The heat-waves (and, to be honest, the World Cup) has played havoc with my ongoing 20mm Airborne platoon project. With the weather cooling (and the matches fewer) I've managed to get back to it, albeit with a bit of modelling rather than painting. To build on this, and reinforce my mojo, I thought I'd post an update of where I am and how far I still have to go.
The completed figures, except for final varnishing and base texturing, are shown in the two photos below.
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| Support platoon + Brens, snipers, PIATs, 2" mortars & medic |
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| Gun teams, casualties & tank crew |
Some of these, including about half of the crews for the 75mm pack howitzer and 6-pounder anti-tank gun were completed in my last post, but now the crews are complete a couple of shots showing how I crew my guns.
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| 75mm pack howitzer, junior leader & 5 gun crew |
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| 6-pdr ATG, junior leader & 5 gun crew |
This leaves the core platoon still to do. I left them to do last, as this way I can't play games without them so I can't put off support items and extras for another day if I want a game.
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| Three sections of the core platoon + a few extras |
Each section has a junior leader with a Sten submachinegun, 3-man Bren team and 5-man rifle group (1 equipped with a Sten). In the above one junior leader is missing as he was painted earlier by mistake and in his place is one of the support flamethrower team whose place he took in an earlier batch. Also included are a couple of extra casualty figures cut down to size from a different manufacturer.
And finally, the most recent bit of progress, the crews for the Jeeps.
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| Jeeps and crew + Tatra T-57K Kubelwagen & airborne supply canisters |
The Jeep crews are by AB figures and sit in the SHQ Airborne Jeeps really nicely. To make them removeable, yet secure, they have had magnets added to both the figures and their positions in the Jeeps.
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| A nonchalant Jeep passenger ... |
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| ... and the magnets holding him securely in place |
The last photo also shows some greenstuff, tidying up the holes where the magnets were inserted and providing a footing for those Jeep crew whose feet didn't touch the floor.
So, now I just have to paint up this lot and I'm there, well except for the Horsa glider kit still in its box - does it ever end?
Looking really good Rob…
ReplyDeleteI wish I could be that focused with my projects
All the best. Aly
In this case I really want to play the Lardy pint-sized campaign, so they have to get done or I don't get to play.
DeleteExcellent results!
ReplyDeleteThanks, just gotta get fully back into the swing after the World Cup final today - half-time show, what's that all about. I always watch the Super Bowl as well, but have to find something else to watch and jeep me awake while the half-time show's on.
DeleteFabulous, dismountable jeep crews show a level of ingenuity I can only dream of. Those AB figures really are nice.
ReplyDeleteI'm just copying others that I've seen using magnets and yes AB are really nice and therefore demand a better paint job.
DeleteNice work. The camouflage jackets look very good.
ReplyDeleteI changed my painting style because of the Denison Smocks - can't really dry-brush a camouflage pattern so I had to paint it and then try a bit of a wash to get some shading back.
DeleteWell worth the effort Rob these are coming along nicely. You can never have too many Jeeps!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, effort is the word, it's hotted up again and stopped me painting and I didn't like the first green I used for the Jeeps so have just re-done the main coat in a much better (IMO) shade.
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