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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Cholly on May 19, 2013, 01:31:29 PM
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After many years of just painting bits and bobs of this and that I thought I'd actually paint some stuff with the intention of gaming with it (haven't rolled a dice in anger for about 13 years!) and also decided I'd go for something different from what I'd done before, which was mainly small(10-15 minis) skirmish type games with fewer figures and no uniforms!! I'd always been impressed with games I'd seen at shows etc with masses of figures but always thought "I'd get soooo bored painting if it was just Roman after Roman, or Commando after Commando." This time I decided to take the plunge and went for WW2 for period and Bolt Action for rules. Picked up the rangers boxed set as a starter and ordered the rulebook and Armies of the USA and got to building. Of course, even with the help of a few people on here for some tips on squad make-up (cheers Aircav and Grant) I still managed to make a few minor errors in construction! Then came the painting. I have always had a small problem with painting plastics, too many gaps! And though i love building them I have a good few made placcies that have been waiting for paint for years, and I was determined that these Rangers wouldn't suffer the same fate so I ploughed in. I loved painting these guys, gaps and all, and the uniform issue so far hasn't even raised its ugly head. I finished my first squad last monday, haven't had a chance to do any more but wanted to post them up and ask for any comments, critiques etc from the people here as I am constantly gobsmacked at the excellence of the painting on here (just voted in the LPL and WOW!!) so here they are. Apologies for the ropey pics...
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5350/8753934882_f788225ea5_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34403656@N06/8753934882/)
1st Squad Front (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34403656@N06/8753934882/) by matthatuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/34403656@N06/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5333/8753935968_01c9d46265_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34403656@N06/8753935968/)
1st Squad BAck (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34403656@N06/8753935968/) by matthatuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/34403656@N06/), on Flickr
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Weird sense of deja vu on these... ;)
Great work - the stubble is well done, and the logo on the back of the helmet is a nice tough.