Thursday 28 February 2019

Rapid Fire! Blitzkrieg in 20mm - German reinforcements for balance



After last months flood of French material that arrived to the front line - that is, my basement - I had to balance things making some more Germans.


The artillery comes from some the old and venerable set of Revell German artillery, probably the most useful and well built soft plastic set ever. The artillery Sdkfz 253 is from Altaya and only the only extra was some black wash and sand dry brush to finish it.


Most of the artillerymen are already used and I had to manage with some other options like the Revell DAK figure (painted here as an artillery FO) and the old Airfix Luftwaffe standing pilot which suits well other branches of the German army if differently painted. 


Three more BMW combos from Zvezda were built and also two Command Pz I from S-Models. 


The S-Models received extra crew from Esci and PSC besides the usual aerials and stowage. 


The figures hanging from the side hatch had new arms in Greenstuff for a more natural look of this awkward position.


The Esci commander on the left also received new arms for them to sit correctly in the turret. I think that new arms, even if not as well proportionate as the original ones, have a better look than the original classic multi-pose figures which many times look like Karate fighters.

Next: A WWII Cossack regiment.

9 comments:

  1. excellent work João,

    I have been working on a PZ1 this week also!

    cheers
    Matt

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  2. Thanks Matt. Hmm, we must be spying each other :)

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  3. it's a very good beginning of the army
    the Pz I are beautiful

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  4. Thanks Borodino. But far from the beggining :)

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  5. yes indeed, it is much more than a beginning. but it's beautiful.

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  6. Thanks again, Borodino. By the way I'm about to restart Borodino 1812.

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