Thursday, 29 April 2021

Rapid Fire! Desert War 1940-43 in 20mm - More antennas to the DAK


Near the Oasis of Ras-al-Bendtrees a group of German OP's and transmissions personnel gathers in order to organize the available information on the enemy. The radioman even picked a confusing piece of information from the British saying that Nomadland won the 2021 Oscar and not Leni Riefenstahl's Tiefland. Verdammt Amerikaner...


The figures are Simon's Soldiers from his pack of German Panzer HQ but adaptable to the DAK. 


The Phanomen Granit 25h radiowagen is the Attack model. The model is very complete but I only used the plastic and resin parts leaving aside most of the fiddly photo-etched and replaced it with plastic parts. 



Its a pity Attack didn't make the extended antenna version. 


I couldn't find much on this vehicle's usage by the DAK so I left it almost without symbols and waiting for better and more informative days. 


The Saurer RR7 were used by the 15th PD on its artillery battalions. The models are MiniGeneral PLA 3d prints. Once again two coats of varnish were sprayed on them before painting and most of the printing lines were gone. 



A few plastic torsos, antennas and stowage were added and you get something completely different for the Afrika Korps. 

Next: France 1940.

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13 comments:

  1. Steve J.29 April 2021 at 23:07

    Great additions once again to your DAK force:)

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    1. João Pedro Peixoto30 April 2021 at 05:51

      Thanks Steve. DAK is almost complete in its 3 main divisions.

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  2. RePriMo Wargame Terrain30 April 2021 at 00:21

    Hello Joao,
    nice to see that new models from you

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    1. João Pedro Peixoto30 April 2021 at 05:52

      Thanks. Im having plenty of fun with solo games so there has been less modelling activity.

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    2. RePriMo Wargame Terrain1 May 2021 at 04:30

      Yeah i like this...and i will follow you

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  3. Unlucky General30 April 2021 at 00:37

    A great and effective looking unit - unique too. Lovely addition.

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    1. João Pedro Peixoto30 April 2021 at 05:54

      Thanks. All main things are done for the DAK so Im looking for less common things.

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  4. Jeffers30 April 2021 at 08:58

    Very nice! I’m up to my neck in sand at the moment too. Luckily, German uniforms for Europe and North Africa were of a similar cut, so in this scale a paint job works wonders. Gives you more options!

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    1. João Pedro Peixoto30 April 2021 at 12:33

      Right. I used mostly plastic for my DAK infantry and many are normal Heer. Besides many DAK plastics have shorts which Rommel was quick at forbidding.

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  5. Chris Kemp30 April 2021 at 14:19

    Nicely put together, João.

    Regards, Chris.

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  6. Jose2 May 2021 at 03:41

    My favor period desert war. Nice very Nice..✌️👍

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    1. João Pedro Peixoto2 May 2021 at 05:18

      É também dos meus preferidos. Mas para aí em décimo :)

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