HQ Options
So, my second army after my Soviet Russians was some Germans, so that Ivan had someone to fight against. I immediately liked the plastic Grenadier models from Warlord, and particularly liked the Late-War German range from Artizan Designs, which makes up a large portion of my weapon teams. But first, the HQ options.
These are Empress Miniatures, Volksgrenadier NCOs, but I'm using them as my First Lieutenant and his +1. I like the officer model's pose, scanning the action with his binoculars to hand, His gnarly aide has an eyepatch hidden under his cap brim, so I like to think of him as an Eastern Front veteran. Note, I denote officers with a yellow base edge.
This is my other First Lieutenant + man, who represents the actual Volksgrenadier element of my German force. I love the idea of variable troop qualities, and the amended Green rules for Volkgrenadiers for Bolt Action made them a tempting option to model and paint. I've used the Warlord Winter German plastics, plus several Grenadiers to vary up the squads I've made, but the officer and his aide are both equipped with nice warm greatcoats, even if all of his men have not...
These are without doubt my favourite FOO models by nationality. There is so much character to these two men. I chose the peaked capped head for the Forward Observation Officer himself. I like how he's calling out grid references/ directions which the radio operator is frantically shouting to the artillery batteries behind the lines. Nice models. Blue base edges denote non-leadership providing HQ choices.
By contrast, I've never been completely satisfied with any of the German medic models I've come across, so I decided to make my own. This 'Sanitator' was made from a plastic grenadier body- I wanted to capture him running from cover, braving bullets and explosions raining dirt and mayhem all around as he dashes to treat a comrade. His left arm is simply a rifle holding arm, which I angled to (hopefully) represent him flinching/ angling his helmet to shield his eyes. The right arm held a MG34/42 ammo box, which I replaced with a random bag from the sprue which I felt looked like a medical bag. White base edge denotes a medic (plus making them much easier for my opponent to spot and level his snipers at...)
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