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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: tancrede on August 17, 2017, 12:07:18 PM
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Hi everybody !
Some guys in my gaming club are now launching some Bolt Action games (late war, with US, german and russian armies) every tuesday, and after some reflexion, I've decided to join and add another project on my long "things to paint" list... :D
I've decided to paint a fallschirmjäger army, for winter '44/'45 (Ardennes, east front and maybe in Italy).
So here are the first minis, a blister of HQ from Warlord Games (radio, medic and 2 officers).
The camo is not as realistic as I wanted to do, but I've decided to go for a simplified one, just to identify the minis as FJ without goint mad painting more than 40 minis ! :D
- group shot
(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/243344DSC06910.jpg)
- individual pics :
(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/988263DSC06911.jpg)(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/412005DSC06912.jpg)
(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/407925DSC06913.jpg)(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/270960DSC06914.jpg)
(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/669263DSC06917.jpg)(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/997793DSC06918.jpg)
(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/577727DSC06915.jpg)(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/191720DSC06916.jpg)
Expect more in the coming weeks, as I just start this project and I want a playable army for the beginning of 2018...
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Superb work. :-*
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Amazingly well done.
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Really beautiful painted - how did you do the snow, if I may ask?
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They look great :-*
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Lovely paint work :)
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Lovely work :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Love the faces
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theses are really good indeed! Love your painting style!
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Fantastic. :-*
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Great. You really have shading and colors down pat.
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Thanks for comments, guys.
Those minis are really cool to paint, and it's a nice change of all the colorful minis (Irish for SAGA, elves for KoW, minis for Infinity) on my desk ! :D
For now, I'm waiting for the next minis : a fallschirmjäger PaK40 and a SdKfz 251 from Warlord Games.
And as I have sold an old SAGA warband, I now have funds to buy more FJ to complete the army.
So expect some news soon !
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They look quite nice. Well done!
-Michael
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Thank for comment.
For today, some pics of my PaK 40 (Warlord Games). Very fun to paint, and now I'm waiting for some infantry from Artizan Design...
Yop ā tous !
Comme annoncé, voici mon PaK 40 (figs Warlord Games) enfin terminé, soclé et vernis. J'ai pris pas mal de plaisir ā peindre cette pičce, et il me tarde d'attaquer la suite !
- the gun on the scenic base :
(https://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/390393DSC06940.jpg)
- gunners :
(https://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/693657DSC06942.jpg)
- and the finished piece :
(https://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/743939DSC06957.jpg)
Much more pics on the blog !
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Excellent painting!
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Lovely job on the PaK40 :)
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Very nice job :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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I like your bold painting style - really shows a knowledge of the accurate colors
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Very nice brushwork.
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Thanks for comments.
1st vehicle of my army, a SdKfz 251/1 C from Warlord Games :
(https://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/622226DSC06994.jpg)
And more FJs, this time from Artizan Design
(https://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/554567DSC07000.jpg)
And the whole army as it stands today :
(https://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/496266DSC07003.jpg)
For those who wants to see more, you can take a look at my blog, especially those 2 posts :
camo, trousers and details (https://studiocaillou.blogspot.fr/2017/09/bolt-action-tuto-peinture-pour.html)
painting faces and basing my winter FJs (https://studiocaillou.blogspot.fr/2017/09/bolt-action-tuto-peinture-pour_13.html)
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Lovely painting :-* you should do a tutorial on the vehicle painting as well :)
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Lovely minis,might pinch some of those ideas for my own minis :)
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Nice work on the camo.
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Very nice indeed
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Lovely work on those FJs. The weathering on your Hanomag is also great.
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Brilliant! :o
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Excellent! :-* lovely colouring in that halftrack! :o
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Some work before I leave for Japan for 3 weeks...
- MMG, from Warlord Games :
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/487571DSC07039.jpg)
- some troopers from Artizan Design :
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/876262DSC07043.jpg)
- and the whole "army" as it stands for now (nearly 1/3 of the final 1500pts army)
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/952319DSC07046.jpg)
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Beautifully painted miniatures.
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Top job there chap.
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Top job there chap.
