Bolt Action Hobby Blog - Deutsches Afrika Korps #2

Hello everyone and welcome back to the channel and the second video in my Bolt Action Deutsches Afrika Korps hobby blog. Since the last update I took a few weeks to work on something completely different before starting the second stage of my DAK project.
In the last video, link below in the description, I outlined the list and theatre selector that I had chosen for my DAK and had completed a schutzen squad, an SDKFZ/251, a medium mortar team and the first Panzer IV.
Since then I have now added a light artillery piece, a higher officer team, a forward observation officer, a captured universal carrier and the Panzer IV command vehicle.
In this video I will show you exactly how these are looking, how they were completed and what you can expect in the next video.
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Credits;
First Time Experience - Nate Blaze
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[@darioscomicschool1111]

Beautifully Painted and Assembled!

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Dario, much appreciated! I think my favourite part of this was kitbashing the crew for the LeIG. It took quite a while to get them looking how I wanted them to fit but was definitely worth the extra effort 😃👍

[@jvcpaints]

Great kit bash! That light howitzer is seriously amazing! Also, a big Thank You for reminding me that the LMGs in the DAK box were MG34s! I was going crazy looking for a spare MG34 for an early war project and forgot I had the DAK in the pile of shame. Nice assist!

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks James! As I was going to be using the light artillery from the Blitzkrieg box I knew that a kitbashed crew was always going to be on the horizon but I was super happy with how these turned out. Ahhhh yes! I've been digging through old sprues and bits boxes on the hunt for MG34s to use as kitbashed gunners 😃

[@darrinstanaway8943]

Looking good painting is excellent like your explanation and rundown of all the work and kit bashing done look forward to more 👍

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Darrin, much appreciated! I think I probably need to keep notes of all the bits and pieces that I use with these kitbashes as I often forget just exactly what kit that arm or weapon came from! Always enjoyable though 😃

[@theministryofminiatures]

Lovely army, I have just started my DAK, so this is a nice inspiration to keep me going after I spent 3 months painting my 8th army and LRDG! Well done!

[@OnPointHQ]

Thank you, much appreciated! I've actually just finished the DAK project so I'm hoping to get a video done soon to showcase it in its entirety. I have a half finished SAS/LRDG project that I really need to get completed 😀

[@ARed-TailedHawk]

Looking really nice. Thanks for sharing!

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers buddy, glad you enjoyed it! I'm having a lot of fun working on this project and I've certainly got plans to expand it when the first 1500 points are finished 😃

[@berg6562]

Fantastic modeling and painting!

[@OnPointHQ]

That's awesome, thank you! I really did enjoy working on the DAK project and looking to expand it at some point this year 😃👍

[@garyclarke4889]

lovely originality in your kit-bashing, Ste - an inspiration as usual!

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Gary, much appreciated! As I say quite a lot when asked about kitbashing, always have a go. It's amazing what unique looking figures can be made with a simple head or arm swap. It definitely remains one of my favourite parts of the hobby 😃

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Like number 63 ste the field gun look superb,very beautiful work all round

[@OnPointHQ]

That's awesome, cheers Justin! I'm very happy with the field gun as it was really quite difficult to put together but I think that the kitbashed crew definitely improves the overall look of the model. I may have to do something similar with a PAK42 😃

[@BrushQuill]

These chaps look amazing Ste, brilliant work!

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Cal! A really enjoyable project to work on. It's taken a bit of backstep as I've been working on an undead warband for Warlords of Erehwon but more progress will be made soon 😁

[@martinradcliffe4798]

Excellent stuff- you really nailed the uniform colours.

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Martin, much appreciated! It took me a little while to eventually settle on a colour scheme as I had done quite a bit of research and saw that people had painted theirs in many different ways. For me though, the Russian Uniform Green has really worked and given me the faded look I wanted 😃

[@vonketteringham]

Quality modelling and brushwork Ste 👍👍

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Frazer! Before I started painting the DAK I really thought I was going to struggle with achieving a uniform colour that I was happy with. But this one seems to work perfectly and is really pretty simple to paint 😃

[@robandrosehobden3344]

Amazing you clever boy you given a few ideas for when I get around doing my 🎖🎖👍👍🤠

[@OnPointHQ]

Thank you! I hope that video provided a few ideas. I've had a lot of fun working on these DAK so I'm sure you will too 😃

[@garyhodges3717]

Wow your figure painting is awesome

[@OnPointHQ]

That's awesome, thanks Gary, much appreciated! I always try and take the simple approach to painting 😀👍

[@MiniatureRealms]

Brilliant as always Ste, loving this army.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Stu! I've always wanted to start a DAK army and it was a little strange going from Normandy to the Western Desert but very happy with these so far 😁

[@rogerjclarke]

The field gun looks great.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Roger! I'm really happy with how it turned out in the end. The kitbashed crew really do improve on the original kit 😃

[@smoothbrush4722]

Nice lmg moving teams Ste, i like the weathering on the panzer 4, the forward observer with the compas and smg conversion looks class.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Lucian, much appreciated! I wasn't really sure how I would approach desert weathering but I'm happy with this. Still learning but happy with the effects so far 😁

[@lionheart3916]

Fantastic work ste, the project is coming along nicely I really like the dak universal carrier

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers mate! The universal carrier is something that I've wanted to do for a while now and I knew pretty much how I wanted it to look. I'll definitely be adding more captured vehicles 😃

[@SPD3DPrinting]

I really enjoy your approach to kit bashing and down to earth enthusiasm for watching it work out in the end. Inspires me to take a few risks and give it a go. Thanks for sharing your tips, tricks and techniques. Have a great day!

