The first few Bolt Action hard plastic WW2 winter Germans have been completed
There are six basic bodies, and a multitude of heads, arms, weapons and kit
I avoided using any late war stuff - MP44 etc - because I want to be able to use them from 1941 onwards
Officer pointing the way
Rifleman
MP38 gunner
Another MP38 "Schmeiser"
Rifleman
Charging with a grenade
Another four of these teams to come over the next wee while
Now onto day four of our S Island trip - we returned to Dunedin from Gore
Lake Waihola
Next stop was Tunnel Beach
A local father had the tunnel dug so his daughters could access the secluded beach for swimming
On to Dunedin city proper by mid afternoon
The famous Dunedin Railway Station
Some beautiful Victorian or Edwardian architectural details
Central Dunedin had quite a few attractive old buildings
The offices of Otago Daily Times (OTD) the local newspaper.
The "Octagon" - the centre of the business district, is mostly bars and restaurants nowadays
The main shopping street running off the Octagon
Next time, we head north to the Steam Punk capital of New Zealand - Oamaru.
Very nice work on the Germans, they look the part, the backdrop is very nice as well. Some cracking scenery photos, looks lovely there.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie, I enjoyed putting these together and painting them. The lower S Island is a picturesque part of the world!
DeleteSmart thinking on the krauts. Double bubble, or some such. The scenery was, as usual, stunning. That train station interior was gorgeous. I notice none of your waterways seem to harbour the lesser spotted traffic cone, the upturned shopping cart or old car tyres. It’s almost as though you value your environment down there?! I think we deserve some snaps of inner city graffiti to balance things out!
ReplyDeleteCheers JBM, I am too mean to do everything twice, and I don't like the idea of Germans armed with late war kit in the early war....we don't have a King Tiger in Barbarossa, do we?!
DeleteI think the general absence of waste is probably more to do with the sparseness of population density than any moral superiority...I will keep a look out for gang tags etc!
Good looking Germans, I might do the same! Lovely looking railway station!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Cheers Iain...it is a very nice building!
DeleteI am really enjoying your travelogue featuring seascapes and architecture. The train station is fabulous! What a good dad to bore a hole through the rocks for his family's enjoyment. Oh, good looking Germans too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon, I am pleased people are still happy to be bombarded with my holiday snaps!
DeleteVery nice seeing your Winter Germans kick off to such a good start!
ReplyDeleteDunedin looks everso picturesque too - you are truly blessed to have such beautiful places to visit and enjoy mate.
Thanks Dai, glad you like both aspects and yes, it's a beautiful country....but probably no more so than rural parts of the UK and elsewhere
DeleteThe Germans are very nice. Love the photos of your trip
ReplyDeleteThank you Scotty
DeleteGreat looking winter Germans, Keith. Wow! Dad had a tunnel dug to get to a private swimming area!? Now that's amazing, but would have to say, being from Hawaii, worth it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean....but was he a good dad, really? I had to laugh at the Dept of Conservation sign that says the beach is too dangerous to swim at...!
DeleteGreat looking figures Keith, very smart indeed!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, praise indeed from the expert in winter figures and terrain!
DeleteThe Germans look great Keith and a really like the pose of the officer. That father went to extraordinary lengths to keep his daughters away from the local boys.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence....given the time frame, that is probably exactly why he had a tunnel built to a private, secluded beach!
DeleteGreat looking Germans sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Michal!
DeleteGreat job on the figures Keith.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful station for Dunedin especially considering the population when it was built but it matches all the other elaborate architecture.
Reading Wikipedia about Dunedin got me thinking of a possible imaginations campaign. ..... "Dunedin grew during the early 20th-century via annexation of surrounding municipalities — between 1904 and 1916 Dunedin annexed the boroughs of Caversham, South Dunedin, North East Valley, Maori Hill, Roslyn, and Mornington as well as the Bay Town District. In 1963 West Harbour Borough was annexed by Dunedin and in 1968 it annexed the entire Peninsula County." 😂
Lol....annexed seems a harsh word for local government amalgamation....but it does sound like something you could turn into a fin de siecle imaginary campaign!
DeleteNice work on the Germans I have a few of those to paint for Norway sometime. I recognise that blue stuff in the sky we had some today 👍
ReplyDeleteCheers Matt, I will be interested to see your versions. I decided not too try to use the TINY decals for helmet marking and badges of rank, maybe you will be braver than me?
DeleteI read it was 21c in parts of the UK on Thursday, which is pretty warm for mid March.....
Those Germans do look rather good Keith and thanks for so many lovely photos to drool over too:)!
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome on both counts Steve!
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