I finished the Swiss this morning.
Simple base colour used - is it Goblin Green or lush alpine meadow , you decide…
I have padded out the Swiss with some Copplestone and random figures to represent a Swiss Home Guard unit. As for the resin prints l have major reservations. My resin French were charming, immaculate prints, I want to say castings, force of habit l guess. However the Swiss have strange twisted limbs, huge hands , odd poses and tiny rifles. I was going to send them back but realised there are no other 28mm Swiss available that l know of on the market. So I ran with them. A combination of painting and not peering too closely afterwards has worked ok.
The tanks were a different matter. The panzer 39’s are crisp models and a joy to paint. I finished them like the infantry with a coat of gloss varnish, please don’t faint.
Now to get them on the table in a wee game…
I didn't notice those 'imperfections' on the figures before you mentioned it. It's not a big thing i think.
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They look great Alan! My wife and I had an excellent holiday in Switzerland 2 years ago. Beautiful country. ps nothing wrong with gloss varnish!
ReplyDeleteNice work and I couldn't really see any imperfections, and the tanks look super with their shiny coat.
ReplyDeleteWell, since you ask. . . My own choice is always Goblin Green. A bit toy soldiery perhaps, but it reminds me of the Britains British and German WWII soldier sets my maternal grandparents gave me for Christmas 1975 (I still have them). I use it it for most of my own line troops whose bases are not terrained.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Stokes (Michigan, USA)
Happy Christmas! One can never be too glossy over here ... and such lovely recent posts. I look forward to the game.
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