Small Scale Military Headquarters

I was reorganizing my armor collection recently----trying to squeeze in some of the newbies on to increasingly crowded display shelves-----and I took some pictures of the German models, which paint an interesting portrait of the evolution of WW2 AFVs over the six-year period from 1939-1945. Below are selections from the German collection, which, except for the last shot, consist entirely of biggies ( 1:35-1:30th scale ) or mediums ( 1:50-1:43rd scales ). In each case, I have selected a single example of the item displayed to avoid redundancy. We start with some early armored cars, and a half track:

Next, four of the early tanks used by the German army, including two taken from the Czechs:

Now, two PZ MK IIIs----one an early type ( short gun barrel );the other, a later version:

By the mid war period, the Germans were improvising all sorts of self-propelled artillery, using tank chassis as their base. Here are two examples, plus a PZ MK IV with a long barreled canon:

Here are more improvisations---a Hummel and an anti-aircraft tank, the former based on a MK IV chasis:

By 1943 the big guys appeared---the Tiger and Panther:

A year later came the King Tiger and another improv---the Hertzer:

This final picture shows a selection of 1:72nd scale models, including a good many adaptions of captured and early war German types:

Great shots, thanks for the synopsis.

Awesome armor collection. I too collect armors and figures in 1:30 scale from K&C, figarti, First Legion, Collectors Showcase, and Thomas Gunn.

Epap wrote:By the mid war period, the Germans were improvising all sorts of self-propelled artillery, using tank chassis as their base. Here are two examples, plus a PZ MK IV with a long barreled canon:

Nice collection. Where did you get the wespe?

Heer wrote:

Epap wrote:By the mid war period, the Germans were improvising all sorts of self-propelled artillery, using tank chassis as their base. Here are two examples, plus a PZ MK IV with a long barreled canon:

Nice collection. Where did you get the wespe?

Thanks, Heer. It's made by Collector's Showcase and I found it on eBay.

I see that there are some FOV vehicles next to it. Is the wespe compatable in terms of scale to the 1/32 FOV tanks?

Heer wrote:I see that there are some FOV vehicles next to it. Is the wespe compatable in terms of scale to the 1/32 FOV tanks?

I would say that the two scales are very compatible. Indeed, I have noted, in the past, that 1:32s aren't always exactly 1:32s and the same thing goes for the 1:30s.

Very cool