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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: tabletop on 19 August 2007, 09:39:03 AM
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I've finally got around to finishing off one of the Ebob Opel Blitz's that has been lurking on my paint station for several years! This one is for a North African/Cairo setting and I've finished and varnished the cab, but not the back tray yet. Mind you I kinda like it sans tray...looks like an abandoned junker - street arabs have stolen the wooden tray for firewood.
(http://www.tabletop-terrain.com/stu/archives/2007/ebobOpelBlitzPainted.JPG)
The windows were done with blister plastic, unfortunately I glued them in before varnishing and of course the matt varnish I used really fogged them up nicely (kind of annoying but not bad enough to require any re-work). Maybe there's a dusky adventuress breathing deeply in there or something?
I really can't recommend the Ebob Opel enough, it's a fine automobile for Pulp gamers and goes together very nicely. The only criticism I have with it is that it lacks a steering wheel inside the cab, not that you'd be able to see that in mine!
Next vehicle off the block (hopefully before 2007 closes) is at least one 1/56th Sdkfz-222 armored car from Bolt Action. Then I can stage a lovely .45 Adventure scenario with the heroes fleeing through Cairo with Germans in hot pursuit!
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BOH :o That is a genius work the dirty window is supernatural must copy that !!!!
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Very nicely done :love:
I dont think the fogging of the windows detracts from it at all.
I can see conversion potential for this to use in my Mad Max games too :)
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Heh, the dirty window is directly 'inspired' by Ebob's (http://www.ebobminiatures.com/) painted demo Opels on his site! It's just a dusting of spray paint from a good distance.
It would work nicely for Mad Max style mayhem. It is 1/56th scale though, but you can still get four to five based 28mm scale Pulp figures in the back tray (I base my figures on GW round bases).
I forgot to mention the number plate is a nod to George Lucas (of the Lucas/Spielberg partnership that bought us the Indiana Jones movies). In arabic it's meant to read '11380'.
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Very nice! There's an identical unbuilt Opel Blitz sitting on my table which I've been wanting to do in Afrika colours! You've given me some inspiration!
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That looks absolutely perfect. Well done sir...well done!!
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Very well done, first class! :)
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Here is my take on the ebob Blitz:
(http://www.agisn.de/assets/images/Opel_Blitz_5sm.jpg)
I can only agree; a very nice vehicle. :love:
The windows of my DAK Blitz are of course polished with German efficiency to an absolute mirror like gloss.
"Putzen Gefreiter, immer putzen!" :wink:
Interesting enough I thought also about fogging the windows (also done with the clear blister plastic).
Read more: http://www.agisn.de/html/ebob.html
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BOH :o That is a genius work the dirty window is supernatural must copy that !!!!
I wholeheartedly agree with Grimm - the weathering and in particular the dusty windows are excellent.
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Agis, nice Opel. I have to admit that I'm jealous yours has a driver, clutching a steering wheel even!
Your Artizan Germans look postively keen to keep the body work in good condition too. I particularly like the chap extreme right with his 'Adolf'.
Who's the kneeling radio man? He's from another line? Or did I miss him in the Artizan collection?
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Agis, nice Opel. I have to admit that I'm jealous yours has a driver, clutching a steering wheel even!
Your Artizan Germans look postively keen to keep the body work in good condition too. I particularly like the chap extreme right with his 'Adolf'.
Who's the kneeling radio man? He's from another line? Or did I miss him in the Artizan collection?
Whoahh, you got keen eyes, keen eyes...
The kneeling guy is from BAM. I mixed Artizan, Crusader and BAM on this photo.