post by: mwnciboo
Zvesda is great and cheap, but actually difficult to get hold of unless you buy off ebay in pack s of say 5. They are decent and cheaper (slightly), I would go for PSC for two reasons. 1, it is specifically for 15mm wargaming, whereas the Zvesda stuff was from their own line and conviently some of it was 15mm 1/100. Two, you get lots of extra's, I use my PSC spares for all sorts, like Tank commanders on BF stuff, so my infantry etc all match. The amount of extra bits he puts on the sprues is great. especially for making objective makers etc.
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Post by: Major Thom
BrookM wrote:28mm Russian army deal sounds tempting, though I'm hesitant as I still don't know how they'll scale up to Warlord's models.
They actually scale very well. I have been working on a platoon to use with Iron Ivan's Disposable Heroes. The original box of infantry is nice but the detail was a little soft. It was much improved in the heavy weapons and AT-guns boxes. The Maxim HMG seems undersized, specifically the HMG barrel.
My biggest criticize would be the lack of extra heads and weapons for swap outs. There was room on the sprue, however since these are just scale-ups from there 1/72 line it's almost understandable.
Some DP LMG pose changes using Warlord British Commando arms.
Warlord US Paratrooper, GW IG, PSC Russian, Warlord Commando, Artizan US BAR, Crusader Grenadier, Warlord Italian Paratrooper
Edited - Added image.
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Post by: kenshin620
Tiny update
**UPDATE 18th November 2011**
Stugs a go go!
Finally, the 15mm Stug III F8/Gs are rolling off the production line and making their way to the panzer and panzergrenadier depots. Come and see me at Warfare in Reading this weekend to get your new shiny Stugs.
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Post by: BrookM
Major Thom wrote:BrookM wrote:28mm Russian army deal sounds tempting, though I'm hesitant as I still don't know how they'll scale up to Warlord's models.
They actually scale very well. I have been working on a platoon to use with Iron Ivan's Disposable Heroes. The original box of infantry is nice but the detail was a little soft. It was much improved in the heavy weapons and AT-guns boxes. The Maxim HMG seems undersized, specifically the HMG barrel.
My biggest criticize would be the lack of extra heads and weapons for swap outs. There was room on the sprue, however since these are just scale-ups from there 1/72 line it's almost understandable.
Some DP LMG pose changes using Warlord British Commando arms.
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p38/MajorThom4321/WWII/DSC03084.jpg
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p38/MajorThom4321/WWII/DSC03086.jpg
Warlord US Paratrooper, GW IG, PSC Russian, Warlord Commando, Artizan US BAR, Crusader Grenadier, Warlord Italian Paratrooper
Edited - Added image.
Thanks a million!
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No Problem, glad I could help.
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Update time!
**UPDATE 17th December 2011**
Seasons Greetings
News from PSC HQ:-
Just as the first winter snows dust the gates of Moscow the 15mm Panzer III F,G and Hs arrive from the factory. Albert Speer has been temporarily replaced by Mickey Mouse but better late than never and all those with Panzer IIIs on their Santa lists will not be disappointed. Issues resolved now and Herr Speer is back so the usual pacy PSC release schedule will be resumed in January. To relieve my blood pressure and safeguard what remains of my hair, new releases will only appear when they are rolling out of the factory.
The 15mm Panther and 15mm Sherman M4A4 + Firefly kits are very nearly finished and will be appearing in January. The 1/72nd M4A1 75mm Sherman is also very nearly finished.
Late War German Heavy Weapons, 15mm and 1/72nd, and 15mm Russian Heavy Weapons are coming on a treat.
Next year is looking very exciting - 1/72nd 251 halftracks, 251 halftrack variants conversion kit, 1/72nd Bren Carriers, 15mm Tiger I, KV1 (with 2, S, 85 etc), Churchills, Cromwells, Stuarts, 15mm British and US Infantry, M3 and M5 halftracks and lots of lovely artillery!
Some more goodies for January - the first 15mm decal sets (SS, Wehrmacht and DAK Panzer Divisions, Allied units soon after), some plastic base sets and a new "Reinforcements" range where you can buy single vehicle sprues to complete units, HQs etc.
May I wish all our customers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Here's to a plastic fantastic 2012!
Will Townshend
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Post by: Slacker
I've been building my Panzer Lehr list solely with PSC's model range. I'm really excited to see what's going to be on this upcoming 'heavy weapons' sprue kit-I'm really hoping for Nebelwerfers, as that's probably the only thing I'll need to get from the FoW range otherwise.
