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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Dr. The Viking on 05 September 2010, 02:12:53 PM

Title: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 05 September 2010, 02:12:53 PM: I tried my luck with some historical miniatures painting:

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_YgOzHmVzYc0/TIOXvm37I5I/AAAAAAAAB2s/PDSstHFdSYA/s912/P1170316.JPG)

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_YgOzHmVzYc0/TIOWzygb3gI/AAAAAAAAB2c/9LbPPCZcchQ/s912/P1170323.JPG)

Haven't given it the magic matt varnish yet.

Now what on Earth could I possibly use this for? Well.. I'm sure this year's Christmas scenario will tell. lol

Feel free to vent your steam and historical indignation.
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: answer_is_42 on 05 September 2010, 02:21:03 PM: You've done the uniform pretty well, although I think the rifle's the wrong shade of blue.
It is supposed to be a Zulu warrior, right? ::)
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Calimero on 05 September 2010, 02:25:32 PM: Oh… I like the "beetle" water bottle ;)
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 05 September 2010, 02:27:46 PM: Quote from: Calimero on 05 September 2010, 02:25:32 PM
Oh… I like the "beetle" water bottle ;)

It carries beetle juice..

Oh my God I have no sense of.. lol
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: vikotnik on 05 September 2010, 03:16:40 PM: :o
May I point out that this is the FIRST WWII miniature that does not bore me to death!

Great paint job and, ahem, at least in my opinion, particularly well executed.

Something in me tells me that Doomhippie should better not see this.
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: FunkyBrush on 05 September 2010, 03:55:11 PM: Austin Powers vs the swinging Nazis of St. Moritz. Could be a fabulous Kiss Kiss bang bang scenario.
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Thunderchicken on 05 September 2010, 03:55:52 PM: You see children, this is what happens when you use solvents without proper ventilation.
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: DFlynSqrl on 05 September 2010, 04:05:49 PM: This is the later issue uniform right? Shouldn't the rifle strap be more of a purple color? I don't have this particular Osprey book or I'd verify it myself.
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: gamer Mac on 05 September 2010, 04:18:15 PM: I don't know.
The camouflage jacket really fits in well with the bush in the back ground. lol
So well you can hardly make out the soldier.
Either that or my eyes have just been dazzeled by all the bright colours o_o
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: fastolfrus on 05 September 2010, 05:06:31 PM: Californian Fascist Clowns ?

or is it the updated version of Peter Pan ? (WWWNeverland)
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: joroas on 05 September 2010, 05:07:01 PM: KISS does wargaming?
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 05 September 2010, 06:24:03 PM: Quote from: Thunderchicken on 05 September 2010, 03:55:52 PM
You see children, this is what happens when you use solvents without proper ventilation.

More true than I'd like to admit! lol
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Sangennaru on 05 September 2010, 08:05:06 PM: LOL

i wanna see a whole squad this way!

why don't you paint the christmas version too?
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: abhorsen950 on 05 September 2010, 08:31:10 PM: I like the face paint alot, excellent work.
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 05 September 2010, 08:37:14 PM: Quote from: Sangennaru on 05 September 2010, 08:05:06 PM
LOL

i wanna see a whole squad this way!

Thy will be done. I have about 2308 Black Tree WWII miniatures... and I've already painted all I can bear in the correct fashion. So a Hawaiian Death Squad Cult seems proper.
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on 05 September 2010, 09:26:12 PM: One of the Danish soldiers coming home from Afghanistan? ;)
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Sangennaru on 06 September 2010, 08:34:52 PM: Quote from: Thorbjørn Nielsen on 05 September 2010, 08:37:14 PM
Thy will be done. I have about 2308 Black Tree WWII miniatures...

OH MY.
WHY?
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: kidterminal on 07 September 2010, 06:58:30 AM: His face is wonderful work.

Rob
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Ramshackle_Curtis on 07 September 2010, 09:17:57 AM: YOu should have painted him as a dark skinned chap! I like this model. Ive always wanted to do a straight german force but wearing shocking pink uniforms.
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Blackwolf on 07 September 2010, 09:28:17 AM: Quote from: Thorbjørn Nielsen on 05 September 2010, 08:37:14 PM
Thy will be done. I have about 2308 Black Tree WWII miniatures... and I've already painted all I can bear in the correct fashion. So a Hawaiian Death Squad Cult seems proper.

I played in that band (Hawaiian Death Squad Cult). By the way,mini is GREAT ;D
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Remington on 07 September 2010, 06:16:34 PM: Oompa-loompa Nazis? o_o
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: mondria on 07 September 2010, 08:21:22 PM: lol lol WW2 meets Renaissance meets Alice in wonderland spund like a fun game :D
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 08 September 2010, 08:19:28 PM: Quote from: Ramshackle_Curtis on 07 September 2010, 09:17:57 AM
YOu should have painted him as a dark skinned chap! I like this model. Ive always wanted to do a straight german force but wearing shocking pink uniforms.

I'd quibble at your use of "straight" in that context.... ;)

Odd people those Danes. How did they ever get to conquer us ???

lol
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 08 September 2010, 08:36:40 PM: Quote from: Gluteus Maximus on 08 September 2010, 08:19:28 PM
Odd people those Danes. How did they ever get to conquer us ???

We baffled you with our colourful clothing! And then raped your women and gave you words like "bread", "sky", "way" and "extraterrestrial"
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: midismirnoff on 09 September 2010, 02:34:15 PM: I love this stuff.
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Bako on 10 September 2010, 09:58:48 AM: Quite loverly.
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 10 September 2010, 03:58:58 PM: I feel somewhat disappointed that this is the one mini I have ever painted that has generated the most traffic ever... lol
Title: Re: Quick and to the Pointless
Post by: Photographer on 10 September 2010, 05:23:34 PM: Looks like he's from the circus!