Captain Blood's Western Desert: P.125 - SdKfz10 half-track with 2cm Flak 30

[vonplutz]

Ah, the joys of home printing. No doubt by then, the Canons and the Konicas of this world will have worked out that they should price the cartidges or the resin refill equivalents at approximately half the price or more of the printer itself and they will run out after you've printed two sprues.  

Sprue and a half so you have a bunch of useless half bits...

[Phil Robinson]

Like the cut of your poses Cap'n. Particularly, the "I ain't half deaf Mum" nicked stereotypical German LMG firing position.

[Captain Blood]

Thanks Phil.

Here are numbers 6 and 7...

First up, a chirpy cockney geezer - a homage to my late Uncle Bert who fought in the Western Desert and in Italy at Monte Cassino. I always visualise him with his helmet perched on the back of his head like this





Next, my first attempt at the LRDG/SAS - I've used one of the advancing-at-the-crouch bodies, but by slicing the leading foot away from the base and bending the back leg a bit, you can achieve this posture, foot up on a pile of rock, surveying the desert beneath him. Quite characteristic of the Regiment I think. Or the romantic image of it anyway.
I happened to have a sprue of Warlord British weapons and bits and pieces, so have also given him a pair of binoculars and a sidearm. Special forces, don't you know... 
I also added a little bit of poly cement to his beard and dragged a pin through it to make it a bit more bushy and slightly less neat. Going for the James Robertson Justice look.

[NurgleHH]

Fantastic work, captain. Where did you get this binocular from???

[Silent Invader]

Lovely..... I am hoping my box will arrive tomorrow 

[Captain Blood]

Hope so, Steve!

From the Warlord WWII British weapons sprue, Dirk.
A useful source of extras for these new Perry figures  

[essayons7]

I'll be following your progress closely, as I await my 3-box deal and bren carrier's arrival on this side of the pond!

This is going to be great!!!!!

[carlos marighela]

Nicely done. Personally I'd been inclined to slice away the bayonet scabbard and frog from the LRDG chappie, bit redundant when you have a tommy gun.

[essayons7]

Nicely done. Personally I'd been inclined to slice away the bayonet scabbard and frog from the LRDG chappie, bit redundant when you have a tommy gun.

Maybe he wants to keep it so he can search for mines?   

[Eric the Shed]

Looking great... When's the paint going on

[grant]

I think SP over at Warlord has 5 or 6 painted by now! 

That Special type looks great. And your uncle Bert is very characterful. That helmet is cool.

[Schogun]

Captain -- your photos are nice and clear. What's your set-up?

[marcusluis]

I would like to do these as LRDG, does it have options for this otherwise will have to find some arab stye heads ....

[former user]

I also added a little bit of poly cement to his beard and dragged a pin through it to make it a bit more bushy and slightly less neat. Going for the James Robertson Justice look.

would You mind showing a close-up of that area please? that sounds very interesting

@Marcusluis the picture at the top of the page shows exactly a head with Khefje, the LRDG accessoire

[NurgleHH]

Hope so, Steve!

From the Warlord WWII British weapons sprue, Dirk.
A useful source of extras for these new Perry figures  

You are right, I bought the Commandos. I think I have to make an other order these days. Sometimes plastic is a great source for our hobby