Friday, 16 November 2018

661 - Early-War German Vehicles

Does exactly what it says on the tin: last month I finished off three early-war transports to accompany my captured Bren-PaK36.
 The two Lledo Mack trucks are intended to represent two captured BEF trucks which have been captured and hastily repurposed by the Boche; the open-backed one is supposed to be a requisitioned civvie truck. 

(NB: Here it's seen with the crappy flash)

As they make their way into North-Eastern France, then, my Germans now have the means to actually keep up with their tanks without knackering their horses!

Until next time...

- D. 
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13 comments:

  1. Da Masta Cheef16 November 2018 at 14:17

    That's a fine looking motor pool sir!

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    1. Admiral Drax20 November 2018 at 21:10

      Thank you! Cheap and easy!

      (The lorries at least)

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  2. daveb18 November 2018 at 15:38

    Yes indeed, they are a group of good looking soft skins. Are the lledo mack trucks all metal?

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    1. Admiral Drax20 November 2018 at 21:11

      The tilt, wheels and headlights are plastic; all else is metal.

      Thanks!

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  3. Zzzzzz19 November 2018 at 21:17

    Zer gut, Herr Admiral.

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  4. Dai20 November 2018 at 16:38

    Wait, I thought the average kraut footslogger entered France more frequently on horse-and-cart?

    Regardless, a lovely trio indeed.

    Tried to find some of these on Ebay over here but came up woefully short. :( Either no scale listed (I already suffered from a "good deal" only to receive a useless 1/72 vehicle...) or price+shipping made the whole endeavour as expensive as buying the plastic Warlord/Rubicon kits.

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  5. Admiral Drax20 November 2018 at 21:17

    They're cheap as chips over here, and quite a few folk use them! Weridly, in 3 years of playing, I've never actually been able to compare them to 'official' lorries.

    Yes, I get the whole footslogging thing, but honestly, I absolutely HATE painting horses, so that's why my Germans have 'forcibly requisitioned' some wheels...!

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    1. Dai21 November 2018 at 15:57

      I need to have a word with my mum to see if she can source a pair for my upcoming Canadians...

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    2. Admiral Drax21 November 2018 at 20:16

      Mate - the next time I see some I'll bag a couple for you.

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  6. Unknown21 November 2018 at 10:20

    Lovely, you could also claim they sre Bussing Nags or similar

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    1. Admiral Drax21 November 2018 at 20:19

      Good point, Mike, and thanks for the rip-off: these were hitherto unknown to me! Ta!

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    2. Admiral Drax24 November 2018 at 19:20

      *tip-off

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