Richard B`s task 1 (updated 16th May)
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Richard B`s task 1 (updated 16th May)
This year i`ll be plodding along as usual all 20mm
5 German cyclists (Raventhorpe)
US boat crew + guns (Raventhorpe)
Panzershreck team (kneeling NCO is hard plastic Esci, the gunner and loader are SHQ)
5 marching figures - the guys with helmet are Esci hard plastic, the guys in cap are Airfix mountain troopers with arm swaps
5 combat poses - standing figures are SHQ, i don`t know who made the kneeling LMG guy?
All the foot figures together - a reinforced platoon under our rules
More to come as they are completed
5 German cyclists (Raventhorpe)
US boat crew + guns (Raventhorpe)
Panzershreck team (kneeling NCO is hard plastic Esci, the gunner and loader are SHQ)
5 marching figures - the guys with helmet are Esci hard plastic, the guys in cap are Airfix mountain troopers with arm swaps
5 combat poses - standing figures are SHQ, i don`t know who made the kneeling LMG guy?
All the foot figures together - a reinforced platoon under our rules
More to come as they are completed
Last edited by Richard B. on Wed May 16, 2018 12:52 pm, edited 5 times in total.
Re: Richard B`s task 1
Good to see you plodding along mate......
Greatness is not in where we stand,
but in what direction we are moving,
we must sail sometimes in the wind,
and sometimes against it,
but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.
but in what direction we are moving,
we must sail sometimes in the wind,
and sometimes against it,
but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.
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Re: Richard B`s task 1
Good stuff Richard, like the raventhorpe crew figures.
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Re: Richard B`s task 1
Loving the guys on the bikes
Need to start my build soon.
Don
Need to start my build soon.
Don
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Re: Richard B`s task 1
Cracking conversion work and good mix of figures.
The crouching MG34 figure might be FAA or Combat minis, I do have a figure similar by FAA somewhere....
The crouching MG34 figure might be FAA or Combat minis, I do have a figure similar by FAA somewhere....
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I also think the crouching MG34 is from FAA possibly from the TED range.nickoftime45 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:42 am Cracking conversion work and good mix of figures.
The crouching MG34 figure might be FAA or Combat minis, I do have a figure similar by FAA somewhere....
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Re: Richard B`s task 1
Thanks guys, one of many odd figures bought ages ago from god knows where
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Re: Richard B`s task 1 (updated 24/4)
Great progress, those wireless vans are nice bit of kit, will have to get some of those.
Re: Richard B`s task 1 (updated 24/4)
Great work mate....
Greatness is not in where we stand,
but in what direction we are moving,
we must sail sometimes in the wind,
and sometimes against it,
but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.
but in what direction we are moving,
we must sail sometimes in the wind,
and sometimes against it,
but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.
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Re: Richard B`s task 1 (updated 24/4)
Sweet work
I have never been brave enough to swap arms....heads yes and amputating feet and lower legs......Always scared they will fall off!! Do youpin your arms?
What rules do you play?
Cheers
Larry
I have never been brave enough to swap arms....heads yes and amputating feet and lower legs......Always scared they will fall off!! Do youpin your arms?
What rules do you play?
Cheers
Larry
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Re: Richard B`s task 1 (updated 24/4)
Just various glues (depends on the donor parts), occasionally we have a casualty, but that is easily fixed Tumbling Dice do packs of arms with swords, lances, pistols and rifles which have proved highly useful, also various hard plastic kits had multi-part figures in the day.laurence strong wrote: ↑Tue Apr 24, 2018 11:40 pm Sweet work
I have never been brave enough to swap arms....heads yes and amputating feet and lower legs......Always scared they will fall off!! Do youpin your arms?
What rules do you play?
Cheers
Larry
We use Charles Grant`s "Battle" rules from the 1960s - the ancestor of RF according to Colin First set of real rules i discovered way back when i was 12
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Re: Richard B`s task 1 (updated 25/4)
And there`s more
Clearing the decks with various little bits to break up open spaces on the table.
Figures and truck just for scale
Fish and meat stalls for a market place - a bit big in 20mm, but i added the platforms to make them more like auction platforms
These came from Spanish cheap shops 60cents each
Piles of wooden barrels (resin truck loads by Sgt`s Mess)
Supply cashes (resin "objective markers" from Early War Miniatures)
Well (another Spanish cheap shop find for 50cents)
Clearing the decks with various little bits to break up open spaces on the table.
Figures and truck just for scale
Fish and meat stalls for a market place - a bit big in 20mm, but i added the platforms to make them more like auction platforms
These came from Spanish cheap shops 60cents each
Piles of wooden barrels (resin truck loads by Sgt`s Mess)
Supply cashes (resin "objective markers" from Early War Miniatures)
Well (another Spanish cheap shop find for 50cents)
Re: Richard B`s task 1 (updated 25/4)
Nice pieces Richard....
Greatness is not in where we stand,
but in what direction we are moving,
we must sail sometimes in the wind,
and sometimes against it,
but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.
but in what direction we are moving,
we must sail sometimes in the wind,
and sometimes against it,
but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.
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Re: Richard B`s task 1 (updated 24/4)
Thanks, AppreciatedRichard B. wrote: ↑Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:22 am Just various glues (depends on the donor parts), occasionally we have a casualty, but that is easily fixed Tumbling Dice do packs of arms with swords, lances, pistols and rifles which have proved highly useful, also various hard plastic kits had multi-part figures in the day.
We use Charles Grant`s "Battle" rules from the 1960s - the ancestor of RF according to Colin First set of real rules i discovered way back when i was 12
Cheers
Larry
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Re: Richard B`s task 1 (updated 5th May)
Excellent work there mate....
Greatness is not in where we stand,
but in what direction we are moving,
we must sail sometimes in the wind,
and sometimes against it,
but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.
but in what direction we are moving,
we must sail sometimes in the wind,
and sometimes against it,
but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.
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Re: Richard B`s task 1 (updated 11th May)
About another weeks work.
Drivers and gun crew (mostly SHQ) for vehicles already in Spain
Three Jeeps
L-R old Skytrex, Fujimi, Matchbox
Yet another Matchbox M16 chassis (the last one ) made to look like a troop transport
Plastic driver, Raventhorpe .50cal gunner, seated figures by Britannia
M3 lt tank
Built from the left-over parts of the PSC Honey spur (i fudged some of missing bits)
US medical teams
Blanket/stretcher team by Andy Grubb
Medic and casualty by Andy Grubb
Medics with casualty by Raventhorpe
Various infantry the ones in greatcoat are all Britannia, the rest Friend or Foe
Drivers and gun crew (mostly SHQ) for vehicles already in Spain
Three Jeeps
L-R old Skytrex, Fujimi, Matchbox
Yet another Matchbox M16 chassis (the last one ) made to look like a troop transport
Plastic driver, Raventhorpe .50cal gunner, seated figures by Britannia
M3 lt tank
Built from the left-over parts of the PSC Honey spur (i fudged some of missing bits)
US medical teams
Blanket/stretcher team by Andy Grubb
Medic and casualty by Andy Grubb
Medics with casualty by Raventhorpe
Various infantry the ones in greatcoat are all Britannia, the rest Friend or Foe
Re: Richard B`s task 1 (updated 11th May)
Great work mate! Love the detail added on the medic team....
Greatness is not in where we stand,
but in what direction we are moving,
we must sail sometimes in the wind,
and sometimes against it,
but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.
but in what direction we are moving,
we must sail sometimes in the wind,
and sometimes against it,
but sail we must, and not drift nor lie at anchor.