Urrah!

I am finally finishing my 10mm WWII Russian army. Here you can see four companies based for Crossfire but that can be used as well for BKC and other games. 
They are two Guard companies flocked with sand (left) and two Rifle companies flocked with grass (right), plus six LMG bases and two AT rifle bases and some officers.

Now I am painting the HMGs, snipers, mortars and AT guns plus one command base for BKC and then I will be done with them and be able to move to the Germans.

A Guards platoon

A Rifle platoon

Some officers

 

Battle Troll goes hunting Trolls

Russian tanks

Well, here they are my Russian tanks from Pendraken.

T-34/76

 SU-85

SU-122

KV-1

 A stand of infantry next to a KV-1

A stand of infantry "riding" on a T-34

More on flocking 10 mm Russian infantry

Well, now I have flocked Russian infantry squads according to the majority of opinions saying that grass would be better than painted sand. 

After seeing these stands from tabletop distance I have to say that in the end it does not matter the type of flocking as the soldiers are equally invisible with those dull uniforms. The only thing you can appreciate is the flesh from face and hands.

What do you think?

Flocking 10mm WWII Russian infantry

My latest project is two WWII Eastern Front armies in 10 mm. I will be basing them in 3 X 3 cm. bases and while I am waiting for them to arrive I made a test with two Russian officers in 2 X 2 cm. bases.

The one on the left is simply flocked; the other on the right has sand glued, then painted, then washed and finally drybrushed. 

The one on the right has three times more work that the one on the left but I think its base contrast much more with the figure than the first one.

Having in mind that officers are more colourful than Russian soldiers, what do you think? Should I go with the first or with the second flocking?

28 mm Copplestone's barbarians

I just finished painting a unit of 20 barbarians that I will use for WHF 3rd edition Norse army or as Chaos thugs as well. These figures were sculpted by Mark Copplestone for Grenadier long ago but they are still a great purchase nowadays. 

You can buy all these figures at Forlorn Hope Miniatures for 30 GBP. A bargain compared to other fantasy miniatures, especially taking into account they are all different poses and full of character.

I primed them with Army Painter Barbarian Flesh primer and then washed them with Army Painter soft and strong tones. The magnetic bases are from Sally 4th.

I also will use some of them as berserkers for my Viking army...

...or as Conans for some CROM games. The one on the left could be a young Conan storming Fort Venarium and the one on the right a more mature Conan after visiting some cities in the South.

I am seriously thinking about buying a cavalry regiment for my Chaos army.

6K NetEpic battle. IG vs Orks