All,
No games this weekend, but I'm back home safe and sound from Ohio, figured I'd post some guys I painted up last weekend. Ivan and Panda need to actually read the post ;)
Next up on the 20mm carousel is some Elhiem West German troops, and, as a bonus, a Revell plastic 1/72 scale Fox vehicle ("Fuchs"). Let me just get this out of the way: I'm not a modeller. I'm not good at it, I don't like it, and I don't have the patience for it. And I keep hearing how 20mm is so attractive because you can pick up stuff in plastic for cheap, but that was not the case here. In any case, I got it, I put it together, and it works. Why the Fox vehicle? Well, it's all my local hobby shop had in 1/72 that would work; I wanted an armored vehicle that was fairly generic (in order to be whatever I wanted it to be), and this fits the bill.
Regarding the figures, once again I don't really have a use for modern (or, in this case, Cold War) German troops for wargaming. But I really liked the troops, and I wanted something that looked like this to be used in my Balkans campaign, to play the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia troops, and these guys are perfect.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P_nYAQhSyhc/Vltr9ptfvLI/AAAAAAAASf8/bezRq_WbHBY/s1600/IMG_4108.JPG)
The whole group. To see a bunch more pics, as well as better pics of a couple guys I'd done previously, please check the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/12/elhiem-20mm-west-germans.html
Sorry the campaign was delayed a week, but things should be back on track, more to come.
V/R,
Jack
Look great to me, Jack. :-bd
As far as you modeling skills are concerned, I think you're being very harsh on yourself.
Cheers - Phil
Thanks, Phil.
I did get it together. Well, most of it, anyway. But you weren't here for all my temper tantrums, gnashing of teeth, throwing things, shouting expletives, etc... :d :d
V/R,
Jack
[quote author=bigjackmac link=topic=13280.msg184719#msg184719 date=1449544981
But you weren't here for all my temper tantrums, gnashing of teeth, throwing things, shouting expletives, etc... :d :d [/quote]
I was doing the very same, recently. (Making a horse, from scratch.....AAARGH !!) ;D ;D ;D
Got there eventually !
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 08 December 2015, 06:07:30 AM
I was doing the very same, recently. (Making a horse, from scratch.....AAARGH !!) ;D ;D ;D
Got there eventually !
Cheers - Phil
Bet it's either too big or too small. :P
It's a 'one off' newie for the fantasy range, Nobby.
Sooooo.......Whatever size I've made it, that's exactly right.
My horse. my choice. :P ;)
Cheers - Phil
Looking good, which manufacture are they?
That's funny, Phil!
JC - the figures are 20mm Elhiem, while the truck is 1/72 from Revell.
V/R,
Jack
ahhpp, I did not know about Elhiem manufacturer.
Maybe this two boxes could be interesting for you?
I really like Haron as scultpor
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1526
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2027
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=285
There could be another 1/72 of your interest if you are in these scale
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=467
I have them and I really recommend them. Let me show you some of my collection as example
(Sorry for the intromision, in the threat) I really like your work and your campaing style 8)
(http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/Warriors%20through%20history/GIJOEsoldadoruso.jpg) (http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/Warriors%20through%20history/GIJOErocknroll.jpg)
(http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/Warriors%20through%20history/Rusos.jpg) (http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/Warriors%20through%20history/Americandesertmarine.jpg)
(http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/Warriors%20through%20history/chechenexecuter.jpg) (http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/Warriors%20through%20history/Chechenleader.jpg) (http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/Warriors%20through%20history/Childofwar.jpg)
(http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/Warriors%20through%20history/Sudafricanrebels2.jpg) (http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/Warriors%20through%20history/sudafricanrebelsoldier2.jpg)
Wow, those look great JC! We need to see some battle reports with them ;)
V/R,
Jack
Unfortunatley I was not making battle report in that early period of the hobby... oooh well: I have one report about G.I.JOE 1/72 conversions (based in the comics from the 90st.. you know M-16, green soldiers and the basic Joes) based in the number 7? of the regular serie. When Gijoe helped by afgans goes to Afganistan to retrieve a technological Macguffin (a high tech vehicle or something) and Cobra aslo want the thing. There is a third party of Soviets (October guard) who fight for the technology.
The battle report is somewhere http://warmaster-acolytes.mforos.com/1777970/9443627-smell-of-napalm-g-i-joe-to-fail-is-to-conquer-to-succeed-is-to-die/
I used the Smell of Napalm rulesets. If we will have another game I think I would go for an adaptation of Crossfire or even if we want a easy and fast skirmish an adaptation of infinity. But I am not considering palying it, although I must admit your Elheim figures and revel vehicle has touch some sort of inner trigger in my heart, and now I am looking my old 1/72 pictures and viet nam games .... and .... :o soo good or so baadd now modern warfare is in my head again 8)
Unfortunately there is no pictures of Soviet - Georgia conflict games.