Agreed! 8)
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These are amasing ... pure art ;D ;D ;D
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Nothing pure here he has obviously sold his soul to the Devil to acheive that level of painting lol
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What amazing painting
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Thanks for comments, guys !
For today, some volkgrenadiers from Warlord Games painted as ex-Luftwaffe troops.
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/647264bdae45ac9c2e9389e09a28f9e95dadaa.jpg)
The idea fo me is to represent the 18.volksgrenadier division at the beginning of the Ardennes offensive. The uniform should be darker, but I think it do the job well enough.
This division was made of the remnants of the 18 luftwaffe feld division (nearly destroyed in Normandy) an rebuilt as a volksgrenadier division by adding many soldiers from the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe.
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/506853P1000028.jpg)
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/232988P1000029.jpg)
More to come soon : a hetzer and a sdkfz 250
And many more in the coming weeks as I want to expand this army ! :D
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Really good painting here! The blueish uniform is a nice variation and you make the most of those Warlord miniatures!
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Stunning work as ever and really great to see a little variety amid the obligatory Waffen SS and Heer Panzergrenadiers!
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Impressive looking unit, these VG´s, really beautifully painted ones!
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Brilliant looking unit, I like the more washed out uniform colour, makes it look more lived in :D 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Am late to the party but what a great thread - lovely painting. :-*
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Great looking miniatures :-*
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Thanks for comments, guys !
Some news with armored support :
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/207077P1000102.jpg)
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/177631P1000096.jpg)
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/717899P1000098.jpg)
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/476742P1000100.jpg)
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/149038P1000101.jpg)
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very nice vehicles :-*
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Very good.
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Lovely work :)
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Great camo there :-*
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Beautiful work...especially the Hetzer!
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Fantastic painting on those vehicles! :-*
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Fantastique!
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Great paintjob, very tidy job! I can't wait to see the rest of the army!
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Very nice work on all and up to your usual standard. The blue is similar to how I paint my luftwaffe troops and not the morning greys color actually fielded. I think it captures the correct feel which is the most important thing when people look at the figs on a table..
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Love the combination of Luftwaffe blue and camo smocks on the Volksgrenadiers!
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Beautiful work here, like your painting style.
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Thanks for comments, guys !
I've decided to add some troops to my 18.VGD, using the Warlord Games waffen-ss in winter gear box.
Painted with the same colors as my volksgrenadiers, I think it does the job...
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/692295P1000410.jpg)
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/477891P1000412.jpg)
Next : a kübelwagen, still WIP
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/218873P1000414.jpg)
And my entire army as it stands for now :
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/661343P1000416.jpg)
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Beautiful work as usual my friend ;) !
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Great photos of brilliant collection.
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Beautiful miniatures - love the basing of the PAK 40
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Fascinating to watch such a well thought out and painted force coming together! Thank you for posting!
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Lovely painting, but I have never seen a kubelwagen with mudguards sticking out over the wheel arches like that before.
[edit] Must be losing my marbles. Just looked at images of the kubel and every one of them seems to have the mudguards
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I need to be more disciplined! Every time I go to order a kubelwagen I seem to end up with a Stug or a Marder....or a Wespe lol
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Quite impressive!
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Thanks for comments, guys !
Here are some news for the army :
- fallschirmjägers sniper team and SdKfz 250/9 (both from Warlord Games) :
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GzYJGX1ktsI/WmWZnToYjlI/AAAAAAAAH1s/hOS0RzkG6Y48lQF02fWzrh5hsdr1ks_bwCEwYBhgL/s1600/P1000440.JPG)
- kübelwagen :
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2iBkfTJOlMw/WmWZoWwrh_I/AAAAAAAAH10/39Rq0NxA81MRiNbdJXreEKgdBfhzie5gQCEwYBhgL/s1600/P1000442.JPG)
- and all the finished vehicles for my german army :
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-56qGwduQXLc/WmWZpZRmH-I/AAAAAAAAH14/AKLQaTdhHAYz90OHUdyM2Q7_tBCUNsfwACEwYBhgL/s1600/P1000444.JPG)
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Super stuff, a nice grit and grime look.
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Great work :-*
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These recent additions are spectacular! Beautiful job on the vehicles especially! And you have an Sdkfz 250/9....love these machines!!
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stunning :-*
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Amazing work.
