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Title: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: Agis on March 03, 2012, 02:44:29 PM: Work continues on a high pace on the USMC and Japanese Pacific War books. If all goes well they will be simultaneously released next weekend. See: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=31040.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=31040.0)

Check out the USMC Command squad
(http://www.adpublishing.de/USMC_Cover_pic_sm.jpg)
USMC Command Squad (Warlord BAM)

Some detail shots:
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/USMC_Medic_sm.jpg)
USMC Medic and Private (Warlord BAM)

(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/USMC_Radio_Team_sm.jpg)
USMC Radioteam (Warlord BAM)

More: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/pacific_war.html (http://www.adpublishing.de/html/pacific_war.html)
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: ErikB on March 03, 2012, 05:23:56 PM: Nice!
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: Anatoli on March 03, 2012, 06:08:27 PM: Lovely paintjobs as usual Agis, not too sure about the overdynamic poses of the stretcher miniatures though.
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: Agis on March 03, 2012, 09:15:32 PM: Quote from: Anatoli on March 03, 2012, 06:08:27 PM
...not too sure about the overdynamic poses of the stretcher miniatures though.
Yeah, that's Warlords style these days...
;) ;)
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: stone-cold-lead on March 04, 2012, 11:27:52 AM: Very nice. Like your muted colours too.
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: arktos on March 14, 2012, 08:25:41 AM: Nice painting but ...is there a ... problem with the face sculpts in the new warlord figures espessialy in the U.S.M.C range ? ???
The face of the radioman is like the unit drafted personnel from the planet of the Apes ! :?
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: Agis on March 14, 2012, 09:20:45 AM: Quote from: arktos on March 14, 2012, 08:25:41 AM
Nice painting but ...is there a ... problem with the face sculpts in the new warlord figures espessialy in the U.S.M.C range ? ???
The face of the radioman is like the unit drafted personnel from the planet of the Apes ! :?
Not sure, most were OK, the Radioman was IMO slightly miscast.
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: Beast of Bukhara on March 16, 2012, 06:14:19 PM: Agis

Love the brush work :-*

Please can we have the paint colour details ?

Thanks
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: Agis on March 16, 2012, 08:13:27 PM: Basecoat Sioviet Green (SP02) from FoW.
Webbing German C.Beige (Vallejo 70821).
Then thinned down Army Painter dark dipping stuff.
Matt varnish.
Highlights on the uniform in Brown violet (Vallejo 70887), webbing in German C.Beige agian.
2nd highlight s in same colours with mixed in white.
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: Agis on March 17, 2012, 03:01:00 PM: The BAM Minis made it on the Cover!
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/VD_USMC_Cover_300.jpg)

(I just released the USMC Army Guide (OK Army and and USMC in one sentence is misleading... I just wanted to stick to one name for the book type...), it is acomprehensive guide to using USMC units in Victory Decision: World War II. )
(http://www.adpublishing.de/assets/images/USMC_Backcover.jpg)
more infos here: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/pacific_war_guides.html (http://www.adpublishing.de/html/pacific_war_guides.html)
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: British Legion1 on March 19, 2012, 07:30:13 PM: I love the face detail,very well done!
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: Beast of Bukhara on March 30, 2012, 07:45:14 PM: Agis

Thanks for the painting guide !

Does anyone have a colour guide for USMC tank green ?

Thanks
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: Johnnytodd on March 30, 2012, 10:18:17 PM: Quote from: Beast of Bukhara on March 30, 2012, 07:45:14 PM
Does anyone have a colour guide for USMC tank green ?

WW2 USMC vehicles were generally not painted in Olive Drab rather in USMC Forest Green. Here is an interesting website:

http://www.jarheadjeep.com/trailer/body/wwii_jeep_trailer_body_restore.htm

On my Co.B Jeep I use strait Tamiya Dark Green XF-61 with a lazy dry-brush weather:

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac297/grendels_father/jeep1.jpg)
Title: Re: 28mm USMC - Bolt Action Minis
Post by: Beast of Bukhara on April 06, 2012, 08:25:24 PM: Thanks Johnny
Armed with all the info all I need to do now is pick up the brush

Thanks all :)