Martin and I have been playing the Chain of Command 'Pint-Sized Campaign' Operation Martlet. It pits a platoon from the British 49th Infantry Division against forces from the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitler Jugend.
Up until now, I have been using my basic Mid-Late War Heer figures as substitutes, because of my discomfort about fielding SS troops. Realistically though, you can't really pretend they didn't exist, as they were a major part of the Axis forces in Normandy, at Arnhem and in the Ardennes.
So late last year when Offensive Miniatures had their sale, I picked up enough of their figures to create a Late War SS platoon. I really like the Offensive Miniatures sculpts, they are on the small side, (think Perry rather than Warlord Games), and are well-proportioned. The best description I can give is that they are a little reminiscent of upscaled AB figures. Which in my view, is a compliment.
This year, I also joined the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge, and I thought these guys would make a good first entry. So after hunting down painting guides online, discarding all the ones that seemed better suited to a single 90mm figure, "... now add the second highlight to each dot". In the end, I am quite happy with how they turned out. Of course not accurate, but good enough to fool the eye.
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| Gruppe 1 with MMG |
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| Gruppe 2 with Pak40 |
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| Gruppe 3 with Infantry Gun |
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| Leaders, Offensive on Right, BTD on left |
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| Supports - Left Schreck team is Offensive, the rest are Warlord. |
So that's them then... hopefully no more dots in my near future....
Excelente :). Enough to make you go dotty if continued ...
ReplyDeleteThanks Tidders. Just very glad to have finished these. No more dots or camo for a while.. Maybe some Austrian Hussars...
DeleteExcellent work, Doug! Painting that camo would drive me mad. Are you seeing dots in your sleep?
ReplyDeleteJust about... and I think the next platoon will be some US Late War in greatcoats. No Camo!
DeleteLooking very good. I used Ben Fiene’s guide in one of the TFL Specials and found that very useful. Once you hit your rhythm I found it fairly straightforward. The prospect is more daunting than the actual painting.
ReplyDeleteOh. I don't think I've seen that. Do you recall which special it is in? As you say though. It's about working out how you are going to do it and then just cracking on with it.
DeleteIt was the Xmas special 2015. While it’s intended for 28mm I found the technique worked just as well in 20mm, so a useful guide.
DeleteI felt the same but built a platoon when I saw the Offensive figures. Nice job.
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