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I've been working on a big project to deploy at least a companies worth of Soviets V Nazis in the 44 - 45 period. Initially I looked into flames of war but it didn't really emphasize the satisfaction of knocking out a tank or the exploits of individuals saving the day, so I decided to look elsewhere and eventually stumbled across the warhammer WW2 ruleset, after a few adjustments of that I set out to build up these armies.

first up some German armor

next up I played around with alot of different techniques at getting oakleaf right - its a real pain in the ass to paint camo as many of you will know, after numerous failures I think I nailed it pretty well.



ive got some greens in the mail so hopefully soon we'll see spring pattern as well.

Finally the sovietskiis

I must admit I am dreading these guys a bit, they come in squads of 21 and I have about 200 unpainted dudes just sitting in a box staring at me accusingly - at least their scheme is alot simpler than the Nazis.

I think it all looks great. I think you painted the camo really well, also the bases work well with the leaves. Good luck with the rest of your army. Incidentally, where do you get your models from?

Thanks dude.

They're a combination of Bolt Action Miniatures, Artizan, and Tamiya

Thanks. I might look into those in the future.

dude they are awesome, i'm a military history student and i think you have nailed the German uniforms perfectly as i'm assuming these guys are SS are you going to be doing any regular army in the field grey or are you sticking entirely with the SS?

Russians look good too, not as partial to them as the Germans the Infantry i like alot, unfortunatly because of Soviet vehicles schemes their isn't much you can do with them, from a technical perspecitive they look awesome but the colour scheme seems a little flat, but thats not your problem at all its historys.

That being said if I keep seeing stuff like this I might be convinced to start playing a WW2 minatures game your stuff is truely inspiring.

99MDeery wrote:dude they are awesome, i'm a military history student and i think you have nailed the German uniforms perfectly as i'm assuming these guys are SS are you going to be doing any regular army in the field grey or are you sticking entirely with the SS?

Russians look good too, not as partial to them as the Germans the Infantry i like alot, unfortunatly because of Soviet vehicles schemes their isn't much you can do with them, from a technical perspecitive they look awesome but the colour scheme seems a little flat, but thats not your problem at all its historys.

That being said if I keep seeing stuff like this I might be convinced to start playing a WW2 minatures game your stuff is truely inspiring.

Thanks dude!

No Wehrmatch, only SS, I don't fancy field grey for a whole squad as it would look pretty dull. While the late war army had camo, the pattern used would be extremely complicated to paint and look good.

Also the SS have higher morale which is very important in these rules.

Did you check out the German faction by Darkson Designs' AE-WWII? You might like the German Troopers, Greatcoats and Sniper.

You might also wanna check out the Soviet stuff by them!

I dunno...maybe you'll like them!

Malika2 wrote:Did you check out the German faction by Darkson Designs' AE-WWII? You might like the German Troopers, Greatcoats and Sniper.

You might also wanna check out the Soviet stuff by them!

I dunno...maybe you'll like them!

thanks for the link but I don't need any sci fi stuff to make WW2 interesting

I know what you mean, which is why I suggested the "normal" German troops and sniper and the Russian infantry and not the rest of the sci fi stuff.

Malika2 wrote:I know what you mean, which is why I suggested the "normal" German troops and sniper and the Russian infantry and not the rest of the sci fi stuff.

Please point me in their direction - I'm only seeing sci fi guys and guys armed with sci fi weapons!

German Sniper, with some minor conversion work he would look fitting.

German Troopers either give them different heads or keep them as they are.

Greatcoats

Soviet Guard

Soviet Mortar

Soviet anti-tank rifle

Thanks dude!

No Wehrmatch, only SS, I don't fancy field grey for a whole squad as it would look pretty dull. While the late war army had camo, the pattern used would be extremely complicated to paint and look good.

Also the SS have higher morale which is very important in these rules

with regards to higher morale i can understand, i've always perferred standard Wehrmatch to the SS as i have never quite understood the fascination alot of players of these games hold for the SS troops (personally i don't like this wierd fascination) , i think i see one of the reasons now

Field Grey being dull totally agree, evocative however totally.

Still keep plugging away can't wait to see more,

Also as a side note, know a good site that stocks British Minatures i might be tempted if so

Great looking you got the scheme done very well

Where did you get those ? are they West Wind ?

Good looking models.
I've been wanting to do a WW II themed imperial guard army for a while, and this is great inspiration.

Decent stuff! I think the Infantry is superb - splendid execution of the camo, while some of the tanks don't quite achieve the right material feel/ level of weathering and feel of weight. I think the washing could be more subtle and definitely reapplied after adding the decals.

Really nice to see some stuff like this here for a change. Yesterday I ordered some 1/72 modern infantry and humwees for my next project actually.

