The Opal Maltier (meaning Mule) is one of my favorite non-combat vehicles of World War II.
There is no real reason other than it just looks all business nothing too fancy just a good old work horse.
Some times these will sub in for trucks as my group refers to all FOW transport as TLOs (Truck like objects) meaning anything that looks like a truck can function as one on the table. I try not to neglect the logistics and support troops so critical in real warfare.
Earlier you saw some PanzerGrenadiers form me and they need rides! So here they are 4 Sd.Kfz.251 half-tracks.
They each have one passenger he's full body so I am counting them as 15mm "foot" for 2 points each.(Correct me if necessary Curt)
Our platoon leader with the vehicle that has been upgraded to a 37mm Cannon great for digging out troops in fox holes and shooting up the occasional armored car or Allied half-track.
This fellow is casually catching some breezes but still has his Sub-Machine-gun ready for action.
The last two have a slightly different base color because I got them from a friend in trade and he had primed them in this color I thought was a march for Vallejo Milledstone but it doesn't quite match.
I did the camouflage by hand and I am reasonably please with the result. German camouflage is very variable and was often done in the field in by the troops them selves so I don't necessarily try to match official patterns. I would like to know what people think.
If I have done my math right my three posts for this week should give me close to 200 additional points raising my total to a little over 500 points a bit better than half way to my goal.
From Curt:Great work Adam! It's always good to see the 'meat and potatoes' vehicles that worked behind the armed forces and your halftracks look ace as well. A very productive week for you! Well done.
Thanks Curt having a few days off really helps the painting progress. Glad you like them.
ReplyDeleteNice work Adam - great to see the un-sung grunt vehicles in particular.
ReplyDeleteNice job Adam. I like the way you did the aging on the tops of the trucks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne, I was lucky in that the tops had some great creases molded into them. I think they are Command Decision but I am not sure as I got them at a dead lead night. I painted the Canvas in German Camo Beige then used a brown wash and went a bit heavy on it making sure it really got into the lines. Then I did a dry brush in US Tan Earth making sure to go perpendicular to the crease lines so I wouldn't wipe out the was that go in there.
DeleteVery nice German column!
ReplyDeleteGreat additions, I really like the trucks though the Blitz is my fav.
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Sorry "Rivet counter moment" I think these are actually sdkfz 250s Not 251s. As they are shorter in length and the top of the bonnet is flat and not chamfered. Not that any of that matters because I do like them. I do like the camouflage pattern it does a great job of breaking up the silhouette. Once again I apologise for my "Rivet counter moment"
ReplyDeleteNo worries... I wasn't 100% sure my self and two of them didn't have packaging so I don't know for sure what they were supposed to be.
DeleteTop brushwork Adam. The camo is superb sir!
ReplyDeleteGreat work on these Adam :)
ReplyDeleteLooking good..
ReplyDeleteNice trucks - and 'tracks! And yeah, those are SdKfz 250s, two early and two late-production models.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking vehicles!
ReplyDeleteThank you all your too kind
ReplyDeleteNice work, the vehicles look the business.
ReplyDeleteWonderful looking trucks! The Opel is one of my two fav trucks the other being the big deuce-1/2! Half tracks are also enjoyed and the Germans had many types. Really good work on them all! I don't mind the paint variations as I've noticed that my pile of neglect has different hues of colors from the years of prime ring. Grey, white, brown, and black undercoats DO alter the final hue! ;)
ReplyDeleteSexy AFVs and trucks. I'm not a rivet counter but it struck me that the troops in the halftracks looked too big or the halftracks looked too small, almost like sports cars. But maybe that's just my ignorance.
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