Here is my first ever entry, a 10 man squad of 28 mm Veteran Grenadiers from Warlord Games. These will see action in my German force for Bolt Action. They have been sitting in the pile since I picked them up at Cancon (a gaming convention in Australia) in January. It's amazing what a little bit of friendly competition will do for painting motivation!
I know, I know, everyone loves going up against veteran troops armed with assault rifles in Bolt Action. However, these are the first part of a 1945 - Last Levy list I'm building, more of which I hope to reveal as the Challenge progresses. The rest of the troops will be mostly inexperienced Volkssturm and Kriegsmarine squads, which should hopefully balance things out.
The camouflage is my first attempt, and not a pattern you are likely to find in any history books :)
Apologies for the blurriness of the photos, I'm still working out how to take the best shots. All up, it should be 50 points.
Cheers,
Steve
Really lovely work Steve. Even though the camo may be a bit conjectural, I must say it looks pretty darn good to me. I also like your basing using a bit of deadfall leaves to break up the grass - nice. I look forward to seeing your upcoming Volkssturm as I'm sure they will be a mixed lot. 50 points it is - well done.
Nice work Steve! At this rate you'll have loads of time to finish your Carthaginians! :-)
ReplyDeleteHa, they are in the queue! How far up the queue is the real question...
DeleteGood work, painting models in harmony with the design of bases and it is excellent!
ReplyDeleteThank you, though the basing was a happy coincidence!
DeleteThey look excellent Steve and I agree with Alex on how well they work with your basing.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the Challenge!
Thank you!
DeleteWelcome to the show. Great start. Camo looks great, I rarely bother worrying about patterns, go for what works and this does
ReplyDeleteThanks! I gave up on patterns after the first smear, so I'm glad it works!
DeleteVery nice and welcome to the challenge! It's good to see another painter who doesn't worry too much about exact historical paint schemes :)
ReplyDeleteWhat! They're not accurate??? Just kidding :) Thanks very much for your kind words, as long as they look the part, I'm happy :)
DeleteI am already keen to see more. I find model photography tricky at the best of times but the pics have come out well. Bases and camo also lookin good as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The photography side is something I'm keen to explore more.
DeleteThat's a cracking looking unit.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI'm with Martin on this one. Camo at this scale is (for me) just an indication of a pattern, rather than a specific pattern. Fantastic work and welcome to the clubhouse :D
ReplyDeleteCheers! I'm certainly enjoying my time here so far!
DeleteVery nice painting and basing Stephen. Welcome to the lunacy of the Challenge :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, I just hope I have a little bit of my sanity left at the end! :)
DeleteThey look really nice and aggressive!
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DeleteThat camo is rather good indeed mate. Looking forward to seeing more!
ReplyDeleteCheers, I'm working on it! :)
DeleteI think the camo came off very well - I doubt I'd spot those guys if they were in the grass!
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DeleteFirst entry ever but it's lovely, looking forward to seeing more of your work
ReplyDeleteIan
Thank you!
DeleteNice work, painting historical cammo is darn near impossible allo you can realy do is suggest something close. Most peopel don't mind. An exceelent first entry.
ReplyDeleteCheers! The heart was keen, but the hands were not when it came to the cammo :) I'm happy with the minis though.
DeleteCheers!
ReplyDeleteThey look nice.
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thank you very much!
DeleteGreat first entry. I like your camouflage too.
ReplyDeleteThey work very well together as a unit , good job
ReplyDeleteGreat job Steve. Figuring out German camo is path to madness anyways - sure looks sharp to me.
ReplyDeleteNice work here. Great start!
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ReplyDeleteGreat work on the Grenadiers, Steve, though I fear that they may come to a sticky end if they face British Commandos. You know how it goes; "Now, men, the best time to attack these fellows is at night; the instant one of them gets maudlin and mentions his wife and children, we strike!"
ReplyDeleteAnd then it's Goodnight Vienna...
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Well done Steve. The camo is very effective.
ReplyDeleteReally nice. When it comes to camo patterns, IMO, it's more important to suggest rather than try and duplicate exactly. Looking forward to seeing the other units!
ReplyDeleteThey look every bit the part of grizzled veterans! Great work, now surely they have a halftrack transport lying around someplace....;)
ReplyDeleteNice painting and basing. This is going to be an interesting Bolt Action force.
ReplyDeleteVery nice tones and basing!
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