US Marines for the Far East - painting guide here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2738.0
Battlegroup:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41265.jpg)
Commands:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41266.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41267.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41269.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41270.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41271.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41272.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41273.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41274.jpg)
Stuarts:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41276.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41277.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41278.jpg)
Mortars:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41279.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41280.jpg)
MG:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41281.jpg)
Marines with Bazookas:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41283.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41284.jpg)
Marines with Flamethrowers:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41285.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41287.jpg)
Marines:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41288.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41289.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41290.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41291.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41294.jpg)
Support Artillery:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41295.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41297.jpg)
Artillery:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41298.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41299.jpg)
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. 8)
May be I'll paint them.......... tomorrow? :-[
Well done mate :-bd
Quote from: commission on 23 April 2011, 12:26:53 PM
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. 8)
May be I'll paint them.......... tomorrow? :-[
Well done mate :-bd
Thank you :)
I like your style with the planning - time to get out in the garden & do the same I reckon <:-P :-bd
Fantastic looking force. 8) 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
Looks fantastic!
:-bd
Good stuff
I'm a bit worried that the gunner on the rear gun seems to have no trousers on!
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/usmc%20painting%20diary/usmc%2010mm/STA41295.jpg)
Trust the yanks. Eh! X_X
Don't worry Forbes - I can spare the blushes - those are camo ones :)
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?
Quote from: Luddite on 23 April 2011, 07:01:45 PM
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 :)
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.
Great work fella!
All you need now is a 10mm Washington or North Carolina to sit out in the harbour and dump 16" bricks on the Nips. :d
Battleships are good!
(http://www.kerynne.com/games/images/BritArty/100_8768.jpg)
Not 10mm, but based as artillery for BKC
But dey is crusiers - Edinburgh Class actually ! :d
IanS
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.
Edinbrough and Belfast, last of the Town series pre WWII. Funnel position gives it away, and scale is 1/3000th
IanS
Stuff the 1/3000 - I want one in 1/144 like this:
(http://www.battlersconnection.com/html/images/NC2_000.jpg)
It's 60.75inches long - it could be my baseline 8)
But that one probiably could fire real shells! Air soft or .22 would annoy your opponent!
;D ;D ;D
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!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 26 April 2011, 07:05:00 PM
But that one probiably could fire real shells! Air soft or .22 would annoy your opponent!
;D ;D ;D
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 :d ;D
:D
YES! That is sooooooooo cool!
Quote from: nikharwood on 26 April 2011, 07:57:26 PM
I've known Kiwidave for years so he probably won't mind too much :d ;D
Sez you! >:( :D
Quote from: nikharwood on 26 April 2011, 06:19:32 PM
Stuff the 1/3000 - I want one in 1/144 like this:
(http://www.battlersconnection.com/html/images/NC2_000.jpg)
It's 60.75inches long - it could be my baseline 8)
I calculate that either of the ships mentioned would be 1.4m/4' 7" long in 1:160th. Might take almost as long as the real ships to build :D
Cant fit it in car, need class 1 firearms licence, I'll stick to smaller ones.....
IanS
Quote from: ianrs54 on 27 April 2011, 05:57:57 PM
Cant fit it in car, need class 1 firearms licence, I'll stick to smaller ones.....
IanS
Get a bigger car & your firearms licence Ian - much betterer :d
But the certificate what says I'm sane wont let me 'ave a licence, and we dont drive coach and 4 round 'ere.
IanS