Here are the latest commissions for Geoff - Eureka Miniatures Selous Scouts.
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| All nine figures |
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| Tracker backed up by some heavy firepower |
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| Making their way through the Rhodesian/Zimbabwean savannah (I'm assuming they have savannah...) |
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| Another bit of heavy firepower. |
Aside from not knowing much about the topography of Zimbabwe/Rhodesia, I did quite a bit of research on these guys. My initial plan was to paint half of them as black troops, as there was a high proportion of black soldiers in the unit. Unfortunately none of the figures had the facial features or short curly hair that would make them look authentic, so this is an all white unit. I've got quite a few references from my old War in Peace magazines for the camo scheme and the colours of the singlets and shorts, and these came in handy.
I have to admit one major failure though. The sculpting is so fine on the faces that I couldn't paint the whites into the eyes. I gave it a shot, but they just came out looking like they had gone blind. I hope Geoff can forgive this.
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Nate
Very nice! Love the different poses and your great paintjob!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil. They are very nice figures.
DeleteGreat painting and very nicely proportioned minis - are these 28's?
ReplyDeleteThey are 28s, and very well sculpted. Welcome aboard by the way!
DeleteWonderful work on these guys Nate! You could always tell that lazy sod Geoff to paint his own fig's. He is very capable. And that would give you so much more time for your stuff!
ReplyDeleteAh yes, but he is coughing up pesos which will enable me to buy more stuff of my own to paint after I have painted some more of his stuff. And the truth is, I really enjoy painting these diversions from my own projects. I get to try something different that I may not have bought myself. Still, there are some Romans and Gauls looking at me asking for a little colour.
DeleteFair enough.
DeleteBTW, putting up a link to your prize draw tonight too.
Lovely work, something a bit different. You don't see many toy soldiers in stubby shorts!
ReplyDeleteYes. I wonder if they had an equivalent to L&P in Rhodesia?
DeleteNice work on very nice figures. That guy pointing tracking and pointing at 'sign' is cool.
ReplyDeletecheers
He is based on a photo that was in the War and Peace magazine. Made the painting reference very easy!
Deletelovely work as always
ReplyDeleteThanks Bradley.
Deleteonly problem I can see is mine are going to be sup par next to these...lol
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