Wayne’s West German Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie: Part Two with Wayne Turner Here we are some seven months since the Leopard launch weekend and I have my first 100 points of West Germans completed. A lot has happened since then, we’ve released Iron Maiden and Volksarmee, but I have managed to stay relatively on target despite these distractions. I did stop to paint a few more bits for my Soviets, but I’ve been mainly focused on getting these guys done.

So what have I painted? Surprisingly I’ve managed to stay close to my plan outlined in part one. Leopard 2 Panzer Kompanie HQ 1x Leopard 2 - 11 points. Leopard 2 Panzer Zug 3x Leopard 2 - 33 points. Leopard 2 Panzer Zug 3x Leopard 2 - 33 points.

Marder Panzergrenadier Zug 3x MG3 team with Panzerfaust 44 anti-tank rocket. 2x Milan missile team  3x Marder - 7 points. Luchs Späh Trupp 2x Luchs - 1 points.

Luchs Späh Trupp 2x Luchs - 1 points. Gepard Flakpanzer Batterie 4x Gepard - 10 points. PAH Anti-tank Helicopter Flight 2x PAH - 8 points. Total 108 points.

So I’ve gone over my 100 point target, but haven’t painted the Fliegerfaust Gruppe yet. However, I’ve painted an extra two Gepards and an extra two Luchs over my initial target.

I painted them all in 3-colour NATO camouflage using an airbrush. I tried to follow the pattern as closely as possible using photos from books and online as a reference.

Next, I plan to finally get the Fliegerfaust Gruppe done before moving on to some more panzergrenadiers. I’ve assembled another four Marders and plan to make the panzergrenadiers into a formation of their own. I’ve also got another three Leopard 2s assembled.

I plan to add Panzeraufklärungs Kompanie, for which I’ve assembled some Fuchs and Leopard 1 tanks. I’ve put together a Jaguar 1 Jagdpanzer Zug as well, likely to support the panzergrenadiers. I still need some artillery, but I haven’t decided what yet. Anyway, I hope to have another update in a few months’ time. Enjoy! ~ Wayne.