Here is a box, a cardboard box , painted and ready to play…
The interior of the pillbox complete with artillery piece and crew.
Revealing the interior of the box…
The external aspect of the pillbox with one of Mark’s Little Soldiers for scale.
The origin of the idea, a picture from an interwar Elastolin catalogue.
More Elastolin fortifications from the same catalogue.
Barred wire from the above source.
I found this cardboard box lying about and immediately thought it was idea for the project. I feel it has a suitable toy soldier vibe as an idea to fit in perfectly with MLS figures and game aesthetic. Might try it anon in 54mm scale, availability of box permitting.
Innovative terrain piece. Now your troops have somewhere to stay safe in cover, and you have an object to fight over. Nice paintwork too; reminds me of camouflage pattern seen in Eastern parts of Europe.
ReplyDeleteSmart idea and nice work!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain