This pair of post-war trucks dropped through the Pendraken letterbox recently, so here's some pics!
On the left we've got the Mercedes L4500, a truck produced in large numbers (70,000+) of both civilian and military varieties. This one comes with a handy separate cover as well, just to give some options.
Then on the right we've got the Soviet Zil 151/5, a 3-axle all wheel drive truck built after WWII. Tens of thousands of these were produced, both in the Soviet Union and later in China, under license. The chassis of this truck was later used for the BTR-152 APC.
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l575/PendrakenMiniatures/Masters%20Pics/NewTrucks_zps6996349e.jpg) (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/PendrakenMiniatures/media/Masters%20Pics/NewTrucks_zps6996349e.jpg.html)
I always have a great deal of admiration for 'the straight line' designers !
Those look excellent, to me.
Cheers - Phil.
Lovely work indeed 8).
OOOoh! Pretty! :D
For many years I ignored trucks, them being "softskins", but since I've been a good and loyal servant of the Dark Lord, I have found the delights of massed lorries.
Amazingly crisp sculpts!
Are these resin or is it white, "green stuff?"
I wants the Commie one! Me zombie survivors need something to drive about in! :)
They're very good, aren't they? :-bd
I do like them.... :-bd :-bd :-bd
Quote from: getagrip on 22 February 2015, 10:30:09 AM
Are these resin or is it white, "green stuff?"
It's all plasticard or shaped blocks of plastic.
Quote from: Leon on 22 February 2015, 07:45:14 PM
It's all plasticard or shaped blocks of plastic.
Get out of town!!! :o
That is
serious skill ;)
Very, very nice work!
Cheers,
Kev
They look very nice.
You can never have too many trucks.
(well you can, but when you do have too many for a game, you just need to look at the ToE for a typical late war unit and see how many they had. Unless its a German unit, then you can have 4 horses)
There's a certain artistry in being able to fashion something that neatly. Superb work. =D>
Quote from: Leon on 22 February 2015, 01:39:19 AM
This pair of post-war trucks dropped through the Pendraken letterbox recently, so here's some pics!
On the left we've got the Mercedes L4500, a truck produced in large numbers (70,000+) of both civilian and military varieties. This one comes with a handy separate cover as well, just to give some options.
Then on the right we've got the Soviet Zil 151/5, a 3-axle all wheel drive truck built after WWII. Tens of thousands of these were produced, both in the Soviet Union and later in China, under license. The chassis of this truck was later used for the BTR-152 APC.
(http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l575/PendrakenMiniatures/Masters%20Pics/NewTrucks_zps6996349e.jpg) (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/PendrakenMiniatures/media/Masters%20Pics/NewTrucks_zps6996349e.jpg.html)
The back comes off the Russian truck so it can be converted later. :D
Dave
If we could get some seperate mg mounts etc they would be good for technicals in African bush wars or modern day Zombie hunting
Liking those lots 8)
Fenton's right - these would be cracking for technicals - IIRC we can get some .50cals from the WW2 range...
They are a bit big for technicals, those tend to be medium sized Toyota Pickups.
Could mount 37's on them though.
IanS
Or Soviet 12.7mm HMGs - something the Red Army did often to provide AA capability
Very nice models very impressed :D :D :D :D