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Title: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Aavayro on May 12, 2019, 11:55:37 AM: Hello Ladies and Gents

Long time follower of the forum. And think now with my new project . It is a good time to start my own thread !

Project is based loosely on actions around the Ardennes campaign/ operation nordwind etc . Thanks
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: moiterei_1984 on May 12, 2019, 01:28:35 PM: Welcome aboard! That‘s some magnificient painting indeed.
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: has.been on May 12, 2019, 02:04:23 PM: Nice paint job.
Are you going for a skirmish campaign, or something involving a lot of 'stuff'?
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: mrcleh on May 12, 2019, 02:37:46 PM: Welcome!

That really is some great painting! I am looking very much forward to seeing more. :)
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Aavayro on May 12, 2019, 02:50:52 PM: Thanks guys for the warm welcome .

I am planning with a more skirmish scale sized project ATM. And build up to platoon size in time .

Will concentrate on a few squads and get my terrain project back on the go . Hopeing this forum gives me the motivation I am packing ATM .
Thanks again guys !
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Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on May 12, 2019, 04:05:27 PM: Nice work.

So what are you using for rules?
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Post by: Aavayro on May 12, 2019, 04:43:09 PM: Rules I have been using are the ww2 edition of "some corner of a foreign field". Which was available by morning star games.
Empress miniatures brought the rights and released the modern version as danger close .
Which they are playtesting to add vehicles etc.

Currently looking at other rule sets but dosent seem to be much in the way for ww2 skirmish . Only at platoon level .
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Aavayro on May 12, 2019, 07:39:26 PM: A few in game pics. Was from a game a while back . Bolt action I think .
Using some older figs in collection .
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Post by: Splod on May 12, 2019, 08:53:52 PM: Cracking! Makes me cold just looking at them.
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Post by: has.been on May 12, 2019, 10:14:27 PM: Black & white, as well as the lower angle, really make the photos zing.
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Marine0846 on May 13, 2019, 05:52:52 PM: Great figures and excellent photos.
Hope to see more.
Also, a big welcome to the Forum.
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Aavayro on May 13, 2019, 09:39:39 PM: Couple more older pictures .
Currently working on another Rubicon Sherman .
Chopped and converted crew. Just needs a bit of clay work
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: mrcleh on May 13, 2019, 09:53:41 PM: Wow, very nice work! :-*
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Post by: commissarmoody on May 14, 2019, 01:36:58 AM: Great photos and great looking figs!
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Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on May 14, 2019, 07:36:28 AM: Nice work, and that Panther photograph is great.
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Post by: Ragnar on May 14, 2019, 08:27:54 AM: I love your take on winter cam for the armour.
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Post by: Aavayro on May 14, 2019, 10:58:12 AM: Thanks for all the nice comments guys !
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Post by: Aavayro on May 14, 2019, 11:00:24 AM: Quote from: Ragnar on May 14, 2019, 08:27:54 AM
I love your take on winter cam for the armour.

Thanks . My idea was to make it appear as a rushed paint job with some old sweeping brushes etc. As read about it from a german tank crew using mops to apply the whitewash.
Think I may do a similar approach to my 75mm Sherman 🤔
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Post by: Aavayro on May 15, 2019, 11:20:42 AM: Been working on more scatter terrain lately . Pics up when have them more completed . Decided to take a bit of a break from figure painting .
But in the meantime
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Post by: .:Gunslinger:. on May 15, 2019, 01:12:06 PM: Fantastic painting as usual! Those scatter elements look really nice as well!
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: moiterei_1984 on May 15, 2019, 05:42:15 PM: Fabulous! Keep it coming! :-*
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Post by: commissarmoody on May 15, 2019, 09:47:17 PM: Nice, did you make that pull of bricks?
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Post by: Aavayro on May 15, 2019, 10:02:12 PM: Quote from: commissarmoody on May 15, 2019, 09:47:17 PM
Nice, did you make that pull of bricks?

No . I did not . A friend of mine cast some as a test and gave me the two piles.
I believe the original model is available from spectre operations website . That's all I can tell you mate.
Hope it helps !
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Post by: commissarmoody on May 16, 2019, 12:49:49 AM: Thanks!
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Post by: Aavayro on May 17, 2019, 08:02:35 PM: A bit of slow progress this week .
Few more scatter bits finished. Waiting for glue to dry .
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Post by: Remgain on May 17, 2019, 09:25:58 PM: Quote from: Aavayro on May 12, 2019, 04:43:09 PM
Currently looking at other rule sets but dosent seem to be much in the way for ww2 skirmish . Only at platoon level .

Hi Aavayro!

