Hi.
Having a long time love for ww1 in the desert I have finally begun making SLOW progress on my ITLSU project. I have been buying stuff for this for a fair few months without actually painting og playing anything. I suppose thats what happens when you suddenly find yourself the father of 2. The more kids the less hobby time.
I started (my language skills fail me here) the daddy version of maternity leave, which made it possible to actually paint again (naptime for my son, paint time for dad).
I was inspired by the 2015 painting contest to get some work done.
My first entries are in the vehicle and open single base categories (entries below)
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A Rolls Royce AC and my british inf. brigade command stand.
I plan on entering a british arty base, mounted and dismounted brit cavalry, a mkIV tank and a base of 1864 danish inf. too.
Part of what this p-log is for is keeping me focused.
For my ITLSU project i need to paint
Empire:
3 x inf battalions + MG
1 x mounted/dismounted cavalry + MG
2 x MkIV tanks
3 x 18pdr bases
2 x siege arty bases
assorted signals and spotters
Ottoman:
3 x inf. battalions + MG
1 x mounted cavalry
1 x battalion german Asienkorps
3 x arty bases
assorted command,spotter and signals
.....and whatever I don't manage to resist buying.....a lot more i suppose
It really doesnt look that bad when you write it down, but my oh my there are many bases :P
Maybe I might even convince someone to play a game at some point. :-\
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Very very nice :)
The rules are pretty straight forward and a lot of fun so I hope you get some games
Where did you find info on the markings for the Rolls Royce, my searches for markings for 11th or 12th LAMB in Palestine have come up empty :(
Thanks for the kind words :-[
The rules really do look promising, if nothing else ill force the wife to play
The scheme is from tanks encyclopedia, for some reason i cant insert the link from my phone, but google "rolls royce armoured car palestine" as a image search. Its a few rows down, you cant miss it.
The caption for it says its one of Lawrences cars, but i liked the markings so I ran with it. Images of colours and markings for the desert are super hard to find. Im have a hard time even finding the correct colour for mkIV tanks :P
I will second ITLSU. Managed finally how to put them on my new tablet so they are easier for me to read
Thanks for the entries, very nice looking figures! Have you got any bigger images of them?
No idea about the rules but the figures are superb. Love touches like the flag draped on the table.
I do, but I cant link them any bigger from Imageshack for some reason. Or maybe I just cant figure it out. I was wondering why my images were smaller than other contestants.
Quote from: Ithoriel on 06 February 2015, 09:11:28 PM
No idea about the rules but the figures are superb. Love touches like the flag draped on the table.
Thank you very much. I love those little touches, especially when you have so much elbow room with 10mm. Also it seems quite handy to identify important bases on a 6x4 desert table full of khaki troops :-\
What colour did you use for uniform
Quote from: Fenton on 06 February 2015, 09:27:15 PM
What colour did you use for uniform
Vallejo khaki - black wash - highlight with khaki/iraqi sand mix 50/50 - lightly wash with black again and drybrush pure iraqi sand.
Im experimenting with pith helmets in iraqi sand highlighted with bone - pics to follow tomorrow :)
Thanks its the same colour I use,j ust seems lighter on yours
I think its my phone camera. They are more khaki-ish in real life. Also the table is really shiny in the pics too.
Quote from: strangefellow on 06 February 2015, 09:02:09 PM
The scheme is from tanks encyclopedia, for some reason i cant insert the link from my phone, but google "rolls royce armoured car palestine" as a image search. Its a few rows down, you cant miss it.
The caption for it says its one of Lawrences cars, but i liked the markings so I ran with it. Images of colours and markings for the desert are super hard to find. Im have a hard time even finding the correct colour for mkIV tanks :P
Thanks, I have seen that image but as you say it is Lawrence's so with the Arab revolt... Where did you get the name Poppy :-/
Quote from: paulr on 06 February 2015, 10:11:27 PM
Thanks, I have seen that image but as you say it is Lawrence's so with the Arab revolt... Where did you get the name Poppy :-/
I actually considered painting it RNAS grey for a while, but since i could find no evidence they were NOT sand, I chose that :P Ive seen drawings depicting mkIV tanks in sand colour as well so it seemed plausible enough....not entirely sure about the validity of those either, but hey it looks cool. And if it turns out im totally off, a replacement is only 2.60.....god I love 10mm. :D ....or an excuse for making an arab revolt army as well.
