Colonial Cavalry testshots

Hoi,

After receiving the latest batch of HäT testshots (the Von Lettow Vorbeck sets and some colonial cavalry) I was very keen to get cracking and so finished these up double quick. Several of these chaps have separate arms so you can create quite a divers looking unit. Each sprue also includes 5 rider poses for every 4 horses. This is done to make a better officer- OR ratio. It also meant I had an extra trooper left. So I took out on of my Italeri Scott's Greys horses and made a little conversion...

And the conversion:

Cheers Sander

Listening to: "iUNO!" by Green Day

Vehicle showcase: truck

Hoi,

Another part of the vehicle showcase series today and I bring you a plastic kit truck. The kit is an RPM 1/72 72402 Mack AC 'Bulldog' Type EHC. As this was going to be a wargames model, put on a base, and played with; I left all the fiddly details off and slapped it together as fast as possible. I have left the canvas hood separate so I can exchange the loads as needed for scenario's.

Cheers Sander

Listening to: "The Black Album" by Metallica 

Gone Camping!

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Last week I finished the Amera Plastics tent sets so now I have a big rectangular Command tent, two bell-tents and some more other-ranks tents. I have based them in arid weather condition groundworks because these will be used with either Peninsular War or Colonial games.

Cheers Sander

Listening to: "The Idle Prentices" by Gin Lane

Vehicle showcase: A7V

Hoi,

Today's vehicle showcase shows my least favourite WW1 vehicle the German A7V. Why don't I like this one? Mainly because I botched, or should I say Bosched, the paintjob. It's the Emhar kit, kindly put together by Hans and mis-painted by me...

Cheers Sander

Listening to: "Black Ice" by ACDC

Heia Safari Part II

Hoi,

After showing the European troops with which the Germans fought the Great War in Africa, I here now present the Ruga Ruga allies of said Germans. These are part of the growing HäT range of Africa Theatre figures and are test shots, so no production run is available at this moment yet.
Since I could not actually find good colour references, I used a mix of vibrant colours and more muted tones for their exotic garb.

I intend to use these figures for Pulp scenarios as well, although I have not played a game for what seems like eternity...

Oh well here we go:

Cheers Sander

Listening to: "The best of the Throggs" by the Throggs.

Vehicle showcase: Whippet

Hoi,

Continuing the Great War Vehicle showcase today is my Whippet. Again I painted it in the late war regular greenish scheme with British markings. Partly because they are simple, partly because they are colourful and most importantly because this is a Late War era tank.

Hope you like it!

Cheers Sander,

Listening to: "Californication" by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Vehicle showcase: Carriage

Hoi,

A more civilised item in the Vehicle showcase series is this Fine Scale Industries carriage. At first I was thinking of using it as Napoleons carriage, but it is of newer build and thus I decided to use it as Victorian / WW1 era civilian vehicle. The base is just a piece of plastic card covered in wall paper, I like to think it kinda works.

Cheers Sander

Listening to: "October Rust" by Type O Negative