Tuesday 12 January 2016

From SamK - 6mm Modern Armour (28 points)

Hi folks,

My first entry to the vaunted challenge! This year is my first year participating although I've been an observer for the past 3 years or so.

I  find that I'm a very slow painter (quality not quantity - at least that's my excuse to myself) and I tend to game only very occasionally so I've gone for what looked like a fairly low points total of 400. Although admittedly that's now looking quite far away, so perhaps I was still overambitious..!

I'm hoping the challenge incentivise me to finish more things and to get back into some blogging.

Anyway enough of the jibber jabber.

My first entry is 4x USMC M1A1s, 5x Russian T-90s and 5x Russian BMP-3s, all in 6mm. All models are from GHQ, were cleanly cast, have stonking detail but were rather pricy. Such is the GHQ lead addicts lot.

They were painted using an airbrush (although I brush painted the M1A1 NATO three-tone), gloss varnish with enamel washes and weathering pigments fixed with mineral spirits. These techniques apply to small scales as well as the larger kits they're usually used on but you do have to adapt them to work.

T-90s





BMPs





M1A1s -  for some reason these are a nightmare to photograph.






Group shot


Surprise diorama my girlfriend set-up while I was fiddling with my camera!


That's right, a half-painted stormtrooper is riding a Panzer IV hull into battle against the micro-Russian federation.

I think this lot nets me 28 points (2 points for 6mm vehicles x14).


Great first entry Sam - welcome to the Challenge!
Very nice airbrush work on these tiny tanks, which earns you 28 points, meaning you join us in 56th place on the table.

29 comments:

  1. Welcome on board. It's not a race but a lot of gentle prodding to get you painting. These tanks are fantastic, esp as they are 6mm.

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  2. These look fantastic Sam - the first of a large bunch to come off the production line, now you're up to speed?

    Phil

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    1. Something like that - I have 11 LVTP's sitting in front of me at the moment and 21 T-34s...

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  3. They look great, amazing detail and weathering on such small vehicles!

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  4. Excellent paint, Sam! The detail and weathering is really good on em!
    Lots of great mini Minis this year, and these are easily their match! ;)

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  5. Sam

    Not my scale nor period, but great looking results. Welcome aboard! Aldo enjoy the diorama, I'd say she's a keeper!
    Cheers Peter

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  6. Welcome to the madhouse Sam! Wonderfully detailed work at a fine scale sir.

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  7. Welcome aboard Sam! Those microarmour look fantastic with the extra details you've added. Wonderful work (and that surfing Stormtrooper has his work cut out for him). :)

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  8. Weathering in such detail at 6mm? I doff my hat to you! They look great. A stormtrooper's lot never seems to be an easy one.....

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  9. Amazing work especially for such a small scale!

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  10. Good to have you in the challenge and great first entry, that extra work with the pigments wire etc really pays off

    Ian

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    1. Its surprisingly quick to do for something that add a good dose of realism.

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  11. Welcome to the challenge. Nice to see someone else also doing micro armour. The little pennants are great and would help me find them on the battlefield when I was ready to put them away.

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    1. Yes there are a few of us crazy folk painting the real tiny ones. I never thought of that use for 'em, just saw some photos with them on.

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    2. Yes there are a few of us crazy folk painting the real tiny ones. I never thought of that use for 'em, just saw some photos with them on.

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  12. Lovely work. GHQ are expensive but the quality is second to none.

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  13. Excellent work, hard to believe they're 6mm??

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    1. Maybe its a cunning ploy? I never said what scale the tank and storm trooper were in!

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  14. Nice job... They do come up well...

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  15. A fantastic first entry! Welcome to the Challenge. That's some truly amazing work on that scale. Loved the diorama, too. :)

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  16. Nicely done! One could almost mistake them for 15's, if it wasn't for the last pic.

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  17. Thank you everyone for your kind words of encouragement! Just what I need to spur me on. Now, where are those LVTPs?

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  18. Very nice! Love the details.

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  19. Great first entry. Keeping plugging away.

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