From AlanD: Romanian Bits and Bobs (65 points)

Giving up any pretence of painting anything else, I've added a couple of unusual vehicles to my Romanians this week. The first is a Renault UE Chenilette from Warlord Games. I was chuffed to discover that Romania bought a number of these from France prior to WWII - they are cool looking vehicles and it was fun painting one.

Also from Warlord is this Polski Fiat Lazik. After the fall of Poland, considerable numbers of Polish troops retreated into Romania with their vehicles, which were promptly used by the Romanian army. Fortunately the Polish crew in the model were wearing greatcoats, but I remodelled them a little to look more Romanian. The BAR carried by one of the men in the back was replaced with a German rifle, and I tried remodelling the helmets a bit, mainly by adding little Romanian crests to the front with greenstuff. They are still unmistakably Polish helmets though, so don't look to closely.

Incidentally, for some trivia, I was reading the memoirs of a Romanian soldier who commented on how much they hated their (originally Dutch) M39 helmets. He recalled trying on a German helmet and appreciating the way that it didn't direct rain straight down the back of his neck. The Romanians also used a large number of French Adrien helmets, and you can see one in the back of the Chenilette.

Dux paints some Romanians? Shocked Pikachu face! Those are fun little vehicles- it is almost a shame you hide them under snow! Your passengers are enjoying the air conditioning, and I won't comment on their headgear. I am looking forward to seeing your whole Romanian force. Your first vehicle is clearly 1.5 vehicles, so have some more points.

Barks