Although it's been a while I have little time so I'll keep this brief and to the point.
I painted a small platoon of 2x Bofors 40mm Anti-Aircraft guns made by Old Glory. Horrible miniatures to paint which is sad for suck simple two-piece models (Gun and base.). For fun I magnetised the guns so they can swivel and to make them a little more convenient to transport.
As to the use of this unit, with the newest Eastern Front Book (Desperate Measures), it seems every German list and it's mate is taking the new unkillable Stuka Ace Rudel, so in games where air power is plausible, I'll shove these chaps in to protect my boys - they also double up nicely at popping light tanks and armoured transports and utterly shred infantry.
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| Scanning the skies. |
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| Simple usual basing to match the rest of my platoons. |
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| Shooting over this chap's head will not make him your friend. |
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| That NCO on the right had a miscast face.... |
In other news, the first regional Tournament of the year is coming up on the 22nd in San Rafael and so with my army list submitted, I need to get painting the one platoon I've been avoiding for quite a while so I'll have everything ready - 4x M10 Achilles Self Propelled Anti-tank guns. Nice vehicles that are perfect for ambushes against armoured targets, though shite versus infantry due to them lacking any High Explosive ammunition.
I've also taken on the task of painting up a german 8.8cm Anti-Air gun and crew for Densmol's list for the same tournament as a birthday present. Lots to get on with!
Nice to have the bofors for games. Sorry to hear they were such bad models. They look fine painted up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Cameron. The more platoons available, the more interesting games can be, it's true. Am considering picking up some self propelled versions too.
DeleteYou've done a really nice job bringing those casts up to scratch. Shame about the quality, but a nice piece of work nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteCheers Ed. It's what I get for trying to cheap out and get an inferior product for a very much lower price.
DeleteWell they my be lousy sculpts (I'm not a fan of Old Glory) but they turned out well. I hope they get Rudel. I don't play FoW for reasons like that.
ReplyDeleteI love the pointing "Shoot the bastard!" chap with each gun crew. Every gun crew needs a fellow like that.
Bravo.
I'm starting to become annoyed with all the personalities in the game to be honest. The rules set itself is nice and simple and plays well with pretty balanced armies available. But it's the special characters that make the game almost silly to me and therefore frustrating.
DeleteI'm in agreement on the pointing fellow, always nice to know someone in the unit is paying attention at the very least! :)
These are really impressive. In fact, I am always taken back by your painting of the FOW stuff and the bases always superbly done. Good luck for your next tournament!
ReplyDeleteAw Col..... I'd give you a hug were you not 8000 miles away. Thankyou. :)
DeleteHow on earth did I miss these? Lovely! - Especially as I'm thinking of getting myself a platoon...
ReplyDeleteHmm. I'm going right over to Old Glory now, to see what's cooking.
I've now done so. What exactly doe you get in the pack? The description on the British site simply states "4 vehicles".
DeleteRather unhelpfully.
Do you get crew, perchance? Or a command section?