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Offline Plynkes

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The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« on: July 28, 2014, 01:10:45 PM »
One hundred years ago today, the July Crisis culminated with the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia, plunging the world into the conflict that would become known as The Great War, or First World War. To commemorate that momentous occasion, we present:



The Great War Painting Club





So once more it's time to get your painting helmets on and help us with a big push to get to one hundred figures.  Will it take us four bitter years, or as Captain Blood put it, will it all be over by Christmas?



LAFers, Your Forum Needs You!




I'm sure I don't need to go over the rules of these things again, but then again I better had, as nobody pays any attention to them anyway:

  • It's all about us as a community painting miniatures from the board's setting, which is of course the Great War, in all its many and varied theatres.
  • You may only post one entry a day. That's just so everyone can get a chance to join, and the slower painters don't get squeezed out by the more industrious among us.
  • Once entered, you don’t have to post every day. It’s perfectly acceptable to post just one single miniature in order to take part in the game and to become a member of the club.
  • This is not about showing your collection of already painted stuff, so please do post only newly-painted miniatures. We’re not in a hurry, so take your time.
  • As usual, the standard entry is a single based figure. However we can extend that slightly to include mounts and riders, and singly-based vignette items such as a machine gun and crew, an artillery piece or a vehicle. That sort of thing. But no full unit displays, please.
  • All scales are welcome, and for the smaller ones (18mm and under) it is perfectly fine to submit a stand with several figures as the default entry, as that is roughly equivalent to a single 28mm figure in terms of effort. You may still submit single figures if you choose, however.
  • When we reach 100 entries then the guns shall fall silent once more and the club will be complete.


Good luck, everyone. It's just about time. We go on my whistle.


The badge, for all you badge-hunters out there. Comes in two flavours, with and without the lettering. Use whichever you prefer:

 




The Roll of Honour

Abwehrschlacht
Admiral Benbow
AlyMorrison
Argonor
Calimero
Captain Blood
cdr
d phipps
Driscoles
Dr. The Viking
EndTransmission
Fitz
fred
gimzod
Heisler
Helen
janner
JArgo
Johan
LordOdo
Lord of Jerwood
Mad Lord Snapcase
Mick_in_Switzerland
moiterei_1984
Monty
Mr.J
Orctrader
Over Open Sights
painterman
Phil Robinson
Phyllion
Plynkes
poulppy
scarabminiatures
Sidney Roundwood
Sinewgrab
Stavka
Suetonius Paullinus
tim in saskatoon
traveller
valleyboy
vcina
von Lucky
Will Bailie
Yankeepedlar01





See all the entries together in
The Painting Club Gallery



« Last Edit: December 07, 2014, 01:36:10 PM by Plynkes »
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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2014, 01:11:29 PM »
No.1 - "No Country for Pukka Soldiering"





Sepoy, 2nd Bn, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, the Battle of the Lukigura, German East Africa, June 1916.
(Woodbine Design Conversion)


« Last Edit: July 28, 2014, 01:13:58 PM by Plynkes »

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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2014, 01:36:00 PM »
Great start  :D

Love the grass in the hat  8)

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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2014, 02:35:30 PM »
What a lovely start!
The grass in the hut is a splendid idea :)

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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2014, 03:06:08 PM »
Well I can't take any credit for the idea...



I was afraid of making him too ragged for fear of overdoing it and spoiling the figure, but now I think I didn't make him nearly tatty enough!

 :)


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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2014, 05:48:23 PM »
Wonderful idea.

A soldier with grass in his hat...will be difficult to beat!   ;)

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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2014, 06:39:15 PM »
Well I can't take any credit for the idea...

Priceless, these guys!
This one, the second from the right, what a mien :)

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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2014, 06:39:40 PM »
Wonderful idea.

A soldier with grass in his hat...will be difficult to beat!   ;)

Well, it was fashionable in 1914-1918... in 1939-1945, everybody was doing it so it slowly became less and less trendy... ;)
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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2014, 06:52:26 PM »
Bugger, I'm on vacation!  lol

Pretty sure I have a few frenchies ready to leave the trenches of oblivion and join the proud ranks, as soon as I disembark from my overseas expedition!  ;)

Love that sepoy!
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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2014, 07:23:03 PM »
First use of natural camouflage  ???

cheers

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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2014, 07:41:22 PM »
Nah, 'Birnam wood to Dunsinane' beats that by nearly 1000 years.  ;)


Oh wait, that's just in the play...


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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2014, 07:46:57 PM »
Great start to another Painting Club.
 :-*

Looking forward to seeing what you fellas come up with.
 8)


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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2014, 08:42:51 PM »
Excellent start. Lovely paintwork and imaginative use of grass.  :D

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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2014, 09:09:15 PM »
Great initiative and a wonderful start!

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Re: The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2014, 06:37:09 PM »
Number 2 - 10mm German A7V

Here is a Pendraken 10mm A7V. This tank is about 50mm long and 25mm high.   The base is 80mm x 35mm.



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« Last Edit: July 30, 2014, 07:58:33 AM by Mick_in_Switzerland »

 

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