Tuesday 19 January 2016

From LeeH - 6mm SAS Raiding Jeeps (7 points)

The first of today's debut entries comes from our new passenger, "Big" LeeH.

Just last week I was bemoaning my stupidity at not entering this years Painting Challenge and my self pitying sobs were so loud they were heard across across the Atlantic! Curt took pity on me and offered a vacant slot in the Challenge roster and now I have been suitably galvanised into action. My first entry to the Challenge see's my return to the 6mm Desert Raiders project that I have been working on for some time. These three SAS Jeeps are the first batch to be finished but I have half a dozen more waiting in the wings.


I have added some dust clouds behind these vehicles as I wanted to add a little dynamism to the bases. I expect these guys have just wrought some havoc at an Italian or German airfield somewhere and are now driving hell-for-leather to escape before the enemy can react. The dust clouds are made from clump foliage soaked in sand coloured paint. It dries hard and with the help of a little superglue can be fixed to the base and then highlighted. 


So my first entry will net me just a handful of points, but something is better than nothing and soon more 6mm projects will roll of the production line. 

Three 6mm Vehicles - 6 Points

Nothing wrong with starting small (as the actress said to the Bishop) Lee. Three nice looking 6mm jeeps will get you 6 points, and I'll chuck in an extra point for the dust clouds.
Now, we've had regular entries from two Rejects; just waiting for the bromance to blossom on these hallowed fields rather than just over on the theme rounds.

31 comments:

  1. Welcome to the Party, Lee!

    I really like the dust clouds - I would have never thought to use clump foliage but it works really well.

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    1. I've done dust clouds like this before. Larger ones are soaked in PVA and allowed to dry before painting but little ones like this can just be soaked in paint. When dry they are quite hard and tough so will survive the rough handling of the games table.

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  2. Small scale, small points but oh so pretty.

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    1. I went away for the weekend so I only really got started painting late Sunday evening. I reckoned a handful of points was better than none.

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    2. They really should score more for the amount of detail you have put in. Truly great work.

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  3. Very nice work, and the dust clouds are an inspired touch.

    As for 6mm in general, I'm going to say what people always say to me when they see my 28mm figures - "you must have a brush with one bristle on it to paint such tiny figures!"

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    1. Lol. And my standard response to such statements is "Painting 6mm isn't so much about skill, its more about technique".

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  5. Nice work Lee and I must say I love the dust clouds.

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    1. Thanks. I don't normally add them to bases but couldn't resist for these jeeps.

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  6. Nice first entry, I'm always amazed by 6mm. How can you see them, never mind paint them more than 1 colour

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    1. The older I get the smaller the scales I work in. I'll be doing 2mm by the time I'm in my 60's

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  7. Excellent additions to the Western desert you are building. I started with a 1/300th scale aircraft so your first submission is 3.5 times more points than I got!

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  8. Great little pieces Lee! I can't work in such a small scale. I love the basing that you use complete with the labels. Cheers Peter

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    1. Thanks. Trying to keep is simple. Adding labels is a personal thing, some wargamers don't like them. Personally I think that they are almost essential on WW2 figures with the huge variety of vehicle options available.

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    2. I love the basing and the labels. Very clean and crisp. They're like 3D gaming chits! (The smoke is brilliant as well.)

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  9. You got just about as much out of these as is possible, great work. The labelling is very nice too

    Ian

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  10. Your 6mm stuff never ceases to amaze me Lee and I find myself very tempted every time I look at it. Nice work!

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  11. Great start Lee and welcome on board!

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  12. Glad to have you back Lee.

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  13. Welcome back Lee - top notch entry, great work. The dust cloud effect is excellent.

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  14. Great first entry! Love the dust clouds, love the labels on the bases. Very clean, nice work.

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  15. Great start Lee! Amazing work considering the scale!

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  16. Awesome! Great additions to your cool collection. Cheers

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  17. Very nice work, Lee! The modeled dust plumes really adds to the raider feel of them and sets them off from being part of the regular motor pool!

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  18. Vroom vroom! I love desert raiders!

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