Thursday, 8 January 2015

From PhilH - 15mm WWII US Support Elements (54 Points)

As well as my other small offering this week, I've finished further support elements for my 15mm US Chain of Command force. I'll happily admit that I've not nailed painting 15mm miniatures - I find myself using 28mm techniques and coming out with results that seem...'ok'. I also sidestepped from Battlefront to Peter Pig, which has thrown up some scale oddities - notably inconsistent heads/helmet sizes, even within the PP range.

Well, enough gripes, without further ado, there is a 57mm anti-tank gun and 50.cal...



...a few more infantry stands...



...and engineer mine clearance team and flamethrower teams. the singly-based chap should be a medic, but I've just noticed I forgot to add some markings, in my enthusiasm to finish and photograph.


And a group shot:




From Curt:
These are some lovely 15s to be sure Phil - I particularly impressed with your groundwork. I agree, the transition from painting 28mm to 15 can be a bit jarring, especially for a painter such as yourself who uses a lot of layering and blending. I've seen the Peter Pig range and have been generally impressed - I would expect their variation in poses and good casting quality probably overshadows any slips in scaling?


Posted by Phyllion at 8:13 pm
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21 comments:

  1. Millsy8 January 2015 at 22:11

    Nice 15s Phil, especially the 57mm. The basing is very good too.

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  2. Clint9 January 2015 at 01:54

    In real life helmets only come in 2 sizes.... Too large and too small. Nice to see some more 15mm figures take the challenge. And a very nice job you have made of these.

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  3. TamsinP9 January 2015 at 02:25

    Nicely painted and based Phil :)

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    1. Phyllion10 January 2015 at 03:23

      Thanks Tamsin - hopefully I'll get them on the table soon

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  4. Ian9 January 2015 at 06:52

    Good lucking work for sure, I really like them

    Ian

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  5. Juan Mancheño9 January 2015 at 07:34

    Very nice!!!

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  6. JamieM9 January 2015 at 09:07

    Peter Pig and BF both seem to vary in size across ranges - I've found the same as you. They look grand though!

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    1. Phyllion10 January 2015 at 03:24

      Ah well - lesson learned, if I picked up more I'd definitely try to choose packs which look similarly scaled to the minis I have. Still, at table distance I don't think you'd notice.

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  7. Moiterei_19849 January 2015 at 11:41

    Very nice! I should give PP a go at some point.

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    1. Phyllion10 January 2015 at 03:25

      They're a good price and have a good range which you can pick and choose from.

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  8. david bromley9 January 2015 at 12:33

    They look grand! I too am new to the 15mm painting! I am finding it just as jarring, but it is good to change things up! ;)

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    1. Phyllion10 January 2015 at 03:25

      It is refreshing, but I think 28mm will remain my natural home

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  9. Peter9 January 2015 at 16:01

    Very nice work - much better than 'ok'! I'm another relatively new to 15mm and found the Battlefront 'Art of War' book had a few good tips for this scale.

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    1. Phyllion10 January 2015 at 03:26

      Ah thanks Peter, I think the basing saves the painting, which I don't think is noteworthy compared to some 15mms I've seem.

      Thanks for the tip on the book - I'll keep an eye out for it.

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  10. DaveD10 January 2015 at 01:56

    Looking good

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  11. Anonymous10 January 2015 at 12:07

    Lovely work!

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