I have been engaged on Fallshirmjäger during the last week… I am not completely certain why…? It is a drive I’ve had for some time… however have not actually painted a lot of them!? Largely as a result of I obtained caught on the best way to paint them!? Early blitzkrieg or Operation Sealion – with Luftwaffe blue uniforms and plain inexperienced jumpsuits? Tan uniforms with camo jumpsuits for Operation Mercury or North Africa/Sicily/Italy!? Or feldgrau uniforms with camo jumpsuits for later conflict in Northern Europe…
I’ve since determined to color them to be used within the Mediterranean. I even ordered ANOTHER squad for them in tropical uniforms!?
Nineteen newly painted minis!
Including them to what I’ve painted, to date, I’ve a small drive of 738 factors… It might appear like:
Fallshirmjäger Rifle Platoon
Fallshirmjäger Platoon Command (Veteran) +2 males, +1 SMG, +1 assault rifle, + Cussed = 78 pts
Fallshirmjäger Medic (Veteran) + Cussed = 31 factors
Fallshirmjäger Mild Mortar Staff (Veteran) + Cussed = 40 pts
Fallshirmjäger Ahead Statement Staff (Veteran) +2 males, +SMG, + Cussed = 125
Fallshirmjäger Squad (Veteran) +5 males, +3x SMG, +1x LMG = 167 pts
Fallshirmjäger Squad (Veteran) +1x SMG, +1x LMG = 89 pts
Fallshirmjäger Weapons Platoon
Fallshirmjäger Weapons Platoon Command (Veteran) +2 males, +2 SMG, +1 assault rifle + Cussed = 82 pts
Fallshirmjäger Medium Mortar Staff (Veteran) + Cussed = 60 pts
Fallshirmjäger Medium Machine-Gun Staff(Veteran) + Cussed = 66 pts
Sufficient for a small recreation! I might give anti-tank grenades to the 2 Fallshirmjäger Squads for one more 30 factors…?
All of the minis I’ve – painted and still-to-be-painted…
When these are all painted, I am going to have:
Fallshirmjäger Rifle Platoon
Fallshirmjäger Platoon Command (Veteran) +2 males, +1 SMG, +1 assault rifle, + Cussed = 78 pts
Fallshirmjäger Medic (Veteran) + Cussed = 31 factors
Fallshirmjäger Mild Mortar Staff (Veteran) + Cussed = 40 pts
Fallshirmjäger Ahead Statement Staff (Veteran) +2 males, +SMG, + Cussed = 125
Fallshirmjäger Squad (Veteran) +5 males, +2x SMG, +2x LMG = 178 pts
Fallshirmjäger Squad (Veteran) +5 males, +2x SMG, +2x LMG = 178 pts
Fallshirmjäger Squad (Veteran) +5 males, +2x SMG, +2x LMG = 178 pts
Fallshirmpionier Platoon
Fallshirmpionier Platoon Command (Veteran) +1 man, +1 SMG, +1 assault rifle, + Cussed = 64 pts
Fallshirmpionier Squad (Veteran) +2 males, +1x SMG, +1x LMG = 124 pts
Fallshirmpionier Squad (Veteran) +2 males, +1x SMG = 109 pts
Fallshirmjäger Weapons Platoon
Fallshirmjäger Weapons Platoon Command (Veteran) +2 males, +2 SMG, +1 assault rifle + Cussed = 82 pts
Fallshirmjäger Medium Mortar Staff (Veteran) +SMG, +LMG + Cussed = 60 pts
Fallshirmjäger Medium Machine-Gun Staff(Veteran) + Cussed = 66 pts
Complete: 1314 factors!?
Yikes! I have never even added AT grenades to any of the squads!?
(I even have just a few issues en route, which can add one other 235 factors! Panzerschrek Staff, Sniper Staff, and two extra pioneers with a Flame-thrower!)
STILL TO GET?
Wanting on the factors for the stuff above… I do not actually NEED ANYTHING at this level… however I’d LIKE just a few different issues?!
Some riflemen to swap out just a few of the assault rifles for earlier conflict choices… or possibly just a few troops with submachine-guns? And… possibly just a few extra of the FG-43 Assault rifles for Later Warfare choices!
A correct command group for the Pioneers, and some extra pioneers.
A COMPANY command group?
Additionally a command group for an artillery platoon and a LG40 75mm Recoilless gun and/or a sPzB-41 anti-tank gun…
Possibly some Stugs or different assault weapons…?
However contemplating I already HAVE over 1500 factors… and the vast majority of them aren’t even painted… I believe these are all a good distance off…
Will I proceed to color Fallshirmjäger within the coming weeks…? I do not know. Possibly? There is part of me that wishes to energy by way of and get them ALL accomplished, now that I’ve some momentum… but in addition, I’ve cleared off all of the Fallshirmjägers I had on the workbench and there are Gebirgsjäger nonetheless on the workbench… so…
Additionally, I would type of prefer to get again to ending up desert tanks… or the few 1940 French issues I’ve picked up… or…? So many different issues!?
