There are four metal models from this range on the workbench. I gave the models a white undercoat. Here is one of the models, an officer with a pistol.
Category: world war one
1914 British Infantryman on guard with rifle and bayonet
There are four metal models from this range on the workbench. I gave the models a white undercoat. Here is one of the models, an infantryman on guard with rifle and bayonet.
I have been looking at a few online forums for guides on how to paint these. Going for a relatively simple and quick paint job, probably basecoat, webbing and other details, followed by a wash before final detailing.
1914 British Infantry
There are four metal models from this range on the workbench. I gave the models a white undercoat. Here is one of the models, an infantryman firing.
I will give the models a base coat of khaki next.
1914 British Infantry
I have four metal models from this range that I bought some time ago, not sure if that was the only ones I bought or if I have merely mislaid and lost the others…. I thought I had ten, but there are only four.
I gave the models a white undercoat. Here is one of the models, an infantryman advancing.
I will give the models a base coat of khaki next.
I have been thinking about how I might use the models once I have finished painting them. I did think they would work well in a Victorian Science Fiction Scenario alongside my Steam Tank.
Another idea was to use them in a Doctor Who scenario fighting the Robot Mummies or the Cybermen. They are almost the right era for the Robot Mummies and would make for an interesting pre-UNIT or even Torchwood scenario.
Flames of War Great War
So what does the screen capture from the recent Battlefront video tell us? Well as they say in the video, next year is 2014, which is the 100th anniversary of the commencement of the Great War. Though blurred out, this is a German A7V tank; it is much easier to see in the video, towards the end.
Update: Video has been removed.
Those of you who follow the blog will know that I already have a 15mm World War One tank that I am using for a Home Guard force.
It will be interesting to see the models from Battlefront as well as the infantry and the rules.
Wargames Foundry British Infantry in Dress Cap (1914)
I have four metal models from this range that I bought some time ago, not sure if that was the only ones I bought or if I have merely mislaid and lost the others…. I thought I had ten, but there are only four.
The first stage will be to clean the casting and base them. I will then be following this painting guide from Foundry.
World War One Tanks
The Retronaut website has a great series of images of tanks from World War One in one of their recent blog posts.
If you are thinking about making some scenery for games in this period, these photographs really do give you some interesting ideas.
There are a fair few images of damaged or immobilised tanks and so again useful guidance when making abandoned tanks as scenic pieces.
If you want to see a fantastic looking demonstration game from World War One, then here are some photographs from Aly Morrison’s excellent game at GamesDay 2007.
Mark IV Replica now at Tank Museum
The replica tank built for the War Horse film has been bought by The Tank Museum in order to show visitors how these massive metal beasts moved around, without needing to put at risk the original Great War tanks.
Via the Landships Forum.
Undercoating the 15mm Home Guard MkIV Male Tank
Having finished the construction of my 15mm Home Guard MkIV Male Tank I gave the model a white undercoat.
15mm Home Guard MkIV Male Tank
I have had this tank for sometime. Having found the 6pdrs I glued them in. Don’t remember the manufacturer, though it may be Minifigs! When I was planning some Operation Sealion games back in the 1990s I intended that the Home Guard would make use of a museum Mark IV Male tank. I mentioned this also in an article I wrote on a French themed Operation Sealion, Otaire de Vigneur.
To add a bit of diversity to my games, I also have one of Minifigs’ World War One British tanks, for use by a Home Guard unit (stolen from a local museum no doubt).
Now when I wrote that article and bought the miniature it was only an assumption and what I thought would be a nice idea, and probably had no basis in truth….