All,
If you've been watching my recent modern battle reports you've seen I've been playing out some French Foreign Legion vs Islamist insurgents. The conflict is about to expand, I sat my butt down and made myself finish the painting, basing, re-painting, and re-basing that needed to be done.
Here's a couple shots:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gsv_9Ac4G2Y/UsHZfndwm2I/AAAAAAAACmM/cbzVslx-c9Q/s1600/P1130650.JPG)
Brit Royal Marines.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9vwrqycIyT4/UsHZn8iLl0I/AAAAAAAACmY/hd3gIzFHRhc/s1600/P1130653.JPG)
USMC. I love it because it's actually set up like a real fireteam: Corporal with M-203, scout (or nowadays Designated Marksman) with M-16, automatic rifleman with M-249 (though this is being phased out), and A-gunner with M-16.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-41ivRu5SKBg/UsHZ7E4Gd4I/AAAAAAAACnE/FBDVMmqYbX8/s1600/P1130657.JPG)
Some Israelis.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3Wwf50ZF0z8/UsHaF99KsZI/AAAAAAAACnQ/luIUngCRxpM/s1600/P1130659.JPG)
Some special operations types.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GKe0GM11BZw/UsHaH0yjvdI/AAAAAAAACnc/Wt5ZMaiGU_o/s1600/P1130661.JPG)
Some Taliban.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jTvrpuN06Cw/UsHaSNe78NI/AAAAAAAACns/D35b4XYy5BA/s1600/P1130663.JPG)
Some "Tumorian" regulars.
For a few more pics and better descriptions, please check my blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/
I'll be posting some WWII stuff soon as well.
V/R,
Jack
Very nice work. Love the character you've given each force. 8)
I can appreciate US Marine camo being a nightmare, have a look at Dougie's blog for some ideas about camo?
:-bd :-bd
:-bd :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Thanks guys.
Doing camo in general isn't a problem for me, it was just MARPAT and multicam, couldn't figure them out:
(http://www.freefever.com/stock/marines-desert-marpat.jpg)
It's just so 'small.' I know they all are when painting in 10mm, but with most things you can use an 'impressionistic' approach and it looks good; couldn't figure it out with MARPAT.
The funny thing is, my use of khaki is probably right; when you back out a little bit, that's what it looks like:
(http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/marine-from-the-first-battalion-fifth-marines-return-from-a-news-photo/3341240)
So, I gave up on MARPAT and tried multicam:
(http://soldiersystems.net/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/MultiCam-Web-Overlay.jpg)
I tried various greens, browns, and yellows, but nothing looked right. I wish I'd taken some pictures, because it's hilarious: whenever I went back in to put in the darks and lights it ended up looking like the German armor "ambush" pattern camo ;D Kinda cool looking, but definitely not what I was attempting to do!
V/R,
Jack
This will sound completely mad, but how about .1mm artists pens. Its what I used after Dougie suggested it for British DPM?
Green, brown and sepia are all available. Over beige and tan blobs might work.
.1mm artist's pens, eh? It does sound crazy :-\
But it absolutely sounds like it could work, thanks Lemmey!
Also, I sent Phil a message about the early war and Vietnam War Marines, we'll see what he says. I'm kinda scared, I'm not a wealthy man Lemmey :-[
V/R,
Jack