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Author Topic: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras updated 07 Sep 21  (Read 5201 times)

Offline Rick F

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The new Empress Miniatures 28mm BAOR figures redone as Falklands Paras. Head swap with the Empress beret heads, file the combat jacket buttons off, green stuff the hoods for windproofs and respirator pouches.
« Last Edit: September 07, 2021, 11:39:38 AM by Rick F »

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2020, 11:35:44 AM »
Rick, you've captured the 'look' perfectly!

 :-*
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Offline Rick F

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2020, 11:42:58 AM »
Rick, you've captured the 'look' perfectly!

 :-*
Thank you very much, that's very kind :)

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2020, 12:34:04 PM »
I didn't see the helemts on the ground when I committed on FB. Very nice details indeed.  :D
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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2020, 12:51:39 PM »
These look ace!!
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Offline Rick F

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2020, 12:53:06 PM »
I didn't see the helemts on the ground when I committed on FB. Very nice details indeed.  :D
Thanks, I was thinking about chopping off some rifles from some other figures to go with them, but decided that was a step too far lol

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2020, 12:55:21 PM »
Beautifully done.  Everything from of your treatment of DPM (is it my imagination, or have you actually varied the shades from garment to garment?), to the colour and texture of the SLR furniture and kidney-pouches... Totally spot-on and exactly how I remember it.
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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2020, 01:09:57 PM »
Beautifully done.  Everything from of your treatment of DPM (is it my imagination, or have you actually varied the shades from garment to garment?), to the colour and texture of the SLR furniture and kidney-pouches... Totally spot-on and exactly how I remember it.
Thank you very much. Yes, there's 3 different base coats and 2 or 3 greens and browns, thought I'd kick the a##e out of it lol

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2020, 01:46:43 PM »
Superb painting!  :-*


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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2020, 01:54:34 PM »
Bloody hell....thought the first picture was an action man! Lol

Great work

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2020, 03:32:33 PM »
Thank you very much. Yes, there's 3 different base coats and 2 or 3 greens and browns, thought I'd kick the a##e out of it lol
The redder-toned trousers remind me of my favourite 1970s-vintage 'moleskin' pair.  :-*

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2020, 03:59:26 PM »
Those respirator pouches turned out well.

Offline Rick F

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2020, 04:33:17 PM »
Those respirator pouches turned out well.
Cheers mate, saved me painting those bayonets lol I'm looking forward to the GPMG and command figures being released.

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2020, 05:02:32 PM »
Very nice work.

Offline Rick F

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Re: Empress Miniatures 28mm new BAOR as Falklands Paras
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2020, 07:44:04 PM »
Thanks for all the kind comments everyone :)

 

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