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Offline Monty

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Armistice 1918
« on: November 11, 2018, 01:18:40 PM »
"On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns of Europe fell silent."

That was hundred years ago and lately I thought of those fatefull days of late 1918 a lot. After four years of incredible slaughter Europe returned to the negotiation table. Nearly 20 million soldiers and civilians were dead and three Empires crumbled to dust. An unimaginable change in this young century...

Now hundred years later I'm glad to see that Europe has become a better, more peaceful place. Although the last years felt uneasy we're much luckier than our ancestors were.

When I visited Tactica this year Aly Morrison and Great War Miniatures had created this special set of figures and I bought it right away. It was crystal clear to me that I would have to finish it until autumn and present it this very day.

Figures: Great War Miniatures
Paints: Vallejo Model Colours and Wargames Foundry
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Offline Mad Gadgeteer

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2018, 03:25:36 PM »
Oh WOW!
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Offline DonVoss

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2018, 03:50:47 PM »
Thanx, monty...a great vignette....:)

Cheers,
Don
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Offline Captain Blood

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2018, 05:15:39 PM »
Well done Stefan.  Very nicely presented  :)
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Offline grant

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2018, 05:16:05 AM »
Great vignette!

The last Commonwealth soldier to die did so two minutes before the Armistice took hold, having been shot 8 minutes prior to dying. He was a Canadian.
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Offline Driscoles

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2018, 07:26:37 AM »
Great work.
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Offline Lord Raglan

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2018, 07:57:56 AM »
lovely vignette, well done sir!!
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Offline Michi

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2018, 08:02:49 AM »
That vignette honours the fallen and the generation that went to war for a better Europe, due to the thoughts that were put into sculpting the miniatures and your great painting too. Well done Sir!
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Offline AlyMorrison

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2018, 09:30:43 PM »
Nicely done Stephan...

All the best.  Aly
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Offline Infman

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2018, 07:58:34 AM »
Very nice.

I don’t suppose anyone has a spare set that they’d like to part with?
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Offline Metternich

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2018, 09:15:56 PM »
Wonderful work and a very fitting subject. 
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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2018, 10:45:53 PM »
Great job. 👍
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Offline Tungdil

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #12 on: November 14, 2018, 11:02:32 PM »
Beautiful vignette and paint job.
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Offline Monty

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Re: Armistice 1918
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2018, 12:00:13 PM »
Thanks for your kind feedback. It was indeed a great pleasure to work with those figures and I'm glad to hear that you like the result.

Cheers
Stefan
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