Saturday 31 December 2016

KyleC: Rangers lead the way! (213 Points)


First big painting batch to be done here. My USMC forces from last year needed some reinforcements, and with the new Band of Brothers starter boxes I had a lot of Rangers kicking around waiting for paint!

Made them into 12 SMG models, 27 Rifles, 2 LMG/Bars, and a MMG team overall. I have a few more prone models so I might try for another MMG team or 2 to be made from it.


Coloring was to give them Brown Coats, Green Pants/Helmets, and olive boot coverings. Lots of washes, and drybrushing here for them.


Bases were simple sand and dirt, and then some bright green flock. I went this way this time as I wanted something different and to represent that they get to the field before it turns to full mud.


Really happy to have the reinforcements, and you can see some of the others in the background ready to be tackled. 100+ Germans, some weapon teams for them also. And a Frostgrave gang waiting since last years comp :) Might work on them next.. oh and the Ork Bloodbowl team but I am hesitant on that one atm due to not knowing what color to give them!

All told, 44 models painted up this time around, for 220 pts!

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That is a great mob of Rangers, Kyle. I admire your work as you do a great job on a fairly minimalist colour palette.  A real skill there.

213 points to add for your total (including half points for prone figures). Tremendous work, Kyle!
  

24 comments:

  1. Great work Kyle!

    I wish I could say I see a theme emerging here, but you're covering such a wide variety of genres and periods that the only theme I can detect is 'kicking arse and painting up a storm'!

    Well done on these Rangers!

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    1. I do have a theme Even.. its called "Get some long overdue projects for gaming finished, and then play with them!" :D

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  2. Great looking unit, gotta love Rangers

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  3. Those look great and are a very large group to be sure. Very nice.

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  4. You are flying my friend. Such speed and no drop in style, Top work.

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  5. Another great painted bomb lands amongst us. Lovely

    Ian

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  6. more great work from you, love the simple pallete but effective use of washes to give depth

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  7. Lovely job, bet they look awesome spread across the table.

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  8. There are a lot of figures here! Great painting work.

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  9. Nice.. I have some of these in the pile too , so good to see how they will look

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    1. Looking forward to your version then. Am sure they will look the part indeed!

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  10. Now, that's quite an impressive bunch!

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  11. What a great boatload of Rangers! Well done.

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  12. You are scoring lots of points with your great painting.

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    1. Not about the points, but just getting projects finished now. Especially during the holiday break when the wife is giving me a bit more leeway in time to put to painting!

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  13. I think you've certainly earned your Ranger painting tabs for all that work. Well done, WW2 Yanks always look good en masse.

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  14. Rangers lead the way! -
    Nice work on them Kyle! They look more than ready to pounce on Point Du Hoc! Very impressive lot they are, love the coats and gear details on them too.
    Orcs....gotta go black and gray for the Orland Raiders, with a touch of red for spot color. Red stripes would let the ladz run Fasta! ;)

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