First order en route from GHQ

GHQ seem by far, to be the best sculptors of anything 1:285....and CinC arent far behind.

Heroics and Ros....are passable...if all you want for your hobby is gaming, but they just arent well made enough for me. Quality snob I'm afraid, my wallet will suffer.
I won't even comment on scotia.

Right my initial plan is to start off with that favourite of all arenas; Normandy. I've always been more of a fan of the Wehrmacht, purely because technologically they were far ahead of the game. (Treadhead :D)

So I'm going to be building up some troops, initially to represent, every panzer division that was in normandy in the week/weeks following 6th June 1944.

i.e
Panzer Lehr
12th SS
2nd SS
21st panzer
101 schwere panzer
503 schwere panzer
and so on.

Oh and also 654 schwere panzer jager   mmmm jagd panthers.

But yes, my plan in the long run is to collect up 1:1 scale versions of each of these armoured regiments, vehicle for vehicle, all up in their correct unit markings. Should take me more than a year I think, but baby steps.

Initially I've put in an order for...

10 panzer IV H
5 Panthers
10 Tiger I E
5 Jagdpanthers
5 sdkfz 251/1
3 ostwind
2 wirbelwind
3 stug III
2 stuh 42

oh and a platoon of cromwells, just because I like them. I'll be posting up some in progress pics as I assemble/paint them up :)

6mm beginnings...

Right, it finally seems I have stumbled upon a scale that's perfect for my needs...
A. As an obsessive with quantity and epic scale...i.e if I'm going to re-enact Kursk, I want to do it in 1:1 scale...in parts of course...otherwise I would be needing five generals a side, and a 20x6 foot table...even in 6mm.
B. In the way of storage, saving of save, and financial leniency...(games workshop can in this respect...leave town)

There's something remarkably beautiful about a 4x4 foot table capable of holding a decent game with company level combatants :)

So indeed...contributing factors to delving into 6mm (not to sound like a stuck record in this respect)

1. Cost
2. Sheer number of troops it's possible to field.
3. Space saving
4. A real feel of actually commanding an army...not an undersized company.
5. I won't add "ease of painting" because for me, painting is about half the hobby...so yeah, I will strive to get as much detail as possible into my 1:285 scale tanks.