Some more 20mm Germans for my WW2 collection. |
Panzer Grenadier Squad
20mm metal Panzer Grenadiers from AB, purchased from Eureka Miniatures. |
I have a "love-hate" relationship with the AB figures. In terms of the "love", well, these are simply the finest sculpts out there, period. They look amazing, and they are metal figures, the proper material used for all true and honourable wargames figures. These miniatures are a joy to paint, and I try to work in AB figures to my growing 20mm WW2 collection wherever I can.
Panzerfaust gives the squad from AT punch. |
MG34 team - one of the few non-prone, non-marching, non-relaxing German MG team sculpts available from AB. |
"Grenade!" - love the action on that sculpt. |
But that said, I am no figure sculptor, and the AB figures are the product of world-class sculpting talent, simply amazing. Awkward as it is to put it all together, I will continue to try and figure out ways to get more AB sculpts into my 20mm forces.
Tripod MG42 Team
1/72 MG team from Plastic Soldier Company. |
The plastic infantry figures from PSC really are well done. While I was disappointed with the crispness of their 15mm offerings, their 1/72 stuff is generally fantastic, especially considering they are plastic.
Hanomag 251D Transports
251D Hanomag - model and crew in 1/72 scale, from Plastic Soldier Company. |
Easy to build, with lots of detail - fantastic kits. |
Very basic cammo pattern painted on the vehicles. |
Iconic WW2 vehicles. |
For points, we have 12 infantry, one crew served weapon (although it's just an MG, so I'm thinking just 4 points for that) and two vehicles in 20mm, which should work out to something like 86 points. A little more progress towards my point goal, and some long overdue progress on my 20mm WWII collection.
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Stunning work once again Greg! Especially on the infantry. I know you have showed me how you do it, and how your style works so well, but I just can't replicate what you make looks so awesome (and do so fast it is amazing to me). I am especially impressed with how you make the infantry from PSC pop so well. I know you say that the 20mm are better than their 15mm line, but I have seen them in real life and the detail still seems soft to me, but your high contrast style gives them a great look!
While I am kind of trying to avoid yet another scale, you keep turning out awesome looking 20mm stuff and trying to tempt myself and others over to it.
I hope you keep painting more of this, both to see, and so that we have more awesome figures to game with!
- Byron
Nice PGs, Greg :)
ReplyDeleteThe only thing better than looking (and playing with) these magnificent miniatures is witnessing Greg snap his crayons about some aspect of the hobby. :) That being said, I agree with him on AB's tendency to have loads of 'at rest' models. They look magnificent, but really not much utility for most wargamers. Horses for courses, but I feel that every at rest mini is a lost opportunity to have one that could have been in some sort of activity pose.
ReplyDeleteJust watch Greg, ABs next release will be a series of at rest figures getting ready to tuck in to bed. MG42 crew brushing their teeth. Mortar crew taking out their contacts... ;)
Fantastic work Greg! Have you considered using any extra “standing around” bog standard AB infantry as sentries, guards for senior officers, two footed scenery on objective or deployment points on vehicle bases?
ReplyDeleteFantastic painting. The weathering on the half track looks great.
ReplyDeletegreat job! Great camouflage!
ReplyDeleteGreat work Greg!
ReplyDeleteVery fine work Greg! Every time I see 20mm WWII I always think should I try that out despite having it in 28mm and 15mm and this isn't helping!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Wonderful work Greg! I love those AB figures and seeing your Grenadiers here I might just give them a go at some point! Very well done on the Hanomags as well.
ReplyDeleteLovely work Greg - always enjoy seeing your 20mm WW2 stuff (and your 15mm. And 28mm. And...). AB are great, but another frustrating thing is their penchant for doing only two 'action' sections when you need three for most platoons. I hear rumors that a future release is "German Section with feet up, writing diaries"
ReplyDeleteLovely looking troops and great halftracks!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Very nicely done indeed! I especially like the blokes standing around pretending there isn't a war going on :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice work!
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