WW2 US Marines Battlegroup

[nikharwood]

US Marines for the Far East - painting guide here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2738.0

Battlegroup:


Commands:
















Stuarts:






Mortars:




MG:


Marines with Bazookas:




Marines with Flamethrowers:




Marines:










Support Artillery:




Artillery:

[commission]

As always Nik, fantastic!
Great pics.
An absolute inspiration...... I'll just have another bottle of beer and check out the figures in the pack I got at WMMS. 
May be I'll paint them.......... tomorrow? 

Well done mate 

[nikharwood]

As always Nik, fantastic!
Great pics.
An absolute inspiration...... I'll just have another bottle of beer and check out the figures in the pack I got at WMMS. 
May be I'll paint them.......... tomorrow? 

Well done mate 

Thank you 

I like your style with the planning - time to get out in the garden & do the same I reckon 

[CorvetteK225]

Fantastic looking force.  The Pacific Theatre is too often under-represented on game tables.    As a buddy of mine once said, "Where else in 1944 can a 37mm gun wreak so much havoc on the battlefield!"

Dave

[jfariahitech]

Looks fantastic!

[fred.]

Good stuff

I'm a bit worried that the gunner on the rear gun seems to have no trousers on!

[commission]

Trust the yanks. Eh! 

[nikharwood]

Don't worry Forbes - I can spare the blushes - those are camo ones 

[Luddite]

Excellent as ever Nik.

One rare 'negative' comment though - the star transfer on the vehicles jars on the eye quite badly.  Perhaps a thinned Godwash might tone it down a bit?

[nikharwood]

Excellent as ever Nik.

One rare 'negative' comment though - the star transfer on the vehicles jars on the eye quite badly.  Perhaps a thinned Godwash might tone it down a bit?

Yep - in these pics they are really bright aren't they? I think it might be the flash picking them out - they don't look that bright in-the-flesh (steel?)...although I might give 'em another pass anyway - thanks L 

[Kiwidave]

Nik, another thing to try to get them 'flat' is a coat of Klear, then matt varnish, or just a drybrush with your dust colour.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Great work fella!

[Hertsblue]

All you need now is a 10mm Washington or North Carolina to sit out in the harbour and dump 16" bricks on the Nips.

[fred.]

Battleships are good!


Not 10mm, but based as artillery for BKC

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

But dey is crusiers - Edinburgh Class  actually ! 

IanS

[fred.]

Yes they are crusiers cant remember the class though. The requirement was that they fitted on a 4cm base. Can't even remember what scale they are.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Edinbrough and Belfast, last of the Town series pre WWII. Funnel position gives it away, and scale is 1/3000th

IanS

[nikharwood]

Stuff the 1/3000 - I want one in 1/144 like this:


It's 60.75inches long  - it could be my baseline 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

But that one probiably could fire real shells! Air soft or .22 would annoy your opponent!

Used to game with the Warriors of Loyne from Lancaster in the mid-90's, they did a Stetin game in 20mm with a scale torpedo boat under a bridge, that was big enough!

[nikharwood]

But that one probiably could fire real shells! Air soft or .22 would annoy your opponent!

Yep - BBs it is - check the caption under this pic:

http://www.battlersconnection.com/html/catalog_new.htm

I've known Kiwidave for years so he probably won't mind too much