SF3D/Maschinen Krieger: Pak. ((PaK stands for Panzerabwehrkanone) Kröte

My favorite vehicle in the world of Super Armored Fighting suits, now known as Maschinen Krieger or Ma.K., was the TW-47 Krote. I first saw a 1/20th scale model of this in an actual brick and mortar store that sold models years ago (boys and girls I am talking like 1985!). These kits back then were pretty cool and a lot of armored kit builders snapped these up without knowing anything about the lore (which was being written on the fly). You don't see those kind of hobby stores out there anymore, an era gone by, but not my love for models. The models I have now are 15mm metal miniatures that I purchased from Slave2gaming

I've written a little bit about the Krotes history (from articles I've read) down below:

In 2884, the driver-less assault light scout tank, Krote , was recognised as a regular weapon of the Shutoral forces because of its versatility. The Krote was suited to movement in the wastelands because of its superior drive system which allowed it to travel in most areas on its own two feet. It had a strong armoured defence of tungsten and special ceramics as well as an unequalled internal structure. Moreover, it was armed with a Vulcan MG515, which was the most efficient weapon the Shutoral forces had at the time, and a scouting computer and other electronics good enough to meet the demands of the front as both a light assault unit or as a reconnaissance drone. Furthermore, they were fairly cheap to mass-produce and their maintainability was good, which endeared them to the units they were stationed with.

 Later It was decided that the Krote could accept a bigger weapon than the standard 1.5 cm Vulcan, and this would allow the Krote to accept more of a active role in front line duty. The 75 mm Pak43/2 was chosen to be mounted on the Krote as it was a very reliable weapon with a small signature. It was mounted with a 15 round autoloading magazine along with strengthening of the leg and fuseluge section of the drone. However, tests soon showed that the recoil of the Pak43/2 gun was greater than anticapted and this would have an effect of the durability of the Krote . However, because the Krote was going to be phased out with the introduction of the Neuspotter, additional bracing was not added and the drone entered service anyway.

Below Krotes on deep patrol walk by a destroyed IMA Dollhouse

Some different angle shots of the Krotes.

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Cheers

Kevin

Punic Wars commission (C) for Saga game: Roman

 And here are the last bits for awhile. I do have two points of mercenary troops to paint yet, but I am taking a break and painting some stuff for me. 

Here are some Roman Velites, skirmish troops that, if they proved themselves, wore furs so the commander could distinguish them from other troops on the battlefield. 

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Cheers

Kevin

Punic Wars commission (B) for Saga game: Roman

 The Triarii were elite, heavily armored veteran soldiers who formed the third and final battle line in the early Roman Republican manipular legion.

So let it be written... So let it be done!!! I have completed more troops for the commission and winding down finishing up some Velites soon. 

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

Punic Wars commission (A) for Saga game: Romans

This showing puts me about halfway through the commission (which I only do for friends). These guys will be fighting my Carthaginians soon, so I had to mix in a little voodoo magic into the paints I used so my opponent will have cursed dice;)

These are 28mm Gripping beast figures. Kind of hard to paint as these are older style sculpts and kind of scrunched up compared to todays minis. Nor are they as detailed as todays minis, but I still like them. 

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

 

Flint and Feather: Something for me, wee little animals

 When I run my Flint and Feather campaign I want to run it narrative style so adding these little critters will make it fun.

I also painted up some objective markers.

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

BLKOUT commission for a friend

My buddy who lacks painting skills commissioned me to paint some BLKOUT miniatures up for him. We started this venture back in late 2024? Anyways this will add to his growing force. 

The following are Badlands Elite Mercenaries. 

4 Szabla Units – Two disciplined riflemen armed with FB-M3B battle rifles for long-range engagements, supported by an EWAR operative to counter data attacks and a heavy marksman wielding the AM-190 Linear Gauss Rifle for high-impact strikes.

4 Banak Dust Elements – Two Banak Grunts with PM50 subguns and disposable launchers for long-distance disruption, backed by a data Specialist and a near-inorganic Djinn equipped with the armor-piercing MASX-101 rifle.

Data Handler

The following are mixture (I got them mixed up in photos) of a Manticor Bratva Team - Manticor Insertion Team - Manticor Cyka (the big dude)

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin

 

Year of the Honcho!

 Over the last couple of weeks I have completed 8 X F-86 Sabres, 3 X B-29's, and 8 X Mig-15's for the Air War over Korea. 

Once you get past all the propaganda and politics of this war you'll find a fascinating close run campaign in the air. Both sides over estimated aircraft shot down, and the matching of post war claims to the opposing sides stated reason for losses leaves a lot up to conjecture. 

Being the first Jet vs Jet campaign I think it's a great thing to dip your toes into before moving on to more modern Jet combat with missiles and all. 

By happenstance I fell upon the rule set called  Fly, Fight, Win: Honcho. It's an easy to play fast paced game that multiple people can play. A great convention game. The ruleset is free and you can get them from Wargames Vault. They have a WWII set called Wingman, and a modern set called Danger Zone. All are based on the same rules. Here is a link Wargames Vault 

If you end up getting the rules and have questions, then I would recommend the Face Book group named, Fly Fight Win. 

Miniatures are from I-94 enterprises Raiden range, the B-29's are from Flight Deck Decals. I did find that the Flight Deck Decals 3D prints for the fighters (while wonderfully detailed) are way to fragile for gaming purposes. Nobody wants to spend hours painting, placing decals, and then only to have it break. 

Decals are mostly from I-94 specialty range, while the bort numbers and Korean decals are from flight deck. 

As always thanks for looking.

Cheers

Kevin