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Cracking stuff 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Great stuff :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Love the vehicles
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Thanks for comments, guys !
New stuff done for my german army : a SkKfz 7/1 from Warlord Games.
Very nice mini, but a little heavy (resin body + metal parts). I've added some details on it, to bring some life to the model.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qf5BHBpduf0/WovjFiuVTBI/AAAAAAAAH3M/I5V4nm73n0UTI1fMJFx5Mo2JVRKuPDpmQCLcBGAs/s1600/P1000454.JPG)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3s_PMBramnY/WovjFjlw-qI/AAAAAAAAH3E/krMLuh9SymgP0n_l-8QsAypGTvxgsse1gCLcBGAs/s1600/P1000455.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kePbrNN1x3E/WovjGbDGB2I/AAAAAAAAH3Q/HXirhJvRnCootHeGTDOlanfmlQBObjztQCLcBGAs/s1600/P1000457.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6TEKu0AAFyc/WovjG0bT2SI/AAAAAAAAH3U/0SyoWM4YLUsuifTJi959ykuRD9YZRXQ0ACLcBGAs/s1600/P1000458.JPG)
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Great work! I especially like the strong colours you used.
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That is superb!!
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Great work! I especially like the strong colours you used.
Totally agree! You normally find WWII quite mild colour-wise, but these are great! 8)
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Very nice job. I agree about the colour choices.
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Wonderful thread! 8) 8)
Christopher
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Love it :o 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Very nice job. I agree about the colour choices.
Another fan of the colours used here!
Choosing a Volksgrenadier division based on a Luftwaffe Field Division was inspired! Not only does it give the collection a narrative and character all their own...but they will stand out amid the sea of Waffen SS and Heer winter-clothed troops!
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Fabulous. I love the way youve turned the flakwagen into a diorama as well as a gaming piece. The whole collection is looking great :-*
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Thanks for comments, guys.
I have done more work on my volksgrenadier/fallschirmjäger army in the last months, so here are new stuff :
- volksgrenadier medic :
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U_YmTBXQEfU/WwUUmW091eI/AAAAAAAAIIc/djsGmwLsb5kJz5OJbMbZbNNDHQyoRaLiQCLcBGAs/s1600/P1000968.JPG)
- more volksgrenadiers :
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S0d0r-Qgerw/WwUUj6iu0dI/AAAAAAAAII4/gJUIDhsebtcg7i-kwVhd1K_qHf830MuiACEwYBhgL/s1600/P1000963.JPG)
- Colonel Klink and Schultz :
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fr9DArSQ0GA/WwUUjwZBLVI/AAAAAAAAII8/2YTFK2LzkHUMMBNZhFmFdBfNTiViP_awACEwYBhgL/s1600/P1000961.JPG)
- german HQ in winter gear :
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hKweKi_0e2o/WwUUn2tVJ5I/AAAAAAAAII8/jBWkEWpSG-4NXYPP7lZgNd6VyVRT0hFKACEwYBhgL/s1600/P1000971.JPG)
- FJ with medium mortar, looted weapons and MG42 :
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mQGu-yLBkYs/WubQnJRFbkI/AAAAAAAAIGI/1iQaT7gKWgwR1jD12d_hpVN6wH7jPi2JwCLcBGAs/s1600/P1000861.JPG)
- fallschirmjägers with panzerschreck :
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4koTibJKtiI/WwUUlJ4TlpI/AAAAAAAAIIw/hUNUAQINtak8YEqIq8b8nTbr7Wh3pNt-QCEwYBhgL/s1600/P1000965.JPG)
More to come,as I have 2 skdfz 251 and an Opel Blitz on the desk...
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Just fabulous! But Kink and Schulz really stand out 8)
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Hi Just seen your fallschirmjager force the painting is stunning , what colour blue did you use as I am going to do a Luftwaffe field division army for Normandy using warlord plastics.
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Hi Just seen your fallschirmjager force the painting is stunning , what colour blue did you use as I am going to do a Luftwaffe field division army for Normandy using warlord plastics.
Yeah the base shade colour looks really dark...Humbrol acrylic 15?
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Thanks for comments, guys.
