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Title: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 04, 2019, 02:03:20 PM: Hi,

Finally I have a bit of hobby time these days, so I came back to my WW2 us force. Figures are Valiant (big 20mm).

For now I have a complete platoon almost completed, and on the bench some artillery and mortars.

I'm not totally satisfied with the result, I get lost in detailing these, and sadly you can barely see the efforts lol But anyway, I will finish them and next I will find a more eficient painting routine.

I still need to complete the weapons and skin.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on June 04, 2019, 05:23:20 PM: Very nice work.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: vodkafan on June 04, 2019, 11:47:45 PM: Great so far! I like Valiant a lot but they are actually 1/64. I have a couple of diecast metal M3 half tracks in that scale that I plan to use with my Valiant US, and may have a couple of trucks and jeeps 3d printed in 1/64 too.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 05, 2019, 12:06:32 AM: thanks !

personaly I don't care much about their size, I'm using 1/72 vehicles with them. THe only thing I oversized a bit (3D print) are the jeeps.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: Norm on June 05, 2019, 06:37:07 AM: very nicely done.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 05, 2019, 11:45:39 PM: thank you !

Here's the first batch of completed minis :

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/23/4/1559774463-p1010268.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/23/4/1559774462-p1010254.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/23/4/1559774461-p1010258.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/23/4/1559774462-p1010253.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/23/4/1559774462-p1010261.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/23/4/1559774462-p1010265.jpg)

I still need to finish about 2 squads. And basing, of course.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 06, 2019, 04:47:14 PM: I'll continue painting tonight. In the mean time, here's some vehicles and artillery I plan to add to my force (missing a couple of armourfast m10 I forgot to take picture of).

Some 3D printing here, in ABS. I choosed this material since it allows you to smooth the model surface with acetone (see the shermans, where the treatment is done). THe issue is that it causes wrapping (borders tends to rise). But I can live with that, I still prefer the smooth finish of abs compared to PLA wich is simplier to print but not as easy to improve.

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/23/4/1559835283-p1010277.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/23/4/1559835281-p1010278.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/23/4/1559835281-p1010285.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/23/4/1559835282-p1010289.jpg)
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: vodkafan on June 06, 2019, 11:32:45 PM: Nice! Are they from Tank Factory UK?
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 07, 2019, 08:24:34 AM: Thank you,

vehicles are from "sundayhero" factory :D
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: Oldgamer on June 08, 2019, 10:16:08 AM: They look really great, Valiant take a lot of criticism but your painted figures show that they are more than adequate for gaming with. I might even pick up some boxes at Sittingbourne tomorrow.

A friend of mine uses Valiant too, he uses Armourfast vehicles as they seem to fit them quite well, plus Raventhorpe metal figures can fill any gaps.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 08, 2019, 11:01:38 AM: thank you !

Yes the valiant minis are nice little models. THe british and normandy german are especially nice and crisp.

The size "problem" doesn't bother me. ;)
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: Littlearmies on June 08, 2019, 09:18:33 PM: The figures look great. Haven't Valiant 're-sized' their figures recently to 1/72?

Or are these the older figures? Or, are the re-sized figures still big?
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 08, 2019, 09:53:17 PM: thanks !

They resized only the german infantry set, as far as I know. These americans are from the original figures set.
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Post by: Littlearmies on June 09, 2019, 08:02:47 PM: I see, thanks for the clarification. I'm working through some ABs at the moment but I am looking for supplementary figures.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 12, 2019, 12:34:07 AM: Figures are completed, I textured the bases. In the same time I added texture on (half painted) support weapons bases.

Here's some bad night light pics :

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/3/1560295880-p1010315.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/3/1560295879-p1010321.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/3/1560295878-p1010318.jpg)
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 13, 2019, 12:14:27 AM: a couple of better pics :

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/4/1560381098-p1010324.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/4/1560381098-p1010328.jpg)
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: Helen on June 13, 2019, 12:43:11 AM: Lovely work on your US forces.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 13, 2019, 10:51:10 AM: thank you !
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 14, 2019, 12:57:28 AM: Hi,

Tonight I started to design movement trays in tinkercad software, and printed a sample in PLA :

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/5/1560469820-p1010347.jpg)

Still need a bit of work, but it will be usefull for gaming (especially games needing multibasing).
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 14, 2019, 06:22:36 PM: Printing all movement trays needed :

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/5/1560532736-p1010349.jpg)
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 15, 2019, 02:29:07 PM: Here's the complete platoon. Still need to finish the figures bases.

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/6/1560605023-p1010351.jpg)

Then I will have a few more assets (mortar, at gun, mmg) to finish, and my US infantry will be completed.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 16, 2019, 02:09:25 PM: Hi,

Here's a new printed vehicle, a M8 greyhound that I will use as my scout car for Iron Cross. 15mm model scaled up to 20mm scale.

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/7/1560690347-p1010367.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/7/1560690348-p1010369.jpg)

Printed in ABS plastic, so I was able to smooth surfaces with acetone. It still needs a bit of final sanding.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 16, 2019, 09:15:32 PM: Last vehicle printed for my US force, a 4th sherman, this time a casted hull instead of welded hull like my other tanks.

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/24/7/1560715888-p1010372.jpg)

Now it's time to finish painting my figures, and then paint the vehicles.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: hayeswauford on June 17, 2019, 01:41:40 PM: Gorgeous work!!!
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on June 17, 2019, 03:53:20 PM: thank you !

I finally took some daylight pics of a section :

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/25/1/1560783044-p1010394.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/25/1/1560783042-p1010381.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/25/1/1560783043-p1010385.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/25/1/1560783044-p1010382.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/25/1/1560783044-p1010389.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/25/1/1560783044-p1010393.jpg)

Still need to finish the bases.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on July 09, 2019, 12:58:27 AM: Hi,

FIgures are varnished and based. Here's some night preview pics, I'll make some better ones tommorow.

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/28/2/1562629947-p1010022.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/28/2/1562629947-p1010029.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/28/2/1562629947-p1010032.jpg)

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/28/2/1562629947-p1010034.jpg)
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: Belisarius on July 09, 2019, 12:10:35 PM: Building into an excellent collection. Mine is 28mm for CoCommand , I’ll be buying the new Perry plastics for my U.S. platoon. Post more pics when you have them , it’s great to see a wip. 😎
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on July 09, 2019, 03:10:47 PM: thanks for the comment !

Yes I'll post new pics soon. I still have a lot of figures to paint ! Not speaking of the vehicles.
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on July 09, 2019, 08:00:03 PM: Here's a daylight pic. I didn't have enough time to take better ones for now, and the weather is bad today.

(https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2019/28/2/1562698582-p1010045.jpg)
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: moiterei_1984 on July 09, 2019, 08:34:34 PM: They look quite posh I‘d say!
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: Littlearmies on July 14, 2019, 06:43:33 AM: They look great. Nice clean painting with excellent definition. Will you be making Germans to oppose them, once you've completed your support options?
Title: Re: W.I.P WW2 us force (20mm)
Post by: sundayhero on July 14, 2019, 09:04:47 AM: thank you !

Yes I'll do the german, I've got plenty of them (classic germans and normandy germans).

I still have to complete a few american mortars and MGs first ;)