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It’s been 9 years since DAK NCO Luca released. Now WWII DAK is finally back. Welcome Wilhelm, the WW2 German Afrika Korps Infantry Captain.

The super realistic head sculpt with a crafty smily face, you could even see the victory from his eyes.

As the German expeditionary force in Africa, Afrika Korps has its own “tropical” features on the outfits due to the hot weather in Africa. Wilhelm wore the German tropical shirt and breeches, with a M40 tunic on top. To protect against sandstorms, Wilhelm was commonly seen wearing motorcyclist waterproof cotton coat, goggles, tropical high boots and field cap.

The captain was rewarded the Italo-German Campaign Medal in Africa. Map, binocular, German compass and pencil were necessary for the infantry captain to make war plans. Also MP40 and P38 were included for him to fight!

Just take Wilhelm start to build you WWII DAK team.

Full Part List
Base:
1 Super realistic headsculpt
2 Body
3 Open palms
4 Palms for holding pistol

Outfits
5 WW2 German Tropical Field Cap
6 WW2 German Tropical Afrika korps M40 tunic
7 WW2 German Tropical pullover shrit
8 German Tropical breeches
9 WW2 German Tropical motorcyclist waterproof cotton coat
10 Sweat Rag Tan
11 WW2 German Tropical Y-straps
12 WW2 German Tropical belt
13 Green tie
14 Grey gloves
15 WW2 German Tropical High boots

Accessories
16 WW2 German Tropical binoculars
17 WW2 German Tropical goggle
18 Map case (genuine leather)
19 P38 holster (genuine leather)
20 MP40 ammo pouch X 2
21 German compass
22 Pencil
23 Map
24 Military watch
25 WW2 German Tropical canteen
26 Ring
27 Cigarette

Weapon
28 MP40 submachine gun
29 P38 pistol

Insignia
30 Breast Eagle
31 WW2 German Afrika korps WH officer collar tab x 1 pair
32 Shoulder board x 3 pairs
33 Afrika korps cuff tile
34 WW2 German Italian Afrika Korps Campaign medal
35 Infantry Assault Badge
36 Iron cross First Class


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#newproduct #DiD #WW2 #German #AfrikaKorps #InfantryCaptain #Wilhelm #male #military

Soviet Maelstrom, new photoshoot. - Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:31 pm

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Thanks for looking,

Cheers,

Peter.

#modern #military #ww2 #soviet
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I first posted this thread (actually two separate threads with a gap of nine months combined here into one) back in 2007 on SAG and 6th D. Now I'm going waayyy back in time. You might say that posting these threads was what first got me engaged in sharing with the 1/6 community, even though I had been in the hobby for a while already.

I've aggregated the posts and also added some more pics I didn't show before. Because of the length this is broken up into multiple posts. If you post a reply while I'm in the middle of getting all these posts out I may not respond until the end.

Please bear in mind that when I speak in the present tense in the posts I am referring to events in 2007-8. The project was a "great leap forward" in teaching me new skills at the time. It was also what got me into RC flying, as mentioned in another thread.




I got a serious case of "Schwimmer envy" last month before the new DML Schwimmwagen was rolled out. Believe me, I was sorely tempted to shell out the money to get it, but in the end paying $300 for a static model car was just too much, no matter how nice. So I took out my ol' 21C Schwimmwagen which had been buried in a closet for the last six years, and started thinking about what I could do to it with that kind of money. I decided I wanted to make it RC. Hey, it may be ugly, but at least it'll go! Plus with a little work maybe it won't look half bad, as many of you have demonstrated with your superb work on your own 21C Schwimmers.

With some help from the friendly folks at a local Hobbytown, I figured out that the components from a Traxxas Bandit are almost a perfect fit for the 21C Schwimmer. Of course, it has to be totally hacked apart to do that, so there's no turning back once you start!

The 21C Schwimmer is almost meant to be motorized. The cavernous spaces in the hood and the trunk that give the toy its unfortunate Dumbo shape, the incredibly durable plastic, the ugly but tough and true-spinning monster truck tires, the fact that the whole thing comes apart with screws--I'll bet they designed it that way so they would have the option of motorizing it like the Stuart. From what I know of taking apart the DML Kubel ambulance (yes I bought an extra one to cannibalize for parts), the DML Schwimmer probably is glued together REALLY well and is not meant to be taken apart. I think it would require a lot more work to convert one of those, and I dare say it might be too difficult to be worth it. Plus, it'd break my heart to hack apart something that cost so much and looks so nice!

Here are some pics I took as I was working. I'm actually farther along and need to take some more pics, but I thought I'd show these first.