Have a look at Toofatlardies' "Chain of Command".
Cracking set of rules! And well supported by dedicated campaigns and on the forum.

Marco
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Aavayro on May 17, 2019, 09:32:33 PM: Quote from: Remgain on May 17, 2019, 09:25:58 PM
Hi Aavayro!

Have a look at Toofatlardies' "Chain of Command
Cracking set of rules! And well supported by dedicated campaigns and on the forum.

Marco

Yes I have tried and tested the rules. Brilliant set. Unfortunately the club player have deminished in the area so trying to build my collection up to game .
In the mean time while building terrian and painting troops . Was looking for smaller skirmish games
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Post by: Truscott Trotter on May 18, 2019, 02:41:49 AM: Have you tried
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/223411/Five-Men-in-Normandy-30-cal-edition
I have not played it but have heard good reports
http://tasmancave.blogspot.com/2017/08/5-men-in-normandy.html
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Post by: FreakyFenton on May 19, 2019, 01:51:38 AM: Quote from: Aavayro on May 12, 2019, 07:39:26 PM
A few in game pics. Was from a game a while back . Bolt action I think .
Using some older figs in collection .

Cracking work on the oak leaf camo! :o
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Post by: Aavayro on May 19, 2019, 01:18:04 PM: Quote from: FreakyFenton on May 19, 2019, 01:51:38 AM
Cracking work on the oak leaf camo! :o

Thanks . Painted those guys a long while back .
Can't decide weather to paint up my new Germans in oakleaf or in splinter pattern ! 🤔.
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Post by: Aavayro on May 19, 2019, 08:05:49 PM: Some more old pics to share with you all . More stuff on y painting table and will share with you once get it completed .
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Post by: FreakyFenton on May 20, 2019, 07:06:55 PM: Quote from: Aavayro on May 19, 2019, 01:18:04 PM
Thanks . Painted those guys a long while back .
Can't decide weather to paint up my new Germans in oakleaf or in splinter pattern ! 🤔.

Yeah same, there's quite a bit of variety.
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Post by: .:Gunslinger:. on May 20, 2019, 10:02:53 PM: Fantastic work! Love the trenches and mortar barrage markers as all your scatter terrain! :-*
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Post by: commissarmoody on May 21, 2019, 02:15:39 AM: Wow! They look great!
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Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on May 21, 2019, 08:39:02 AM: Nice work.
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Post by: Ash on May 21, 2019, 11:44:04 AM: Awesome stuff, love the terrain pieces.
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Post by: Aavayro on May 26, 2019, 11:30:20 AM: Hello gents ! . Thanks for the kind words .

Spent yesterday tarting up a old model . Hopefully for a game this coming week .

Warlord games house kit .

My original model was very dark . So gave it a white wash and added some snow .
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on May 26, 2019, 01:51:02 PM: Very good. I like the black and white period shot.
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Post by: Ballardian on May 26, 2019, 04:00:56 PM: Very nice, love the terrain pieces :)
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Splod on May 27, 2019, 01:46:56 AM: Lovely terrain!
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Post by: flatpack on May 27, 2019, 09:16:14 AM: Fantastic stuff. You have a real talent. Keep it up.
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Post by: commissarmoody on May 27, 2019, 11:08:52 AM: Great looking house.
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Post by: Aavayro on May 27, 2019, 06:22:42 PM: Found this little beauty at a jumble today! . Scale is a great for with 28mm .
Started making up a base and filling some gaps.
No idea of the make. The display case it came in said 1919 citron.
Looks like was with a magazine or something
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Post by: Gunner Dunbar on May 28, 2019, 02:04:46 PM: Nice find.
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Post by: commissarmoody on May 28, 2019, 02:09:39 PM: Agreed, great find.
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Post by: Aavayro on June 01, 2019, 09:45:38 AM: Painted up a 20mm fig. Tried painting up marsh pattern camo.
Not to happy with results . Will try again. But good to be painting again after a few weeks break.
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on June 01, 2019, 12:23:34 PM: Nice work.
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Post by: flatpack on June 02, 2019, 07:37:27 AM: Don’t do yourself down.
I’d be proud to have it grace my table.
Just keep doing what you are doing.
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Post by: FreakyFenton on June 02, 2019, 03:24:46 PM: Quote from: flatpack on June 02, 2019, 07:37:27 AM
Don’t do yourself down.
I’d be proud to have it grace my table.
Just keep doing what you are doing.

Seconded!
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Aavayro on June 08, 2019, 07:52:40 PM: Thanks guys. Might be the start of another aide project .
Been busy tinkering with some 20mm figs while waiting for terrain bits to dry .

