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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: grant on August 02, 2018, 01:30:22 AM

Title: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff p3
Post by: grant on August 02, 2018, 01:30:22 AM: Started a cutting edge for 1949 Soviet force. This is part of a new Imagination force.

T—54 and BTR-40 by GHQ. Terrain Maker hexes by GHQ.
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ
Post by: grant on August 02, 2018, 05:32:39 AM: I guess no love for small things lol
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ
Post by: carlos marighela on August 02, 2018, 09:57:24 AM: Actually I think they look bloody good. Makes me nostalgic for my 1980s GHQ Soviet MRR. Sold off long, long ago. If only some of the 15mm folk could sculpt vehicles as cleanly and well detailed as their 6mm bretheren.
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ
Post by: Malamute on August 02, 2018, 11:00:49 AM: Quote from: grant on August 02, 2018, 05:32:39 AM
I guess no love for small things lol

You might want to give people time to wake up and get out of bed as your post was logged at 01.30am GMT and then 05.32am. GMT. I would suggest most of Europe was still asleep.... ;)
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ
Post by: v_lazy_dragon on August 02, 2018, 11:50:48 AM: Lovely work - just 22mm too small ;-)
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on August 02, 2018, 01:27:34 PM: Quote from: carlos marighela on August 02, 2018, 09:57:24 AM
Actually I think they look bloody good. Makes me nostalgic for my 1980s GHQ Soviet MRR. Sold off long, long ago. If only some of the 15mm folk could sculpt vehicles as cleanly and well detailed as their 6mm bretheren.
I agree. Mine are incorporated in the radiation shielding in the loft. I will find them and the rules some day.
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ
Post by: Doudou on August 02, 2018, 02:22:00 PM: yeah ! Superb group :-*
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ
Post by: grant on August 02, 2018, 03:34:44 PM: Thanks everyone - I do sometimes forget most people are 8 hours away lol

More to come. Stay tuned!
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ
Post by: Keith on August 02, 2018, 06:01:59 PM: Love these!
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ
Post by: grant on August 03, 2018, 08:05:29 AM: Quote from: Keith on August 02, 2018, 06:01:59 PM
Love these!

Thanks! For anyone who isn’t familiar, the average tank will fit at the edge of your thumb - about an inch without full barrel. They’re SMALL.
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new terrain 3 August
Post by: grant on August 04, 2018, 05:07:02 AM: Terrain :D
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new terrain 4 August
Post by: carlos marighela on August 04, 2018, 10:17:54 PM: Geo-Hex? How much nostalgia can you pack into a thread?
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new terrain 4 August
Post by: grant on August 04, 2018, 11:54:37 PM: Quote from: carlos marighela on August 04, 2018, 10:17:54 PM
Geo-Hex? How much nostalgia can you pack into a thread?

It’s actually Terrain Maker by GHQ; they come as raw foam and I made them into the shapes etc.
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new terrain 4 August
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on August 05, 2018, 08:26:59 AM: Nice terrain as well.
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 6 August
Post by: grant on August 06, 2018, 07:13:00 PM: Update!

New equipment off the assembly line.
Terrain is also getting buildings from the free printable ones.

SCUD Nuclear launcher
(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/k4/VL/k4VLjWjQb7j7.jpg)

Fuel bowsers for ensuring troops are always ready to move.
(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/xz/HE/xzHEPibm4bFl.jpg)

ZiL 157 trucks for motorized infantry c. 1949.
(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/6Q/2l/6Q2ltfcitGtg.jpg)

CPR Air Force flyby with an IL28 Beagle nuclear bomber and two close support MiG 15 fighters
(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/qG/Ba/qGBaNkVWZWHT.jpg)

Infantry platoon.
(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/ro/YZ/roYZFbqWDDzL.jpg)

MG and Mortar support sections
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Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 6 August
Post by: 6mmfan on August 20, 2018, 05:15:00 AM: Wow some nice painting there!
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 6 August
Post by: grant on August 22, 2018, 12:32:20 AM: Quote from: 6mmfan on August 20, 2018, 05:15:00 AM
Wow some nice painting there!

Hey thanks! Next batch is coming up at the end of the month.
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 26 August
Post by: grant on August 26, 2018, 10:11:57 PM: New stuff added.

A pair of I-153 reconnaissance and postal service aircraft and a Mi-4 that is really a Choctaw.

(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/w5/EM/w5EMs3dhOSDK.jpg)
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 26 August
Post by: Harwood Hobbies on August 27, 2018, 10:17:04 PM: Awesome work buddy! :-*
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 26 August
Post by: grant on August 28, 2018, 12:22:28 AM: Quote from: Harwood Hobbies on August 27, 2018, 10:17:04 PM
Awesome work buddy! :-*

Thanks man!
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 26 August
Post by: Helen on August 28, 2018, 12:27:32 AM: Lovely work Grant. Love the I-153s!

Cheers,

Helen
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 26 August
Post by: grant on August 28, 2018, 01:16:45 AM: Quote from: Helen on August 28, 2018, 12:27:32 AM
Lovely work Grant. Love the I-153s!

