Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Sunday, 14 February 2021

NAM..- new side project .

 On the regular paint and chat over the last week a few of us had been chatting through gaming projects we do as a group . To make a change from the large scale ,large battle stuff we were looking at something a bit more skirmish . This diversion has taken Martin and I down the Vietnam route .  After next to no arm twisting at all I have ordered up the first bits . We might use commercial rules or knock something up based  on our existing skirmish stuff.

Gringo40s US Marines were ordered (as in all of them , and a few multiples so 50 figures )  on Wednesday night and with a very swift turn around they were delivered on Friday.  I have started the prep work on them - which is next to nothing as casting is excellent . The figures are really characterful too . Once these are done  there will be NVA and VC to pick up 

My eyes are really struggling with 15mm stuff and smaller , so I am looking forward to doing these 28’s

First lot ready for primers.

                             And the first lot of base green done - Using Vallejo Russian Green Primer 

Various items of jungle type terrain construction pieces have been ordered from e bay etc . There will be be enough to be able to do a 12 x 6 table .next up some  village bits to order up shortly. 

Martin has a helicopter already.. well I couldn’t resist a bit of AirPower , so a 1/48th Skyraider fell in a shopping cart 

 

Well - I didn’t see this project coming , but sometimes that is no bad thing.


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11 comments:

  1. MartinC15 February 2021 at 00:11

    great stuff, we should run a test in the next couple of weeks

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  2. Carlo Pagano15 February 2021 at 00:14

    Excellent

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    1. DaveD15 February 2021 at 18:22

      Oh it will be.. it’s the Sudan ... 90 years later

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  3. Matt Crump15 February 2021 at 07:22

    Nothing like a new setup to get things going.

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    1. DaveD15 February 2021 at 14:02

      Cheers

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    2. Matt Crump16 February 2021 at 07:43

      If you don’t already follow this guy http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/

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    3. DaveD16 February 2021 at 09:38

      Thanks Matt , hadn’t seen it before - duly noted

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  4. Ray Rousell15 February 2021 at 15:41

    Interesting?

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  5. Milgeek21 February 2021 at 18:12

    Oh, doing a large scale Skyraider is definitely on my modelling bucket list! :)

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