The Great War Painting Club - 100 Miniatures

[von Lucky]

No 67 - 15mm Irregular Miniatures Mark IV Male tank painted as a German Beutepanzer

Bought years ago and a very dated sculpt. With Battlefront's recent offerings I would not recommend these now. Lots of cleaning up, but once painted I was happy enough and they do have a certain charm.

The platoon was also my first attempt at using decal softer, no idea how I lasted so long without this product.

[fred]

Nice work on the painting - but I see what you mean about the model!

Decal softener is great stuff - really makes the decals fit well, and you hardly use any at a time so a bottle lasts for ages.

[Argonor]

No. 68: Pierre, August 1914





I'm a bit in doubt about the coat/kepi cover - is the blue a bit too light?

EDIT:

Does anyone know who made this mini, btw? He was part of a mixed lot I won on evilbay couple of years ago, so I have no idea.

[Captain Blood]

I really like him, Niels. Well done.
We're over two thirds of the way there!

[Helen]

Very nicely done.

All the best,

Helen

[Helen]

No 69 -Brigade Models Belgian Ammunition Dog Cart - 1914

In commemoration of all canines that served their countries in the Great War.

Second time painting canines, so apologies if I didn't get it right.






All the best,

Helen

[janner]

Very nice, but he really should have removed his cap off before taking a nap!

[von Lucky]

Nice painting - the Brigade Models range contains beautiful sculpts (I have a dog cart too).

No 70 - 15mm Irregular Miniatures A7V Tank

Like the Mark IV this needed some TLC (Green Stuff and filing). I used hard highlights to give it some definition. And yes, I'm fully aware of the inaccuracies in the detail of the sculpts. But again, there's some old school charm in them and I finally got these painted!

[Sidney Roundwood]

No 71 - French Company Command, 1917 (28mm)

Here's my contribution to this very fine project - a French company command group, ready for the Nivelle Offensive, with attendant company musician and senior Sergent.  Figures from Brigade Games, Scarab and Forgotten & Glorious, all 28mm.

[Helen]

Very nicely done.

[janner]

Very striking   

[former user]

the command group looks just great!  Do You happen to have a picture of them from the side, so that the differences in sculpting become more obvious, please?

[Captain Blood]

Love those Frenchies. Very well done Sidney 

[Too Bo Coo]

Viva la France!  Great Entry! May I ask, did you use pigments on the bases?

[Sidney Roundwood]

Thank you ladies and gents.  I'll take a picture of the command group from the side this evening. 

One of the things which has really surprised me doing the late war French is how the differences in the heft and bulk and tall-ness of the various 28mm figures melt away once the figures are based up and painted.  Putting the Forgotten & Glorious figures side-by-side next to the Old Glory figures from out of their posted zip-loc bags looked odd at first.  They looked very different and strange bed-fellows.  Now, once painted, I don't tend to notice the differences.

@TooBoCoo:  I didn't use pigments on the bases.  I used water-based post paint from an art shop for most of the bases (the Louvre Acrylic line).  I did use pigments on the barbed wire (MIG Pigments' "Light Rust", mixed with Windsor & Newton acrylic flow improver).