Taliban On The Attack! **Image Heavy Post**

Show of force!

My Taliban forces for Skirmish Sangin are done!  They're all 15mm Elhiem Miniatures purchased from the always awesome Syr Hobbs Wargames.  The technical is from an unrecalled manufacturer, it was die cast and the gun and gunner are both from Elhiem.  I glued the wheels in place, then scuffed the paint and primed it before giving it a white coat of paint.  I think the original color was yellow.

The rest of this post is picture heavy, enter at your own risk!

The Marines have landed! **Image Heavy Post**

I finally completed my Marine Corps forces for Skirmish Sangin.  These are 20mm Elhiem miniatures painted in various Citadel or Vallejo paints and purchased from Syr Hobbs Wargames.  The two vehicles are Dragon Models 1/72 HMMWV M1114 w/M2 & M1114 w/Mk.19 Up-Armored Armament Carriers, with the one on the left fitted with an S&S Models upgraded turret.  I still have several heavy weapons to paint including a Ma-Deuce and a MK19 Automatic Grenade Launcher but all of the men and vehicles are done.

I am currently working on the opposition forces, I have a mixture of Taliban/Al-Qaeda that are about halfway done, I'll post pictures of them when they are all complete!  For now enjoy my Marines!  Semper-Fi!  

More pics after the break!

Painting Operational Detachment Alpha - Complete!

My Delta Team is complete! Today I washed the figures in Citadel Devlan Mud, let them dry and then went back in and highlighted them.  I finished with two coats of Citadel Matte Varnish to help protect them.  I enjoy these figures, though I'm not super happy with the kneeling guy but I think that's more the pose that anything. If your looking for 20mm modern figures check out the Elhiem line available here in the US of A at Syr Hobb Wargames.

 

 

 

 

Painting Operational Detachment Alpha - Part II

 

I finished the base coat on all five of my Delta Force members yesterday.  I'm not going to describe what color is where, to be honest I didn't write everything down, I was busy watching World Cup games while I was painting.  Later today I will give them a wash and then go back in an paint the highlights.  I hope you're all having a good 4th of July weekend!

Painting Operational Detachment Alpha - Part I

ODA Team Leader.

Heya folks,

I managed to spray coat my Marines with a clear matte varnish and I'm pleased with how they look.  I tried to take a few more pictures but they looked exactly like the last batch so I'll just move on to my Delta Operators.  I was able to get a little painting done this morning, I'll be working a bit more on these guys this weekend.

The Team Leaders coat is Citadel Fenris Grey with Vallejo Stone Gray pants.  His webbing is in Vallejo English Uniform.  All the skin tones are again either Vallejo Basic Skintone or Citadel Mournfang Brown.

Base colors blocked in.

Delta Operators Two and Three.

Operator Two has his pants painted in Vallejo Flat Earth, Operators Three and Five have theirs in Vallejo Iraqi Sand.

Delta Operators Four and Five.

Four has a pakol (afghan hat) painted in Vallejo Flat Earth and pants in Vallejo Grey-Green.

I am going to be painting these guys in earth tones but mismatched so they don't look like standard uniforms but more like men that have been operating behind enemy lines.  More to come this weekend, be safe and have a good July 4th weekend!

Painting Marines - Part IV

McNulty is locked and loaded.

I love Citadel's Devlan Mud Wash.  It's really nice for giving your minis some depth of color.  I use a pretty wide brush and slather it in all the cracks, it really helps to make the base colors pop out.  Once I was done with the wash I went back and began highlighting.

I used Vallejo US Field Drab for the highligts on the the webbing, body armor, knee pads, bags and goggle straps.  Then I used a mixture of Vallejo Deck Tan and English Uniform to highlight the uniforms.  The only step left will be to let them dry for twenty-four hours and then spray them with a clear matte varnish.  Overall I'm pretty happy with how they have come out.  You can see the rest of the squad below!

Next up is the Delta Force unit, stay tuned!

Painting Marines - Part III

Private McNulty looking dapper.

Work continues on my lean mean Marines.  Today I have painted the guns, night vision connectors, sunglasses and microphones black.  The helmet straps, SAW magazines and gloves were all painted with Reaper Stained Olive. 

Weapon laser was painted in Vallejo English Uniform.

The goggles received a base of Vallejo Dark Grey with the edges of the goggles and the goggle covers being painted in Vallejo Dark Sand.  I went back over the guns and goggle lenses with a Vallejo Light Gray highlight. Boots were up next, they were painted with a 50/50 mix of Vallejo Flat Earth and US Field Drab.

The troops ready for a wash and then highlights!

Next up will be a wash of Citadel Devlan Mud and then highlights!

Painting Marines - Part II

Private McNulty starting to look like a real Marine.

For the next step I painted the face in Vallejo Basic Skintone and then painted all of the knee pads, bags, hydration bladder, ammo pouches and plate carrier in Vallejo English Uniform.

Plate carrier/Hydration pack.

 Here's a look at the rest of the Marines, half are done with Vallejo Basic Skintone and the other half with Citadel Mournfang Brown for a little variety.  Next up will be guns, night vision connectors, microphones and goggle lenses.

Almost ready for war.  Almost.

Painting Marines - Part I

Meet Private McNulty (Yes, I 'm a fan of The Wire)

I spent a lot of time searching around the webs for some step by step instructions for painting Marines.  I found a really nice post on Little Nickys Gameroom and figured I would follow along and post my results here.

I am painting 20mm Marines from Elhiem Miniatures, they are really nice and have lots of detail for such small figures.  I based them on pennies and glued down some GaleForce Nine Fine Basing Grit.  This was followed by a coat of matte black spraypaint.  The base was then painted with Privateer Press Hammerfall Khaki (see above picture).

First coat of the uniform.

For the base of the uniform I used Vallejo Iraqi Sand, I found this to be a bit thin with too much of the base peaking through so after he dried I went back and gave him a second coat for better coverage.  Next up will be the gear and equipment, stay tuned!

Private McNulty gets a second coat of Iraqi Sand.

Keeping busy

  

Heya folks,

Just wanted to drop a quick post, things have been busy here and its been a while since I have been on the blog.  I've been neck deep in the World Cup the last few weeks, I'm currently watching the Netherlands/Mexico game.  That's not to say all of my gaming has fallen by the wayside, I have made a little time to work on some miniatures. I finished up painting my Labyrinth Lord Level One box set and am currently working on some 20mm Marines for Skirmish Sangin.  Above is a picture of my painting setup, its a cheap folding table from Target planted squarely in front of my TV (and the World Cup).  Below you can see some close ups of the miniatures I am working on.

I'll try and post a few photos later this week of the completed Labyrinth Lord miniatures, I'm pretty happy with how they came out.  Take care and GO USA!

Marines and Delta Forces primed and ready for paint!

Marines get their first pass with the base uniform color.