That familiar "bathtub" chassis, before cutting:
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The initial cuts (the front wheel wells needed further enlarging to accommodate steering, as I later discovered):
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Motor/transmission, receiver, electronic speed control, and steering components installed:
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By the way, the steering servo and components were perfect for the Schwimmer! They are actually turned around so that the original front end of the Bandit faces the rear, and because of that car's unique configuration it can be mounted at an angle that fits PERFECTLY in the available space. And the shocks end up vertical, because they start out angled back on the Bandit. Here's a closer look:
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Here's a close up of the rear, with the transmission/motor, receiver and ESC:
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I ended up replacing the original Traxxas 12T motor that came with the Bandit, because that thing was WAY too fast. In fact, it's advertised as capable of hitting 35+ mph, although my own trials (I took it out to play with twice before its surgery!) suggest it was closer to 25-30 mph. That's a scale speed of 150+ mph! Considering the 1:1 Schwimmer had a top speed of 50 mph, and probably rarely went more than 30 or 40 cross country, and I had to find a motor with lower rpm but more torque. I went with one of those cheap silver can motors ($12), which has about a 25-27 turn that effectively cuts the speed by more than half with appropriate gearing. Still, even 12-15 mph is too fast, as it should be less than 8 to be scale speed. Luckily, the Traxxas ESC comes with a programmable "learner's mode" that chops the output by 50%, which drops the Schwimmer down into the range.

#ww2 #wwii #custom #vehicle #RC #german #21c #dragon
So following on from my recent DAK Pzr Grenadier build thread I thought you all might like to also see the pics I took while putting together the Kettenkrad diorama that he is now displayed with.

This was put together about a year ago now, and consists of a DiD Kettenkrad with trailer, a 21st Century Kettenkrad wit a Dragon trailer, a 21st Century motorcycle combination and 8 figures (if you include the Pzr Grenadier detailed elsewhere.

Lets start with the Vehicles.  The 2 kettenkrads are quite different in their levels of detail as you can see, with the DiD being significantly more accurate to the actual vehicles.  The DiD is also designed so that it can be relatively easily converted to Radio Control.

The backgrounds seen here are posters bought from the internet, and the sandy ground is done with war gaming mats.

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The 21st Century Motorcycle combination I had already prepared for another diorama, but used it here instead, so there are no pictures of it being prepared.  It did get new crew, but more on them later.  The bike itself does not represent any actually WWII German motorcycle that I can find.  There are bits of what look like BMW in there and bits of Zundapp I think, but it doesn't look too out of place.

The 21st Century Kettekrad needed to have its towing bar modified by drilling a hole in it, and then fabricating a pin which would secure it to the Dragon trailer.

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After this was done Both Kettenkrads had markings and number plates applied, detail painting done and a little bit of weathering, and I began to load them with gear (an ongoing process until they look right to me).

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Whilst doing this I also started to put together the uniforms and equipment for the crews.  I can't tell you exactly what figures I used, as most of them were spares I had lying around.  The uniform and equipment parts are DAK parts from any number of different makers including Dragon, DiD and 21st Century to name a few.  As you will see from the pics their looks evolved as I acquired new parts etc... whilst the build was in progress.

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This is the eventual crew for the DiD Kettenkrad.

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And the 21st Century Kettenkrad crew.

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The Motorcycle combinations new crew.

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With these figures I like to treat each one as its own separate model, using as many photographs from the period as I can find to try and get things looking the way they should.  I appreciate that they should probably look a lot more dusty and weathered but they are done to suit my taste which is for a less weathered look.  I have 1-1 kit for most of these uniform and equipment parts and I will sometimes try out wearing the kit as the figure will be to see if it actually works or not, how comfy it is, whether you can sit down in it etc....

Here is the DiD Kettenkrad all crewed up.

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The 21st Century one.

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and the Motorcycle combination.

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And lastly the completed Diorama (not that these things are ever complete right Laughing  Laughing  Laughing )

Some of these pics are taken against the backdrop I used with my Pzr II and some are where this is normally displayed with no back drop due to the mirror that can be seen.

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If you got this far, I hope you enjoyed this thread, and as always any comments are most welcome.

Thanks

Paul

#DAK #WWII #german #military #vehicle #kettenkrad #motorcycle #diorama #modern #ww2
Search in: GENERAL TALK  Topic: DAK Kettenkrad diorama build (very pic heavy)  Replies: 6  Views: 2224
Ok,  So this is the last DAK figure I put together, probably just before Christmas I think.

Whilst it is not a new figure, it hasn't been seen here in any detail so I thought I would post up the pics I took whilst I was putting the figure together.

