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Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #390 on: May 07, 2021, 05:43:32 PM »
That's a great looking figure.  Only not sure quite how I would use him in a wargame. 'Tanker eating dinner'.

Mess tin full of bully beef acts as an extra close combat weapon...

Offline Shahbahraz

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #391 on: May 07, 2021, 05:58:01 PM »
Causes fear and revulsion in opponent, +1 in close combat?

I dread to think what the inside of the tanks must have smelled like.
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Offline FreakyFenton

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #392 on: May 08, 2021, 05:35:23 PM »
He could be a base insert in a small diorama, or a round counter or something. Definitely a cool figure though! And a great paintjob too!
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Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #393 on: May 11, 2021, 07:44:24 PM »
Found another one (must be from the same set), suitably armed with a cup of tea.

Also found a mortar team, I'm pretty sure it's from Warlord.





Offline Shahbahraz

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #394 on: May 11, 2021, 08:04:30 PM »
I like the mortar team, the jerkins work well. Getting harder and harder to resist. Now, if only I could find a 3d file for a buffalo amphibian.

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #395 on: May 11, 2021, 09:18:04 PM »
Just buy the Rubicon one, you know you want to and it’s a very nice kit. They even do a Polsten as a separate add on.
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Offline Paul Hicks

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #396 on: May 11, 2021, 10:21:35 PM »
Found another one (must be from the same set), suitably armed with a cup of tea.

Also found a mortar team, I'm pretty sure it's from Warlord.






Yes it is Warlord and sculpted by myself.

Offline Shahbahraz

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #397 on: May 11, 2021, 10:29:17 PM »
Bloody nice work. I don't generally use mortar teams as they are off table. But they are very tempting.

Offline Ragnar

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #398 on: May 12, 2021, 07:33:33 AM »
Ah, sorry if this has been asked before, but what are you using for snow and why does it look way better than mine?   ;D
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Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #399 on: May 12, 2021, 08:35:08 AM »
Cheers for all the feedback chaps.

Yes it is Warlord and sculpted by myself.

Great, I was pretty sure it was. Found it all on eBay, thought the helmets had a familiar look to them. Looking forward to your new set.

Ah, sorry if this has been asked before, but what are you using for snow and why does it look way better than mine?   ;D

No probs, it's just Woodland Scenics 'soft flake snow', mixed with some watered down PVA and somewhat unceremoniously plonked on with a knackered old brush.
Only issue I've had with it so far was adding it ontop of Vallejo 'Thick Mud', it (the snow) started to turn green, as colour leached out. This did not happen with the models that had been sitting in a box for weeks/months, just the fresher applications. So I can only assume that the 'mud' takes quite a while to fully cure. I did try some (when redoing the green snow) by sealing the surface with varnish and some Vallejo Environment Acrylic Snow (textured white paint) prior to adding the Woodland Scenics suff, which seemed to do the trick. That said I didn't use the mud on this last lot, didn't see the point as it would end up hidden by the snow anyway.

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Offline Eclaireur

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #400 on: May 12, 2021, 09:09:16 AM »
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Yes it is Warlord and sculpted by myself.

ooh never knew that. what other elements of the British range are still yours? I'm thinking in particular of other winter sculpts since I know you did the paratrooper metals,
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Offline Shahbahraz

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #401 on: May 12, 2021, 01:24:11 PM »
Just buy the Rubicon one, you know you want to and it’s a very nice kit. They even do a Polsten as a separate add on.

I know, it looks great, but I'm now addicted to translucent green resin :)

Offline Ragnar

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #402 on: May 12, 2021, 07:30:22 PM »
Cheers, thanks Ash.  And yes, that book is on my radar at the mo.

Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #403 on: May 16, 2021, 06:49:01 PM »
Here's the tank crew bloke armed with a cup of char, & not just any old mug, but full on china set with saucer upgrade...






With mess tin bloke.

Just need another chap reading a newspaper and they'll look full on ferocious.

Offline Ash

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Re: 28mm late war British & Germans
« Reply #404 on: May 17, 2021, 05:47:38 PM »
Got these from the same seller.
German looks like one from the Warlord bailed out German tank crew, no idea about the British bloke, I rather liked the body armour, as it cropped up earlier in the thread.





 

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