Author Topic: Elbows' 15mm WW2 Thread (Soviets, Germans) (Read 27371 times)

Elbows · « **Reply #135 on:** October 17, 2023, 12:27:48 AM »

I am sooo close to getting out from under the 15mm mountain...

bluewillow · « **Reply #136 on:** October 21, 2023, 09:14:36 AM »

Nice work on those

Elbows · « **Reply #137 on:** October 24, 2023, 05:45:25 PM »

While not terribly exciting... I recently picked up a large set of Crescent Root's 15mm 'Normandy'-esque buildings. I ordered some brick and stone walls to add to the table.

I find Normandy pretty boring, as growing up in America, we've more or less been taught that WW2 only consisted of Pearl Harbor, Normandy, Iwo Jima, and Stalingrad. However, I have two buddies with British forces, and two buddies with American forces...so I wanted an alternate table for non-Eastern Front stuff.

I ordered some brick and stone walls from Monday Knight Productions(?) and they're...as bad as I expected. Very classic late-90's "convention" level terrain. I spent a lot of time scraping off flash, sanding the bottoms flat, and cutting off extraneous junk. I think I salvaged them. These will be used along with the Normandy buildings to make some farms and just add cover to the table.

Elbows · « **Reply #138 on:** October 28, 2023, 05:44:03 PM »

Not my best work, but finally got my hands on some variety of prime movers for my Germans. All 3D prints. My transport selection for my Germans is growing rapidly alongside the scout selections.

BeneathALeadMountain · « **Reply #139 on:** October 28, 2023, 05:48:20 PM »

They’re looking great - I love the variations in Dunkelgelb.

Andrew
BeneathALeadMountain

Elbows · « **Reply #140 on:** October 28, 2023, 08:01:52 PM »

Thanks...annoyingly the other colours are me trying to find a "good" version of Dunkelgelb. Stuff like the two Opel Blitzes in the top left will probably be repainted, etc. Turns out Vallejo's spray paints (while fantastic) have a terrible version of Dunkelgelb.

BeneathALeadMountain · « **Reply #141 on:** October 28, 2023, 10:05:01 PM »

I don’t feel so bad now. I found painting Dunkelgelb hard work as I was never sure I’d got it right.

Andrew
BeneathALeadMountain

Elbows · « **Reply #142 on:** October 28, 2023, 11:11:16 PM »

My current "fix" is...dumb. It's Vallejo Bone spray...followed by Vallejo "Dark Khaki Green" armour wash...and then Army Painter strong tone. Somehow it just gives me the right look I wanted.

Elbows · « **Reply #143 on:** October 29, 2023, 06:45:35 PM »

The last of the German 3D prints I received, a pair of 20mm FlaK guns. One with an FJ crew, and one with a panzergrenadier crew. They can be towed by the small SdKfz. 10 halftracks.

Elbows · « **Reply #144 on:** October 30, 2023, 01:50:38 AM »

Finally replaced my old Zvezda BA-10's (a historically bad kit...and poorly painted) with some 3D printed replacements. I can already see the long road ahead of "rescuing" most of my Soviet vehicles with updated models/paintjobs!

Replacing the old (awful) Zvezda BA-10 kits.

My four-liter bin count is now at: six bins for the Soviets, and five bins for the Germans.

Elbows · « **Reply #145 on:** October 31, 2023, 05:21:39 AM »

And (drum roll) the last in my stack of 15mm shame...(for now at least) a pair of Battlefront Panzer III M's. Really happy with the results on these guys - using the new Victrix decals which are superb (if pricey).

Elbows · « **Reply #146 on:** November 09, 2023, 02:25:12 PM »

I sat down to hobby yesterday and forgot I needed to finish off this second set of walls I'd ordered. Really poor resin walls, but with a lot of chopping/cleaning/changing and basing..acceptable.

BeneathALeadMountain · « **Reply #147 on:** November 14, 2023, 03:34:02 AM »

Bit slow but they are very nice. Excellent palette choice on the stone.

Andrew
BeneathALeadMountain

Basementboy · « **Reply #148 on:** November 16, 2023, 07:50:51 AM »

Wall looks fine to me! And that panzer is a work of art

… looks real enough to roll out my screen and shoot my in the head

Elbows · « **Reply #149 on:** November 16, 2023, 07:56:40 PM »

Thanks, I'm pretty happy with the project. I'm more or less done with the Germans and will be re-doing my Soviets to a higher standard as I have time/money/patience.

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