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Miniatures Adventure => Weird Wars => Topic started by: Abbner Home on 31 January 2011, 08:15:07 PM

Title: Elektropanzeranzug MkIA
Post by: Abbner Home on 31 January 2011, 08:15:07 PM
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5139/5405544016_20768c82ef.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/abbnerhome/5405544016/)
Wierd WWII Armour 03 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/abbnerhome/5405544016/) by Abbner Home (http://www.flickr.com/people/abbnerhome/), on Flickr

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5404945125_44d6b4dd83.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/abbnerhome/5404945125/)
Wierd WWII Armour 02 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/abbnerhome/5404945125/) by Abbner Home (http://www.flickr.com/people/abbnerhome/), on Flickr

These are my first conversions of some old beakies with the West Wind Weird War SHS.  I added brass wire and moved the magazine to try and evoke the 20mm flak gun.  I intend to add to them (I have a huge bag of old beakies) with different backpacks and weapons painted in three tone camo. But that is a long term plan. I'll add 15mm armor decals later but the decals would violate LAF policy anyway.
Title: Re: Elektropanzeranzug MkIA
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 31 January 2011, 08:42:36 PM
Nice work! While the gun conversion doesn't really say "flak" to me, it is very evocative of anti-tank rifles. Now, the figures might even look better as Panzernazis than they do as Space Marines (me being a big fan of the 1ed Marines).
Title: Re: Elektropanzeranzug MkIA
Post by: Dr.Falkenhayn on 31 January 2011, 08:48:35 PM
cool Stuff!Looks a bit like the Projekt X Battlesuits,Weiter so!
Title: Re: Elektropanzeranzug MkIA
Post by: Commander Vyper on 31 January 2011, 08:52:41 PM
RT plastic marines, you heretic!  :o

 Don't look bad at all, just avoid the more static poses and I'd try to go for a different backback as it's too recognisable. Maybe cut down cadian coms backbacks or Pig Iron Heavy Trooper packs.

(Drop me a PM I'll post you two out if you want to give them a go?). Also Westwind do a german backpack that counts as a rebreather, that might work too?

The Commander
Title: Re: Elektropanzeranzug MkIA
Post by: area23 on 31 January 2011, 09:33:27 PM
Very nice!! :D
The old beakies should be about the right size compared to true 28mm germans no?
Title: Re: Elektropanzeranzug MkIA
Post by: Hat Guy on 01 February 2011, 12:39:40 AM
These look nice, but I'm seeing a lot of GW Marine conversions for the German Drop Armour. I'm tempted to try myself with something completely different. Maybe still a GW plastic kit, they're easy to work with, but just not a Marine fig.
Title: Re: Elektropanzeranzug MkIA
Post by: Abbner Home on 01 February 2011, 04:19:04 PM
Commander - I agree re: the backpacks. MkII suits will see an advancement in that area as well as some more exotic weapons. Sadly I won't revisit this project for a couple years (I'm about 10,000km from the rest of my beakie parts for a while.) but I appreciate the offer of different packs.

Somehow the rest of my West Wind heads made the trip, not my bag-o-busted-beakies. Oh well...