Wednesday, 4 January 2017

WEDNESDAY from RichardP - WWII Kriegsmarine (116 points)

A 20mm Platoon of WWII German Kriegsmarine for Chain of Command. Figures are Kelly Heroes from Grubby Tanks (Britannia Miniatures).

Each of the three sections consist of:-

Junior Leader
Rifle Squad - 4 Riflemen
MG Squad - MG34 Team (2 Figures) + 2 Riflemen

Commanded by a Senior Leader.

This will be the first unit of my 2017 WWII Chain of Command project. I have painted them a bit bluer than they probably should be and have started to paint all my figures a bit brighter than usual as I like the way they look on the tabletop.







ByronM: A very good points score for the day at 116 points!  The blue may be a bit bright but I think it works and will really make them stand out on the table, especially with the white accents.  I hope they serve you well in CoC, and I look forward to seeing more of your CoC project.
Posted by Tales from Shed HQ at 6:12 am
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30 comments:

  1. AdamC17764 January 2017 at 06:36

    Great looking unit. I like the bright blue, I really like that you can tell they are sailors at a glance. Realistically they would probably trade in their blues for army uniforms...or such is my guess but this is way more fun.

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    1. Tales from Shed HQ4 January 2017 at 07:50

      Thanks Adam I was a bit worried at first when painting the blue but as I continued I started to really like the fact that like you say they are obviously sailors and when your stood over the table 2 or 3 ft away they show up as a different unit nicely. You are right, later in WWII they wore very similar uniforms to the Heer as well as a much darker shade sailors uniform.

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  2. AHunt4 January 2017 at 06:51

    Those look great! It's nice to see some of these lesser used alternatives getting a look. Nice work!

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  3. TamsinP4 January 2017 at 06:54

    Nice work Richard! :)

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  4. david bromley4 January 2017 at 08:01

    I think I've only ever seen Kreigmarines on the pages of AHPC! ;) They do look smart in their uniforms and ready for infiltrating commandos though. Perfect troops for defending U-boat pens and shore parties hunting occult items too! ;)

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    1. AdamC17764 January 2017 at 08:09

      Your right great for Pulp games!

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    2. Tales from Shed HQ4 January 2017 at 08:26

      Yes as well as WWII Chain of Command they will also get a run out in our Fictional country of Andreivia as well as some Pulp games.

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  5. Clint4 January 2017 at 08:27

    Nice one Mate. As Santa did not bring me the requested figures My Chain of command in 20mm has gotten of to a slow start so I will live vicariously through your CoC 20mm.

    As such what a brilliant force!

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  6. Tales from Shed HQ4 January 2017 at 08:50

    Thanks mate you are very welcome :-)

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  7. JamieM4 January 2017 at 09:53

    Very nice indeed, good to see the sea dogs getting their land legs.

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  8. DaveD4 January 2017 at 10:36

    Nicely different

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  9. Rod4 January 2017 at 11:26

    I think the blue looks good and they turned very nice. I find for my personal tastes, the smaller you go down in scale the brighter colors look better on the table top! :)

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  10. Curt4 January 2017 at 12:16

    Great work Richard. I like the brighter blue. As you say, it will make them stand out on the tabletop.

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  11. Ray Rousell4 January 2017 at 12:55

    Excellent figures Richard!

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  12. Iannick4 January 2017 at 13:10

    That's a nice entry, in both quality and quantity!

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  13. Paul O'G4 January 2017 at 13:32

    Always great to see more sailors on the table Richard! I think that blue is a cracking shade to help them display their Navy pride in the midst of what otherwise would be a vulgar brawl :-)

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  14. Greg B4 January 2017 at 13:42

    Great stuff Richard - what a great force for an unusual scenario for Chain of Command!

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  15. Ian4 January 2017 at 13:56

    These are great, nice to see less regular troop types getting some love

    Ian

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  16. Peter Douglas4 January 2017 at 14:25

    Great looking sailors Richard. I like the bolder blue it does make them standout on table. I'm a big believer in the two foot rule.

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  17. Evan Hughes4 January 2017 at 14:50

    Yery nice work, Richard - great opening salvo!

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  18. James Brewerton5 January 2017 at 01:40

    Nice work great to see different scales getting a run out this year

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  19. Tales from Shed HQ5 January 2017 at 03:49

    Thanks for all for the kind words. This is my first year doing the Challenge and the messages of encouragement are a great inspiration to keep going. I have started projects that have been sat waiting for years and finally they are seeing the light of day. Thanks again!

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  20. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)5 January 2017 at 06:33

    Great work on these troops!

    Christopher

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  21. Mad Padre5 January 2017 at 11:22

    Lovely entry. I think you will enjoy using them in CoC games, they are a very distinctive force though, sadly, probably shouldn't be rated that highly. I always feel sorry for navy and air force guys who get swept up into infantry roles - not what we signed up for!

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  22. Millsy5 January 2017 at 15:09

    Nice work! I thought these were 28s to begin with.

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  23. Barks5 January 2017 at 20:23

    Interesting little force! I thought they were 28s as well.

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