Tuesday, 12 January 2016

From ClintB - 6mm Meshah Meykanekeyh (30 points)

The second of Clint's entries today (he's got at least one more in the pipeline).



Please forgive the photography. Yes I know we all say that and we all mean it as well. Today an infantry company for my 6mm Arab-Israeli wars (1967) Six day war project. Although as it stands this is a complete company I will add another platoon as soon as I am able, but I for the moment have run out of mdf bases. I feel a small purchase is needed.


All the figures are Heroics and Ros. 1/300th scale or 6mm in wargames speak! The company consists of:

  • HQ Platoon. A single BTR 152 APC with a Command stand.
  • 1st Platoon consists of. 2 BTR 152 APCs, 1 command AK 47 assault rifle stand and 1 Blindicide antitank stand and 5 AK47 Assault rifle stands
  • 2nd Platoon consists of. 2 BTR 152 APCs, 1 command  AK 47 assault rifle stand and 1 Blindicide antitank stand and 5 AK47 Assault rifle stands
So a total of 5 vehicles and 40 foot fingers mounted in 2 or 3 figures to a bases. Ok I will admit purists will want 4 figures to an Assault rifle base but I just ran out of figures and bases and have cut them down to 3 figures on each infantry base. In the game it will make no effect at this scale so I am happy to continue in this manner.

So the ARAB forces slowly grow. I will also be doing some Israeli infantry at a later date.



At least we aren't in peril of summoning any Shoggoths with the name of this lot!
Some nice additions to your Six Day War project Clint. These will score you 30 points.

Posted by Clint at 4:06 am
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36 comments:

  1. Clint12 January 2016 at 04:47

    Thanks Tamsin. Only 1 more today as I need to work on the next bonus round so will not finish the one I was going to do. Do not tempt me about shoggoths it may just happen! No plans as yet, but the challenge is still young!

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  2. Endtransmission12 January 2016 at 05:20

    A 6mm shoggoth would be hilarious. Just drop in a 28mm monster on the table and watch those little men scatter in terror!

    Speaking of which, excellent looking squads. I don't think the cut down numbers are a problem. If anyone complains, they can be low strength, elite squads so there is no loss/bonus to the figure count ;)

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    1. Clint12 January 2016 at 05:31

      Thanks Paul. In the club it will only be me and anyone that reads this that will know of the lightness of numbers, but then they will not worry about it. Afterall when Playing historical periods no one sticks to the right numbers. Just imagine how many Zulu's we would need!

      As for the shoggoth idea it is tempting to make a Chaos Space marine army just for the tenticles!

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  3. PatG12 January 2016 at 05:49

    Good old H&R. And though I loved the AH boardgame, AIW looks much better in 6 mill

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    1. Clint12 January 2016 at 05:58

      Thanks Pat. H+R are still going. I still like their stuff (I prefer vehicles more than figures but who else make AFFORDABLE modern infantry that are any better!)

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  4. JamieM12 January 2016 at 06:15

    Very nice - great level of detail on the iddy biddy men and trucks. I won't tell anyone about the short squads ;)

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    1. Clint12 January 2016 at 06:27

      Thanks Jamie, at this scale I feel they area as much counters as playing pieces. And best not to mention the lack of troops, in fact let us forget all about it.

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  5. Ian12 January 2016 at 06:36

    Looking good, really nice to see this project bloom, not sure though about your use of slowly grows as it seems to go leeps and bounds

    Ian

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    1. Clint12 January 2016 at 06:54

      Thanks Ian. Let us be blunt. 6mm tanks/vehicles are an easy option to paint as are modern infantry. So it may be coming on in leaps but I have been talking about doing this project for 3 or 4 years so it is a slow grow for me.

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  6. Peter Douglas12 January 2016 at 06:48

    Great stuff Clint. Cheers Peter

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    1. Clint12 January 2016 at 06:55

      Cheers PD. A fun project to get me going whenever I get stuck with something else.

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  7. Greg B12 January 2016 at 09:08

    Great work Clint - this project is coming together very nicely.

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    1. Clint12 January 2016 at 09:34

      Thanks Greg. I will probably do a couple of small platoons next. Or Maybe an Israeli plane. The plane is looking more likely as I did want to paint it tonight, but time has gotten away from me.

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  8. MrLee12 January 2016 at 09:27

    Still can't believe that you paint this small mate.. my eyes would never survive it.. great work as always!

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    1. Clint12 January 2016 at 09:32

      Thanks Kyle. I have some 6mm Malburians waiting in the side lines. They look far more impressive than little Khaki jobs!

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  9. Sean12 January 2016 at 09:34

    More fine work Clint. For some reason talk of 1/300 and 6mm makes me chuckle. Aren't there also a few suppliers who do 1/285, just because.

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    1. Clint12 January 2016 at 09:35

      Thanks Sean. Yes there are companies like GHQ, But heroics and Ros for Modern is so much cheaper in the UK.

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  10. Unknown12 January 2016 at 10:40

    Oooh more 6mm goodness today. I like these Clint, particularly the vehicle. I know you weren't satisfied with the photography, but that panoramic shot is the perfect way to display these as a group.

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    1. Clint12 January 2016 at 11:06

      Thanks Anne. It is hard to photograph such small troops. But I will keep trying to get it right.

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  11. david bromley12 January 2016 at 11:25

    Mighty fine work on them, Clint. You got them matching the base, but not diappearing, real good execution!

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    1. Clint12 January 2016 at 13:08

      Thanks David. Desert sand primer is the key. Spray everything and then washes on the figure but not the bases.

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  12. Juan Mancheño12 January 2016 at 13:28

    Really fine painting work.

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    1. Clint13 January 2016 at 02:16

      Thanks Juan. Struggling with the next bonus round now. I am sure it will turn out ok though.

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  13. Ray Rousell12 January 2016 at 14:53

    Some fine work there Clint, not a prriod I know much about.

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    1. Clint13 January 2016 at 02:12

      Thanks Ray. 1600-1850 seems to be your period which is about my black spot. One of the joys of wargames is we all like different things.

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  14. Evan Hughes12 January 2016 at 15:37

    Armour is always a popular subject - tanks for posting, Clint!

    (I'm here all week, enjoy the buffet!)

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    1. Clint13 January 2016 at 02:14

      Thanks Evan. You did elicit a groan from me. And I am now smiling so I guess it worked well.

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  15. The Angry Lurker13 January 2016 at 02:05

    A lovely kick in the shoggoths to the challenge!

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    1. Clint13 January 2016 at 02:14

      Thanks Fran. I may paint up some Lovecraft stuff yet. I feel I should.

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  16. David Larkins13 January 2016 at 12:27

    Considering you're dealing with 6mm figures painted mostly the same color as the base, I think you did a great job both with painting and photography--it would be too easy for those guys to just blend right in with the sand!

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    1. Clint14 January 2016 at 03:44

      Thank you David for the very kind words.

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  17. Moiterei_198413 January 2016 at 16:06

    Nicely done! Certainly not my scale but very nice nonetheless.

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    1. Clint14 January 2016 at 03:45

      Thank you Moiteerei. It is very hard to get super enthusiastic about 6mm moderns. They all tend to Camo up and get out of sight.

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  18. Barks14 January 2016 at 00:21

    Oh, I can hear the siren call of microarmour... very nice.

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    1. Clint14 January 2016 at 03:46

      Thanks Barks Micro armour was my first real steps into wargames and out of toy soldiers.

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  19. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)14 January 2016 at 06:17

    Nice one!

    Christopher

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