Also eagerly awaiting the Panthers, but in the meantime I've got halftracks, PIVs, Stugs, and mans to paint.
I'm sure I'll wind up building another British army after I'm done, the temptation to do a proper Cromwell list is strong.
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Incoming big cats!
**UPDATE 15th January 2012**
Happy New Year to one and all!
News from PSC HQ:-
The first big cat is loose and on the prowl.......
Anyone for a 15mm Panther?
Panthers are rolling out of the factory, in hand and ready to ship. The kit is our biggest 15mm vehicle kit so far with all 3 variants of the Panther on one sprue, hence the slightly higher price of £17.95 (for 5 vehicles).
Also released and ready to ship the first 15mm decal sets - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 12th and 9th SS Panzer Divisions. Each decal set contains all you need for that unit - divisional insignia, balkencreuz and a good variety of turret numbers. Each pack has four sheets of waterslide decals and is well priced at £5.75. The next batch of Wehrmacht (including Afrika Korps) Panzer division and Allied decal sets should be ready for February. 1/72nd versions of these unit pack decal sets will follow soon after. Its not a great deal of effort to also do them in 28mm so if people want them in 28mm - email me and let me know!
15mm Stug III F8/G and 15mm Panzer III F,G,H company deals now available.
The 1/72nd M4A1 75mm Sherman is very nearly finished and the 15mm Sherman M4A4 + Firefly kit is hard on its heels. I shall be releasing these in February along with launching our new "Reinforcements" Range of single vehicle sprues and a 15mm plastic base set.
On the subject of February - unfortunately some prices will have to come up slightly. All 15mm vehicle sets (except the 15mm Panther) will be going up from £16.50 to £17.50 and 1/72nd vehicle sets from £12.50 to £12.95. Very modest increases - 20p for a 15mm tank and 15p for a 1/72nd tank. £3.50 for a 15mm tank is still extraordinarily good value i am sure you will agree! All infantry and artillery sets i have managed to keep at the same price. Army and unit deals containing vehicles will also have small, corresponding price increases. Price rises will take effect from 1st February so take advantage of the old low prices for the next 2 weeks!
Late War German Heavy Weapons, 15mm and 1/72nd, and 15mm Russian Heavy Weapons are coming on a treat.
Rather than clutter up the news sections with lots of coming soon talk, i will be keeping the "Coming Soon" section of the website properly and frequently updated and use the Newsletter to talk more about pipeline plans. We have big plans for the future and a lot of lovely shiny new stuff in the pipeline!
Will Townshend
15mm WW2 German Panther Ausf D, A and G Tank
£17.95
Easy Assembly plastic injection moulded 15mm German Panther tank. Five vehicles in the box and each sprue gives options to build either a D, A or G version and comes with 2 crew figures and a variety of stowage
 
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Update time. Theres some new single packs now
**UPDATE 1st February 2012**
News from PSC HQ:-
We are delighted to announce the launch of our "Reinforcements" Range of 15mm single vehicle sprues to help round out units and provide HQs. Priced at £4.99 a vehicle, the range kicks off with T34, Panzer III F,G,H, Panzer IV F1, F2, G, H, Stug III F8/G, SdKfz 251/C, SdKfz 251/D, Sherman M4A1 75mm, Sherman M4A1 76mm Wet and Sherman M4A2.
The 1/72nd M4A1 75mm Sherman is looking good for end of next week and the 15mm Sherman M4A4 + Firefly kit is on target for debut at Cavalier, Tonbridge on 26th February.
Talking of shows - i will be at Vapnartak, York this Sunday 5th February with a stand groaning under the weight of PSC and Zvezda goodies including our new 15mm Panther, the Reinforcements range and a plethora of great value unit and army deals.
15mm Late War German Heavy Weapons and 15mm Russian Heavy Weapons are on schedule for March.
1/72nd Late War German Heavy Weapons and 1/72nd SdKfz 251/D halftrack will be hard on the heels and many people will be glad to hear that we have started design work on the 251 conversion kit - both 15mm and 1/72nd. All those waiting for the 1/72nd Universal Carrier kit - you have not been forgotten!
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Ok...dumb question time... I am half heartedly getting into FoW germans doing SS panzerkompanie and was thinking about adding some infantry in. Does the PSC infantry box come with bases for the dudes or do I have to find those seperately? Thanks.
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You'll have to find bases
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Post by: Pacific
Great stuff, thanks for the update!
