The Tray of Wonders:
After getting the paints out for the Skytrex Action 200 (1/200) kit it made sense to try and finish off my British "Platoon 20" 1944-45 collection (see picture below). The top 41 figures have been painted and the middle row of seventeen remain "outstanding" on the ledger. The bottom sixteen figures are Dixon LRDP/SAS figures fro another "skirmish" project.
Thank goodness I posted this to myself:
http://exiledfog.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/note-to-self-british-infantry-painting.html
So far I an still at the putting on the base colours stage,WIP for sure.
Light (50mm) Mortar Section, the left most section (two firing and two moving) and four odds-and-sods infantrymen, rightmost section (see below):
A support stand of three engineers (left) and the ubiquitous Vickers HMG team, that spoiled many a German infantryman's day in both the First and Second World Wars (see below):
The 81mm Medium/Heavy Mortar section (see below):
These troops are also destined to play "Fire and Movement: Battalion Attack" (see Phil Sabin's Simulating War Book - WWII Tactical Gaming section). Note: Once the Platoon 20 British Infantry project is complete I also have the following (as in plenty of Vallejo paint to use up) mini-projects for my remaining HO/00, 1/72 or 1/76 British Infantry:
WWII:
- WWII Platoon 20 (Late War WIP)
- WWII Airfix (Mid-Late War)
- WWII Revell (Late War)
- WWII Valiant (Late War:Normandy)
- WWII Plastic Soldier Company (Late War)
- WWII Caesar (Late War)
- WWII Italeri/Esci (Mid-Late War)
- WWII SHQ (BEF)
- WWII Zvezda (BEF, yet to acquire)
- WWI Tumbling Dice (1916-18)
- WWI (BEF) Tumbling Dice (1914-15)
- WWI Airfix (BEF: 1914-15)
- WWI Airfix RHA
- WWI Emhar (1916-18)
Trying to keep the modern interest alive, along with the Renaissance and Ancients ;)
Inspirational Footnote Link: http://ww20mm.blogspot.co.uk/
Thank godness you have come to your senses Geordie.
ReplyDeleteI like a man with a plan. Keep going!
The plan just seems to be English Uniform Vallejo 70921 ;)
ReplyDeleteWhen that runs out I'll have to open another one
:)