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Title: mrtn's muddy puttees
Post by: mrtn on 09 January 2014, 10:22:05 PM: Here's a start on a French army. They are WW2 models, but I thought to use them for WW1 colonial troops as well (with the addition of some special weapons and so on).

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French01.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French02.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French03.jpg)

Yes, I know their rucksacks aren't right for WWI, but it's close enough, at least for a start. I'll also start a WW1 German army, probably using Great War Miniatures' Germans.
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Post by: Bryanbowdell on 10 January 2014, 08:45:02 AM: Very nice, although you have stolen my idea!
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Post by: mrtn on 11 January 2014, 12:01:44 AM: Thank you. I didn't steal it, I copied it. You can still use it. :)
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Post by: mrtn on 13 January 2014, 09:10:22 PM: Next up is a couple of artillery pieces. They both have both types of barrels and can thus both be heavy or medium artillery. The crew are the first of some Scarab Miniatures minis.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French04.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French05.jpg)

Next we have more Warlord French, two riflemen, one VB grenade launcher and a LMG with loader.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French06.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French07.jpg)

I used a darker than normal skin tone on most of these, should be fitting if they're French from North Africa.
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Post by: MatrixGamer on 14 January 2014, 02:25:51 AM: I could easily see these in Moroccan Riff games in the 1920's and 30's. Nice.
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Post by: tomek917 on 14 January 2014, 06:28:27 AM: Looking good!
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Post by: Bryanbowdell on 14 January 2014, 01:35:13 PM: Where are the artillery pieces from?
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Post by: mrtn on 15 January 2014, 12:10:52 PM: Quote from: MatrixGamer on 14 January 2014, 02:25:51 AM
I could easily see these in Moroccan Riff games in the 1920's and 30's. Nice.
Thanks. I hadn't heard of the Rif before. Sounds fun, except I'd have to start another army. ;)
Quote from: tomek917 on 14 January 2014, 06:28:27 AM
Looking good!
Thanks tomek917!
Quote from: Bryanbowdell on 14 January 2014, 01:35:13 PM
Where are the artillery pieces from?

A guy called Bob Emmerson on the WWPD forums. The moulds for these have been worn out, but he's working on new versions made by 3D printing and resin casting. Previews look good. http://forum.wwpd.net/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=11334
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Post by: mrtn on 17 January 2014, 09:02:29 PM: Here are some German Great War artillery crew.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans02.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans03.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans04.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans05.jpg)

This last pic shows how the "I'm sitting squatting"-guy is supposed to be. ;) These are from Great War Miniatures* and I like them so much I've just ordered five more blisters from them.

*Except the guy to the left who's from Old Glory.
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Post by: mrtn on 21 January 2014, 05:20:03 PM: Yet more French:

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French08.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French09.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French10.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French11.jpg)
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Post by: mrtn on 30 January 2014, 08:20:46 PM: Warlord French:

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French12.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French13.jpg)

Hotchkiss MMG from Scarab, and some barbed wire I made from the spiral from a notepad.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French14.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French15.jpg)
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Post by: former user on 05 February 2014, 09:36:50 AM: this is really cracking stuff, congratulations!

what Khaki did You use for the uniforms, it looks so greenish?
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Post by: mrtn on 09 February 2014, 01:29:35 AM: Thank you. :) The French uniforms are VMC English Uniform, AP Strong Tone ink, VMC Green Brown. They may look more green in the photos, flash photography in winter time isn't the best to get good looking pictures...

Finished WWI Germans. I used some new stuff for feldgrau this time, I think I prefer it.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans07.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans08.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans09.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans10.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans11.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans12.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans13.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans14.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans15.jpg)
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Post by: marianas_gamer on 09 February 2014, 03:55:44 AM: Great looking Germans :-* :-*
LB
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Post by: former user on 09 February 2014, 06:53:09 AM: VMC is the code for Vallejo?
Yes, with digital photography you never know what tone comes out - Your colour palette is very interesting nevertheless, for the germans too
great project!

Quote from: MatrixGamer on 14 January 2014, 02:25:51 AM
I could easily see these in Moroccan Riff games in the 1920's and 30's. Nice.

have You seen pictures of helmets worn in the Riff Wars? I'd be interested

Quote from: mrtn on 15 January 2014, 12:10:52 PM
Thanks. I hadn't heard of the Rif before. Sounds fun, except I'd have to start another army.

not necessarily, You could paint SCW moroccon regulares and use them against the french in the Riff war and as what they are in SCW,and as Tirailleurs and dismounted spahis in WW1
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Post by: mrtn on 10 February 2014, 05:24:06 PM: @marianas_gamer: Thank you!

@former user: VMC is Vallejo Model Color yes. I have a few Vallejo Game Color as well. Thanks. :)
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Post by: former user on 10 February 2014, 06:06:54 PM: THX
will have to try VMC green brown
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Post by: mrtn on 12 February 2014, 02:52:33 PM: A French company called Forgotten and Glorious (http://forgottenglorious.blogspot.fr/) was kind enough to send out free tester models to people. I asked for one of their 1916 French. The model came with a loose head, and very little in the way of mould lines and flash. It's quite tall, 28 or 28.5mm from foot to eye, but not very bulky (looking at the pics on their website I thought they would be bulkier). Here it is with a Great War Miniatures German to the left, and two Warlord Games (WWII) Frenchmen to the right. Especially the Warlord officer is shorter, but I'd still let them join the same army.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/GWM-FG-WG-WG_comparison.jpg)
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Post by: mrtn on 05 March 2014, 12:56:27 AM: These are the last of the current batch of French, though I just ordered some Senegalese Tirailleurs from Woodbine.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French16.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French17.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWII/French18.jpg)