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Post by: kenshin620
I'm a bit slow and the Historical forum already covered this but in case someone doesnt visit there, the Fireflies are ready
**UPDATE 5th March 2012**
* STOP PRESS 9th March! * 15mm Sherman M4A4/Firefly released and ready to ship
News from PSC HQ:-
Preparations for a grand Spring Offensive abound.
We are delighted to announce the release of our new 1/72nd Sherman M4A1 75mm kit - 3 easy assembly tanks for £12.95. Each sprue has optional sand shields and a bristling British commander - El Alamein here we come!
Right behind is the long awaited 15mm Sherman M4A4/Firefly kit which we are releasing this Friday. 5 vehicles in a box for £17.50 and each sprue has options to build either the M4A4 or Firefly variant. Available now in the Upcoming products section.
Come and see me at WMMS in Wolverhampton this Sunday 11th March to get the new shinies and lots of great unit and army deals.
To go with the Fireflies we will be releasing the 15mm Guards Armoured Division Decal set towards the end of the month. Again the set will have all you need for those collecting a Guards Armoured Division army - divisional insignia, arm of service markings, bridge markings and tank squadron tactical markings. Tally Ho!
Alongside the Guards we will also be releasing further 15mm Decal sets for Panzer Lehr, Gross Deutschland, 21st Panzer Division (Normandy), 2nd Panzer Divison, Herman Goering Panzer Division, 10th SS Panzer Division, 7th Armoured Division (Normandy), 11th Armoured Division, 4th Canadian Armoured Division and 1st Polish Armoured Division. Soviet, Allied Stars, Afrika Korps and British/Commonwealth Western Desert coming soon.
For the 1/72nd crowd all these decal sets will be appearing in 1/72nd over the next 2-3 months.
To complete March's new releases, we are releasing the 15mm Russian Infantry Heavy Weapons set next wednesday 14th March (available now to pre-order below in the Upcoming products section). 4 maxim teams, 4 x 50mm mortars, 4 x 80mm mortars, 4 x 120mm mortar teams and 8 x PTRS anti tank rifles for £16.50.
April is looking good for 15mm Late War German Infantry Heavy Weapons, 1/72nd Sherman M4A1 76mm Wet and 1/72nd 251/D Halftrack.
May/June will see the 251 conversion kits in 15mm and 1/72nd, 1/72nd Late War German Heavy Weapons and some other goodies - more news later.
On the radar - 15mm Tiger Is, KV1/2, T60/70s, Stuarts, Churchills, M3/5 halftracks British and US Infantry; 1/72nd Universal carriers, Stuarts and US Infantry plus artillery, towed and self propelled, 15mm and 1/72nd.
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Post by: BrookM
I am le happy now, I love the Firefly too much.
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Post by: Rayvon
Now this is ot really by cup of tea but i have to say those kits really do look good.
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Post by: brettz123
Very cool love this company.
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Post by: Deathklaat
i am glad i put off really getting into FoW, now they just need to do more USSR stuff like IS-2 and SU 76 thru 152 and ill be set
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Post by: rryannn
i've bought their 1/72 t-34s, pz IVs, russian and german infantry, and love them all! this company is great.
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Post by: kenshin620
Argh missed an update a few days ago! Lots of info pouring in
Though those wondering about any 28mm, theres nothing for you
**UPDATE 21st March 2012**
News from PSC HQ:-
Spring is in the air and we have more new shinies for you.
The last of March's releases are shipping: 15mm Russian Infantry Heavy Weapons set 4 maxim teams, 4 x 50mm mortars, 4 x 80mm mortars, 4 x 120mm mortar teams and 8 x PTRS anti tank rifles for £16.50. A word to the wise - the maxims have been chunked and they look good!
May/June will see the 251 conversion kits in 15mm and 1/72nd, 1/72nd Late War German Heavy Weapons. We are having some fun trying to fit all the variants we want on one sprue for the 251 conversion kits so we are splitting them out into 2 kits. The first will have Pak 37 Platoon commander, Stummel (late type), mortar and flamm and the second will be a pioneer kit with pioneer and wuhrammen "stuka am fuss" conversions and a number of combat engineer foot figures with man pack flamethrowers, mine detectors etc, goliath and borgward remote control demolition vehicles.
A lot of you have been asking when we will be moving onto 15mm Brits and Yanks. My plan is to round out the Eastern Front - Soviet and German - a bit more and then to focus on 15mm Brits and Yanks summer/autumn.
A little teaser: I love my artillery - anyone fancy a bit of "God of War"?
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