Finished: 15mm Dutch Leopard 2A4 troop III

Hi folks,

A quick post - much delayed at this point - on my final finished unit from my Team Yankee project. 

These Battlefront plastic Leopard 2A4s were painted prior to the Geopards, but I'd forgotten to document them. While preparing a post showing off the finished project I realised I'd missed it and for the sake of my end of year roundup... wanted to put something up. 

These were painted to the same formula as the other troops, so nothing new to report. I do need to go back and do a little standardisation of the highlighting around the gun barrels. 

Battlefront decals applied, usual fishing line aerials. Usual command tank with a commander for ease of picking out on the table. 

The whole Leo 2 squadron lined up. 

I'm slightly tempted to pick up 3 more of these models, just to get 3 troops of four vehicles.

Full army display post will follow soon. 

Finished: 15mm Dutch M113 C&V Recon Platoons III and IV

Hi folks,

Another catch up blog for models completed in the last month or so. This time, my final two Recon platoons. 

Platoon III

And Platoon IV (including the squadron HQ vehicle)

These are resin and metal Battlefront kits, with Battlefront decals and my usual fishing line aerials. 

These final platoons give me a total of 8 of these vehicles. They can be combined with Leo 1's or 2's to make up a Recce squadron. I may need another platoon of infantry to have the Recce section... but that's a 'would like' rather than a 'must have'. 

Finished: 15mm Dutch PRTL Platoon

Hi folks,

Powering on with my Cold War Dutch project, I oddly found my motivation flagging on the last few models. However, I managed to grit my teeth and get on with it - and it's all done!

One of the last units was a PRTL Panterluchtdoel Peloton. These are 15mm resin and metal miniatures from Battlefront. 

These vehicles were a parallel development of the German Flugabwehr Panzer 'Gepard'. These used a different radar that the German version. 

Nine complete crews were assigned to each platoon, allowing the three PRTLs to operate around the clock. The crews rotated from the PRTL to the stinger group (during the day), to rest. Hence in Team Yankee the number of Stinger units is limited to the number of PRTL units. 

As usual, Battlefront decals have been used, with fishing line as aerials. I applied my standard weathering to these. I have to say adding the weapons was a bugger, as well as balancing the turrets while painting them.