For my "Luftwaffe Grey", I used 2 colors :
- the lighter one (on the FJ) is made using GW "fenris grey" (+ AP black for shade and PA ivory for highlights)
- the darker one (on Shultz/Klink) is made using a mix of GW 'kantor blue" + PA black (with black ink + highlights by adding PA ivory to the base mix).
I hope it helps, even if the light grey is not dark enough for real luftwaffe grey.
If you want a more realistic color, you may use this :
(https://131189-377842-raikfcquaxqncofqfm.stackpathdns.com/6851-large_default/105-70816-vallejo-model-color-luftwaffe-uniform-17ml.jpg)
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Fantastic painting, lovely collection :-*
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Hi guys !
More work done here, and the thread will go another direction as I'm currently working with a friend on a "battle of the Bulge" project.
I paint the minis (Germans for my friend, GIs for me), and my friends is doing the terrain.
- the battlefield as it stands for now (more details and terrain to come) :
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ySrivM_9HU/XxB4_XbtWTI/AAAAAAAAJ7E/Ijmdk4mVeC0jSEjvio0X2i81kyXpTi6sgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Resized_20200712_163212.jpeg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zmdw77zd144/XxB4_XQ5Z-I/AAAAAAAAJ7A/gSZxi9jS2kQThB1JpOquAmqiohzHqTHxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Resized_20200712_163315.jpeg)
- some WIPs :
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TR7lFZogGQ8/XxBjpL8_cHI/AAAAAAAAJ6U/w8g9AibAoEcMYaqQirByoWLU1QsR7pAfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/DSC_1067.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kw6fzRL-NmM/XxBjpJbh8qI/AAAAAAAAJ6Y/7ccf0Fcwl5UKmQjya5T6lK6QnoGqC9PcACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/DSC_1065.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-01uFUUFCHiA/XxB4WQIIt9I/AAAAAAAAJ6w/wkyW_xCA79wpoID66rmcIfyE5kRl3fCmwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/DSC_1070.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MI0sly9f0Eg/XxB4WVcNMTI/AAAAAAAAJ6s/JZTpyoYjvcQxi5MQde562rSFNvmQWtd9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/DSC_1069.JPG)
- the US infantry :
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZmzjcxRGd5g/XxB4a80BzUI/AAAAAAAAJ60/-wNXJPqhtCMX4kIGJ4Kz4Db_z0G4nixZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/DSC_1055.JPG)
- and the german forces :
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K_AIizdyWdo/XutQ0Wc7_uI/AAAAAAAAJyw/kFwiQUPYzwAAEaxEh_iFn5pO0ooD-CbVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/yMMNnwXo.jpeg)
For those interested, I have all the fallschirmjäger part of my previous army to sell.
MP me for the details ! ^^
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Lovely work :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Looking forward to your progress
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Thanks !
For today, more work on the Germans :
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SaqFkfBTKtg/XyfJDRmBPhI/AAAAAAAAJ-c/jJkvsWjsO7Y3NaaaJ9hqBuTvUpkk48bRACLcBGAsYHQ/s703/DSC_1055.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0n91O6RdvZs/XyfJ1QovY_I/AAAAAAAAJ_Q/CF-v7ZPf_RI0eUGcgWXoDBhMkzjfsfv0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s802/DSC_1059.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5r5RQbvGr8o/XyfJdzCPPcI/AAAAAAAAJ-0/-xC4-7srLX0KeYlI3C8FGdJv3t402WAKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s490/DSC_1063.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RFfrhObB84s/XyfKPqPBvWI/AAAAAAAAJ_s/bes8Pne7p-8JS898L1pC3jtuIgZFb1MBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/DSC_1066.JPG)
And family picture :
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oECI93DIi38/XyfKbfqHbSI/AAAAAAAAJ_0/zWVj_j5E3RgGVi_ijovy0Pwi29lAbPXlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s959/DSC_1068.JPG)
As always, more pics on the blog.
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Lovely work :-* :-* :-*
Which manufacturers please?
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All from Warlord Games, metal and plastic ranges (plastic for machinegun teams).
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Thanks for the info
I thought they were but your painting makes them look so much better
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Lovely work all round. I love Bulge projects, as the mix of winter gear makes for a unique and interesting force on both sides of the conflict :)