These are all 3d prints available from Windham Graves at Thingiverse.
An armoured car...errr truck with a naval gun turret...I have not looked up the provenance of the Deacon but I am pretty certain that the British Admiralty and Army had an idea...
Even with the armoured cab, it would not be pleasant to be at the driver seat when the Deacon speaks.
When I first got my 3d printer this is one of many trucks I found that I had to print.
Built in America, the M7 howitzer motor carrier was dubbed the Priest by Commonwealth troops. This is due to the machine gun cupola looking like a pulpit from church. It was primarily used by Canadian troops in Europe and in the later years was immediate support artillery for American infantry brigades.
I built two: one with a canvas weather top and the other one ready for action
There is a lot of detail including the wood plank floor and shell racks, even the driver seat has detailed gauges.
A small field howitzer. I shouldn't have stuck the crew down and maybe gave them individual bases, but i also do not see this being of much use in games unless with a very big table and larger forces.
I added some additional crates to make the crew look busy. This is a Warlord kit and minis.
They will have "Old Ironsides" insignia soon. The Weasel behind them is their vehicle and is another 3d print.
The Weasel is an American machine based on, but larger than, a Bren carrier. Small howitzer- and mortar-teams used them to bring their guns and supplies forward to cover the infantry. Being smaller than the big Deuce-and-a-Half, they were able to go to places the big trucks could not reach and their spry size let support guns keep up with the advancing infantry.
A 3d print of a Zis in canary yellow
I have many trucks and tractors but I like the Zis being unobtrusive enough...and free to be table dressing in Italian campaign and pulp games. Just a nice truck a farmer had to abandon or militias confiscated. Should I ever start a Soviet force, they will have plenty of trucks too.
The bed is lopsided...but I can print more
There is a card stock flat of a Hanomag in the starter set, but panzergrenadiers need their very own trucks. The Fallschirmjagers I have to paint also commandeered their own vicks [vehicles - Minion D].
Open topped and enclosed Opel Blitzes in German grey.
I also painted up the Sd.Kfz 222 in a panzer grey to use it also in garrison and early war.
I plan on printing several of these, so at least one need the panzer grey for early war before I try out other camouflage schemes.
A Famo Sdkfz. 9...has been a favorite vehicle since seeing Dirty Dozen as a child.
This mover was painted as a seasoned veteran truck from North Africa now moving supplies in Italy.
A Hanomag and a recon/artillery half track with armored crew space
Ochres, browns, greens and lots of stippling
The Hanomag will move panzergrenadiers while the other truck is going to be staffed by HQ.
Some more German armored cars for recon with the panzergrenadiers.
I really do hate painting vehicles. I have been staring at infantry all while painting these. At least the different styles made the German vehicles go quick.
I still need decals to finish the trucks, then I can weather them completely. for now I am happy enough with some more vehicles for some proper games.
14 vehicles for 280 points
1 howitzer with 4 crew for 30 points
Squirrel- 40k white scars, fantasy orcs, allied infantry, axis infantry, allied vicks, axis vicks
skulls- 11
stompy robots of death- 0
Yikes! For someone who hates to paint vehicles you've dropped a tracked-and-wheeled points bomb here David - well done. I paticularly like the "ambush pattern" German vehicles. I assume that you've printed at 1/56 scale? Or did you go for 1/48? In any case this is great progress for you.
Three-hundred-and-ten points for your tally!
Dallas
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