Cheers,

Helen

Thanks Helen! They were so much fun to paint. Although these are WW2, I wish that GHQ would make a full line of WW1 aircraft - I would buy them all.
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 26 August
Post by: von Lucky on September 11, 2018, 11:36:04 AM: Looking good - liking the green and red tones you've painted.
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 26 August
Post by: grant on September 12, 2018, 02:14:15 PM: Thanks!

I should have the next batch on the table any day now. :D
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 16 September
Post by: grant on September 17, 2018, 03:03:03 AM: More stuff completed!

A riverine patrol vessel, up-gunned with a T-54 turret
(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/540/fR/4d/fR4d0JSHZeNU.jpg)

Marine raiding force. These are the Flossacke boats, converted to have Soviet tank riders crewing them.
(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/xS/iS/xSiSJks9ogp2.jpg)

T-54/28 Bridgelayer. I cut the top of a T-28 off, adding it to the hull of a T-54. Simple!
(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/C9/k0/C9k0319QNeew.jpg)

Troop of Su-100 heavy tank destroyers. No converting.
(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/6Y/fh/6Yfhtyn7fxD9.jpg)

Logistics trucks. Used the rear bodies from WW2 pack, and added them to spare Zil trucks. Minor conversions. Now I have a cook truck and a command/comms truck.
(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/TY/ar/TYarh9YJvfEL.jpg)
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 16 September
Post by: von Lucky on September 18, 2018, 08:35:55 AM: Neat. What rules set are you thinking of using (sorry if I missed it).
Title: Re: 1949 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 16 September
Post by: grant on September 18, 2018, 03:43:33 PM: Thanks!

I’m going to use the GHQ WW2 rules, with some modifications for the later stuff. They haven’t revised the Modern rules yet, they’re showing their age.
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 23 October
Post by: grant on October 23, 2018, 08:20:06 PM: Some new forces!

M46 howitzers. One stand in action, one bugging out. Two gun battery. I used WW2 crew which are beautiful little sculpts; there’s one loading a shell, one commanding, one sighting, and various other action type poses. Eight crew per gun.

(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/5p/oW/5poWXR0vNto9.jpg)

(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/Gu/i5/Gui5xhp5OuHJ.jpg)

(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/hX/Sd/hXSdwxT1yRBV.jpg)
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 23 October
Post by: Helen on October 23, 2018, 09:04:57 PM: Lovely work Grant.

All the best,

Helen
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 23 October
Post by: grant on October 23, 2018, 09:18:06 PM: Quote from: Helen on October 23, 2018, 09:04:57 PM
Lovely work Grant.

All the best,

Helen

Thanks Helen!

I know not many people dig the small stuff, but I love being able to model in this scale.
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 23 October
Post by: von Lucky on October 24, 2018, 10:20:37 AM: Nicely done, but you'll find historically they used 9 man crews, there's some photo floating around online that has the ninth man hidden in each crew due to the angle of the photo (:D).
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 23 October
Post by: grant on October 24, 2018, 06:28:40 PM: Quote from: von Lucky on October 24, 2018, 10:20:37 AM
Nicely done, but you'll find historically they used 9 man crews, there's some photo floating around online that has the ninth man hidden in each crew due to the angle of the photo (:D).

Dang! I did some admittedly shoddy and fast research.

Could easily spray up and glue on a ninth per gun I suppose!

Thanks!!!
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 23 October
Post by: von Lucky on October 25, 2018, 11:36:19 AM: You're welcome!!! ;)
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 28 October
Post by: grant on October 28, 2018, 07:16:27 PM: 4 troop transport Mi-4 and a med evac help as well.

(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/jA/F5/jAF5dwP9hV7b.jpg)
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 28 October p3
Post by: grant on October 29, 2018, 06:52:52 AM: Using Choctaws as Mi-4 I know isn’t perfect but no one makes a 1:285 scale Mi-4...
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 28 October p3
Post by: Easy E on October 30, 2018, 05:56:16 PM: This is a great "little" project!

Thank you for sharing.
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 28 October p3
Post by: Harwood Hobbies on October 30, 2018, 08:47:34 PM: Some of your best work!!! :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 28 October p3
Post by: grant on October 30, 2018, 09:23:10 PM: Thanks guys! I’m painting up some more tanks next!
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff 30 October p3
Post by: grant on October 31, 2018, 03:02:39 AM: Finished my T-54 company

(https://storage.googleapis.com/files-us.myalbum.io/photo/360/oW/gB/oWgBNbffIiRS.jpg)
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff p3
Post by: grant on November 01, 2018, 03:24:05 AM: Just when I thought I was finished, another company of T54s with supporting SU100 showed up - I’d forgotten that I’d ordered them lol
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff p3
Post by: von Lucky on November 01, 2018, 09:00:56 AM: Nicely done - and I'm liking those bases.
Title: Re: 1949-1959 Soviet forces in 1:285 scale GHQ new stuff p3
Post by: grant on November 01, 2018, 03:24:57 PM: Quote from: von Lucky on November 01, 2018, 09:00:56 AM
Nicely done - and I'm liking those bases.

Thanks! I’m trying to keep up the terrain build as I do more models