Saturday 12 July 2014

Compulsory troops

Despite the requests for zombies, I have none finished to a stage where I am happy to share them. It's like I am having to learn how to paint all over again. So excuses aside I have started to re-paint and base my 1/300th scale cold war figures. I have no soviet infantry so you'll have to look forward to them another time (which means when I buy some).

In the mean time I thought I would start painting and see where that gets me. Starting with a Soviet Airborne Desant Battalion circa 1986. According to the Bruce Rea Taylor & David Shepherd "Digest No:4" the compulsory troops for this force are:
  • 1x Bmd 2-Ksh (To act as Battlegroup Head quarters)
  • 2x UAZ469 each with a half section (acting as HQ security)
  • 1x Brmd 2 u (Acting as an artillery observation post).
You have the BMD (back left) the Brmd (front left) and the two Uaz 469s on the right. You can find lots of videos online should you want to know what they are like in full size and real life but these will do to represent my Headquarters for my Desant - Russian airborne force. I have studied Russian camouflage and am pretty sure the colours are close if not exactly the same as seen in the picture below. Maybe I should use a little more "tan" Paint so I will try to in by next batch. They are based on 2mm MDF bases with the rear edge painted white to identify them as part of the command section.
Thanks for looking today, I will be continuing with more of these today as well as the zombies so with a game report on Monday I predict zombies by Wednesday with a chance of gore and blood splatters.

Have a GOOD weekend folks and hope to see you soon. All the best Clint.

10 comments:

  1. Clint, your vehicles are so well camouflaged that they blend in with their bases so well. I have to struggle to see them. Is this a good thing or not? I'm not sure.

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    1. I will take that as a compliment . In the old days when they were not on bases I would usually find a platoon I'd forgotten about when I was packing up. So the bases are what will make them stand out on the scenery. Well that's the hope. Thank toy Bryan.

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  2. Awesome cammo, I can't bloody see them proper.
    Seriously good job dude.

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    1. Thank you Bob. Currently working on a company of Vehicles. So there should be more of the same coming soon.

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  3. Thank God I'm not the only one who had trouble separating the taNks from the bases.

    I'm disappointed in you young,man. I was looking forward to those zombies and you fell short of the mark. I've a ruler over here and will give your knuckles a rap if you fail me again :0)

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    1. Yes Ma am. Sorry Ma am Won't happen again ma am. Thank you Anne.

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  4. Lovely bases Clint, so where's the vehicles ?

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    1. The vehicles are in stealth mode . Thank you Joe.

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  5. Ah, fantastic!

    Not much shown just yet, but I feel like buying dozens of little Russian tanks myself already :D.
    The camouflage seems to work fantastic - what sucks with camouflage is that vehicle (an any other miniature, for that matter), just blends in and while this is a great thing IRL it's not my favorite effect while painting!

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    1. Thank you Mathyoo. Camouflage is a tricky thing to get right on models without it looking wrong! If that makes any sense.

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