Wednesday, 10 February 2016

From Barks - WW1 German support weapons (72 points)

After last week's austere post, here's a bit of a meatier effort. This is the remaining 15mm WW1 German forces from PSC's Great War, comprising three MG-08s, three 7.58cm Minenwerfers, and their crews.




I found myself whistling Blackadder whilst setting this up
Now I have completed the 'core set' of Tommies and Germans for The Great War, and will be moving on to other, lighter projects for the remainder of the Challenge. I've still got another nine artillery pieces to go, if I get bored they may yet come out!

Furthermore, this week I suffered for my art. I was intently focused on painting some fine detail when I burnt my forehead against my lamp! Eheu!


What is it with pics of people's heads this week? This is the second in as many posts! Mine is pretty ordinary but at least it wasn't sporting a rather nasty looking burn. I know you work hard at the paint desk Barks but please, safety first mate! On the plus side you've give us a relative War and Peace compared to last week's erudite background so maybe there is an upside to overheating your noggin after all... 
All that aside, these are once again a very well executed batch of support weapons and their attendant German crew. The more I look at these as you roll them out the more I find it hard not to think they're 28s given the detail you pack in. All up this batch is worth a tidy 72 points. Well done! Cheers, Millsy


Posted by Barks at 11:25 pm
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32 comments:

  1. DaveD10 February 2016 at 23:57

    Ouch... But the gain from the pain looks to be worth it...

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  2. Curt11 February 2016 at 00:28

    What, you're next going to decapitate yourself for 300 points!? Don't do it man!

    Hold out for 500 at least.

    Great work Barks! I really like the O8 team.

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    1. Barks11 February 2016 at 03:12

      Whatever it takes to get me over the line...

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  3. Unknown11 February 2016 at 00:39

    If we're not willing to suffer for our hobby, we're not worthy of it!

    Nicely done sir!

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    1. Barks11 February 2016 at 03:14

      Thanks, Anne! I wouldn't recommend it...

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  4. Ian11 February 2016 at 01:35

    You have really made this period look interesting, very nice work

    Ian

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    1. Barks11 February 2016 at 03:14

      Thanks, Ian, I'm looking forwards to getting some games in!

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  5. TamsinP11 February 2016 at 02:15

    Very nice work Barks, but do try to be more careful! :)

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  6. Evan Hughes11 February 2016 at 03:24

    OH&S is for other people!
    ; )
    Great work on those chappies, Barks!

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  7. Clint11 February 2016 at 03:26

    I am more shocked by the lack of grey hair than the injury! The stress is clearly not enough just yet to age you prematurely!!!!

    Take care keep painting and if I was going to do WW1 Germans I would know where to get buckets of inspiration!

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    1. Barks12 February 2016 at 01:04

      I paint over the white with burnt umber on a very fine brush!

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  8. MrLee11 February 2016 at 03:35

    Forehead casualty aside, loving that so many people are painting up WW models.. should have done up a WW challenge! Damnit!

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  9. The Angry Lurker11 February 2016 at 04:08

    We've all done that......haven't we?

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  10. david bromley11 February 2016 at 06:03

    The troops look really great, Barks! I love the detail you pack in them!

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    1. Barks12 February 2016 at 01:06

      Thanks, David, I've enjoyed this project!

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  11. AdamC177611 February 2016 at 06:31

    Good looking figures.

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  12. Peter Douglas11 February 2016 at 07:00

    Great looking bunch of Jerries. Keep your eye head down and your eyes sharp!

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  13. Sander11 February 2016 at 07:57

    Hot damn, you did them Germans up pretty nice! Sorry to hear of your burn but it does happen... a bit like drinking the cleaning water and cleaning your brush in the tea. :-)

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    1. Barks12 February 2016 at 01:08

      I've had so many near misses like that...

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  14. Ray Rousell11 February 2016 at 14:00

    No pain no gain Barks, great work!

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  15. The Kiwi11 February 2016 at 18:19

    Great looking painting. Suffering for your art. Do we need to add this to the Elf and Safety manual for all wargame hobbyists? Perhaps. Anyway I hope you eventually get over this most traumatic injury and the lamp pays you a handsome amount of compensation for pain and suffering. :) Cheers

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    1. Barks12 February 2016 at 01:39

      I just don't want anyone else to undergo what I went through

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  16. BigLee12 February 2016 at 05:00

    I've had plenty of hobby related injuries over the years (usually involving scarp blades) but I don't think I have ever managed to burn myself on my lamp. Something to beware of in future...thanks for the heads up! (Lol...sorry couldn't help myself)

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