Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Schwere Panzerspahwagen - Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma

The Schwere Panzerspahwagen (5cm) - The famous Puma - was supposedly the pinnacle of German Reconnaisance cars. It was fast and well armed with the 5cm KwK 39/1 L/60 gun and could engage light opposition easily. The Puma's main gun and co-axial machine gun were fully enclosed in a turret bringing the weight of the whole vehicle up to 11.74 tons. Production began in September 1943 and was halted in September 1944 with 101 vehicles produced in total.

In Flames of War the Sd Kfz 234/2 has Jeep Mobility with Armour 3 Front, 0 Side and 0 Top. The gun has a Range of 24”/60cm, ROF 2, AT 9 and FP 4+.


This three vehicle platoon was relatively easy to paint and prepare although I have found the Resin cast hull has some serious weakness in design. In particular the front bumper broke off on two models during construction and had to be repaired with the judicial use of Superglue! It remains to be seen if these battlefield repairs survive the sort of handling they will get in play.
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10 comments:

  1. Ian16 November 2011 at 13:35

    man they look good. never ceases to amaze me the skills you see. I just can't paint vehicles for anything. Green wiith envey ;-)

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  2. The Angry Lurker16 November 2011 at 13:55

    Lovely work my friend, the paintjob is excellent.

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  3. Dan16 November 2011 at 17:35

    Excellent work, I hope they hold up under playing conditions

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  4. Jay16 November 2011 at 18:26

    Great paint, Sir. The drybrushing makes the details "pop" right for the eye to see.

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  5. Paul O'G16 November 2011 at 19:51

    A great vehicle - I have one in 28mm which I have yet to put together. If it comes out like yours I will be VERY happy. You've done a great job with the cam and weathering, they look superb!

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  6. Unknown16 November 2011 at 20:31

    They look great indeed

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  7. Scottswargaming16 November 2011 at 21:26

    They look excellent. I'd like to hear how they do in a BatRep...

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  8. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)16 November 2011 at 23:24

    They really look great! Super highlighting.

    Christopher

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  9. Geordie an Exiled FoG17 November 2011 at 00:17

    Nice work and a great little unit to have on table

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  10. Rodger17 November 2011 at 09:09

    Really nice paint work Lee. The Puma is one of my favourites.

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