wanted crew figures for Sd.Kfz. 251's

Started by Womble67, 05 May 2015, 10:44:26 PM

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Hi all might I suggest some crew figures be sculpted for the various Sd.Kfz. 251's  vehicles.

If anybody else thinks these would be a good idea then please add your vote

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Ithoriel

Not really interested in guys sitting down on the bench seats but a gunner for the MG or 37mm would be of interest.

TBH I usually just use stray artillerymen or officers if I want to crew Pendraken vehicles.

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Yes crew for vehicles would be good.

With small thin bases to allow them to be glued in
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I used the seated infantry.
I heavily cut them at waist level.

For the gunner, I used a kneeled Panzerfaust soldier, were I cutted away the Panzerfaust.

But it is hard work even for a sculptor.
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a good one for german gunners is GR165. The SMG is really easy to cut away and the pose is good.

seen here



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Womble67

Great suggestions for other vehicles



What do we think an easy job to sculpted ?

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Womble67

I found a better picture



Now from what I understand these just drop into the half track so would make a fantastic addition to anybody who already owns pendrakens half tracks as well ?

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fred.

That photo looks familiar.

I can take some photos of the individual strips if that helps - they can also be used in trucks. The sculpts are quite simple, with the guys really sitting shoulder to shoulder.

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Quote from: fred    12df on 06 May 2015, 06:31:55 PM
That photo looks familiar.

Is it one of your pictures ?

Quote from: fred    12df on 06 May 2015, 06:31:55 PM
I can take some photos of the individual strips if that helps - they can also be used in trucks. The sculpts are quite simple, with the guys really sitting shoulder to shoulder.

That would be fantastic if you could.

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Quote from: Womble67 on 06 May 2015, 08:31:33 PM
Is it one of your pictures ?


Yep!

I'll try and remember to dig them out at the weekend
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Quote from: fred    12df on 06 May 2015, 09:19:23 PM
Yep!

Cool thats why the picture quality so good then

Quote from: fred    12df on 06 May 2015, 09:19:23 PM
I'll try and remember to dig them out at the weekend

That will be brilliant thank you very much

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It wouldn't be necessary to provide a full crew for the SdKfz 251 - a few individual figures would be sufficient just to populate empty vehicles.
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Quote from: Hertsblue on 07 May 2015, 01:53:34 PM
It wouldn't be necessary to provide a full crew for the SdKfz 251 - a few individual figures would be sufficient just to populate empty vehicles.

That could certainly be another variant. In fact I think its à fantastic idea

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Ithoriel

There's already a seated Landser figure, he'd need a bit of surgery to remove the legs but would do otherwise.

Personally, I don't want seated passengers in my half-tracks - by the time you get as close to the enemy as you are in-game they should be out doing what they get paid for, not shirking in an armoured box! Different if they're peering over the edge shooting things.
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Quote from: Ithoriel on 07 May 2015, 11:24:29 PM
There's already a seated Landser figure, he'd need a bit of surgery to remove the legs but would do otherwise.

Personally, I don't want seated passengers in my half-tracks - by the time you get as close to the enemy as you are in-game they should be out doing what they get paid for, not shirking in an armoured box! Different if they're peering over the edge shooting things.

True, but a machine-gunner fore and aft that one didn't have to butcher wouldn't come amiss.
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