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Title: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: alcal on October 30, 2020, 09:11:42 PM

Hi collecting SS for Normandy/Arnhem these took me two weeks so if you see any errors please forgive me  ;D

First batches:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50517379681_b26c9fd517_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jY3LYR)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2jY3LYR) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50517549532_bae756f920_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jY4Dtj)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2jY4Dtj) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50517379651_f5c39881e8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jY3LYk)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2jY3LYk) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50516664263_665d56eedc_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jXZ7j4)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2jXZ7j4) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Digits on October 30, 2020, 09:45:00 PM

Great work!  I will be doing my Normandy SS soon...if they look half as good, I will be happy!

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Calimero on October 30, 2020, 11:43:31 PM

They look great! :-* 8) :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: gamer Mac on October 30, 2020, 11:52:29 PM

Wow :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Great camo and branches on the vehicles are a nice touch

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Digits on October 31, 2020, 11:56:07 AM

Indeed.  Please tell us what you use for the foliage?

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Swordisdrawn on October 31, 2020, 12:39:58 PM

Brilliant! :o

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Captain Blood on October 31, 2020, 01:47:17 PM

Very nice  :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on October 31, 2020, 03:34:34 PM

Nice painting.

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: has.been on October 31, 2020, 07:19:34 PM

Nice job. Are you planning to do their opposition too?
& if yes, what?

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Sterling Moose on October 31, 2020, 07:33:47 PM

 :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Ragnar on November 01, 2020, 08:20:56 AM

Lovely work.

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Ash on November 01, 2020, 08:53:05 AM

I like those, especially great job on all the camouflage.

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: alcal on November 04, 2020, 08:40:08 PM

Quote from: Digits on October 31, 2020, 11:56:07 AM

Indeed.  Please tell us what you use for the foliage?

Hi the Stug and Pz4 are chopped up K&M trees and the rest is from a blister pack that i couldn`t trace back ,i suspect it was from great escape games at a show but i couldnt find it online.I have some similar looking coming from Green stuff in Spain ,ill post the next batch of armour to show you what it looks like.
Cheers AL

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Digits on November 04, 2020, 08:42:22 PM

Thanks, look forward to it.

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: alcal on November 04, 2020, 08:56:12 PM

Quote from: has.been on October 31, 2020, 07:19:34 PM

Nice job. Are you planning to do their opposition too?
& if yes, what?

Already done :
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50567590422_b896f63d36_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k3u7Th)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2k3u7Th) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr


(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50567585122_3acd03b090_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k3u6iU)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2k3u6iU) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr


(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50566694353_03f25647a0_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k3pwvP)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2k3pwvP) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr


(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50567444981_cb89b7fa5b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k3tnDF)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2k3tnDF) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr


(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50567444966_879148e9b7_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k3tnDq)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2k3tnDq) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr


(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50567444951_a506080935_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k3tnDa)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2k3tnDa) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr



(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50566694283_642e5b4425_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k3pwuB)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2k3pwuB) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: gamer Mac on November 04, 2020, 11:33:07 PM

Lovely work :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: bluewillow on November 06, 2020, 09:09:49 AM

Fabulous brushwork as always Alan.


Cheers
Matt

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on November 06, 2020, 10:18:55 AM

Brilliant project from a master  :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Shahbahraz on November 07, 2020, 12:04:02 AM

Nice work. I especially like the autumn leaf camouflage and that you did different foliage on the vehicles. That's a nice attention to detail.

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: alcal on November 07, 2020, 08:28:06 PM

New armour, new foliage , just need to tone it down a little but its the best i`ve used so far and its from Green Stuff cheers AL

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50576421563_b7e87ab1a8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k4go5k)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2k4go5k) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50576421543_5478113c40_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k4go4Z)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2k4go4Z) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Andym on November 08, 2020, 10:08:28 AM

Brilliant! :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Ragnar on November 08, 2020, 08:17:22 PM

Awesome looking armoured force.

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: gamer Mac on November 15, 2020, 08:22:31 AM

Lovely :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Swordisdrawn on November 18, 2020, 12:12:51 PM

Excellent! :o

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: tancrede on November 19, 2020, 08:04:41 AM

Excellent work, sir !
Great minis, and the gaming table is really good too !

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Captain Blood on November 19, 2020, 09:35:56 AM

Handsome  :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Painter Jim on November 23, 2020, 07:57:08 PM

Always a pleasure sir" thank you for sharing.

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: alcal on December 11, 2020, 09:05:31 PM

SS finished for now and prperly stored away cheers AL

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50645648328_98587bb299_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kaobMf)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kaobMf) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: gamer Mac on December 11, 2020, 11:04:09 PM

Cracking job :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Hang Tuah on December 12, 2020, 02:12:25 AM

No one should be this good! Also, have you completely given up on 20mm?

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: alcal on December 12, 2020, 08:37:09 AM

Hi cheers and no i have a decent collection of Germans for WW2 Med and the Crete boards ,my buddy Spike (Grand Manner/Shell Hole Scenics sculptor ) has all other theatres so when we both retire we have it covered.

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on December 12, 2020, 08:42:12 AM

I love following your projects  :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: traveller on December 12, 2020, 09:57:18 AM

Fantastic. collection  :-* I wish I could paint the German camo uniforms like that. Any recipe to share?

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on December 12, 2020, 10:11:11 AM

@ traveller
You could look at this book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMm8fo0FK0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMm8fo0FK0)

There are pictures of Alan's amazing Stalingrad project it the book.
Michael (Farnworth)

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: rct75001 on December 19, 2020, 07:21:05 AM

Alan it has been ages since I have seen your wonderful work.  I think it was one of the incarnations of the Guild.

I'm very glad to hear you still have the 20mm collections.  The D_Day and "the Island" boards were standoouts in my mind and I had the great pleasure of being able to spend a good part of a day with the group of you when you were playing Crete.

The work on those SS and British Paras are superb.

I am intrigued with the move to 28mm when you had such great collections in 20mm already?

Thanks
Richard

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: traveller on December 19, 2020, 07:58:02 AM

Quote from: Mick_in_Switzerland on December 12, 2020, 10:11:11 AM

@ traveller
You could look at this book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMm8fo0FK0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMm8fo0FK0)

There are pictures of Alan's amazing Stalingrad project it the book.
Michael (Farnworth)

Thanks!

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Paratrooper 42 on December 20, 2020, 01:43:11 PM

That vehicle foliage really works, not as dense as a lot of people do it. 

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: FreakyFenton on December 20, 2020, 09:42:32 PM

Amazing work!  :o

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: alcal on January 02, 2021, 07:33:49 PM

Just finished some raised roads cheers AL

 (https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50791596258_f81de733fe_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kohd1S)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kohd1S) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: gamer Mac on January 02, 2021, 07:40:02 PM

Great for photos as well :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: FreakyFenton on January 02, 2021, 11:40:15 PM

While the picture and the miniatures are ace as always, I really like the background. It's nice and not too busy and adds to the scene nicely!  :D

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on January 04, 2021, 07:15:06 PM

Quote from: alcal on January 02, 2021, 07:33:49 PM

Just finished some raised roads cheers AL

 (https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50791596258_f81de733fe_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kohd1S)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2kohd1S) by alcal50 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99202385@N04/), on Flickr

That is a nice set up.

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: tancrede on January 04, 2021, 09:21:18 PM

Great painting, and very nice picture !  :-*

Title: Re: Start of my SS in 28mm
Post by: BillK on January 04, 2021, 10:44:09 PM

Great looking stuff al... however I do miss all your superb 20mm mini efforts.