Author Topic: Cityfight Germans and Russians (Read 18468 times)

Romark · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2015, 10:04:35 PM »

Tank riders look great,as do the footsloggers,brilliant.

cuprum · « **Reply #16 on:** February 06, 2015, 01:46:50 AM »

I had never earlier see so well executed figures of Russian soldiers. Great job!

warburton · « **Reply #17 on:** February 06, 2015, 02:03:36 AM »

Bloody excellent work!

Furt · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2015, 03:25:15 AM »

So gritty - very nicely done!

Have you any terrain for them to fight over yet?

cuprum · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2015, 04:31:33 AM »

Such bases suitable for displaying of urban combat, as well as for the region with a stony soil in the fall and spring - Crimea and the Caucasus. Period - from 1941 to 1943 (according to Russian uniform sample in 1937 - without shoulder straps).

Suetonius Paullinus · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2015, 07:52:22 PM »

Thank you for your comments gents!

@Furt
Not as yet sadly..

@cuprum
You make me blush mate!!
And cheers for the geological data, glad to hear the bases are versatile

In the new BA supplement 'Ostfront' are rules for standard bearers and cavalry, so here we go:

The Cassack's torso is BA, legs and horse Perry ACW Cavalry.

Cheers

SP

Grey Panda · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2015, 08:30:29 PM »

Wow, just amazing!

I can't believe the German's are Bolt Action plastics. I've seen that before and to be honest they are unrecognizable! Apart from the super-di-duper painting did you do any serious modelling alterations.

Brilliant

Suetonius Paullinus · « **Reply #22 on:** February 06, 2015, 09:21:31 PM »

Yep, some are a little bit altered but mainly they are straight out of the box.

The only heavily converted Germans are those two:

The officer is essentially a WGF figure with Warlors arms and head. The peaked cap is WGF as well. The kneeling Landser is a Blitzkrieg/ Late War hybrid.

The one on the left had his hand swapped to make it look as he would pull the ring off his WGF 'geballte Ladung'. Small thing but looks realistic. The other dude is not altered at all.

But I admit to really enjoy getting the most out of my plastics

Cheers

SP

Grey Panda · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2015, 09:27:17 PM »

Well it goes without saying you did an amazing job

SBMiniaturesGuy · « **Reply #24 on:** February 06, 2015, 09:32:10 PM »

Brilliant! I love the chipping effect on the helmets and metal. Did you use dry brushing for most of your effects, or did you also use pigments?

Mako · « **Reply #25 on:** February 06, 2015, 09:48:18 PM »

Stunning looking figs and vehicles.

Thanks for sharing your pics, and info.

I will have to check some of those out. I could use some nice looking figures, and vehicles like that, for gaming.

I believe the German tanks is a Panzer IV, with a short-barreled 75mm, which is why the gun looks a bit bigger.

Suetonius Paullinus · « **Reply #26 on:** February 07, 2015, 02:27:30 PM »

Thanks again!

@SB guy
I hardly ever use dry brushing on figures as it is rather messy. Vehicles is a different story ;-)
Mig Pigments all the way, Urban Rubble here.

@Mako
Yep, a plastic PzKwIV from Warlord

My first greatcoated comrade:

What a nice little box the Winter Soviets are! Some fantastic alterations to the fist instalment. I'm very pleased it is 'only' a modified version as they are therefore fully compatible with each other

My first box will be for the Stalingrad force I'm building but I daresay I'll get a company deal with two trucks eventually and build them as proper winter soldiers with snow bases and all!

Cheers

SP

SBMiniaturesGuy · « **Reply #27 on:** February 07, 2015, 03:11:56 PM »

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I hardly ever use dry brushing on figures as it is rather messy. Vehicles is a different story ;-)
Mig Pigments all the way, Urban Rubble here.

Nice! I'm still learning to use pigments more effectively, what did you use with them? Did you use a pigment fixer, and at what stage of painting did you apply the pigments?

Suetonius Paullinus · « **Reply #28 on:** February 07, 2015, 06:10:09 PM »

Pigment fixer. Otherwise you won't keep the '3D effect' for long as the pigments fall off.
This is the very last step I do, after basing and varnish.
No worries, it dries to a completely matt finish.

I've changed the coat colour a little and painted two more:

The officer has had a head swap with a Brit, I want to keep the one with the moustache for something special..

Cheers

SP

cuprum · « **Reply #29 on:** February 08, 2015, 04:55:47 AM »

If you will allow - a small comment on the Russian uniform.
Russian overcoat during the Second World War - gray. Overcoat brown appeared in the 60s. Although sew during the war used tissue provided by the allies - and then could meet khaki overcoat and other shades.

You have an error in a cloak cavalryman. You have combined two of the garment. Burka - Caucasian fur cloak, which was used Caucasian Cossacks and hood - Caucasian wool cap / scarf.

Parade bashlik of the Kuban Cossacks - red, Terek Cossacks - blue. Bashlyk for field uniform - gray.

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