Heer46, E-50 E75

Just received some pretty slick tanks from Denis over at Heer46.  If you don't know, Denis has taken task to bring us some very cool tanks and vehicles from WWII. These were prototypes or pre-productions, but due to mechanical problems or resources or both were never manufactured or used on a wide scale.

The vehicles are 15mm and are completely compatible with Flames of War and Forged In Battle. Denis provided me with 2 very large German tanks in the E-50 and E-75 category.

Each tank comes in a nice cardboard box with foam. The tanks are a mixture of resin and metal. The Guns and a little antenna are metal. All other items (tracks, turret and hull) are resin.

The E-50 comes with a single barrel, while the E-75 came with 2.

I found that everything fits together nicely and I didn't have to file anything. I suppose if I was a perfectionist, I might try a little filing, but I thought everything looked good as is. The resin retains plenty of detail. I would rate Clockwork Goblins resin as the best standard I have seen. Heer46's resin is not as good as theirs IMO, but it looks good just the same.

The guns have square inserts and fit nicely when placed into the hulls. The Tracks had 3 tabs that fit to the hull and were super easy to attach. I like to use green stuff to hold the parts in place while the glue has time to dry.

The guns are huge on these beasts as you should be able to see in the pictures below. 

Each Turret comes with a pretty long peg, but the E-75's turret + the gun make it a little top heavy, so you have a few options.  Get a really strong magnet set (this will require you to cut the peg), Glue the turret down or try to rig something underneath the turret to hold it in place with the peg still attached.  Another option is to chop the peg and add a new on that is longer,  You will still need to attach something to the end of the peg to keep the turret from coming off.

Heer46 Tank Packaging

Heer46 Tank Brochure

German E-50

German E-50

German E-75

US Sherman, German tiger, E-75, Panther, E-50

Clockwork Goblin Miniatures Tank, German E-75

German FOW Tiger,  E-75

German CGM, Heer46 E-75, USA CMG

German E-50, Panther

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Denis at Heer46 has a cool little thing going with his 15mm tank and vehicle accessories.  Right now he has several designs out for various German prototype tanks that were on the design blocks, but maybe due to resources or other reasons were not massed produced.  These were the E-75 and E-100 series.  The E-100s are much larger than even the King Tigers.  With thick armor and massive guns.  These would have been terrifying behemoths for allied tanks to go up against.  

Since many of these designs are a little off from what Flames Of Wars folks have been used to seeing, they fit perfectly into a Weird War or alternate WWII setting.  Check out and buy the Heer46 line or visit the Heer46 Blog

HEER46 Wehrmacht Panzerspähwagen

Here is a great piece from Heer46 called the Wehrmacht Panzerspähwagen.  This is perfect for 15mm WWII gaming and Sci-Fi adventures.

HEER46 Russian Rail Cruiser

Here are two Rail Cruisers from Heer46.  These are scaled to work with Flames of War.  The models are made with resin an white metal and retail for 19,90 € + post.

 Russian Rail Cruiser

German Converted Captured Rail Cruiser

Heer46, German Halftrack sdkfz 251

Looking for ways to spice up your Flames of War German sdkfz 251 halftracks.  Heer46 just came out with some cool conversion tops for the halftracks.

HEER46 Russian Rail Cruiser

Looking for a cool Flames of War armored train.  Here is a really cool armored train called the Russian Rail Cruiser.  You can see more pictures on Heer46's blog.  h

Denis of Heer46 is busy working on another project for Flames Of War conversions.  This time it is the German Sdkfz 251.

Heer46, Bergetiger, Ladungsträger, Tiger Cargo Carrier

Heer46 has created another great turret conversion for Flames Of War.  This time it is a conversion for  Tiger tanks.  The Bergetiger, Ladungsträger Tiger Cargo Carrier.  The turret retails for 5,90€+ Post.

In 1944, three Tiger I tanks were field converted by the sPzAbt 509 to recovery vehicles and redesignated Bergepanzer Tiger. In November of 1944, all three were transferred to the sPzAbt 501. Meanwhile, a lone mid production Tiger I that had been damaged near Anzio in Italy was rebuilt and converted by the workshop of sPzAbt 508 into a special purpose vehicle. Its gun was removed and the turret traversed to face the rear then locked in a fixed position. A winch was mounted atop the turret along with a tubular 10-ton lifting crane, which enabled it to recover and tow damaged/ mired vehicles. It was also equipped with other auxiliary equipment so that it could lay and clear demolition charges. 

Heer46, Weird War

I received a message from Denis the owner of the Heer46 blog. He is going to be producing some cool post WWII 15mm models. The focus will be on the vehicles and tanks of the Wehrmacht that were slated to be built after 1945. This will include tanks that have existed only on paper or in prototype form.  You can purchase the turret from Denis by visiting his blog.  This could be very cool for weird war type encounters.

Here is the Coelian Flakturm 5.5 cm based on a Panther tank. A 1-1 wooden model was built.