Wednesday, April 24, 2013

30mm base Guild Build


Cut the base from plasticard - check the measurements

The Guild runs what they call speed builds every so often. It's a silly thing really, you put a model together in order to satisfy some arbitrary criteria and you get a little medal ribbon for it, but it is fun. I always seem to forget these things, but I was determined to try and get something done in the two weeks assigned for this one. 




Crew assembled and undercoated

I chose an Elheim Soviet Dshk because I had one lying around, though curiously enough I can't seem to find much evidence in the TO&E of them being used in Motor Rifle Regiments, though I shall have to go looking again. I'm sure would use them as they're too useful not to have around, but how exactly seems a little sketchy. 


Almost finished product

A little more work needs to be done, though it was done rather quickly. I'll think of something. 

5 comments:

  1. Nice start, must get on with mine....

    My Micro Mark OOB sheets (find them on Wargames Vault) have the DSHK listed as part of a battalion support platoon. Don't know if that helps you any?

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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    1. DShK were only in the company of large-caliber machine guns in the rifle regiment and machine-gun company of anti-aircraft artillery battalion Infantry Division. Infantry loved the DShK, called him "Dasha" and tried to get a variety of unfair means.And the wheels on the machine - it is easier to carry, because a shortage of trucks.

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  2. I do like the Russian wheeled machine guns - they seemed to be the only army that used them*, I wonder why....?

    * They were also the only one to use anti-tank dogs - may be there's a similarity there in effectiveness....?

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    1. Of course, an enterprising general would have combined the two...

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  3. DShK were only in the company of large-caliber machine guns in the rifle regiment and machine-gun company of anti-aircraft artillery battalion Infantry Division. Infantry DShK loved, called him "Dasha" and tried to get a variety of unfair means.And the wheels on the machine - it is easier to carry, because a shortage of trucks.

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