15mm German Bunker Review - Antenocitis Workshop

Reviewing the Antenocitis Workshop German Bunker range

While building a Beach Table for Flames of War I needed some German Bunkers for my American's to storm.

I found some promising ones from a company in the UK called Antenocitis Workshop. http://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/  After a quick browse through their website I ordered 4 bunkers in early December, with hopes that I could have them ready for my beach table and our D-Day event in January.

Unfortunately my order didn't arrive in time, a clerical error (which could happen anywhere) delayed my shipping. I didn't receive my order until Jan 21st.

In this review we are looking at

H667 Pak 43 Bunker

5cm KWK Enfilade Bunker

Open 5cm KWK Bunker

First impressions:  H667 Pak 43 Bunker

I ordered one of these bad boys, the biggest of the Bunkers available. This bunker is a 9 piece, all resin affair. It came it it's own blister packaging, however there were no foam or packing materials or even assembly instructions.  Surprisingly, even with a trip over the Atlantic, there was no damage to the Bunker (I guess these things are as tough as their real world equivalent. )

Bare bones packaging

All 9 pieces

The pieces are nice, with nice detail inside and out. After carefully examining each piece I only found one casting error on one of the doors, which was missing some of the detail though nothing major

Detail on the inner walls, Ammo locker perhaps?

The roof is a big chunk of resin, it looks like it took them 4 resin pours to finish

Dry fitting

Overall a really nice representation of a German Bunker. For gaming though there are a few things to consider.

 There is no floor (more later) and this is a big miniature, it can easily take a FOW Large base with no issues, and needs to be securely assembled.

To keep the whole thing together I used a sheet of thick plastic card

Plastic card base

Glued to base, ready for a base coat!

Conclusion:

Good:  the H667 bunker is a great looking bunker and, at right around 10 US dollars, it's not a bad deal  at all. It's a rather large model but would well represent the centerpiece of any German defense. 

Bad: Packaging and no instructions. For historical sticklers out there please note I couldn't find a picture or floor plan of a real H667 bunker that matches this model exactly.

First Impressions: 5cm KWK Enfilade Bunker

This is a mid sized bunker that closely matches pictures of the real deal. The Bunker itself is 2 piece resin and comes with a metal 5cm KWK gun.

Packaging is good,  it has a nice picture of a painted example of the bunker.(Would have been helpful for the H667!). Still no foam or packing material but no damage to the resin. Obviously these things are tough!

Nice package art!

No foam however no damage either!

The main pieces, Bunker, roof and gun. Like the H667 above there is no "Floor".  and as a result no base for the 5cm gun to attach to.  A floor and mount will have to be added.

Simple model!

 The Gun is a nice model, though with no assembly instructions I'm not sure where the two little pegs go (See image below). Also there is no pedestal or stand, so the gun won't stand on it's own.

Detail is nice but plain, its concrete, what did you expect?

Roof detail

Slight gap between roof and wall

Conclusion:

Good:  Solid, detailed model of a German Bunker, sold at a great price and comes with the gun!

Bad: Some warping but nothing too bad. No floor for the bunker to stand the gun on.

First Impressions: Open 5cm KWK Bunker

These open bunkers are simple one piece models that also include the same gun as the Enfilade bunker above. I ordered 2 of them.

Not much to say on these ones, they are pretty crisp but require a little cleanup

Nice detail inside and out. Note: These DO have run mounts

5cm gun dry fitted

Conclusion:

Good:  Simple model, good detail, great price, nice gun model.

Bad:   Not much, minor flash and cleanup needed.

Scale compare: Open Bunker, French Char-B, Enfilade Bunker

Based and base coated

Overall Conclusion:

Nice bunkers at a great price. A little work is required to get the best out of them but once completed they make great pieces.

Look for this review to continue with the completed Bunker models and a look at some more Bunkers from Antenocitis Workshop (Namely their new West Wall Bunker and Radar Station!).

Jon