Will get pics of what been up to as soon as I can !
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Post by: Aavayro on June 14, 2019, 08:21:39 AM: Another GI. Just needs baseing. Will base once complete another figure.
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Post by: Poiter50 on June 14, 2019, 08:25:07 AM: Ooh, I do like that. I didn't know there was a figure fitting a rifle grenade to the rifle, very nice.
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Post by: Aavayro on June 14, 2019, 08:39:48 AM: Quote from: Poiter50 on June 14, 2019, 08:25:07 AM
Ooh, I do like that. I didn't know there was a figure fitting a rifle grenade to the rifle, very nice.

Thanks alot !

The figure is from Empress Miniatures . From there late war American range.
It is a nice figure
Cheers
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Post by: DavyJones on June 15, 2019, 01:01:04 PM: Wow, the painting is outstanding. :o
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Post by: Ballardian on June 15, 2019, 03:54:19 PM: Very nice indeed :)
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Post by: commissarmoody on June 16, 2019, 02:12:30 AM: Very cool!
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Post by: Aavayro on June 27, 2019, 07:51:22 AM: Another test for some camo .
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: commissarmoody on June 27, 2019, 10:41:57 AM: Looks like a successful test to me.
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Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on June 27, 2019, 12:31:13 PM: They are really good.
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Post by: moiterei_1984 on June 28, 2019, 10:44:44 PM: Fabulous work on the camo!
Title: Re: Another late war project. For all my ramblings .
Post by: Splod on June 28, 2019, 11:07:59 PM: That's a fantastic miniature! What make is he?
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Post by: Aavayro on June 29, 2019, 02:16:45 PM: Quote from: moiterei_1984 on June 28, 2019, 10:44:44 PM
Fabulous work on the camo!

Thanks . Was using your tutorial . Will try it out on a few more figs soon
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Post by: Aavayro on July 23, 2019, 09:22:00 AM: Quote from: Splod on June 28, 2019, 11:07:59 PM
That's a fantastic miniature! What make is he?

Hello .
He is one of thr original bolt action miniatures. Before they was brought out by warlord games.

In other news been working on more terrain bits. Fig painting has been a bit slow of late . With real life and summer sun .
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Post by: Aavayro on August 01, 2019, 09:36:04 PM: Decided tio make a start on some battle scale ruins.
Got these as a pre order . Great kit and very nicely cast .

Have lifted the model a little . And added a few warlord games rubble piles. Have blended the rubble piles into the base

Added a mattress a mate cast up .

Also been working on some Perry plastics . Converting them by adding empress heads . Will work on helmets soon
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Post by: Shahbahraz on August 01, 2019, 11:25:34 PM: Very nice indeed. Watching this thread with interest.
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Post by: FreakyFenton on August 02, 2019, 03:51:17 PM: The Perry conversion looks top notch! :D
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Post by: flags_of_war on August 02, 2019, 04:35:07 PM: This is a fantastic project :)
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Post by: Aavayro on August 21, 2019, 03:27:52 PM: A tiny bit of progress . Still working on some converted Perry plastics .
Yet to brave getting back into figure painting .

So have been on the terrain painting front.
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Post by: .:Gunslinger:. on August 21, 2019, 08:40:45 PM: Really brilliant stuff! That ruin is such a lovely bit of terrain and your photography makes it look even more realistic! I hope you get the chance to paint more miniatures soon as well, those Perry conversions really look very promising already :o
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Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on August 22, 2019, 08:45:05 AM: Very good, the first two photographs are very atmospheric.
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Post by: Aavayro on November 13, 2019, 08:38:42 AM: Finally got some pics of a group of us figs .
Will add these to my previous figures I painted last year .
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Post by: commissarmoody on November 13, 2019, 09:48:43 AM: Freaking nice!
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Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on November 13, 2019, 06:58:14 PM: Cool and chill.
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Post by: Aavayro on June 09, 2020, 11:55:00 AM: Been a long time away from this topic . Have been having a lack of motivation .
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Post by: commissarmoody on June 09, 2020, 12:16:24 PM: That happens to us all, they still look great.
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Post by: Shahbahraz on June 09, 2020, 12:16:36 PM: Lovely painting on these... thanks very much for sharing.
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Post by: Aavayro on June 16, 2020, 11:18:27 AM: Some more wip this week .
Finished up another perry/empress conversion and made a start painting up a modified 4 ground barn .
(Was alot of work . Brought 2and hand and was poorly put together and damaged)
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Post by: gamer Mac on June 16, 2020, 07:49:48 PM: lovely painting :-* :-* :-*