Sunday 5 February 2012

Graveyard of the Hanomag 251's

The first thing to clearly state is that this is not my "spare box" (see below):


So it's not really a continuation of Tim Gow's, Pauls and Al's "this is my spares box" conversation. Rather it is the wreckage wrought from 'nimble little fingers'. Yes, my youngest son has grown another two inches since the "Wirblewind Affair" and has now discovered my German half track and armoured car drawer (see below for the extra damage). I think he'll be an Allied player as he seems to restrict his destructive tenancies to the German forces.


Note how the crew have been carefully "plucked" from their berths with sniper like precision, something I wish I could emulate (as I seem to be aging and losing the 'finer' control just as my children are gaining better and better control, my eldest son's (7) karate is really cool to watch). Of interest, apart from the basic 251/1 and 251/10 (At 37mm Commander's HT) are the Engineering (top) and the 75mm HE (far left) and AT (far right) variants.  

The damage limitation parties have been out and accessed the situation with the conclusion that it could have been far, far worse. I am merely a light AAMG down. The crews have been removed and I am using the opportunity to slip into the kits some SHQ 'seated' Panzer Grenadiers. The bits have been pushed, coerced and nudged back together. I have joined Al in the "don't like weak axle" brigade and Milliput'ed the wheels on solid underneath.

10 comments:

Tim Gow said...

I feel your pain Geordie. Hopefully you'll get everything sorted.

Paul said...

Bugger! At least you have all (Or at least most) of the parts.

Kids are wonderful are the not!

Mojo said...

Aww snap!
Maybe daddies toys should be locked away...
Hope you get these beauties fixed!

//mojo

Tim Gow said...

Geordie - I think I have a few spare bits for Esci Hamomags so let me know if you need anything.

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Cheers lads

Thanks for your kind offer Tim, I'll see how my spare box is stocked but I've got most of the bits back together (of sorts)

PS Would love to see my IJNS ships take a run against your RN fleet (backed up with some S Iowa power) in true Fletcher Pratt 20' by 30' school hall fashion

Inspirational stuff keep it coming

If I ever gets to CoWs we'll have to do something like that

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

I've nicknamed my youngest son Sturmovik due to his destructive potential

Paul said...

I bet the wife loves that!

Al said...

! :(

Tim Gow said...

Geordie
That sounds like an interesting plan... Leave a (not for publication) comment on my blog containing your email address and we will correspond....

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Will do Tim

But note, it's probably not going to happen this year as the family is still too young (as per content of post)

Our (combined) fleets must meet, put David Crook in the loop and the battle would be a WWII Jutland

Is a seed of an idea forming?