The Polly transfer is from an old FOW sheet of tank names, it fit so I stuck it on, on impulse. With all the pics of tanks with names and whatnot painted on it seemed appropriate.
Im having bloody hard time finding any pictorial evidence for colours or markings of vehicles from that theatre, so im making it up as I go along.
I think Pendraken sells some name transfer sheets for 10mm just like those I used.
Quote from: strangefellow on 06 February 2015, 09:13:42 PM
I do, but I cant link them any bigger from Imageshack for some reason. Or maybe I just cant figure it out. I was wondering why my images were smaller than other contestants.
Hmm, not sure on that one. If you've got the originals still, you could send them to us here and we can upload them to our Photobucket account? I can check them over as well and make sure they're the right size.
:-\
Quote from: Leon on 06 February 2015, 10:47:23 PM
Hmm, not sure on that one. If you've got the originals still, you could send them to us here and we can upload them to our Photobucket account? I can check them over as well and make sure they're the right size.
:-\
That would be very much appreciated :)
What mail should i send them to?
Lovely work! :-bd
Quote from: RoyWilliamson on 09 February 2015, 02:10:45 PM
Lovely work! :-bd
Thank you very much. I am overwhelmed by the support for my little project...might actually help me get something done.
And on that note, i painted the bases of a squadron of cavalry (moimounted and dismounted), an 18pdr battery and a mnmkIV tank yesterday. So expect more pics late in the week :D
Great little vignettes, Strangefellow. Let's hope Leon can come up with some shots that do them justice.
paternity
Quote from: strangefellow on 06 February 2015, 11:03:51 PM
That would be very much appreciated :)
What mail should i send them to?
If you pop them through to the Pendraken email, d.pengilley @ btinternet. com (without the spaces!)
8)
Quote from: Leon on 10 February 2015, 03:23:14 PM
If you pop them through to the Pendraken email, d.pengilley @ btinternet. com (without the spaces!)
8)
Much appreciated Leon :)
I'll send them tomorrow when i get back home. Hopwfully i can figure out a better solution than imageshack for the next few entries.
Quote from: strangefellow on 10 February 2015, 03:45:14 PM
Much appreciated Leon :)
I'll send them tomorrow when i get back home. Hopwfully i can figure out a better solution than imageshack for the next few entries.
8)
Actually, Strangefellow, a Photobucket account is a very useful thing to have. It's free - so long as you can put up with the ads - and even an ancient numpty like me can operate it successfully. And then importing your pics into the forum is a breeze. :)
Quote from: Hertsblue on 11 February 2015, 11:58:16 AM
Actually, Strangefellow, a Photobucket account is a very useful thing to have. It's free - so long as you can put up with the ads - and even an ancient numpty like me can operate it successfully. And then importing your pics into the forum is a breeze. :)
Worth knowing; I've just looked at upgrading my imageshack account; £35+
STUFF THAT >:(
Photobucket always seems the easiest
Though a lot of forums I go to now ( which I wont mention in case Gaeth reads this ;) have built in picture editors so you can upload directly to the site via your desktop * hint , hint*
Quote from: Fenton on 11 February 2015, 01:05:42 PM
Photobucket always seems the easiest
Though a lot of forums I go to now...
Tart :P
There are other forums ? :o :o :o
Cheers - Phil
Just this one
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowForum-g186452-i1501-Pembrokeshire_Wales.html
Quote from: Fenton on 11 February 2015, 04:22:46 PM
Just this one
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowForum-g186452-i1501-Pembrokeshire_Wales.html
We should never have let Offa's Dyke fall into ruin :D
A test of my photobuxket account and to show of a conversion of a cavalry mg team in its mounted state. A nice thing to have for ITLSU, no need to mark the team.
