Tuesday, 20 October 2026

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!

38 comments:

  1. Look the business Keith, they have turned out really well, the addition of rubble etc. certainly adds to the overall look, nice little pieces.

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    1. Thanks Donnie - the quality of the figures certainly helps me.

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  2. A good mix of figures to add to your armies and all evocatively based with ruined walls and bricks. Nice work.

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  3. Figures and rubble all look great, Keith.

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    1. Cheers Richard, very happy with how this batch of figures have turned out.

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  4. Overall impressive effects and certainly great to see the plot develop .

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    1. Thanks Joe - hopefully the plot can develop enough for a game soon!

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  5. Interesting mix of figures, wardrobes, and poses. Basing sets these off as vignettes with a story to tell.

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    1. Thanks Jon - I will have to try to tell their story sometime soon!

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  6. It will be interesting to see how effective these units turn out to be in the game.

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  7. Great mix of figures and nicely done

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  8. Excellent additions Keith, all 3 sets look fab, especially the chap sitting on the chair. Love the piano idea too.

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    1. Cheers Ray - I continue to be impressed by the quality of the RKX miniatures

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  9. Lovely figures Keith. That overturned piano is a great idea for a figure. He would have needed some help upending it though. I tried moving ours a few inches the other day and gave up.

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    1. Haha - thanks Lawrence - did you feel you needed to barricade your street against Russian tanks?!

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    2. No, just the grandchildren.

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  10. The rubble, cork walls, and clever barricades really set these teams off a treat. A grand-looking batch of defenders—hope they perform well on the tabletop!

    All the best, Andy

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    1. Thanks Andy - the pressure is really mounting on me to get these figures into action and try them out!

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    2. Haha, take your time, It's always a dead satisfying feeling when a freshly painted unit finally sees its first battle.

      All the best, Andy

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  11. A one legged, sitting on a chair, offers some thoughtful sculpting and brings a lot of narrative to the base.

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    1. It certainly does Norm - maybe, the gunner wont ever fail a morale test, because he cannot run away anyway?!

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  12. Great additions there Keith and a nice mix of civilian and military clothing as well as some rather old weapons too. Looking forward to seeing them in action:).

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  13. Great figures Keith and you have done a great job with them.
    Together with your other Berlin figures they will make a fun game with interesting story, even if the Russian hordes just roll over them.

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    1. Cheers Ben - very pleased with how these have come out!

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  14. Great models very well painted Keith. So full of character.

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    1. Thanks a lot Chris, I think they are excellent figures.

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  15. So much to like in these figures Keith, from the armbands to the one legged guy with the ‘08. The cork tile wall looks ace too!

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    1. Thanks JBM, they are nice figures, are they not?

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  16. Great looking defenders, plenty of character!
    Best Iain

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  17. O I really like these. Loads of character in these sculpts and your painting and basing just adds more to the overall images. Great stuff Keith!

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