tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post28100681787652038..comments2023-10-26T08:15:35.319+01:00Comments on Storm of Steel: A Short (6mm) PostAbwehrschlachthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-23719012939219218492017-05-28T22:25:24.205+01:002017-05-28T22:25:24.205+01:00They look great, and 6mm always look fantastic en ...They look great, and 6mm always look fantastic en masse. They can also be pretty detailed if you use the Baccus figures: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PZ8N3ysayak/TomCwvydvEI/AAAAAAAAADQ/tSCBQCEnl0w/s320/Hussars3.JPGDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866756432233805848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-28248304756860379502015-06-22T16:12:19.785+01:002015-06-22T16:12:19.785+01:00Cheers Martin, the basing is certainly something t...Cheers Martin, the basing is certainly something to think about. I normally only play one rule set for one period though, so it may be a bit of a faff. However, I shall give it some more thought. I could always start a collection of 15mm Napoleonics...Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-781970751769999462015-06-22T13:01:32.304+01:002015-06-22T13:01:32.304+01:00I bought my stuffs in my 20s, Titans and Space Mar...I bought my stuffs in my 20s, Titans and Space Marines, mostly.Anna Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02836259906776495871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-14046404565449188052015-06-22T09:45:05.869+01:002015-06-22T09:45:05.869+01:00They look very nice.
You may want to do them on s...They look very nice.<br /><br />You may want to do them on smaller bases so you can use them for other rule sets and just group them into big clumps for Blucher, Grande Armee etc. Command and Colours Napoleonics looks rather grand done with figures on Hexon terrain...<br /><br />My 6mm chaps are usually on 30mm wide bases which I have generally found works for most things. I paint them in batches of a couple of hundred at a time. The production line method really speeds things up, and in this scale drybrushing is your friend.<br />Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-27960441114739226532015-06-22T07:21:47.279+01:002015-06-22T07:21:47.279+01:00Yep, it will take some time before I have a usable...Yep, it will take some time before I have a usable force though,,, <br /><br />I used to have an Imperial Guard army, but that was back when I was a teenager.Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-84606943551923026732015-06-21T23:11:52.628+01:002015-06-21T23:11:52.628+01:00Yes, you should get a really good "look"...Yes, you should get a really good "look" out of these, near-scale.<br /><br />I'd almost forgotten Epic Space Marine, I have loads of Imperials for that. I have a French DCR for WW2 and some odds & ends for Cold War.Anna Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02836259906776495871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-58752124516674388112015-06-21T22:29:58.469+01:002015-06-21T22:29:58.469+01:00Thank you, yes, they really are. I envisage myself...Thank you, yes, they really are. I envisage myself buying quite a few of the little fellas as well. I am going to treat eat four figure strip as a single larger scale figure and paint several strips at a go. <br /><br />I am going to stick with the size of the cards, about 3 1/2 inch wide, by about 2 inch deep. Sally Fourth do pre-cut MDF bases of this size, so this is what I'll be using. Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-36333029861695803032015-06-21T22:27:50.354+01:002015-06-21T22:27:50.354+01:00Thank Phil, the brilliant detail on the Baccus fig...Thank Phil, the brilliant detail on the Baccus figures really helps!Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-66914102949072635352015-06-21T22:17:57.143+01:002015-06-21T22:17:57.143+01:00Nice, very nice...a fantastic job in this scale!Nice, very nice...a fantastic job in this scale!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-91953468245329512032015-06-21T22:17:44.396+01:002015-06-21T22:17:44.396+01:00Very nice work. The Baccus figs are great.
I have...Very nice work. The Baccus figs are great.<br /><br />I have painted thousands of the little blighters, get a production line going, you will be through them all in no time!<br /><br />Out of interest what base size are you going for for Blucher? Ive gone for 80mm - 60mm. Quite big but more epic looking I think!Stig of the Dumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545185294092527157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-81681504476282992452015-06-21T22:09:56.033+01:002015-06-21T22:09:56.033+01:00Thank you! The last 6mm I painted were either GW E...Thank you! The last 6mm I painted were either GW Epic or Heroics and Ross WW2 micro armour. But it was a long time ago for both. I think 6mm works really well for the Blucher scale game. 15mm or bigger wouldn't look epic enough, I think!Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-65075975127532779402015-06-21T22:08:26.316+01:002015-06-21T22:08:26.316+01:00Ha ha, thanks Russ, I just hold them really close ...Ha ha, thanks Russ, I just hold them really close to my face when painting them!Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-25044136226735837112015-06-21T22:07:49.113+01:002015-06-21T22:07:49.113+01:00Thank you very much, yes, I was going to treat the...Thank you very much, yes, I was going to treat the strip of four men as a single figure and paint quite a few at once. This one was simply a test, plus I have been really rushed this weekend with my fiancée's birthday, so I only had twenty minutes to sit down and paint. Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-78987502079184063442015-06-21T22:06:14.944+01:002015-06-21T22:06:14.944+01:00Thank you! I just hold them very close to my face ...Thank you! I just hold them very close to my face and try not to breath!Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-85776270949415829572015-06-21T20:08:23.048+01:002015-06-21T20:08:23.048+01:00Very nicely done! I've never thought about Nap...Very nicely done! I've never thought about Napoleonics in this scale, I have some Micro-Armour and Battletech is also in this scale.Anna Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02836259906776495871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-81386902455529007012015-06-21T18:41:12.959+01:002015-06-21T18:41:12.959+01:00You show off!! 15mm and now 6mm. My poor old eyes ...You show off!! 15mm and now 6mm. My poor old eyes would never forgive me.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719057455194832502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-3381159662408413602015-06-21T18:15:11.247+01:002015-06-21T18:15:11.247+01:00Nice painting on these :)
Now you've got your...Nice painting on these :)<br /><br />Now you've got your eye for 6mm back in, you'll probably want to do the rest in slightly larger groups to help keep them more uniform (and to not waste paint!).TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-77204473643114590852015-06-21T17:54:42.650+01:002015-06-21T17:54:42.650+01:00These look great, although my eyes hurt just think...These look great, although my eyes hurt just thinking about painting them!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.com