It’s been a little quiet around here lately, mainly because I appear to be suffering another bout of ‘modeling malaise’ so really haven’t felt that inspired to paint, despite the fact this is the last month of the three month challenge! I have made something for my DAK force recently. This custom Zeltbahn Objective – although of course it’s unpainted.
This little diorama that is intended to show a couple of unfortunate motorbike pioneers that have found themselves behind enemy lines – Flames of War objectives are typically placed on the enemy side of the table.
It’s assembled from a mix of ‘bitz box’ pieces. The BMW + sidecar are from Battlefront, although I’ve sculpted a couple of cushions in the sidecar as this space is usually filed with a passenger. The figures are Peter Pig Germans in ‘relaxed’ poses, drinking from enamel mugs. One of them carries the MG34 for the sidecar. The open Zeltbahn tent is a two part resin cast of my original sculpts. The open side is held up by 1mm plastic rod. I intend to put these three Zeltbahn up for sale soon at $6us a pack of the three variants I’ve mentioned earlier.
Painting the objective will be interesting as Zeltbahn were printed in a disruptive and splinter camo which will probably be hard to replicate in 15mm! I’ll most likely just try and get a good faded look to the tent as this objective will be used for my DAK force.
Comments welcome as always, particularly if you’ve got any suggestions for getting over a modeling slump…
One please!!!
I like the scene very much. You should have a look at Warpainterbrother´s Zeltbahn Paintjob in Art of War #1. He did a great paintjob on a Zeltbahn, maybe this inspires you to paint this excellent piece!
Thanks guys, Daniel I’ll trade you for some Necro scavvies maybe! Tankred I shall do just that as I’ve got a copy of AOW kicking around – thanks for reminding me :)
Someone take offence to your FOW thread?
They did? That’s why I generally don’t post to those types of forums. Not the first time they’ve deleted a post of mine I don’t think? Who knows – maybe I should have used BF figures.
Maybe it was because I said all their vehicles are different scales :)
Hah! I said pretty much the same thing too. Hey perhaps they just can’t take honest criticism :).
Hey, I would like to buy one of your completed Zeltbahn Objectives
Hi,
You indicated that a 3-pack of the Zeltbahn will be available for $6 U.S. and how would I go about purchasing them?
I apologize if I am not using this contact as intended. This is my first time writing. Also, I was not sure what was meant by “Website” (above) so I wrote http://www.warin15mm.com in that space. That is my own vanity website for display of my figures. If you get a chance, I hope you’ll have a look. I was recently the feature interview in Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy #46.
I look forward to hearing from you. I enjoy your site very much. I have it bookmarked so I can catch up on what your doing.
Thank you for your help.
Richard