Foehammer’s Konflikted Painting Table

Busy day, so I’m unlikey to get any real hobby work accomplished on my Konflikt stuff, so I figured I’d just update the project log with some of my previous models that are now archived in the older forums. this is a converted M3A2 Pondskater Scout Walker. The crew were modified, add the cage around the pilot compartment, and updated it with a full turret ring and a twin 50-cal. The original model just had the 50-cal on a pintle, and it bugged me that the gun had a 360-degree arc of fire, but to shoot to the rear, the gunner would need to get out and stand on the pilot.

“If necessity is the mother of invention, then the father is the incompetence of military logistics.” – Sergeant Peter Gundersson, USMC 2nd Engineering Battalion

The MARV (Marine Assault and Recovery Vehicle) was first created by the USMC 2nd Engineering Battalion on the island of Iwo Jima in late 1946. Instead of the requested resupply of demolition and construction equipment, a clerk’s paperwork error resulted in the supply ship offloading a squadron of new Grizzly ARVs destined for Patton’s 5th army in Western Europe.

The Marine Engineers and Mechanics quickly found the ARVs could be modified into surprisingly effective assault vehicles. Their array of winches, drills, and cutting saws, typically used in the recovery and repair of armored vehicles, were equally proficient at neutralizing japanese bunkers, tunnel networks and pillboxes. If no such targets were present, the MARVs could be put to their original purpose of extracting bogged-down tanks and trucks from the prolific south-pacific mud. 

One of the most common modifications added to MARVs is installation of a flamethrower into the mantlet which typically holds the Grizzly’s 75mm gun.  

Home-brewed rules to come.

My latest addition to this project log is taking a little longer than expected, so I figured I’d throw some stuff up here for some other things I’ve been working on. One of those, featured previously on the forums, are custom-made stat cards for Konflikt 47. The goal is to have something to help newer players get into the game, consolidating many hard-to-remember rules into each units stat card.

I’m no fancy graphic designer. These are all made using MS Powerpoint, and then printed to PDF. Below see a sample image, and the full US stat card file is attached.

Let me know if you’d like more detail on how these are created, or want to see some of the other nations cards.

Some really early WIP images (only base coating and a wash completed) of two Paragon conversions. “Grease” and “Hammer” Abraham.

Grease is based off a DUST fig, with some GW bitz including a bionic arm and tech backpack. I figure the bionic arm and satchel charge are enough to justify his “Strong” and “Tank Hunter” rules.

Hammer is a GW Goliath ganger from Necromunda, with various warlord bitz added, including head and pouches. The heavy Tesla Rifle is made from a british PIAT with bitz added from a GW AdMech radium carbine.

Ok, other than the table legs which are coming next week (they’ll be the same as those on the bench), I’m calling the table done.

Lots of lessons learned on this project. Feel free to contact me with questions if you want to try something similar.

Now to work on some actual miniatures.