Saturday, 17 November 2012

A few Far East Brits

In preparation for a couple of games I have in mind, I have been daubing some more 6mm toys.  First up are these Brits - destined (little do they know) for the Far East.  The 6-pounder AT guns and Chevrolet trucks are GHQ models. 
For those readers less familiar with this scale, the bases are 40x30mm.  So quite small then. 
The Bedford fuel tanker below is a C in C model cast in three parts.

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14 comments:

  1. Broeders17 November 2012 at 14:11

    Tim, I assume the green squares on the base are to hold unit identification?

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  2. Tim Gow17 November 2012 at 14:35

    Phil Broeders
    Sometimes yes. They are magnetic squares so can be used to hold Strength Point counters in Megeblitz games.

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  3. Peter Douglas17 November 2012 at 17:12

    Tim

    An age old story, the army never lets Tommy know exactly where he is being shipped. The longer the delay in supplying the destination, the worse the hell hole will be on arrival.
    Cheers
    PD

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  4. Tim Gow17 November 2012 at 17:15

    Peter Douglas
    I think Tommy might be getting the message by now. He is currently sharing a board with rather a lot of 6mm Japs while their varnish dries....

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  5. Paul17 November 2012 at 21:16

    Quite coincidentally I have finished a kit bashed Stuart for my Far East chaps this week.

    The Chev's look great and who can do without a water tanker in the Irrawaddy?

    Classy work Tim

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  6. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com17 November 2012 at 21:59

    I hope you aren't shipping them to Hong Kong for Christmas! Last time, that didn't work out so good.

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  7. Geordie an Exiled FoG18 November 2012 at 00:09

    Very Sweet

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  8. Chris Kemp18 November 2012 at 00:33

    Painting 6mm knees. There's a challenge :O) ... or are you doing late war?

    Regards, Chris

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  9. Ben B.18 November 2012 at 03:56

    They are lovely little vehicles: GHQ has "grown on me" a bit recently. Good job painting them, and an interesting way of checking unit strength, someone on a forum was asking about keeping track of hits for 6mm, I hadn't thought of magnets.

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  10. Tim Gow18 November 2012 at 10:32

    Paul
    Thanks - the oil wash and drybrush was very rewarding on these models

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  11. Tim Gow18 November 2012 at 10:32

    Ross Mac
    Nah - surely it'l be over by Christmas.

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  12. Tim Gow18 November 2012 at 10:33

    Geordie
    Not a term one would normally apply to AT guns, but I know what you mean!

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  13. Tim Gow18 November 2012 at 10:34

    Chris Kemp
    The knees are all finely detailed - but sadly the resolution of the photos may not make this clear....

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  14. Tim Gow18 November 2012 at 10:35

    Ben B
    It says much for the quality of the models if even I can make them look good!

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