So instead of posting nothing I have managed to paint up 3 Centurion tanks in 1/300th scale (or 6mm if you prefer).
These will be going to my Aram Israeli wars collection for cold war commander. In the rules no matter how big your army you can only have a MAXIMUM of 3 of these tanks. So no point in painting many more. I suppose I could paint another 3 as Jordanian Centurions! And that would be just to scare the Israeli player! In the game it has a range of 100cm and a firepower of 5d6 which for the time period is pretty impressive. More so a it has 6 hits. I knew it was an impressive tank for the time after all in the Korean war not a single one was knocked out despite one vehicle being hit (mostly by RPGs) over 90 times.
So in the rules I do Like the fact that a maximum of 3 are allowed in any one game. Which considering 3 Centurions would be nearly half your points in a 1000 point game! But we all know players who would want more "super tanks" in a combined arms game than anything else including infantry, artillery, command, recconisence, air support or everything else put together. Which does not in anyway lead to a balanced game. And that is just because they want to win. Even if you played a 5 or 10 thousand point game you would still only be allowed 3 in the game MAX.That's my very small post today as I have sickness in the family and my painting/hobby focus is elsewhere.
All the best Clint
Lovely painting mate, impressive tank in the rules too but the Koran War?
ReplyDeleteThanks Fran. OPPS My mistake. I will correct it now. Obviously it should be Korean war and NOT Koran war.... Spellchecker is Not context checker!
DeleteNice little tanks Clint [trying not saying that in your head in the voice of Leutnant Gruber] :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tamsin. I am smiling as I type this and recalling "Allo! Allo!". Thanks for giving me a smile.
DeleteNice job mate. I saw a couple of these used with Kuwaiti forces alongside Chieftan in the firstlf war. Still good tanks and a match against the T-55 and T-62M
ReplyDeleteThanks Carl for their era they really were splendid tanks. My First Brother in law (Now deceased) used to drive one in REME. I am sure you know the version I mean!
DeleteVery nice stuff Clint, you really do paint your vehicles very well imho.
ReplyDeleteThank you Blax that is really kind of you to say so.
DeleteAlways amazing to paint so well at such a small scale... great work here mate! And dunno what you mean at all about power gamers.. never seen them before.. nope nope.. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Kyle. They probably do not have power gamers in polite countries like Canada. And Nor should they either!
DeleteThere are a couple of things I am working on that I need not show yet, one of which went wrong yesterday sio a re-build is in order before I dare show it. The other is a gift so again maybe should not show it just yet.
Brutal looking tanks buddy
ReplyDeleteThanks Andy. but with luck the illness is getting better and I will be able to paint like billy-oh next week!
DeleteA very impressive unit of tanks, Clint, and all painted to your usual high standards.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bryan. I should be painting some space 1889 stuff just now... But alas real life is getting in the way.
DeleteNicely painted armour, Clint - the dust clouds too (I forgot to comment on your past blog post. Whoops!).
ReplyDeleteI used to play the WW2 BKC rules, but never got around to trying CWC. Probably won't now, but I did have an idea for a Gulf War project after seeing the tv program House of Saddam. Biggest selling point with BKC, for me, was how easy they were to use for solo games.
Thanks Roy that is good to hear in regards to BKC. (Which I do own but have never played).
DeleteAs I DO intend to enter the Pendraken painting Comp next year you can expect to see some 10mm stuff from them in January.... I hope to do as well as you last year!
Hopefully you'll do better ... as I didn't make the finals in any of the rounds.
DeleteIn truth I only take part as it's a local company who I got some of my first ever historicals from, back in 1996 or 97, and with them casting Stu's stuff for him.
You may not have won but you did get an honourable mention.
DeleteAnd that's GOOD.
If I can do as well I should be happy.
Thanks Roy.
I always rather liked the Centurion and your are particularly fine Sir.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael. The "Centi" is such an Iconic tank it is hard not to like it.
DeleteGreat looking tanks Clint.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ray. There is something special about the look of any Centurion it is such an Iconic tank. It is hard to paint one badly.
DeleteVery nice work Clint.
ReplyDeleteCheers Simon. I still have 3 different projects on the painting table in 3 different scales so I have TO CRACK ON with them soon.
DeleteVery nice Clint..always fancied some of these.. But somehow never got round to any..
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave. They are such an Iconic tank of the period it would be rude not to have some.
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