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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Admiral Benbow on February 06, 2014, 10:11:49 PM

Title: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: Admiral Benbow on February 06, 2014, 10:11:49 PM: I have the HLBS kit of the german Big Bertha gun and would like to get a fitting crew for it. What would you experts recommend?
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: pixelgeek on February 06, 2014, 10:47:03 PM: Any figures you can find cupping a hand to their ears and mouthing the word "what?".
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: Admiral Benbow on February 07, 2014, 01:32:02 PM: Thanks for your extremely useful reply, pixelgeek. :-I

Hopefully someone else could help with some more substance and will recommend the one or other miniature range.
:)
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on February 07, 2014, 01:54:08 PM: maybe these guys, Michael:

G017 - German 3.7cm TAK anti-tank Gun

http://northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=595

(http://northstarfigures.com/images/5/img595.jpg)

and these (G018 - German Artillery Crew)

http://northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=596

(http://northstarfigures.com/images/6/img596.jpg)
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on February 07, 2014, 01:55:41 PM: And Renegade:

http://www.miniaturicum.de/product_info.php?cPath=796_810_812&products_id=5266

(http://www.miniaturicum.de/images/renegade/ww1g118.jpg)
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: Captain Blood on February 07, 2014, 02:00:37 PM: Quote from: Admiral Benbow on February 06, 2014, 10:11:49 PM
I have the HLBS kit of the german Big Bertha gun and would like to get a fitting crew for it. What would you experts recommend?

Aha! Seduced by the LPL after all, Michael? 8)
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: Westfalia Chris on February 07, 2014, 02:48:40 PM: I would support the North Star option - IIRC, the HLBSC guns and vehicles are less "clunky" in sculpt than others, and the generally crisp and lanky appearance of the North Star figures might be a better choice than the Renegade ones, which have more heft and stand a little bit taller, IIRC.

Also, whatever you do, make sure to include a little fellow like this one:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Restricted%20Access/greatdictator3_zpsb2fd2f6f.jpg)

;)
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: Turbo-Ben on February 07, 2014, 02:50:19 PM: Quote from: Captain Blood on February 07, 2014, 02:00:37 PM
Aha! Seduced by the LPL after all, Michael? 8)

Haha, thats exactly what I thought... ;)
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: former user on February 07, 2014, 03:26:34 PM: Woodbine Design have very nice turkish weapon crews without rifles and also replacement heads with german Stahlhelm
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: aircav on February 07, 2014, 04:51:11 PM: Michael

I used the Hlbs British crew with just a little bit of conversion work

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/29/1847_29_08_17_10_11_26.JPG)
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: Captain Blood on February 07, 2014, 05:34:18 PM: Wow. That really is a whopper :o
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: Admiral Benbow on February 07, 2014, 06:01:10 PM: Quote from: Captain Blood on February 07, 2014, 02:00:37 PM
Aha! Seduced by the LPL after all, Michael? 8)

Quote from: Turbo-Ben on February 07, 2014, 02:50:19 PM
Haha, thats exactly what I thought... ;)

Hey folks, that's sheer coincidence, really. 8)

Quote from: aircav on February 07, 2014, 04:51:11 PM
Michael
I used the Hlbs British crew with just a little bit of conversion work

Very nice work, Keith, and thanks for the grand pic as well!
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: njetkulturny on February 08, 2014, 11:27:16 AM: I second that. Really nice work there.

My Bertha has also no crew sofar and the HLBS british crew has to serve my MK V cannons, but the idea is a good one.

Cheers njetkulturny
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: Hammers on February 08, 2014, 11:52:21 AM: I did a Big Bertha for a LPL some years ago. Plenty of lewd jokes about a crew for her, I am sure...

(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/2/577_19_04_09_8_18_36_2.jpg)
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: aircav on February 09, 2014, 08:18:17 PM: Thanks guys, I was originally going to use the great war miniatures early war heavy mortar crew, you could take a look at those.
Title: Re: Big Bertha crew?
Post by: joroas on February 09, 2014, 08:29:35 PM: http://www.hark.com/clips/dwtpnszdtr-i-like-big-guns