Post by silentbob27 on Jun 17, 2010 21:09:00 GMT -5
So I am running a campaign that takes place in Kiev right now. Well, one of the special campaign cards involves a bunker. Looking around, I couldnt really find any 28mm size Russian bunkers. Plenty of German ones and Normandy up the wazoo, but nothing much on the Eastern front. So I decided to make one of my own.
First, I did research on what a Soviet/Russian style bunker looked like an how/where they were used. I found quite a few cool websites (the coolest being www.theserpentswall.com/. Check it out, you will not be disappointed. And naturally the Osprey books Soviet Field Fortifications 1941-45 and The Stalin and Molotov Lines helped a whole lot.
So after looking through everything, I decided on a M2 boyevoe sooruzheniye (fighting post). Basically a machine gun bunker.
Now, since this was meant for tabletop gaming, I had to modify it a bit. Simplified the design here and there, opened up the firing slots a bit so two models could fire out at the same time. I wanted to be able to fit models in it after all. So after a bit of work, here it is:
And with the top off:
I was thinking about making a mold and casting it up, but that might be more work than it is worth. Maybe if I do another.
First, I did research on what a Soviet/Russian style bunker looked like an how/where they were used. I found quite a few cool websites (the coolest being www.theserpentswall.com/. Check it out, you will not be disappointed. And naturally the Osprey books Soviet Field Fortifications 1941-45 and The Stalin and Molotov Lines helped a whole lot.
So after looking through everything, I decided on a M2 boyevoe sooruzheniye (fighting post). Basically a machine gun bunker.
Now, since this was meant for tabletop gaming, I had to modify it a bit. Simplified the design here and there, opened up the firing slots a bit so two models could fire out at the same time. I wanted to be able to fit models in it after all. So after a bit of work, here it is:
And with the top off:
I was thinking about making a mold and casting it up, but that might be more work than it is worth. Maybe if I do another.
