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Offline Phil Robinson

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Paratroopers
« on: 12 June 2025, 12:05:12 AM »
My first four paratroopers for Arnhem

Offline has.been

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #1 on: 12 June 2025, 06:32:03 AM »
Nice.  :)

Offline TacticalPainter

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #2 on: 12 June 2025, 08:42:06 AM »
They look really good and a cracking photo of them to boot!

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #3 on: 12 June 2025, 09:39:07 AM »
Superb :-* :-* :-* :-*

That rubble is pretty good too. Nicely dusty and subdued.
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Offline Tom Dulski

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #4 on: 12 June 2025, 12:15:16 PM »

Offline Utgaard

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #5 on: 12 June 2025, 12:19:26 PM »
Fantastci looking chaps!  :-*

Offline sundayhero

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #6 on: 12 June 2025, 12:32:54 PM »
top painting ! and the photo itself is great.

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #7 on: 13 June 2025, 08:50:58 AM »
They're superb, particularly the bloke with the Beret, stuffed in his smock.
What puzzles me a tad though is, everybody paints Arnhem Paras with webbing chinstraps.
Vast majority wore the black leather straps to their helmets.
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Offline Gunner Dunbar

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #8 on: 13 June 2025, 09:03:51 AM »
They look great.

Offline Phil Robinson

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #9 on: 13 June 2025, 10:51:10 AM »
Thank you for the kind comments chaps.

A good observation on the chin straps there Mr. F

 For reference, the mark 2 helmet had the webbing straps and was issued mid 44 I am led to believe.

Offline Rickf

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #10 on: 13 June 2025, 12:56:40 PM »
Excellent work mate. I have yet to get around to doing these figures, hope I can do as well as you.

Offline Ash

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #11 on: 13 June 2025, 02:59:34 PM »
Cracking job on the painting front, love this range of figures.

Re the chin straps; I think I did mine either pale green or khaki, and my eye has now started twitching at the thought of going back and redoing them all...
...with a nice thin wash of black... hmmm

Offline Phil Robinson

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #12 on: 13 June 2025, 05:21:23 PM »
Cracking job on the painting front, love this range of figures.

Re the chin straps; I think I did mine either pale green or khaki, and my eye has now started twitching at the thought of going back and redoing them all...
...with a nice thin wash of black... hmmm

I may do a mix but I prefer the look of webbing ones.

Offline Hoagie

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #13 on: 13 June 2025, 08:35:04 PM »
Fantastic job on those paras! What's the model range?

Offline Phil Robinson

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Re: Paratroopers
« Reply #14 on: 13 June 2025, 10:46:09 PM »
Fantastic job on those paras! What's the model range?

Empress Miniatures Arnhem Heroes.

 

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