1914 Belgium - UD 18/12 - news re German infantry paint scheme

[von Lucky]

Will we be seeing these added to the project?

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/Blog/2015/04/the-salute-sticky-page/

[Silent Invader]

 

Darrell - it'll be a few weeks yet before the Mutton Chops see paint as I want to finish the Belgian Minerva crew first

Karsten - I really like those cyclists but I don't expect that they'll be joining the project this year (but if it expands in later years, maybe)

[Atheling]

Darrell - it'll be a few weeks yet before the Mutton Chops see paint as I want to finish the Belgian Minerva crew first

Will the game be put on at any shows of note?

Darrell.

[Silent Invader]

Will the game be put on at any shows of note?

Darrell.

I'm afraid not Darrell, these projects are very much for my own selfish amusement. That said, the plan is to take it to BLAM later this year. 

[Atheling]

I'm afraid not Darrell, these projects are very much for my own selfish amusement. That said, the plan is to take it to BLAM later this year. 

Ah well, one cannot have everything  .

Please take a lot of pics of the game and post them up here(?).

Darrell.

[Silent Invader]

Sure thing, game reports will follow idc*.



*It'll be a while though, as there are a fair few (for me!) minis to paint.  If anyone is interested this page of my website has info on which minis were purchased and how they will be formed up as British platoon and German zug:

http://www.silentinvader.uk/index_w_taf_index_miniatures.html

[Atheling]

Sure thing, game reports will follow idc*.

Cool 

Darrell.

[cdr]

When you do your Minerva crew you can put them all in different uniforms.


Carl

[Silent Invader]

The Minerva crew are nearly done  

I went for the (double-row of buttons) jacket that the Brigade cyclists are wearing, with two in the peaked hat and two in the floppy cap.

[Silent Invader]

A small update, I added a commander mini to each of the MG teams. A simple little conversion of kneeling loading mini from BEF3/GER3, I just cut away the finger tips holding the charger strip, hollowed out the hand a tad, inserted some binos made from plasticard rod carved/sanded to shape, then added back some greenstuff fingers.  These are ready for painting now.

[Mason]

Tidy little fiddly bit of GS work there, sir.
 

[Andym]

Loving the way the bases fit together but the figs are separate mate! I may have to steal borrow that idea for my wee Desert Rat army!

[Silent Invader]

Thanks gents 

Andy, I used my normal  20mm washers - about 1.25mm thick and extended them using 1 mm plasticard, superglued them together, superglued the mini, then tapped on beach sand that I superglued into place .... They are indestructible! 

[pocoloco]

Top notch work on the MG crews SI 

[Silent Invader]

Thanks  

Awful photos but first look at the Minerva crew: commander, gunner, loader and driver





Still some to do, but much of that will be dependent on their fitting into the vehicles cab (contact points for hands, feet, etc) which is the next step.

All four were previously Perry medieval labourers though I also used the drivers backside and upper legs plus the charger clip from the original (supplied) crew.