Sunday, 20 January 2013

Watchers of the sky

The 37mm AA gun is the Zvezda plastic kit built straight from the box. In response to a transport shortage my gunners have 'liberated' an Airfix Opel Blitz and 're-branded' it to reflect the change of ownership.
The gun barrel is very thin and ever so slightly bendy, but it is a very nice model - for wargames purposes easily as good as the rather similar Airfix Bofors gun.

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10 comments:

  1. Nick Grant20 January 2013 at 10:32

    Very nice. Are those wee black squares magnetic for unit labels?

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  2. Phil20 January 2013 at 10:49

    Very nice work, great units!
    Phil.

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  3. Milgeek20 January 2013 at 11:50

    Very nice, I wonder how similar the Soviet 37mm is to the Bofors 40mm? Like the 'liberated' Blitz.

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  4. Chris Kemp20 January 2013 at 16:48

    Is this the celebrated unit that saved Comrade General Wallmanski's bacon at Kirov, or was that an 85mm?

    Regards, Chris

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  5. Anonymous20 January 2013 at 16:51

    The Skies?

    Bwahahaha!!

    Mole-men! Attack!!

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  6. Tim Gow20 January 2013 at 17:11

    Nick Grant
    They are indeed. Well spotted!

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  7. Tim Gow20 January 2013 at 17:12

    Phil
    Thanks. The gun was an easy build.

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  8. Tim Gow20 January 2013 at 17:12

    Stephen Beat
    I believe there is shared heritage...

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  9. Tim Gow20 January 2013 at 17:14

    Chris Kemp
    No, these chaps are new recruits. They have received special training about dealing wit panicky senior officers...

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  10. Tim Gow20 January 2013 at 17:16

    SAROE
    That's why the bases are so thick....

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