While my progress overall in this challenge has been slow I am delighted to actually have been able to finish something and to finally bring to a close my 1980s Cold War Gone Hot project in 10mm -- something I started way back in January 2021!
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| Cpl Kitchener Wants You! |
As before these are 10mm TimeCast Miniatures which I love. This time there are four squads of 8, for a total of 32 based in pairs.
I can never stick with the same technique so this time around I added the black lines in the DPM camo pattern using a 0.05 unipin fine line which worked absolutely wonderfully -- I use a mix of unipin and copic fine-liners and find them indispensable for detail work like this or for edging heraldry.
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| Black lines added with .05 pen |
Anyway, here are some other close ups. I ended up doing the 58 pattern webbing in a different shade to my last batch, oh well there was some variation in the field!
As before these are based on 2mm East Riding Miniatures MDF bases with a mix of Geek Gaming Rugged Fields base ready and my 2mm autumn static grass. The labels are laser printed, covered with sticky film and then stuck onto 2mm brass strip. Also, apologies that I haven't cleaned up the base edges which I still need to do!
It is great to have finished this project after 4 years -- here's a view of the complete British force ready to make its debut on the table.
So that probably does it for me for this challenge as I've got a lot going on over the next week so don't feel able to start on another painting job -- while I have again failed to achieve my target I am pleased with the work I've done, making progress on several fronts and actually managing to finish a project, and complete my two vignettes!
TeemuL: Targets are something to aim for, but it is practical to look behind and see what one has accomplished. You have a nice list for that and now you are ready to play a new theater, good luck!
The black lining by pen is very effective at that scale. Congrats on finishing the army.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom -- I don't know why I didn't think of that pen trick sooner, trying to get a fine line with a brush is a nightmare especially across uneven surfaces wheras the pen makes it easy
DeleteSome great looking figures Simon.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray -- I'm looking forward to getting them on the table, just need to run up a few buildings!
DeleteWell done on the photography in this scale!
ReplyDeleteThanks Barks -- the good thing about them is that they don't move so longer exposures do the trick to get some depth of field (Nikkor 105mm AF-S VR f18 1/40s ISO2800-3200)
DeleteYour progress might be slow, but the qualitynof your work is top notch!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sander -- about four years for a project seems to be my pace!
DeleteFabulous work Simon! You had a great Challenge season. Thank you for joining us this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Curt -- and as ever for organising such a wonderful event once again
DeleteGreat work Simon. A wonderful project to call completed. Or is it, time will tell. Well done and all the best.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bruce. You may be right! I could do with some helicopters for aerial support 😀
DeleteFantastic painting at that scale
ReplyDeleteThanks Kerry -- glad you appreciated them!
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