They'll get their baptism of fire tomorrow in a 700 point Bolt Action battle. :)
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Post by: tomek917 on 05 March 2014, 08:17:47 PM: Nice! Great colours!
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Post by: mrtn on 06 March 2014, 11:55:47 AM: Thank you! :)
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Post by: mrtn on 11 March 2014, 02:45:38 PM: Here's a WIP, conversions of Warlord's Blitzkrieg Germans into WWI late war Germans. Not totally finished, the kneeling guy needs some personal equipment for example.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans16.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans17.jpg)
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Post by: mrtn on 29 March 2014, 05:35:16 PM: This is a batch of old Foundry early WWI French I picked up for a few quid. Unfortunately some of them had been attacked by lead rot, so I started by trying to remove as much of that as I could before painting. They also had some broken off rifles and so on...
Since I already have late war French I didn't want to paint up yet another era, so I hit on the idea of painting them as the French Foreign Legion. Yes, there are probably a few things wrong, the slouchy type of kepi for example, but on the table top it should be pretty obvious what they're meant to represent.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/foreignlegion1.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/foreignlegion2.jpg)

No, I don't know why I have a lone machine gun loader either...
Title: Re: mrtn's muddy puttees
Post by: former user on 29 March 2014, 08:04:08 PM: as far as I can tell, they are perfectly OK, up to 1930 north africa, and possibly even longer
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Post by: Bryanbowdell on 30 March 2014, 02:45:18 PM: they are looking good, I like the white/khaki mix.
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Post by: Marine0846 on 02 April 2014, 02:52:42 AM: Quite a nice collection you have.
I too like the guns.
Would like to see the French with some field guns larger than 75s.
Title: Re: mrtn's muddy puttees
Post by: former user on 02 April 2014, 03:27:37 AM: which models would You suggest we use?
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Post by: mrtn on 02 April 2014, 12:47:49 PM: Quote from: former user on 29 March 2014, 08:04:08 PM
as far as I can tell, they are perfectly OK, up to 1930 north africa, and possibly even longer
Thanks.
Quote from: Bryanbowdell on 30 March 2014, 02:45:18 PM
they are looking good, I like the white/khaki mix.

Thank you.
Quote from: Marine0846 on 02 April 2014, 02:52:42 AM
Quite a nice collection you have.
I too like the guns.
Would like to see the French with some field guns larger than 75s.
Thanks.
Quote from: former user on 02 April 2014, 03:27:37 AM
which models would You suggest we use?
I don't know if that question was for me but I'm using 105mm/155mm (same chassis, replaceable gun barrels) cannons from Bob Emmerson.
See http://madbobminiatures.blogspot.se/2014/03/the-big-update.html

Anyways, more Germans. First some bombers:

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans18.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans19.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans20.jpg)

And then some riflemen and a sniper:

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans21.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans22.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans23.jpg)
Title: Re: mrtn's muddy puttees
Post by: former user on 02 April 2014, 01:19:03 PM: wow, more great stuff!

the question was for anyone who cared to answer :)
and THX for the link

but since we are at it, where would you put this beauty (fictional of course)
(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Kromlech-Mortar.jpg)
(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Imperial-Siege-Mortar-Back.png)
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Post by: Marine0846 on 02 April 2014, 08:00:35 PM: Now, that's a big one. :o
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Post by: mrtn on 17 April 2014, 01:42:43 PM: Thanks guys. :)

More colonial French! These are Tirailleurs Senegalais. Had some varnish problems (don't scrape out the last in the pot guys), but other than that I'm happy with them.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/senegalais01.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/senegalais02.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/senegalais03.jpg)
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Post by: pacofeanor on 17 April 2014, 02:05:35 PM: Nice senegalese turcos!! those who have double bristed jacket instead of coat have yellow strimming on colar and sleeves . it's more colourfull !!

best regards
paco
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Post by: mrtn on 24 May 2014, 01:41:41 PM: Thanks Paco!

Here are some more Germans, half of them converted from Warlord Blitzkrieg plastics.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans24.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans25.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans26.jpg)
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Post by: former user on 24 May 2014, 02:41:47 PM: oh excellent
are the senegalese all from woodbine?
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Post by: Bryanbowdell on 24 May 2014, 02:59:05 PM: those germans have come out really well
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Post by: mrtn on 12 September 2016, 11:25:21 AM: Dragged this thread up from page 10 or whatever it was. Seems that I missed to post a few updates on this forum as well. Oh well.
Anyways, here's a rather big update. :D

I finally finished the big batch of Germans that's been standing on my painting table since winter.

Flame Thrower, Heavy Machine Gun, Trench mortar:

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans31.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans32.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans33.jpg)

Late war troops with Bergmann SMGs:

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans34.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans35.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans36.jpg)

Three officers, two orderlies (or whatever they're called), an artilleryman on the telephone and an anti-tank rifle:

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans37.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans38.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/Germans39.jpg)
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Post by: tim in saskatoon on 13 September 2016, 03:28:54 AM: This is a fantastic collection you're putting together! The Germans are a very nice addition!
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Post by: mrtn on 13 September 2016, 03:09:55 PM: Thanks Tim! :)
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Post by: mrtn on 20 September 2016, 10:45:30 AM: I finished this A7V for the Germans. From the Trenchworx kickstarter the other year.

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/A7V1.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/A7V2.jpg)

(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/mrtnw/Miniatures2/WWI/A7V3.jpg)
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Post by: Phil Robinson on 20 September 2016, 11:01:32 AM: Great additions to the collection, always good to see more Great War stuff.
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Post by: mrtn on 21 September 2016, 09:16:19 PM: Thanks Phil. :)