[@OnPointHQ]

Hey Simon, thanks for watching buddy! I just get such enjoyment from kitbashing and this project has been no exception. Some of them have been quite subtle but overall they go a long way to making a really unique looking army 😃👍

[@scalemodelinc.6077]

These are just so cool Ste. I love the radio operator and the light artillery piece, those are sweet! The captured allied piece is a great idea. Very cool stuff Ste 👊👍👊

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Corey! Those two were really enjoyable pieces to work on. I was super happy with the kitbashed crew as they seemed to fit in really naturally with the gun. The joys of kitbashing! And I'll definitely be adding more captured equipment 😃

[@theenigmaticgamer]

Very impressive update Ste. I think you have the colour schemes spot on. I love the kit bashing which produces some really interesting figures. I’m making my way into British and German forces for Tunisia and Italy in 20mm - 1/72 scale in a nostalgic trip back to my youth, but with AB and SHQ etc rather than Airfix. Having recently moved up to Scotland and downsized, my wargame room won’t be ready until next year and I’ll expect to be playing solo. Your outstanding work on the Warlord stuff is certainly very tempting though 🙄😁 Look forward to seeing more. Cheers Keith

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Keith and I hope that the move went well! I was super happy with how these turned out, just need to get round to adding some vehicles at some point. Recently I've seen a big interest in 1/72 and 20mm. It's not really a scale that I've ever worked or gamed with so may be something new for 2023 😁

[@garybramley9868]

Great video as always.

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Gary, really glad you liked the video buddy 😃👍

[@phildent7534]

Absolutely fantastic work Ste love the paint work and the way you have done them as mini dioramas plus game pieces

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Phil! I definitely think that the weapons teams are a great opportunity to build mini dioramas. They certainly add to the overall look of the project 😃👍

[@gavinmcbay6899]

im just getting into bolt action love your tutorials is their one on painting africa korps

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks Gavin and welcome to the world of Bolt Action! Not yet no but I have one in the pipeline as a few other people have asked about how I paint my DAK. I'm not the greatest at making painting tutorials but definitely something I plan to make shortly 😁

[@LongWarEnjoyer]

Dope❤

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers buddy, much appreciated 😁

[@dominikengler6480]

Great Work my Friend. I really enjoy your Composions.It is lovely to See your Creativ work. I would love to have a Game with you. Where are you from?

[@OnPointHQ]

Thank you Dominik, much appreciated! Kitbashing is always one of my favourite parts of the hobby. I live in not so sunny England 😁

[@johnwalliss]

looks amazing - kudos question on the basing: how did you do it, zandri dust?

[@OnPointHQ]

Thanks John, much appreciated! With the cork basing I prime it with brown and then paint it with a mixture of Vallejo Khaki, Green Ochre and Iraqi Sand before applying a brown wash across the entire base. For highlights I use the original mixture and then use Vallejo Off White to very lightly drybrush the rough edges of the base 🙂

[@rjlarose5271]

I really have to do an Africa Korps project for my first army.

[@phildent7534]

Ste absolutely fantastic work pal love the way they are like mini dioramas plus game pieces

[@OnPointHQ]

I would definitely recommend starting a DAK project. The plastic infantry box from Warlord Games is certainly one of my favourite kits so far. In addition there's lots of really different tanks and vehicles to throw in too. Let me know how you get on 😃👍

[@rjlarose5271]

@@OnPointHQ ill have to. Maybe do an African campaign project

[@stewart2517]

Awesome paint job! What shades did you use?

[@OnPointHQ]

Cheers Stewart, thank you! The main colours I used with these were Vallejo Russian Uniform for the tunic, Vallejo Khaki for the trousers and webbing and Vallejo Green Ochre for the helmets, bread bags and ammo boxes. For washes I use a mix of Vallejo Sepia and Black and rather than apply it to the whole figure, I tend to drop it directly into the recesses, creases and folds etc. For highlights I added Khaki to the Russian Uniform Green and Off White to the Khaki and Green Ochre. Hope that helps! 😃👍

[@stewart2517]

@@OnPointHQ That’s prefect thank you.

[@blahblah-hw3xg]

Hi Ste, I know your a big bolt action fan so I was wondering if I could pick your brains, I'm adapting bolt action to be playable with 20mm Star Wars minis, the clones work fine as regular infantry with just 1 or 2 tweaks but I've run into a problem with the droids - I want there 'base reaction' to be to move and shoot - in other words I want their options to be more limited. So I need to find someway of making it harder for droids to do things other than move or shoot. I was thinking maybe giving a droid a different order costs 2 order dice but that might be too restrictive, any help appreciated! Lovely Africa Korps btw.

[@OnPointHQ]

Now that's a really pretty interesting concept! I can certainly see how you are trying to make the droids work. I guess a simple way would be having them having to pass an order test to carry out any order that isn't move or shoot. If they fail the test, their protocols have failed and the droid doesn't take any actions that turn. Hope that helps! 😀👍

[@blahblah-hw3xg]

@@OnPointHQ Thank you Ste! 🙂

[@porgstew3657]

Why did you stop making the videos of DAK? Am I missing something?

[@OnPointHQ]

The third video is currently in the pipeline. It's been a bit of a busy month with other bits and pieces but the DAK series will definitely be continuing 😁👍

[@andrewkennedy9134]

​@@OnPointHQ loving these....subbed

[@rodneyfigueroa8744]

😁 Promo sm!!