Here is what I started with, A DiD body and head sculpt, and the Alert Line DAK Infantry soldier uniform set.

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This is a good set with a lot of very nice uniform parts for creating a DAK soldier.  As well as several uniform options it has a basic set of infantry equipment which is of not too bad a quality but I think better can be had, and as you will see the equipment I ended up using was not all from this set.

I did use mostly the basic uniform parts from the set as can be seen in these pics.  The epaulets and cap soutache were repainted to have green waffenfarb signifying Pzr Grenadiers rather than the white infantry ones supplied.  The boots from the set as used here are ok, but if I am honest the DID ones from the Luca set I think look better.
The main reason for my getting this set was the greatcoat, as I didn't have a figure wearing one and it is another piece of early DAK specific kit.  Later on standard great coats were issued, but this early type as far as I am aware was only really issued in Africa.  The coat is not a bad representation, it's shade of brown is debatable, but I think is ok from the research i have done into this.

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The equipment on the figure was a mix of the stuff from the Alert Line set and my favourite pieces mainly from DiD again.  
The belt, Y straps, bayonet frog, goggles and ammo pouches are alert line.  2 sets of ammo pouches are pictured here as I was debating whether to go brown or black with these and I forget where the black versions are from.  The entrancing tool, bayonet, canteens, mess tin, gas mask canister, helmet and rifle are all DiD.  The A frame pack and bag are Dragon I think.

Here are some pics of the equipment before fitting, and as it went onto the figure.

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And lastly some pics of the completed figure, and pics of him in place on my Kettengrad Diorama.

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Hope you enjoy the pics, and as always any comments are welcome.

Paul

#DAK #WWII #military #alertline #custom #kitbash #modern #ww2
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I thought I'd celebrate the return to functionality with the PB pics debacle by going waaay back and posting my first major customized figure that I did over 10 years ago. I reposted this a few years ago on OSW but here I'm reaching back to the original post I made on 6th D. [pics are actually updated and new]:



I've wanted to do this figure since I first laid eyes on the photo at least six years ago. [note: that actually means 2002, since I first posted this in 2008!]
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I started to do the figure but could never really finish it off; as my skills improved I kept wanting to go back and improve it, especially with the weathering. Plus I wanted to add a vignette base, which I finally did recently. Here's how it finally turned out:
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Getting the pose just right was not easy, as I wanted it to be as exact as possible. I think I came pretty close, but it's still a little off, I think. Doing a figure from a single photo is interesting because what's unseen on the hidden side is up to your imagination, but I deduced he had to be carrying those ammo boxes slung over his MP40 (you can see a corner of one peaking out over the shoulder). Headsculpt is Egon; smock is the original DML GJ type; gear is all DML except for the NLM holster and custom breadbag strap; breadbag and MP40 pouch repainted field blue; canteen customised from DML parts; scarf is 21c; cap was acquired from a board member years ago (I've forgotten who; and where the cap originally came from), repainted and insignia replaced.

The weathering and vignette base were fun to do. The mud and dirt on the clothes and gear was FastMache celluclay mixed in with Tamiya acrylics (flat earth, red brown, black, water in various ratios to get the varying shades). As you can tell from the guy's pants in the original photo, this guy got pretty dirty! I can just imagine how muddy those soldiers got during the winter/spring of 43-44 in those Italian mountains, and the trick was to build up layers of dirt, grime, and mud. The "wet" look was just super glue brushed over it when it was dry, which helps to set it and protect it. The base is from Michaels, and the ground cover is FastMache, painted with the aforementioned colors. The grass, while not perfectly to scale, is decent as an overall effect--it's from a model railroad company called Silflor (I used a product called buffalo grass and XL tufted grass). If you look closely you might be able to see some glistening "dewdrops" on the wet grass, which was just copious amounts of Tamiya acrylic clear. Rocks was just driveway gravel.



The text above was copied verbatim from the original 6thD post, making this a true "archive" post; however, the pics are from about 3 years ago and I just recently edited them for brightness and color (wasn't happy with the original pics from 2008). Those who know my work know I have kind of an obsession on getting poses to match old photographs or film stills as exactly as possible. Also, the diorama base was so much effort I never did another one again!

Hope you enjoy this trip down [my] memory lane!

#WWII #German #fallschirmjager #MTO #Cassino #ww2 #modern #military
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Red storm Rising, photo shoot. - Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:29 pm

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Thanks for looking,

Cheers,

Peter.

#modern #military #ww2 #outdoors
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Typhoon Strike, re edited photo shoot. - Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:05 pm

Topics tagged under ww2 on OneSixthFigures 40781177554_4bd632b242_b100_4526_zps516447c0_Large_Moment(2)_Large_Moment by Peter Miles, on Flickr

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Thanks for looking.

