Join The Afrikakorp As Perry Miniatures Head Off On Patrol
August 14, 2013 by brennon
September brings another massive Perry Miniatures boxed set to the tabletop and this time it's for the Afrikakorp. The box art is ready and raving to go so get ready for some desert action!
There are going to be a rather splendid thirty eight miniatures in this box and if you'd like to see what they are going to look like check out this work-in-progress set below...
There soldiers were a deadly fighting force and continued fighting the Allies all the way until 1943. The Korp was also known in conjunction with Rommel who is generally considered to be one of the best generals within the German army. He was also a fairly nice guy considering the period of history!
Will you be taking the Afrikakorp into battle?
At last! I have been waiting for these since the Perry site showed them on the workbench. They would go nicely against the Perry Desert Rats using the Bolt Action rules (I have just had a nasty vision of Warren dressed in 8th Army gear… oh dear) 🙂 Rommel has been criticised for taking so many risks, but what choice did he have in circumstances where his side were more focussed on Russia and the Allies were pouring in men and materials at many times the rate he was receiving. The ultimate accolade was given to The Desert Fox by… Read more »
Pleasant surprise I’d forgotten these were due out. Thought i was settled on which way i was going to go with Bolt Action. Future project list just got bigger.
38 mini’s in each of the desert boxes, 1 box and maybe a tank should make a decent force for either side, El Alamein here I come! 🙂
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Would have to be a Desert Rat to chase the Desert Fox out of Africa!
Would like a Hurricane Mk IId to pop some Jerry cans open 😉
Usual good stuff from Perrys
38 minis… african sun… yes… 🙂
Yay, when me and a bud finish our 1944 Operation Cobra armies we will deffo start doing some desert wars!