All,
I finished up another NATO brigade, representing my West German contingent. I'm a little ashamed with my laziness, but I'll get over it. What I mean is, the vast majority of the vehicles were given a dark green-gray spray prime, then heavily dry-brushed with a lighter green-gray. But, when I primed I forgot an M-577 command track, a Gepard AA vehicle, an ADATs SAM vehicle (standing in for the Rolands I don't have), and two helos, which had been primed khaki. I didn't feel like going and spraying them (if I even have more of that green-gray spray paint). So, these guys got a NATO three-color camo scheme. Which turned out well, it just doesn't match the rest of the force. But it gives it character, right? ;)
Anyway, let's get to it:
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The whole force: Command stand, two battalions of tanks, two battalions of mechanized infantry, a battalion of self-propelled ATGMs, two platoons of Recce, two platoons of air defense (one AAA and one SAM), and two ATGM-armed attack helos. The tank battalions are Leopard IIs, the mech infantry ride in Marders, the SP ATGMs are Jaguars, the Recce are in Luchs, and the helos are BO-105s.
I did not do up engineers or artillery for this brigade, they will 'share' from other forces (that I haven't finished yet, though I suppose the Canadians I've finished could stand in in a pinch).
Man, those NATO 3-tones really look garish, but I promise it's not that bad in 'real life.' Here's a shot without the flash:
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Anyway, swing by the blog to see about 15 more pics:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/03/6mm-cold-war-era-west-german-brigade.html
Well, as you can probably guess by the fact I'm posting photos of units I completed (meaning I painted instead of played), I am still yet to get 5Core Brigade Commander on the table... But I did get in a monster game of "Generic Yet Action-Packed, WWI through Modern, Dogfighting Like Top Gun Rules" (GYAPWW1TMDLTGR), AKA, the dogfighting rules I've been playtesting. I'll look to get it written up and posted this week, but bear with me, it's massive (four hours, 109 photos).
Stay tuned.
V/R,
Jack
Great stuff again, Jack !
You don't hang about, do you !
Cheers - Phil
Nice work Jack.
Belgians next? ;)
Wow, these are fantastic Jack :-bd
Thanks guys. I have been fortunate in kicking them out recently.
No Belgians (can I use the Leo Is and M-113s?), but I still have US and UK forces to build, before moving on to the desert. And a ton more WarPac stuff for green and desert...
V/R,
Jack
Leopard 1A5..
They used the AIFV .50cal variants with turrets.
Pat: wanna buy a brigade? ;)