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Thanks very much @sundancer , @limburger , @blinky465 . 😀 😀 😀

I appreciate the kind words but with full respect … I will stick with “Pile of Shame.”

1) That’s what it is.  😀

2) I’m only talking about my own Pile of Shame, and in no way implying that other people need to feel “ashamed” of whatever models or minis they have unfinished.  It’s mine, and I’m using my shame as motivation to get the work done.

3) Most of … or at least more than half of … the hobby in my pile came from other people as gifts.  People thought enough of me and my work in the community to give me a lot of that, and in my eyes that makes it even worse for me not to finish it.

 

All that said, here are the rest of the “Wave One” pics. 😀

Bipod MG-34s and the big Mauser antitank rifle.

Side view of the army at large.

Back view of the army at large.

Probably my favorite guy, which I painted generally as an Oberstleutnant (Lt. Colonel) battalion commander. It’s a little hidden in shadow but I hope you can see my attempt at Knight’s Cross ribbon around his neck and the badge ribbon on his tunic. This guy’s seen some sh*t! 😀 All these figures have brown cuffbands to approximate various DAK units, not really aiming at one in particular.