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Wednesday 9 December 2015

20mm Special Forces in Multicam

This week I'm on vacation.  In between shopping trips, I've been working on some Elhiem 20mm Special Forces figures.  These generic figures will find use as SAS and SBS, as well as US special forces or contractors.  I wanted them to have a more uniform look than "normal", with just variety in headgear, scarves and the like.  I opted for multicam and followed this link http://skirmishsangin.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/dougie-painting-british-part-3-multicam.html (thanks Dougie).

These are from pack SF04;
Front

Rear

These are from SF06, veterans;
Front

Rear

And these are from SF11 Support weapons
Front

Rear

I also took some individual figure shots of the ones I liked best.  This guy obviously has some link to Texas as I've tried to show him in a Houston Astros baseball cap.


I like the pose of this figures advancing in a multicam bush hat.


And this guy, I particularly like his hirsute appearance.


This guy is either a leader or scout as he's signalling to troops behind him - that or directing traffic.


This guy advancing has a nicely hunched stance and looks like a grizzled veteran of too many campaigns.


And finally, three figures from SF13, Jtacs, Etacs and Combat Controllers, minus one figure who found his way into my US Marine forces.  I gave these a more varied look with denim jeans, cargo pants and lots of sand or khaki coloured clothing.





Quite time consuming to paint, but I'm really pleased with the results.  Thanks for looking.

4 comments:

  1. Andy,

    Awesome! They not only look familiar, they look fantastic! I love Elhiem; yeah, they take awhile to paint, but they look amazing. I love your camo.

    V/R,
    Jack

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    1. Thanks Jack,

      I agree about Elhiem and thought you'd recognise the castings. Lots of useful poses. I'm now exploring RH Models (I've sent Santa my Xmas list) to see what their kit is like.

      Must say though, multicam is hard work!

      Cheer, Andy

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  2. "Must say though, multicam is hard work!"
    Yeah man, that's why I only do about four to six guys at a time!

    Great stuff.

    V/R,
    Jack

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    1. LOL. I have to paint a unit at a time as I can never remember exactly how I did each batch, so they always look a bit different unless I do them in a run.

      Cheers, Andy

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