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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Suetonius Paullinus on September 30, 2016, 11:16:48 PM

Title: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on September 30, 2016, 11:16:48 PM: Time for a new project and what's more appropriate than the new BA starter box 8-)

Here the first test figure for my 101st:

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/9B5468F1-52E7-4DFC-8A8D-528A95D55372_zpsex7neveg.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/9B5468F1-52E7-4DFC-8A8D-528A95D55372_zpsex7neveg.jpg.html)

I really want the D-day guys so I've tweaked him a little since they wear the later uniform. I'm quite happy with the results and it's only minor changes anyway.. 8)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Sascha Herm on October 01, 2016, 12:20:55 AM: Looking good, SP ;) Keep going :)
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: moiterei_1984 on October 01, 2016, 09:51:33 AM: I really wasn't overly impressed with these plastics when I saw them first, but you've done an excellent job!
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Romark on October 01, 2016, 07:25:30 PM: Nice work on that mini :)
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on October 01, 2016, 07:37:17 PM: Thank you gentlemen!

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/2B29B21D-23DD-4B66-A1C8-A42853B602C9_zpsnd3j0ppx.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/2B29B21D-23DD-4B66-A1C8-A42853B602C9_zpsnd3j0ppx.jpg.html)

Some more are built and awaiting painting..

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/6A047744-2BBF-4522-B36D-BAB98B6FE853_zpsse651cdc.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/6A047744-2BBF-4522-B36D-BAB98B6FE853_zpsse651cdc.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: marrony on October 01, 2016, 07:57:05 PM: Really good stuff!
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: mweaver on October 02, 2016, 03:01:01 AM: I like 'em! Looking forward to seeing more of this force as it comes along. Thanks for sharing.

-Michael
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: tomrommel1 on October 04, 2016, 09:48:06 AM: :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on October 04, 2016, 10:49:15 PM: Thanks for your comments gentlemen!

I've painted one up in M43 uniform and actually like it even better than the D-Day one o_o
Another box ordered so I can have both :D

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/C273AF70-A1B6-4151-A69F-5E0CF8156761_zpsdpagqjt9.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/C273AF70-A1B6-4151-A69F-5E0CF8156761_zpsdpagqjt9.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: M Blakey on October 04, 2016, 10:56:14 PM: I really enjoy looking at your painted mins! You give them a certain depth that takes away the gurney faces warlord figures have. Just spot on. It makes me want to pick up a box! Keep them coming!
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on October 05, 2016, 08:57:35 PM: Thanks mate!

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/5E0B072E-6877-48F7-B1BF-A56A96BA2EB7_zpsmmmgo5dl.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/5E0B072E-6877-48F7-B1BF-A56A96BA2EB7_zpsmmmgo5dl.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Ragnar on October 07, 2016, 07:01:26 AM: Bloody lovely.
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: soldado on October 07, 2016, 10:34:25 AM: Wow, lovely work, are those transfers for the unit insignia? and if so did they come with them?
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: sukhe_bator on October 07, 2016, 11:51:35 AM: Like probably many on this forum, I first cut my teeth on WWII Airfix kits and 1:72nd plastics when I was kneehigh to a grasshopper. They first got me into wargaming. Seeing these makes me all nostalgic, and even though I've morphed through many different periods and scales to the ones I enjoy today, these lovely renderings make me hanker to start collected and modelling WWII. Well done in bringing out the best in these figures...
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on October 08, 2016, 03:24:52 PM: Thank you for your kind replies guys!

@soldado
In the new US Airborne box are transfers for 101st and 82nd including rank insignia.
There are disappointingly none in the otherwise brilliant BoB starter box. Possibly the only flaw the box has. Thankfully I had some old Bolt Action transfers in my collection 8)

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/649400E8-FEF9-4950-AC5B-F48CDDF2F6E6_zpsngol2edn.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/649400E8-FEF9-4950-AC5B-F48CDDF2F6E6_zpsngol2edn.jpg.html)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/B15A8A16-A1D2-421E-909F-4F4012B40B94_zpsja9aek1b.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/B15A8A16-A1D2-421E-909F-4F4012B40B94_zpsja9aek1b.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: CaptainHaddonCollider on October 09, 2016, 08:21:09 AM: Did you use the Brown Violet with some highlights for the M43 uniform. It looks spot on!
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on October 09, 2016, 07:33:24 PM: @CaptainHaddon

