That's what I have painted this week.
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| Great to hide behind - the Sherman! Tamiya 1/48 has more bulk and is a better fit for 28mm figs than 1/56 IMHO. |
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| Just what the Fourth Armoured Brigade in 2 NZ Division was designed for - infantry support in heavily built up areas... |
I've spent a considerable amount of time with hand-painted chipping, oil paint streaking and pigment placement to make this beast come alive. And when I finished I realised that it had no tank markings. So I've painted on the formation insignia - red squares with the tank number in them. Not sure if they are correct, but I wanted 18th regiment so it had to be red, and I wanted tank 8, which I think is in a square, but I'm unsure. It doesn't bother me a great deal to be honest. Nowhere near as much as the fact that red on green makes my colour blindness go mad. I can't actually see the insignia on the second photo and on the first it flashes like Xmas tree lights as my eyes try to work out what the hell is happening. How does it appear to 'normal' people? How the hell did anyone come up with red and green as the colours of Xmas? Someone, somewhere obviously hates me and wants me to say 'Bah, humbug!' a lot.
I also managed to complete my Norman bowmen, which means that I now have two completed 6 point armies for SAGA. Once the Vikings are complete it will be time for a solo campaign, I feel.
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| You may think Levy are worthless, but who took down King Harold, huh? Give you a clue, it wasn't those bloody toffs on horses! |
This week the Trojans are on the painting tray. We'll see whether I can get through them in time for an update next Sunday. I've decided that I will aim for a post every Sunday to try to keep myself regular (that and metamucil). It is the best I can do in a congested life where blogging has to be the fourth priority after family, work, and painting.
They look great!
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DeleteWow! Love the Normans, the really are great.Your Sherman is excellent too, the weathering and oil streaks caught my eye immediately, and the insignia is very nicely done. Cheers, Paul :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul. The Normans will look even better now that the glue under the tufts has dried clear!
DeleteNice work on the Sherman. Great weathering. The Bowmen look ace!
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Thanks Brendon. I've got a Marder to work on as my next vehicle, so we'll see if I can't raise the standard a bit.
DeleteFirst of all... lovely blog! Not sure why I never stumbled over it before, but it is not bookmarked!
ReplyDeleteNow on to the minis! Love those Normans, they look ace! And I completely agree about the tank. I use 1:48th scale wherever possible, since I too feel it looks better with 28mm minis!
not bookmarked = now bookmarked... what an unpleasant autocorrect!
DeleteI figured that was the case!
DeleteWelcome aboard and thanks for the positive comments.
Really enjoyed the painting. I'm currently working on my first SAGA warband. Nearly finished five points and levies are next. Like you I'm colour blind and all my paints are carefully labelled! One of the ways it impacts me is not being able to mix colours very well (I don't know what colour I've created!) or if I do try to mix, not being able to recreate the colour. The Sherman is very nice, I have Bolt Action rules and some figures. Hoping to start on Germans once the Anglo Danes are finished. Field grey shouldn't be too difficult!
ReplyDeleteHi Lee. I feel your pain with mixing colours - I also have a bit of dificulty with colour matching and determining what would make a good highlight. Vallejo German uniform will see you right for field grey!
DeleteGreat job on everything. The Normans really look sharp.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jason. I was hoping that they would get a run tonight, but Mike had to postpone our Thursday evening game. Hopefully sometime next week they'll get an outing.
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