I’m looking for some help.

I’ve just finished painting a Sd.Kfz 251/1 Ausf.D painted in camo typical to Normandy. However the Dragon painting guide gives no information on the number plate for a vehicle for a Panzergrenadier unit.

What would a typical number plate for this vehicle at this time be?

Hi there,

If you visit the Archer Fine Transfers web site they will probably have some decals you could check out. I usuall view their stuff on:

www.historexagents.co.uk

Hope this helps, see also Bison decals and Quartermaster.

Alan

For an SS vehicle, any combination of six digits. If modelling one of the "classic" divisions, eg LAH, I'd start with a "1". For a Heer unit, vehicles manufactured after 1943, would have 7 digits, so that would cover a Heer Ausf D in Normandy. So you could just raid your spares box for a "generic" number.

Incidentally, don't all the Dragon Sdkfz251 kits come with a "generic" numberplate transfer sheet now? I did them on my Sdkfz251/7 the other night. What fun! First apply your blank number plate, then the SS letters (in two halves, because the manufacturers aren't allowed to actually write "SS", PC gone mad!), then the individual numbers (about 3mm high!). You can have any combination you want if your hands are steady enough!