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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: 14th brooklyn on 25 May 2012, 09:13:21 AM

Title: 28mm modern Russians (Eureka and Red Star)
Post by: 14th brooklyn on 25 May 2012, 09:13:21 AM
Some pictures of my modern Russians by Eureka and Red Star miniatures:

http://dhcwargamesblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/more-painted-modern-russians/ (http://dhcwargamesblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/more-painted-modern-russians/)

Here is a preview (more pictures on the blog):
(http://dhcwargamesblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/russian-nbc-dshk-ac2b3-machinegun-eureka-miniatures.jpg?w=516&h=273)
(http://dhcwargamesblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/russian-dshk-and-ags-17-red-star-miniatures.jpg?w=516&h=149)
(http://dhcwargamesblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/russian-kornet-team-red-star-miniatures.jpg?w=516&h=154)

Enjoy,

Burkhard
Title: Re: 28mm modern Russians (Eureka and Red Star)
Post by: Col.Stone on 25 May 2012, 02:18:04 PM
looks great, nice to see how you did with the heavy weapons, mine aren't even assembeled yet  o_o



Title: Re: 28mm modern Russians (Eureka and Red Star)
Post by: Lowtardog on 25 May 2012, 02:23:35 PM
Very nice, mine all got sold off to Paleskin I guess they will be in his lead pile lol
Title: Re: 28mm modern Russians (Eureka and Red Star)
Post by: cuprum on 25 May 2012, 02:53:46 PM
Good job! But there are a few bugs. It is not important, but knowing about them does not hurt.

 Color for the Russian chemical protection suits you chose wrong. Here's a photo of the real sample:

(http://images02.olx.ru/ui/6/78/45/1277791225_102417345_1----.jpg)

Such suits have several options for the device, but always the same color.
Here is a link to photos of painted miniatures authentically:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=30346.0

(http://i033.radikal.ru/1001/66/559fd975a795.jpg)

 The machine gun at the soldier sitting - not DShK! It is much more advanced  weapons NSV "Utes." Here's an article about it in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSV_machine_gun
Title: Re: 28mm modern Russians (Eureka and Red Star)
Post by: Arlequín on 25 May 2012, 03:55:31 PM
I actually think it's supposed to represent the SGM Goryunov, as it looks a bit under scale if it is meant to be the NSV (it would look similar, but would be a similar size to the DShK). Certainly the tripod is meant to be the 6T7 tripod though. Another option is that it is meant to be the 6P50 'Kord', but I'd expect that to be bigger too.

:?
Title: Re: 28mm modern Russians (Eureka and Red Star)
Post by: cuprum on 25 May 2012, 06:04:57 PM
Goryunov - definitely not. It is an ancient weapon. And not like:

(http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2002/10/images/2002100609.jpg)

Rather - it is a modernized Kalashnikov, but unlike too:

(http://russianguns.ru/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/pkm002.jpg)
Title: Re: 28mm modern Russians (Eureka and Red Star)
Post by: carlos marighela on 25 May 2012, 10:30:07 PM
For what it's worth the NBC suit depicted on the Eureka figures is not the one piece item shown in cuprum's photo, the OZK. It's actually the heavier  two piece version. If I'm not mistaken that was generally issued to specialised chemical warfare units, so it may not be entirely accurate for motor rifles or other infantry types but hey, let's not get too anal about this. They're the only ones out there anyway.

As it happens, I've seen photos that depict this particular suit in a variety of colours from mid tan to the colour depicted on Burkhard's miniatures.

As for the MG, it does appear to be the NSV but one that's been on a diet.
Title: Re: 28mm modern Russians (Eureka and Red Star)
Post by: Marine0846 on 26 May 2012, 05:21:32 AM
Fine painting.
I have both Eureka and Red Star, (unpainted).
Like the figures.
Hope to see an AAR soon.