For the M-1943 I mixed Vallejo Green Brown + Russian Uniform roughly 2:1.
I've seen so many different shades of green for this that I decided to just do what I like best..
So I wouldn't say it's particularly accurate ;)

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/354ED405-CDF6-41B1-A3B8-F50CD9BBF4A7_zpsmrg91nwv.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/354ED405-CDF6-41B1-A3B8-F50CD9BBF4A7_zpsmrg91nwv.jpg.html)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/8237402C-2D3F-4A4F-890A-992619E40B4C_zpsbmzytvak.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/8237402C-2D3F-4A4F-890A-992619E40B4C_zpsbmzytvak.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Sir Rodney Ffing on October 10, 2016, 03:40:04 PM: Ouch. My awe has just been struck again, fairly firmly.
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: moiterei_1984 on October 10, 2016, 06:08:25 PM: Still not convinced by the sculpts but your painting is tp notch as always :-*
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on October 11, 2016, 09:26:51 PM: 8)

Yet more US Airborne:

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/C6A541AF-C255-4FF3-9E6B-DB8EB306A4E2_zpsfruedpqa.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/C6A541AF-C255-4FF3-9E6B-DB8EB306A4E2_zpsfruedpqa.jpg.html)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/F7A3C62B-F532-4E7C-8E6D-08A36F5DF0E1_zpsbl80argm.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/F7A3C62B-F532-4E7C-8E6D-08A36F5DF0E1_zpsbl80argm.jpg.html)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/9127C163-3E30-4560-A42E-8B4F079C8003_zps5anltsu3.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/9127C163-3E30-4560-A42E-8B4F079C8003_zps5anltsu3.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: carlos marighela on October 12, 2016, 08:27:39 AM: Very nice!

Curious about the set's construction. I picked up a sprue of their Brits and wasn't very impressed. Indifferent sculpts aside it was all individual arms and separate weapons which are ultra fiddly and a pain to get into decent poses. I also have some of their plastic Japanese, which had weapons connected to both arms and were relatively painless to construct.
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on October 13, 2016, 12:18:15 AM: No worries, the weapons are attached to at least one arm..
I'd preferred to have a few separate ones tho to be honest but hey, they have listened to the complaints.

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/04558AAC-3452-41C6-9443-F3CFD674AE91_zpsslfkdnrk.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/04558AAC-3452-41C6-9443-F3CFD674AE91_zpsslfkdnrk.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: mweaver on October 13, 2016, 04:34:51 AM: A very tough looking but of fellows, as they should be!

-Michael
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on October 14, 2016, 08:53:51 PM: Thanks Michael 8)

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/9F46195E-2B9A-4654-894A-6453781F6DB8_zpspgguuz1d.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/9F46195E-2B9A-4654-894A-6453781F6DB8_zpspgguuz1d.jpg.html)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/D1435398-B7FD-448B-8E52-98177CDAF826_zpsurnjuy2x.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/D1435398-B7FD-448B-8E52-98177CDAF826_zpsurnjuy2x.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Rob_bresnen on October 14, 2016, 09:08:43 PM: I have never seen the Bolt Action plastics looking quite so good. When I saw your fist figure I even wondered if it was a 40mm figures as the detailing- especially the screamin' eagle badge, looks amazing. well done.
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: archiduque on October 15, 2016, 12:45:38 PM: Fantastic work SP!!! :) ;)
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on October 16, 2016, 07:05:43 PM: Thanks guys, you really know how to flatter!!

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/8D753C2C-F254-40A2-91C0-90154CDAF6B3_zps4zqreuux.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Bolt%20Action%20Band%20of%20Brothers/8D753C2C-F254-40A2-91C0-90154CDAF6B3_zps4zqreuux.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: tomrommel1 on October 18, 2016, 06:53:50 AM: these just leave me speechless
Title: Re: BAND of BROTHERS
Post by: N.C.S.E on October 19, 2016, 06:21:25 AM: Gotta second the other opinions here, these figures are stunning. The style you've done them in works really well.