03 March 2012

Old Stuff Day: Vietnam!

Today is "Old Stuff Day" so I thought I'd dig out some figures I painted in July 2007.

After 2 months of preparatory training, my first USMC Rifle Patoon is ready for deployment to South Vietnam, Republic of.

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I'm very pleased with they way these figs turned out, actually and they are probably the best 15mm troops Ive done (No, I havent done many!). The Figures are all Flashpoint Miniatures, and the sculpted resin bases are by Battlefield Accessories (in FOW sizes). See my earlier posts on the clour used for painting the fgures. The Pacific themed bases pack has the nciely molded palm leaves, vines and rocks. I thought they were excellent, though the basing of the miniatures took longer than I had anticipated because of the extra spaces around the figure bases which had to be filed in.

The bases were spray undercoated black, drybrushed with Tamiya Dark and Flat Earth and detailed - rocks with Ral Partha Slate and the Palm leaves with GW Jungle green and a touch of Sunburst Yellow. Foliage is All Woodlands Scenics - Dark and Light course turf with some grass tufts added in using PVA glue. Actually, the grass tufts need some work still, I'm not really happy with most of them.

Heres the LT and the boys from 1st Squad (comprised of a Squad HQ of 2 men and 3 four man fireteams). Closeups of the other individual squad bases will follow shortly.























Now its into the boonies to find Mr Charles...

13 comments:

  1. I have to agree with your comments. They are very good.

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  2. Lovely looking minis !!! Very good paint job ther Mate !

    Have you ever got around to deploy them at the gaming table? I havent got around playing my own Vietnam minis even once...might be time, your minis absolutely give the right inspiration.

    Best regards Dalauppror

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  3. Really nice looking figures.

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  4. That's a lot of work on the bases. They look great because of it as well. Great job.
    Cheers

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  5. They look superb, thanks for sharing.

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  6. Very nice! can you still get the Nam FOW rules or was it a one off?

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  7. very nice painting indeed! Note: Charlie Comrade likes to lob mortar rounds your way at night.

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  8. Great work. Those bases are fantastic.

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  9. Really cool and I love the bases! Are you going to play FoW Vietnam with them?

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  10. Brilliant! The bases fit the theme perfectly!

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  11. Nice crisp painting and great bases. Man i love Vietnam FoW models. They should make this a regular add on not just a broshure in a magazine.

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