(http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t362/strangefellow81/Mobile%20Uploads/20150211_191200_1_zpscgbjv0cx.jpg) (http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/strangefellow81/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150211_191200_1_zpscgbjv0cx.jpg.html)
(http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/strangefellow81/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150211_191213_zpsbmnnrgel.jpg)
Nice conversion :)
I used the pack horses from SCW175 MG / LMG pack horse team (5) ;)
The nice Mr Leon provided me with several of the pack horses :)
Hi Paul, any chance of a before and after shot? :)
Ahhh i missed those :o I ended up chopping a british mg team and using the limber horsed from the ww1 ME range, and adding the straps with greenstuff.
Quote from: getagrip on 11 February 2015, 07:03:39 PM
Hi Paul, any chance of a before and after shot? :)
They are still in my 1917 project lead hillock awaiting painting :-w :-w :-w
Given recent developments they may be sometime...
Quote from: paulr on 11 February 2015, 07:10:36 PM
They are still in my 1917 project lead hillock awaiting painting :-w :-w :-w
Given recent developments they may be sometime...
;D No woworries, a predicament we all share ;)
Not knowing the range, it would have been nice to see what you did.
Very nice
Take care
Andy
Nice !!
Cheers - Phil
Right...ok...it took a bit longer than I thought to get mpre done. But just entered a cavalry regiment in the comp. Only 2 squadrons though.
If anything this reminded med how i hate painting freaking horses. more fun to paint in 10mm than 28 though.....even a 5 man WFB cavalry unit would reduce me to a cacatatonic crying little girl.
(http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t362/strangefellow81/Mobile%20Uploads/20150218_205046_zpsdilnbdm9.jpg) (http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/strangefellow81/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150218_205046_zpsdilnbdm9.jpg.html)
Know what you mean about painting 28ml cavalry; always felt there wasn't enough "there" to highlight :-\
These are stunning though, cracking job :-bd
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
The MG pack horsed has turned out very very well :)
Great looking unit.
Very nice painting, I also like the bases, what are the little shrubs made of?
Thanks for all the nice feefbafeedback guys.
The scrubs are made from Javis clump foliage. Super cheap and basically same quality ad eg. GF9.
Nice work fella!
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Top stuff!
Someone could read your palm for you, with that top photo ;)
Good job, Strangefellow. 8)
Right...finished some more stuff for the painting comp tonight, the dismounted cav and a mkIV tank.
Now I only need to finish an 18pdr battery by sunday and I more or less reached the goal i set myself for february.....cant for the life of me find my 1864 danish since the wife decided my little toys would look much better in storage boxes in the garage :-\
(http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t362/strangefellow81/Mobile%20Uploads/20150223_210426_zpsdks3rtjx.jpg) (http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/strangefellow81/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150223_210426_zpsdks3rtjx.jpg.html)
(http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t362/strangefellow81/Mobile%20Uploads/20150223_210444_zpssvqpceqg.jpg) (http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/strangefellow81/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150223_210444_zpssvqpceqg.jpg.html)
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(http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t362/strangefellow81/Mobile%20Uploads/20150223_210728_zps2g88rhm3.jpg) (http://s1056.photobucket.com/user/strangefellow81/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150223_210728_zps2g88rhm3.jpg.html)
Lovely work, good job sir! :-bd
Great work!
Let me know when you get started on the 1864 Danes, I've some to paint too!
Very good dismounted cavalry. I also think the tank is enhanced by the accompanying infantry.
They look superb :-bd
Very nice, indeed.
Cheers - Phil
Thanks guys :) but this morning while looking at that tank I realised i reversed the colours of the markings :o
You sure?
Quote from: mad lemmey on 27 February 2015, 06:42:31 AM
Quote from: strangefellow on 27 February 2015, 06:39:28 AM
Thanks guys :) but this morning while looking at that tank I realised i reversed the colours of the markings :o
You sure?
He should be sure, The markings were white red white :-[ :(
Aaaaagh!
Yeah its a bit daft really...i remember checking the coloursnloterally minutes before painting.....well it can always be repainted :P
Cracking stuff! Even had me thinking about trying my hand at the period, for a second there. ;)
The reversing is easy done, mainly cause they did exactly that in the late 20's or early 30's....
IanS