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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Col.Stone on September 01, 2010, 03:08:18 PM

Title: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Col.Stone on September 01, 2010, 03:08:18 PM
East germans :D
guns from the assault group, (AK-74 and PK machinegun)
the medic has an old chieftain IDF stretcher and a bolt-action soviet head
the officer (commissar maybe) has a soviet advisor head from anglian /empress
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i295/Col_stone/DSC00797.jpg)
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Dr.Falkenhayn on September 01, 2010, 03:40:24 PM
very nice conversions they look like special Forces  ( Grenzschutz?)
any plans to do some conversions with those silly NVA Helmets?  ;D
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: revford on September 01, 2010, 03:42:37 PM
Nice, the weapons look like good fits too.

I'm looking forward to seeing these painted up.  :)
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Col.Stone on September 01, 2010, 04:36:36 PM
Grenzschuts is what i was looking at when i made them  :D
(the only NVA i found without silly helmets)

i might make some more SF-looking fellows later, but i'm trying to figure out what sort of equipment they had (backpacks, breadbags etc, dunno if they had germanww2 looking stuff (the czechoslovakian had iirc)

I'll use regular mongrel minis for helmeted fellows, might make a few headswaps tho :)
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: dsmith on September 01, 2010, 04:59:07 PM
Great conversions :D , Now after seeing the TAG weapons in use I will have to get them for my REDSTAR Russians I've been on the fence about the TAG size questions answered on to the chopping.
Really like these keep up the good work.
D
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Col.Stone on September 01, 2010, 05:11:50 PM
 :)

i'd stay away from the ak-47's tho, they're a bit big..
ak-74 variants are all ok tho, and tbh, any major kalashnikov-user has the 74 now, and probably has for the last 20 years.. :D
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Sangennaru on September 01, 2010, 08:15:42 PM
love them, and i'm really happy to see that those germans (that deluded me a bit) now are starting to be used for great conversion, and to enlarge the minis panorama!
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: carlos marighela on September 01, 2010, 08:52:15 PM
Now that's clever!

I'd been thinking about the conversion potential of the Bolt Action figures. I was thinking along the lines of Algerian ALN but Grenzschutz is pure genius. They might work as KdA as well. There's something about fielding troops with the name Combat Group of the Working Class that's frankly irresistable.

It's a one off but Eureka does a 'Sgt Steiner figure' in field cap, smock and PPSH which you could probably use as an extra figure.

Now I have all these T-55 s I must find more uses and the idea of a building of the Berlin Wall goes hot scenario appeals immensely.
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on September 01, 2010, 08:54:52 PM
Great work, Stone :)
And I'm amazed that you've actually built something :O
;)
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Col.Stone on September 01, 2010, 09:29:01 PM
thanks guys  o_o
sgt steiner looks like a good addition =)

silver, i make lots of stuff, but i'm useless at actually taking photos ;)
here's a look at some of my current projects
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i295/Col_stone/DSC00794.jpg
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Sangennaru on September 02, 2010, 08:20:43 AM
yum... chunk salsa!
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on September 02, 2010, 10:15:56 AM
Great looking stuff! These chaps ma just inspire me to get a set of those BA germans and try converting some across into uniformed regulars for African Warlord games...
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on September 02, 2010, 11:20:08 AM
thanks guys  o_o
sgt steiner looks like a good addition =)

silver, i make lots of stuff, but i'm useless at actually taking photos ;)
here's a look at some of my current projects
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i295/Col_stone/DSC00794.jpg
I was pulling your leg ;)

And I really want to see more of your Vietnam project :)
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: midismirnoff on September 02, 2010, 11:54:53 AM
Nice stuff Col. Metal weapons is a must do with that kit.
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Col.Stone on September 02, 2010, 12:47:06 PM
I was pulling your leg ;)

And I really want to see more of your Vietnam project :)

hehe =)
yep, more coming soon, very soon, just got word that the figures needed to finish of my helicopters were on their way now :)
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: Col.Stone on September 02, 2010, 01:46:53 PM
It's a one off but Eureka does a 'Sgt Steiner figure' in field cap, smock and PPSH which you could probably use as an extra figure.


i can't find the figure :(
Title: Re: warlord germans for cold war
Post by: carlos marighela on September 02, 2010, 08:37:14 PM
Here you go: http://www.chronofus.net/php/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=224

Just email Nic and ask for one, very obliging chap.