1/72 (20mm) Late War German Infantry Heavy Weapons: Part 2

 

The Plastic Soldier Company produces a 1/72 scale (20mm) set of Late War German Infantry Heavy Weapons.  The set includes three hard plastic sprues, with each sprue containing 14 miniatures (42 miniatures in total). In an earlier post, I painted two of the sprues.  I recently finished painting the remaining sprue consisting of the following miniatures:

• An 81 mm mortar team (operated by two soldiers)
• A 120 mm mortar team (operated by two soldiers)
• A machine gun team (operated by two soldiers)
• A Panzerschreck team firing (two soldiers)
• A soldier carrying a Panzerschreck
• Two soldiers with Panzerfausts (one kneeling and the other standing)
• An ammo supplier
• Two extra soldiers that can be added to the heavy weapons teams.

 

 

Late War German Infantry Heavy Weapons sprue (side 1)

 

Late War German Infantry Heavy Weapons sprue (side 2)

 

 

I painted the Eichenlaubmuster (oak leaf pattern A) style of camouflage on these figures, thereby identifying these miniatures as belonging to the Waffen-SS.  The Eichenlaubmuster style of camouflage was introduced in 1943, and used exclusively by the Waffen-SS.  Eichenlaubmuster camouflage outfits were reversible, with a spring pattern (range of green blotches) on one side and an autumn pattern (range of brown blotches) on the other.  I painted both the spring and autumn patterns on these miniatures. 

 

 

Late War Waffen-SS Heavy Weapons (1) Front

 

Late War Waffen-SS Heavy Weapons (1) Back

 

 

Late War Waffen-SS Heavy Weapons (2) Front

 

Late War Waffen-SS Heavy Weapons (2) Back

 

Late War Waffen-SS Heavy Weapons (3) Front

 

Late War Waffen-SS Heavy Weapons (3) Back

 

 

The below images include some of the miniatures and models from my earlier posts.