Tuesday 25 May 2021

Wot! First generation Germans but no Infantry Combat Group! Ronnie

 Working on these chaps today. Added a couple of bazookas with very simple conversions. Figures based and minimal paint added followed by gloss varnish. 





15 comments:

  1. Nice to see these 'golden oldies' still marching on (plus a bit more!).
    Regards, James

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  2. Excellent simple bazooka conversions. Lovely box too. .
    This is the one figure I have missing from my US Marines version 1 so thankfully I have some bazookas in my Pound Store Plastic mini US Infantry / US Marines version 2 clones.

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    1. Basic but effective, Airfix conversions for the 2020s. I am getting out the used biro pen tube soon to make some mortars...

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  3. The nostalgia value to these figures is enormous for those gaming in the late 1960s and early 70s.
    Michael

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    1. The great pull of the nostalgia ocean affects us all.

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  4. Utterly fabulous, Alan. Even gloss varnish! You spoil me.
    Ronnie

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  5. The Infantry Combat Group box art is also wonderfully nostalgic - "when the British infantryman wore an immaculately knotted tie for battle". Can't now remember whether such is replicated on the figures!

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    1. I’ve never noticed that beg. Glad to see standards being maintained!

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    2. Indeed. Reminds me of my tie in the cadets many moons ago.

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  6. Nice. I remember buying and playing with the '80s versions of these as a child, with no idea of wargaming at the time - just building simple dioramas and fooling around. I wish I'd done more.

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    1. Sounds a great way to use Airfix, no reason not to use them now...

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  7. Absolutely lovely. If I were to ever game WWII I would do it with glossy 1/72 figures, preferably Airfix.

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  8. The only way is Airfix. *
    * other scales, materials and companies are available.

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