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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Suetonius Paullinus on June 02, 2014, 09:53:53 AM

Title: US Rangers
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on June 02, 2014, 09:53:53 AM: Gentlemen,
First Post..WGF plastics..oh dear be kind!
This time of the year when I usually start a small remembrance/ D-Day project and this time I will paint up a squad of WGF WW2 American Infantry.
Here my first figures:

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Wargames%20Factory%20WWII/2BDE520C-82B5-4F9A-AAD7-D7426A2944FA_zpspa36xoml.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Wargames%20Factory%20WWII/2BDE520C-82B5-4F9A-AAD7-D7426A2944FA_zpspa36xoml.jpg.html)

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Wargames%20Factory%20WWII/40509158-16DD-4D60-A7BD-DC6BC5CF0EFC_zpsk2xtojch.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Wargames%20Factory%20WWII/40509158-16DD-4D60-A7BD-DC6BC5CF0EFC_zpsk2xtojch.jpg.html)

Eventually
two MDF Higgins Boats will get my boys to Dog Sector/ Omaha Beach..
and maybe a Krautish MG42 nest as objective marker. Well, we will see.

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: gamer Mac on June 02, 2014, 10:13:18 AM: Stunning painting
When i first looked i thought they were 1/35 scale!
How do you do the rank insignia?
Great first post welcome to the put forum
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: M Blakey on June 02, 2014, 10:21:40 AM: Wow great job on those cant wait to see this develop! Great first post and welcome :D
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: westwaller on June 02, 2014, 11:57:31 AM: Welcome, SP! We have been waiting for you...

Cracking stuff mate. I am really tempted to buy a box of those WGF Americans right now...but I will be strong!

Hopefully you will like it here, I think the grass is greener over here personally.

Hopefully you will be posting some more ECW on this fine site too... :)

Cheers,

Westwaller.
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: grant on June 02, 2014, 01:37:35 PM: Welcome SP! Nice to see a friendly face. :)

Terrific painting, you make the WGF look fantastic!
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: Calimero on June 02, 2014, 03:40:09 PM: Really nice work! 8)
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: majorsmith on June 02, 2014, 03:59:52 PM: Nice figures
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on June 02, 2014, 04:36:26 PM: Woah..THANKYOU gentlemen
For the warm welcome here :)
I've had an account here under a different username ages ago but I suppose it has been deleted..I can't remember to have posted anything anyways. Anyway, here I am.
Finally found the place where some long lost friends have been hiding ;D
Seems a nice enough place!

@gamerMac
The insignia are decals from Warlod and a royal pain to apply, they are sooo tiny.
I've ordered some from Great Escape Games, maybe they are a wee bit bigger..

@Westwaller
Nice seeing you again!!
Of course I will eventually torture you with ECW. But careful now, I turned my coat and am a Royalist!
For the time being I've got tons of WW2 and AWI though and if/ when Victrix release plastic WW1 I finally will be totally doomed..

@grant
-insert kissing/ hugging smiley-
Missed you and it hasn't been the same without you..

Cubster here too by any chance?

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: grant on June 02, 2014, 05:15:39 PM: :-*

Yes cubs is here too. Good chap. lol
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: Tom Reed on June 02, 2014, 06:36:41 PM: Oh wow, I must agree with everyone else here, those figures are just beautiful!
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Post by: Elbows on June 03, 2014, 07:38:08 AM: Phenomenal paintwork. No worries about WGF plastics - they turn out some very good stuff nowdays. Pleasant start to a great thread. Thanks.
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Post by: archiduque on June 03, 2014, 09:38:17 AM: Great work SP and welcome!!! :) ;)
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Post by: stoessi on June 03, 2014, 12:21:14 PM: Very nice paintjob! Keep them coming.
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Post by: Gibby on June 04, 2014, 06:22:18 PM: Amazing painting. I have always liked your painting style from what I have seen on other forums, so it's good you've joined up here as well! :D
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: Suetonius Paullinus on June 04, 2014, 10:30:51 PM: Thanks for your kind words gentlemen, much appreciated!
Today I've returned to my ongoing Stalingrad project and finished the first 6th army Landsers 8). The Russians are nearly finished and it's time they get their fieldgrey adversaries..
But no worries, more D-Day stuff will follow soon!

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/CiaphasCain_album/Wargames%20Factory%20WWII/5951DC80-1480-4B60-8E88-AF29233B58E1_zpsjvamls84.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/CiaphasCain_album/media/Wargames%20Factory%20WWII/5951DC80-1480-4B60-8E88-AF29233B58E1_zpsjvamls84.jpg.html)

Cheers

SP
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: Constable Bertrand on June 16, 2014, 10:04:16 PM: :-* :-*

Spectacular paint work on those rangers. :0 very subtle and brings out the best in the scultps and makes them even better. Looking forward to seeing some Russians, I've just picked up some myself.

Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: US Rangers
Post by: CorvetteK225 on June 17, 2014, 03:09:44 AM: Very nice choice of colors making for some great looking minis. 8)

Might I offer one bit of advice, your patches (decals) are too numerous. Either use the scroll patches or the blue diamonds, but not both. The blue diamond was the early sleeve insignia design that was eventually "replaced" by the black and red scrolls by war's end.

David