Royal Italian Army in East Africa, 1939-41 (Bolt Action 3rd Edition)

[carlos marighela]

Very nice Italians!

Yes, the rails on the Lancia IZM were originally for cutting wire. The original WW1 version had a second mini turret/ cupola atop the main one witha third gun. That must have been a real arse pain to man.

[HerbertTarkel]

I was born in West Germany … 

[carlos marighela]

Does this inform your grooming choices? Teuto-mullet and '70s porn tache?

[Sakuragi Miniatures]

This is a thematic base for the 100/17 Modello 14 medium howitzer meant to recreate Ethiopia and its indigenous bleeding heart baboons. The crew and gun are removable, but the baboons are fixed to the base so they can be used to pick it up. A little more touch up is needed around the base edge but otherwise I'm happy with how it came out. The medium howitzer is from Warlord Games.

[Tom Dulski]

 Looks great the Baboons are a very nice touch

[Sakuragi Miniatures]

Starting on the next part of the artillery battery, camel team limbers using the mule team rules to move a pair of cannone da 65/17 modello 13 mountain guns. Two camels per gun; the camels don't pull the guns but rather they were disassembled and strapped to the ornery beasts. One was fun to make, but I have a feeling doing three more is going to feel like a slog. Guns and limbers are from Askari Miniatures.

[CapnJim]

Nice pieces you've done there.  I like the baboons...

[Sakuragi Miniatures]

Finished the camels and their attendants faster than expected. The mountain guns are also ready, but now I'm waiting on crew from Perry Miniatures. I want both mountain gun teams to have unique crewmen.

[Tom Dulski]

 Well done those camel teams look great.

[Sakuragi Miniatures]

Thanks! I was expecting them to be a slog, but I had one of those rare days of clarity and laser-like focus.

[Veroo]

Wow, you've really cranked them out in no time. The paintwork is superlative; yet more proof of why I really should abandon block painting in favour of washes.

[Sakuragi Miniatures]

Thanks. Washes are still new to me. They weren't a thing when I started painting in 2002, and after a long sabbatical I came back and it was this easy thing everyone was doing. Since then, I've practiced with washes and drybrushing to see when is the best time to use one or both methods.

[Sakuragi Miniatures]

I just finished the other two pieces in my artillery battery, a pair of 65mm L/17 mountain guns by Askari Miniatures with metal crew from Perry Miniatures. I also put a light wash on an Autocarreta OM 35 artillery tractor I built last year that will be the limber for the 100/17 Modello 14 medium howitzer; the tractor is from Empress Miniatures.




Now it's time to start on more Askari!

[fred]

Nice additions - this is going to be a cool force.

Thanks. Washes are still new to me. They weren't a thing when I started painting in 2002, and after a long sabbatical I came back and it was this easy thing everyone was doing. Since then, I've practiced with washes and drybrushing to see when is the best time to use one or both methods.

Ahem! Whilst you may not have been aware of washes in 2002, they were very much a thing long before that. I remember making washes with humbrol enamels and white spirit in the 80s. They were effective, but not very practical!

[CapnJim]

That stuff looks, good, too.  Well done!