Author Topic: Captain Blood's Western Desert: P.125 - SdKfz10 half-track with 2cm Flak 30 (Read 281486 times)

Mason · « **Reply #1575 on:** July 26, 2019, 01:36:09 PM »

Oooh!
Nice little kit.
That looks fun to build and paint.

Looks a little like an Ork Wartrak. You sure you are not heading in that direction...?

Captain Blood · « **Reply #1576 on:** July 26, 2019, 01:41:01 PM »

...stop it...

gamer Mac · « **Reply #1577 on:** July 26, 2019, 05:22:18 PM »

Looking good so far

Looking forward to the paint job

Mason · « **Reply #1578 on:** July 26, 2019, 06:48:11 PM »

Quote from: Captain Blood on July 26, 2019, 01:41:01 PM

...stop it...

OK, I will.

Dr Mathias · « **Reply #1579 on:** July 26, 2019, 07:57:59 PM »

Quote from: Mason on July 26, 2019, 01:36:09 PM

Looks a little like an Ork Wartrak. You sure you are not heading in that direction...?

Hehehehehe I wouldn't have taken Captain Blood for an Ork fan, now that you mention it...

carlos marighela · « **Reply #1580 on:** July 26, 2019, 10:32:59 PM »

Wait till he finds out the name of the theatre commander of British forces at the time.

Kismet.

warburton · « **Reply #1581 on:** August 01, 2019, 11:27:04 PM »

Cracking thread....encouraging to see one really can get stellar results without use of an airbrush.

Axebreaker · « **Reply #1582 on:** August 02, 2019, 12:06:59 AM »

Stunning German group shot and conversion is looking good!

Christopher

ARKOUDAKI · « **Reply #1583 on:** August 02, 2019, 01:27:43 AM »

That Kettenkrad looks really good, especially with your conversion bits. Jealous... Keep up the good work Richard!

Redmist1122 · « **Reply #1584 on:** August 05, 2019, 02:55:42 AM »

Impressive vehicle collection. What scale?

Captain Blood · « **Reply #1585 on:** August 05, 2019, 10:09:21 AM »

1/56 scale vehicles, 28mm figures

Sinewgrab · « **Reply #1586 on:** August 06, 2019, 03:11:47 AM »

So, these are not appropriate? I am just trying to help.

Redmist1122 · « **Reply #1587 on:** August 06, 2019, 08:39:33 PM »

Quote from: Captain Blood on August 05, 2019, 10:09:21 AM

1/56 scale vehicles, 28mm figures

Awesome...thank you!

Captain Blood · « **Reply #1588 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:37:22 AM »

A little amuse-bouche for you...

I'm building and painting some Perry plastic Zulus at the moment, and it suddenly occurred to me that with a bit of kitbashing I could produce some more semi-clad soldiers for the Western Desert (not to mention some African troops for the Commonwealth forces). In many contemporary WW2 photographs from North Africa, you see bare-chested troops in shorts, on both sides, but particularly the Germans. Whereas the Perry DAK set - brilliant as it is - has the figures all fully buttoned up in tunics, long sleeves, and long trousers or breeches.

So this chap is a Zulu body and arms with skirt trimmed off, with an Afrika Korps head, cap, boots and rifle. Shorts, sand scarf, and rolled down socks added in Green Stuff.

Given that the Perry plastic WW2 sets are avowedly 'true 1/56 scale' - so smaller and slighter than most 28mm wargames figures - whereas the Zulus aren't, I did wonder if they'd fit together okay. Actually, it's a perfect fit. I guess because the Zulus are modelled as fairly lithe, they don't have the bulk of most 28mm figures, so the two sets are very compatible.

I call this model 'Run Willi, run!'

FreakyFenton · « **Reply #1589 on:** August 19, 2019, 11:32:53 AM »

Cool idea! I was wondering if the Warlord 8th army and DAK could be cut up and united to produce the aforementioned. But this is even better.

Clever combination and good idea. Probably stealing it.

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