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Offline cpstu

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1970's Selous scouts
« on: July 29, 2009, 01:32:10 PM »
Not my work guys, these have been painted by Antti Heiskannen.

One selous mini has been painted as a newbie.....pale legs!

A future 1/72 scale release from martello International.......(along with some AK47 selous & RLI too)!

thanks for viewing

stuart   :)

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Offline Aaron

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2009, 03:42:02 PM »
Nice work on the camo. I'm not a fan of the style used on the flesh though. Looks more like wood grain.


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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2009, 04:20:26 PM »
Thank you Aaron.

Not my work Aaron, but whatever style of painting we like, we can see the detail on the minis and wether they look like the men involved in the conflict eh?

stuart   ;)


Offline Aaron

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2009, 05:26:48 PM »
Absolutely. It is only the style I am not keen on. It is flawlessly executed and the figures themselves look great.

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2009, 12:16:12 AM »
And thus begin the jokes concerning men in shorts. And what shorts they undoubtedly are!
 lol

Nice work on the camo. I'm not a fan of the style used on the flesh though. Looks more like wood grain.
Agreed.
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Offline cpstu

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2009, 07:16:55 AM »
@ answer_is_42 - at first glance it is a strange uniform, but there must have been a reason foir wearing them....?

se   :)

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2009, 08:06:22 AM »
@ answer_is_42 - at first glance it is a strange uniform, but there must have been a reason foir wearing them....?

se   :)

It gets bloody hot in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe?   lol

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2009, 09:39:48 AM »
@ answer_is_42 - at first glance it is a strange uniform, but there must have been a reason foir wearing them....?

se   :)

Its the 70's man, everybody was wearing hot pants lol
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Offline Captain Blood

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2009, 10:08:47 AM »
I had a pair of shorts like that in the 70's  :)
None of these ridiculous 3/4 length pantaloons young chaps tool about in these days.

I like the figures very much. Can't help but agree the ultra-stripey painting style is a bit much.
But each to their own I guess  ;)

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2009, 10:19:58 AM »
I had a pair of shorts like that in the 70's  :)
None of these ridiculous 3/4 length pantaloons young chaps tool about in these days.



I have it on good authority that you still wear them, especially your favourite Bjorn Borg tight tennis shorts. ;) lol

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2009, 08:24:25 AM »
Actually, like most of the martello stuff I've seen to date the figure's posing looks rather wooden to me not just the paintjob. Horses for courses of course.
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Offline 6mmfan

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2009, 02:41:46 AM »
I thought they reminded me of Necrons or skeletons....but the rest is very nice.

Also I've never seen leg muscles like that. Watch the Tour de France and you'll see some good muscle definition.

Cheers
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Offline BunkerMonkey

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2009, 03:57:17 AM »
At first I found the minis too spindly but the more I look at them I realize I like them. The Selous Scouts probably were very fit and lean after living in the brush for so long.
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Offline cpstu

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2009, 10:44:23 AM »
the more I look at them I realize I like them. The Selous Scouts probably were very fit and lean after living in the brush for so long.

The training was very tough and the guys had to live of the land when out on patrol...bush meat mainly.....(something to do with their 'cack' smelling the same as the guerillas so they couldn't be tracked by the enemy)....?

Seen many photo's and the guys didn't carry alot of excess weight!

stuart

Offline Trysop

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Re: 1970's Selous scouts
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2009, 01:22:42 PM »
I wish these guys were available in 28mm  :(

I thought about converting some african WW2 minis into them but the shorts all look wrong, they are just too long. I have made some enquiries about whether some of the modern african ranges might do some but it does not seem to be on the cards unfortunatly.

Oh well, better add them to my list of wants and keep an eye out.

Cheers

 

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