GReat looking stuff. Have played any games yet? I'm curious if the rule set feels ok for "realistic" skirmishes.

You have really nailed the oakleaf pattern. I've tried and tried to get it look good but it always ed up to look like a mess. So I used plane tree for my cadians....

Anyways good work. I keep watching this closely...

kid_happy wrote:GReat looking stuff. Have played any games yet? I'm curious if the rule set feels ok for "realistic" skirmishes.

They are heavily modified Warhammer rules and rely on activating units rather than moving your whole force in a single go. Shooting is also emphasized heavily over close combat (if you dont wipe your opponent out in the first charge he can turn around and unload at you point blank so you have to be damn sure you're going to be successful).

Morale also plays a much bigger factor and tanks, while powerful, don't dominate the battlefield in the same sense that they do in warhammer. If you want, send me your email and I'll send you a zip of both the panzer battles and WWW2 rulesets and army lists!
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with regards to higher morale i can understand, i've always perferred standard Wehrmatch to the SS as i have never quite understood the fascination alot of players of these games hold for the SS troops (personally i don't like this wierd fascination) , i think i see one of the reasons now

Field Grey being dull totally agree, evocative however totally.

Still keep plugging away can't wait to see more,

Also as a side note, know a good site that stocks British Minatures i might be tempted if so

well you are in luck

Bolt action minis does a huge british range

as does artizan

stay away from black tree design - they're awful

Great looking you got the scheme done very well

Where did you get those ? are they West Wind ?

nah, West Wind are extremely average in their quality...as said they are artizan and Bolt Action Miniatures

migsula wrote:Decent stuff! I think the Infantry is superb - splendid execution of the camo, while some of the tanks don't quite achieve the right material feel/ level of weathering and feel of weight. I think the washing could be more subtle and definitely reapplied after adding the decals.

Really nice to see some stuff like this here for a change. Yesterday I ordered some 1/72 modern infantry and humwees for my next project actually.

They were copied out of an Osprey book so what can I tell ya? Not all tanks are equal in their shinyness, some are straight off the factory floor, some have been in the field for months

Maxim team finitio

Painted this guy today, was in the mood for something different

also got an MP44 guy done, MP44s kick ass in the ww2 ruleset but you can only take a limited amount unless you take a sturm zug

another two bite the dust, quick flash pic

These are really good, crisp and the camo has been very faithfully recreated, the slightly different uniform colours used on the soviets to help to add to the realism.

The only problem is the more i see of WW2 28mm the more i am tempted to give it a try, after all ever tried to paint oakleaf onto a 1/72 minature, been the bain of my wargaming for years.

But really good work, my only thing would be that the panther seems slightly worn which is cool, while the soviet tanks look a little to crisp, perhaps some mud / weather / general chips etc

Salad_Fingers wrote:These are really good, crisp and the camo has been very faithfully recreated, the slightly different uniform colours used on the soviets to help to add to the realism.

The only problem is the more i see of WW2 28mm the more i am tempted to give it a try, after all ever tried to paint oakleaf onto a 1/72 minature, been the bain of my wargaming for years.

But really good work, my only thing would be that the panther seems slightly worn which is cool, while the soviet tanks look a little to crisp, perhaps some mud / weather / general chips etc

Thanks, I gotta say it is alot more rewarding to pull of a faithful looking historic than a warham, but thats just a personal thing.

As for the difference between the Soviet and German Vehicles - its deliberate, helps emphasized the mass produced nature of the Soviet war machine

Taco_bat wrote:Painted this guy today, was in the mood for something different

So - from the look of the gas mask, I am assuming that this guy is a Nazi?

;-)

Seriously cool work - love it!

And they could also play as guardsman if you ever wanted to play 40K - would be great to see these guys front up against a horde of demons!

All the best.

Awesome.

By the way if you have a copy of the rules i like to read over them, only place i found them was in a yahoo group and it seems to be taking a long time to accept me as a member

Salad_Fingers wrote:By the way if you have a copy of the rules i like to read over them, only place i found them was in a yahoo group and it seems to be taking a long time to accept me as a member

PM me your email and I'll send em

So - from the look of the gas mask, I am assuming that this guy is a Nazi?

;-)

Seriously cool work - love it!

And they could also play as guardsman if you ever wanted to play 40K - would be great to see these guys front up against a horde of demons!

All the best.

Awesome.

A very old bloated nazi hehe.

I'm not sure how well plonking these guys down in a 40k game would go over, theres a born-again Zionist at my nearby club who takes himself way too serious.

Taco_bat wrote:Painted this guy today, was in the mood for something different

Whoah the eyes and mask make this guy look pretty adorable. Thanks bro I know how I'm gonna paint my Krieg and FW ogryns now.