BPM 15mm Sdkfz 221 Armoured Cars

 Are they Sdkfz 221s or 222s? I could find out but I really can't be bothered. After the Operation Crusader game I realised I 'needed' some more sandy four wheel German armoured cars as I had to press some Panzer Grey ones into service for that game. It helped differentiate the divisions but was aesthetically unpleasing.

I'd hoped to pick up a couple of Zvezda ones from the 'plastic kit man' at Partisan, but he was all sold out, so BPM it was, as I was ordering some stuff anyway.

And very nice they are too. Very reminiscent of the Airfix 'German Reconnaissance Set', always a look I strive for. These have the little triangle mouldings on the hubcaps.

Single piece prints with separate turrets. I went for resin for these as like the Hetzers, I was concerned about striations in APL on the sloped surfaces and these are nice and smooth. They also have spare wheels on the right hand side, which they should have and are unaccountably missing from some models.

Nice sharp edges and very neat models with little flash.

The anti-grenade netting is nicely printed, but unlike the Forged in Battle ones, no crews heads moulded into the turret space. I vaguely looked out a couple of commanders but decided against it.

These both got a dunkelgelb base (actually VJ Dark Sand) with an inkwash and then a heavy drybrush of sand over the top. I did a very, very light disruptive scheme on both of them, light green on one and red/brown on the other, so they will do for the desert and 1943 onwards in Europe/Russia.

The whole thing was finished off with plain hollow white balkan crosses (which stand out surprisingly well) and a light drybrush to pick up the highlights. I ran a dark wash into the grenade netting then dryrbrushed it and it came out quite well.

Nice little models which will hopefully see service soon.