Ok Gents; I have posted pictures of the last of my Syrians, Next up PLO/PLA.
Tom
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Pictures of additional Soviet and French aircraft as well as a PLO/PLA "Tank Battalion" added:
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Took a couple years, but Fotobucket has finally convinced me that they don't want me as a user/member. So now I have a new hosting site.
Added on\ edit: I have now resized and reloaded the images. Not the giants they were before but many are still a bit too big. Sorry 'bout that. I'll keep images down to about 1200pel wide in future postings.
Anyway, here is a bit of recent stuff I've done.
French motorcycle troops!
I used GHQ German M/C + Sidecar combos. As there should only be one LMG per squad I had to clip the MG34s off of many of the side-cars. Then I also added magazines to the MG34s to give them a bit more of an FM24/29ish feel.
I went into the project thinking I would probably have to file down some helmet flanges. But I guess this is one of GHQ's older molds, and I didn't see the helmet lines as being distinctive enough to warrant the extra work. French motorcycle troops wore a helmet that had a rear flange anyway so it is more German-esque than French Adrian helmets.
I base my figures 4 to a squad. So I figured two M/C + sidecar combos would be enough to represent one squad mounted.
My platoon leader is based as a small team (not a full squad). So only one M/C combo.
And then, while I was at it, I figures I could always use an extra courier. So one M/C without sidecar got painted up and based.
When les gars dismount for the fight, they have to leave their motorcycles somewhere. So I also clipped a few riders off, and made a representative M/C combo parking lot. They will then need to return to their parked motorcycles if/when they want to remount and ride away.
-Mark
Added on\ edit: I have now resized and reloaded the images. Not the giants they were before but many are still a bit too big. Sorry 'bout that. I'll keep images down to about 1200pel wide in future postings.
Anyway, here is a bit of recent stuff I've done.
French motorcycle troops!
I used GHQ German M/C + Sidecar combos. As there should only be one LMG per squad I had to clip the MG34s off of many of the side-cars. Then I also added magazines to the MG34s to give them a bit more of an FM24/29ish feel.
I went into the project thinking I would probably have to file down some helmet flanges. But I guess this is one of GHQ's older molds, and I didn't see the helmet lines as being distinctive enough to warrant the extra work. French motorcycle troops wore a helmet that had a rear flange anyway so it is more German-esque than French Adrian helmets.
I base my figures 4 to a squad. So I figured two M/C + sidecar combos would be enough to represent one squad mounted.
My platoon leader is based as a small team (not a full squad). So only one M/C combo.
And then, while I was at it, I figures I could always use an extra courier. So one M/C without sidecar got painted up and based.
When les gars dismount for the fight, they have to leave their motorcycles somewhere. So I also clipped a few riders off, and made a representative M/C combo parking lot. They will then need to return to their parked motorcycles if/when they want to remount and ride away.
-Mark
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"It is hard NOT to write satire." - Decimus Iunius Juvenalis, 1st Century AD
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Happy St. Patrick's Day. Avoid the Caronavirus and stay inside and play with little tanks!
PLO/PLA AA Assets pictures added.
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PLO/PLA AA Assets pictures added.
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Last of my PLO/PLA pictures are up. Am now working on my Soviet armored forces.
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