Author Topic: Elbows' 15mm WW2 Thread (Soviets, Germans) (Read 27195 times)

anch_io · « **Reply #30 on:** September 17, 2020, 11:13:41 AM »

Excellent painting! I really need to steal a couple of your ideas on mine (early) t-34.

Elbows · « **Reply #31 on:** October 03, 2020, 01:40:49 AM »

A couple of ruined/destroyed cabins from 4Ground. Added some paint, some debris, and some thatch roofs.

BeneathALeadMountain · « **Reply #32 on:** October 03, 2020, 02:13:54 AM »

Great look to those 4ground buildings, really nicely done. I’m saving pics of your Soviet vehicles for when I finally get around to doing mine.

Keep up the good work,
BALM

Elbows · « **Reply #33 on:** October 03, 2020, 02:30:47 AM »

Thanks, I picked up a large order of 4Ground for a decent deal (if you order over a certain amount they ship free to the US). I also did some bunkers but I'm not happy with how they look so they won't be featuring too prominently in this thread

With nine buildings, I can now have a small Russian village!

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #34 on:** October 03, 2020, 12:36:26 PM »

Great thread!

Those cabins are ace!

BeneathALeadMountain · « **Reply #35 on:** October 03, 2020, 07:10:57 PM »

I had some of the 4ground bunkers as a birthday present and wasn’t that impressed with them. I usually love their stuff and don’t mind the fact that you can see the where the tabs fit but the bunkers were quite bad and the removable roof created a join line that really irritated me and sent them to straight back to my hobby mountain to think about what they’d done

BALM

Elbows · « **Reply #36 on:** October 03, 2020, 07:43:58 PM »

Yeah, I don't mind them, particularly for the price (less than equivalent resin ones). I'm using earth texture to cover some seems (looks kinda/sorta like concrete), but they're definitely not my favourite items. It's nice that they fit FoW sized bases. I'll end up replacing them with resin ones from Ironclad or some such eventually. Having said that, you can never have too many bunkers - so they won't be ditched.

In retrospect I should have built them onto a larger base with a lot of added build-up, etc. Still, they do the part for now.

The joins are always an issue with MDF, but I do find it far more noticeable at 15mm. Hence the ghetto thatch roofage!

Elbows · « **Reply #37 on:** February 22, 2021, 11:03:52 PM »

Having more or less "completed" my Soviet army in a mad dash last year...I've finally come back around to add some fun and variety to it. Found another local player and I've been able to play Battlegroup a couple times lately.

So...yesterday I built three Plastic Soldier Company Churchills - choosing MkIIIs.

And then today I planned to prime them...instead I finished them in a single sitting. I'll snap a better picture at some point!

And my overall Soviet vehicle depot is starting to outstrip my actual storage...

BeneathALeadMountain · « **Reply #38 on:** February 23, 2021, 03:04:13 AM »

Brilliant work Elbows. I’m building my Russians now, have just based the first SMG platoon and supports and some vehicles. Excellent motor pool picture (I saved it to peruse for inspiration). I’m really missing playing so just looking at nice collections helps to inspire me. What’s next?

BALM

Elbows · « **Reply #39 on:** February 23, 2021, 07:59:36 AM »

While the army is more than complete enough for almost any game...Battlegroup features so many cool/unique options that I'll just be tinkering - and eventually adding some stuff for early war...and late war, etc. I was smart enough to knock out the basic infantry first!

I've got some more Churchills to build, a handful more halftracks. I'll probably be doing an ambulance halftrack, a tented aid station, etc. I have enough infantry to make a few more special units, etc.

Basically whatever tickles my fancy is what's getting built. I also want some more less-than-awesome tank options. More T-60s or T-70's, and some Valentine III's, etc.

bluewillow · « **Reply #40 on:** February 23, 2021, 09:11:04 AM »

Fantastic, not sure how I missed this, plan to start my soviets in the spring.

Cheers
Matt

BeneathALeadMountain · « **Reply #41 on:** February 24, 2021, 12:43:08 AM »

I totally agree. Battlegroup gives you such options and such diverse/unusual units (that don’t often get any table time in most other games) and they are actually usable and do something, that you end up adding all kinds of cool stuff and little conversions/vignettes/diorama pieces.

BALM

Elbows · « **Reply #42 on:** February 24, 2021, 05:34:14 AM »

Yep. I just found some decent 3D printing files for the variety of Soviet heavy tractors, etc...so I'm hoping to get a buddy to print me some large Komintern and Voroshilovets stuff too. Exciting times!

Elbows · « **Reply #43 on:** February 24, 2021, 10:04:23 PM »

I whipped up the last two Churchills as proper MkIV versions with the cast turret, a spare fuel tank and the mud guards in place. Made up a simple camouflage scheme as well.

One of the MkIIIs from yesterday is shown for comparison.

BeneathALeadMountain · « **Reply #44 on:** February 26, 2021, 08:54:06 PM »

I really like those Elbows, and the mkIII and mkIV paint schemes work very nicely together as well.

BALM

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