Yes I am starting small! Just a single 6mm (1/300th Scale) vehicle. A Mig 17 (fresco in Nato identification) in Egyptian markings circa 1967.
The vehicle model is By "Heroics and Ross" while the flight stand is by "Frontline". I am sticking in the desert for my main project this challenge but no longer WW1 Arab Revolt so I will not be painting Camels. Instead I am coming more up to date with a war I can vaguely remember. Actually I cannot I think I remember the 73 war!
Anyway this should get me off the mark with just a couple of points. But out of the blocks is out of the blocks. This starts the making of my United Arab Republic force for battles in the Sinai. I will be working on the ground forces more than the air forces but with a simple silver finish and markings this was just too easy not to start with.
Nothing like buzzing the Pyramids in a Mig17! Nice job Clint!
I have a faint recollection of the newscasts of the Yom Kippur War (I was quite young back then). I remember it being quite a shock to the West to the battering the Israelis received in the first few days of the conflict (and in retrospect how close we came to the brink of nuclear war). What rules will you be using for this project?
Small is good! Nice one Clint!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray. It gets me started.
DeleteTwo points well earned to get you in the rankings - nice start Clint :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Tamsin. Far better to start small than not actually start.
DeleteNice start, I can almost hear it's engines!
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Thank you Ian. I will remember that comment when Painting the next plane.
DeleteSmall but very nice!
ReplyDeleteOnce point for the plane and one point for the stick/base. That's two points more than I have :-). Very nice mate.
ReplyDeleteWell you know what the call a boomerang that won't come back ......a stick...
DeleteOn the rare occasions that I have thrown a boomerang I'd have preferred it didn't come back. For the novice practitioner they're more dangerous to you than they are to the intended target...
DeleteThanks Millsey. Painted in the dark between 9 and 10pm It gets me started.
DeleteGood work old boy!
ReplyDeleteThank you Fran. An era that interests me.
DeleteI like it...
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave, I have been thinking about jets recently!
DeleteVery nice and dainty start Clint. Only 753 points to go ;-)
ReplyDeleteCheers Blax, even the longest journey starts with a single step.
DeleteSmall but deadly. You're off and running!
ReplyDeleteThank you David. I am just out of the Trap.
DeleteNice to see something unique Clint. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Anne. Always good to do something different.
DeleteSmall and shiny. Groovy. cheers
ReplyDeleteCheers Kiwi. Cool and Groovy mate, Cool and Groovy!
DeleteWell done. If I had put any thought into it I would have done something similar just to get the ball rolling. I vaguely remember 1973 but I don't have any recollection of watching the news. I vaguely remember a phase where we didn't have a tv. My kids are always shocked when I remind them of that.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sean. I hope it does not set a trend with everyone doing a single 6mm figure first to get going in the challenge. The Diversity of projects is one of the Challenges real strengths,
Deletevery small but very high start ^)
ReplyDeleteThanks Alex. I really do like small figures they have a charm all of their own.
DeleteA great little model to start. Nice photo too. This will be an interesting project to follow.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonathon. I think the Arab Israeli wars are due a renaissance in wargaming.
DeletePoints on the board are priceless, as any sports manager will attest to, so good work painting in such a teeny tiny scale, looks great.
ReplyDeleteCheers Tea urn. I have now finished a few more 6mm vehicles so expect them soon.
DeleteTwo points more than me, nice start Clint.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael. I know you will get good points soon.
DeleteFor Curt. I will leave my comments on rule systems for now. But very likely to use Flames of War, although I prefer "Challenger II" By Bruce Rea Taylor.
ReplyDeleteNice flyer,Clint! I am still amused by my grandfather's summary of the 7 day war....Israeli tanks shown the world how far they could go, Arab/Egyptian tanks showed how fast top speed was in reverse. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks David, The Israelis capture over 300 T34 tanks! (some of which were used 6 years later!)
DeleteGreat start Clint, and great project - it is a really engrossing period for gaming.
ReplyDeleteThanks Greg I agree there is much of the late 20th Century that we do not currently play.
DeleteSimple and effective!
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