At Milano Wargame I
found this model with a camouflage adapt for USSR theatre …
… but I preferred to
re-painted it for Rommel’s Afrika Korps
The Panzer IIIs of
Rommel's troops were capable of fighting against British Crusader cruiser and
US-supplied M3 Stuart light tanks with positive outcomes, although they did
less effectively against Matilda II infantry tanks and American M3 Lee/Grant
tanks fielded by the British starting from early 1942.
In particular, the 75mm
hull-mounted gun of the Lee/Grant tank could easily destroy a Panzer III far
beyond the latter's own effective firing range, as is true for the US M4
Sherman, which also saw service with British forces alongside Lees/Grants in
North Africa beginning in the middle of 1942
I found a colorized
picture of Panzer III Ausf H used by 15. Panzer division in September 1942
I decided to use a
color more bright because I think that the desert sun and wind can lighting the
colors of the vehicles
Another Altaya model I
bought and repainted is a Wespe
The Wespe was a German
self-propelled gun and it was based on a modified Panzer II chassis. It was a
reliable tank but it had an inadequate overhead gun crew protection
Also for this model I
used some Caesar miniature to “create” the panzer crew
The last model I
painted for my DAK 1/72 army is a German half-tracked vehicle. The Sd.Kfz 11 was largely used in North
Africa and Italy as artillery tow so I combined it with a Pak
Also for this model I
decided to repaint it even if the original camouflage was correct
I combined this
half-tracked vehicle also with an Italieri 88mm creating a good effect
Fine paintjobs!
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