Burma

[Maichus]

Are the TAG Japanese also done by Richard Ansell?  :

[redzed]

Are the TAG Japanese also done by Richard Ansell?  :

no, they're by Nick Collier, they're not bad but Brigade's are better.
Both ranges fit well together though.

[matakishi]

Day one has gone well, all the preparation for the first set of figures is done.

Full details:
http://www.matakishi.com/paintingburmabritish.htm

[Prof.Witchheimer]

you're painting about 35 figures simultaneously ?!?  

that's a lot...

[matakishi]

36, and 5 mules   .

Actually I won't. I can manage about 25 at once and get them done in a week but I'm going to break these into three groups of 12 now the preparation work is done.

I hope to be finished in 9 days. Then I'll do the Ghurkas and Sikhs (providing the Sikhs have arrived)
Then the Japanese.

I can have a game at this point  ::

Then the vehicles and elephants.
Then more scenery.
Then...

[matakishi]

Day two's painting is done...
http://www.matakishi.com/paintingburmabritish.htm

I bought a plane!

 :love:



B-339E Buffalo No. 448 Squadron, RNZAF, Singapore Late 1941 Pacific Theatre

[matakishi]

Today my TAG Japanese arrived and, wonder of wonders, my Brigade Games Japanese guns

All the way from the USA and ordered at the same time as the TAG figures.
Excellent service!
Photos to follow...

[matakishi]

Here they are:

Ghurkas, extra Chindits and three allied armoured vehicles. The resin Stuart on the right is from Brigade Games and the metal kits are from Cieftan Models.



Japanese Infantry from TAG



Japanese support troops from TAG and the big guns and crew from Brigade.



Still waiting on Artizan, Ebob and Bolt Action...

[matakishi]

More books have arrived, the Artizan Sikhs are here, I've watched Farewell to the King and I've painted my 14th Army figures  



Painting details here:
http://www.matakishi.com/paintingburmabritish.htm

Project waffling and pics here:
http://www.matakishi.com/wwiiburma.htm

[Cyano]

Good job on those brits.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

great progress, matakishi! I have only one painted fig and not really much time next weeks to paint more  :cry:

[Howard Whitehouse]

I was looking at the Assualt group catalgue online. What's the difference between the chindits and the 14th army in terms of the models? Is it mainly that the chindits look as if they've been living in a hedge  in the same set of clothes for a year?

[matakishi]

The 14th Army have a different rifle and bayonet. The Chindits have tatty, cut-down shirt sleeves and bigger packs, they use a large pack with two bren pouches strapped to the sides it looks like. They also have beards.

And, the Chindits are born fighters, tenacious and very mean; they growl at me as I paint them    I am a little frightened of them...

[artshiraz]

Oh great. I just love that green (what kind of green exactly, Paul?).
They look amazingly great.

Darn guys, my wife will hit me hard if I tell her I would like to start some jungle army as well. Does someone know a nice way to bribe???

[matakishi]

That green is Foundry storm green.
Details here:
http://www.matakishi.com/paintingburmabritish.htm