Berlin Defenders Again

 These are the last of the 3d printed figures from Potbelly Miniatures in Wellington. They are all groups, hence the reason I left them until last. A sniper team, an LMG team and an HMG team - I hope you like them.

Here is the three man LMG team amid the ruins of their city

The set has a built-in barricade of an overturned piano and some sandbags

I have added some mdf "rubble"

This is the second set, with an MG08 and three crew

The WW1 veteran firing it is sitting on a dining room chair, and he only has one leg!

The small wall section is a small piece of cork floor tile

Here is the two-man sniper team

Very nicely detailed figures once again. Now, all I need to do is get them into some tabletop action - most likely in a small solo effort.

I hope you like them and do let me know what you think by way of a comment - cheers!

Tiger! Tiger! burning bright

 A quick post with some images of my "Ten Dollar Tiger"! 

I added the radio aerial

The Tiger (Panzer Version)

(with apologies to William Blake!)

Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the midst of violent fight,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Sherman make thee?

Tiger! Tiger! burning bright
In the midst of violent fight
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

I was assisted by Co Pilot AI in converting this famous poem!

Thanks for dropping by and please let me know what you think of my latest 3d addition.

A Lucky Find...

 Saw this on our local online eBay equivalent as starting at $1 so set an auto bid up to $15 - and won the auction at $9.50. In conversation with the seller, he agreed to meet me as he also lives in Pukekohe, thus saving me a $10 shipping fee.

Turns out it's the same guy I bought four 3d printed Opel Blitz trucks off - they were a bit rough but still a bargain at the time - and he has obviously been practising because he printed this vehicle himself and although not perfect, it's pretty damn good!

I have his email address, and mobile number so might talk to him about me buying a couple of STL files and how much he would charge me to print them off.......hmmm, possibilities, possibilities!

There ARE some "build marks" on the top of the turret, but I can live with that

With one of the RKX 3d Berlin Defenders figures for scale 

Pictured with my Warlord 28mm plastic kit Tiger for scale - close enough, in my opinion!

So, this might be the next thing to hit the painting desk over the weekend!

Sunday ACW Game - Close Up Image Addendum

Gaming mate John was a bit slow off the mark sending me his images - maybe he was still a bit punch drunk from the battering Bruce gave him on the Rebel right wing?!

I know from the many positive comments that a lot of readers enjoy these, so I decided they deserved a post all of their own - and this is it. I have included the subtitles that came with some of them from the photographer  

Confederates arrive.....

Artillery lines up......

The Rebs are in fighting spirit!

And take over the town

But the Yanks arrive

The Irish Brigade!

Union Cav ,,,,,

Waves of Yankee Zouaves

A closer look .....

But Nicks troops ain't scared....

Union cannon attempt to pound them into submission

Johnny Reb has cannons, too,,,,

But not as many as Billy yank

Reb cav ....

Clash!

Come on, boys!

Guns getting closer 

Hand to hand!

Let's go, boys!

Union cav

And that's our lot

As a special bonus extra - gaming mate Julian has recently been in Quebec and sent a few images through - this could end up inspiring us to refight the Habitants and Highlanders Canadian Wargames Group FIW campaign!

Some lovely dioramas, I am sure you will agree. Maybe a small reinforcement for my British FIW collection is in order.......hmmmmmm!