Cheers,

Peter.

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Deflating the Bulge. - Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:13 pm

Topics tagged under ww2 on OneSixthFigures 27514318308_5e4807fe1d_cpicture 4098_Large_Large_Moment_Large_Moment by Peter Miles, on Flickr

Topics tagged under ww2 on OneSixthFigures 27514318108_3866abebec_cpicture 4107_Large_Moment(2)_Large_Moment_Large_Moment_Large_Moment by Peter Miles, on Flickr

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Cheers,

Peter.

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Rattenkrieg Stalingrad 1942 - Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:28 am

German 71st Infantry Division Kleeblat (Cloverleaf)
194th Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion
Rattenkrieg (“rat-war”) raged every square foot of Stalingrad on September, 30 1942. Basements became assault origins as German infantry adopted tactics to avoid crossing deadly streets plagued by new Russian urban warfare. Engineers would breech adjoining walls with 3kg pole charges and clear the resulting entrys with FMW 35 flame-throwers as Landsers stood ready with cluster grenades to remove any surviving Russians before the squad entered and began their bottom to top attack on the buildings. Here we see 1st Company 2nd Platoon on the verge of detonation as the section leader signals his go ahead. Their day is sure to end as a major victory. But, will it be from clearing the building, or just taking the kitchen? Regardless, tomorrow they’ll wake and do it all again.

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Hope you enjoyed this dio, this is one my favorites. I did it back in Nov 2005.

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A Tiger Roars then dies.. - Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:32 pm

Topics tagged under ww2 on OneSixthFigures 40628305474_00c4ac48b5_cpicture 3654_Large_Moment by Peter Miles, on Flickr

Topics tagged under ww2 on OneSixthFigures 40628305174_f2326bb739_z100_7809_zpsj7drutzq_Large_Moment(2)_Large_Moment(2) by Peter Miles, on Flickr

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Cheers,

Peter.

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Topics tagged under ww2 on OneSixthFigures 27379585358_9f4a88897b_kpicture 4089 (2) by Peter Miles, on Flickr

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Topics tagged under ww2 on OneSixthFigures 27379584328_9a94d07dd3_kpicture 4089 by Peter Miles, on Flickr

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Cheers,

Peter.

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WW2 Russian snipers in the field - Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:12 am

My WW2 Russian snipers. All are DML russian uniforms, gear and weapons.

Comrade Sgt Scott
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Comrades Svetlana and Misha
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Ready aim.........................................
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More of Comrades Svetlana and Misha
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Enemy spotted!!
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Target eliminated
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Hope to be posting more of my figures soon. Been going thru my hard drive and re-discovering my past photos. After the photoFUbucket rip-off, I'm finding alot of never posted figures from my collection. After I sort out my photos I will get to my current projects. Thanks for checking them out!!

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Up for your perusal are a few pics of my late war 3rd SS troopers in Hungary.

Group shot
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Another
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Squad scout
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Soldat 1
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Soldat 2
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Soldats 3 & 4
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Soldats 5 & 6 squadleader
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I C U !!!
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Time to go! Move out!
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Thanks for looking!

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Battle Hardened ?, photo shoot. - Tue Apr 03, 2018 2:24 pm

Topics tagged under ww2 on OneSixthFigures 40205155185_ac7c712946_c100_3883 by Peter Miles, on Flickr

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Cheers,

Peter.

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My orginal first photo shoot "Patrol" - Mon Apr 02, 2018 12:35 am

Hi all, This was my first photo shoot I did back in 2002. TV's Combat! is my favorite TV show. So when DML came on the scene, I started buying up any US figures. When Scott was released I started building a squad based loosely on Combat! Which later turned into 3rd platoon, Item company, US 4th ID. Currently I have a full platoon, with mg, bazooka and HQ teams.
Anyway this is The Patrol,

Germans lay in wait.
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The squad moves up the hill.
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Germans make ready
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The Sarge sees the Germans!
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Fire!!
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Return fire!
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Stop them!
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Keep up the pressure!
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Move up!
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Scott and Edward start to flank the Germans!
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Hurry up!
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To the hedge row Edward!
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Almost there!
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Made it!
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Ready, on three, one! two...........
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Three!!!!
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Taken by surprise!
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Point taken!!
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Hope you liked it.

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My DAK figures - Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:53 pm

I have a great love of the Deutches Afrika Korps and so when I started to collect 1/6 it was logical that I would have some DAK figures in my collection.  My DAK figures are currently displayed in the 3 dioramas pictured here.

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Hope you enjoy looking at these figures.

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