Saturday, 16 May 2015

6mm 1985 British Chieftain Regiment

This is the first of the units, that I've finished, for the Cold War Commanders big game (defence of Hannover) coming up in September.  Front row (L-R) Alpha Sqdn, Recce Sqdn, Bravo Sqdn; Middle row, Alpha Sqdn HQ, CO Sqdn and Bravo Sgdn HQ; Rear row, Charlie Sqdn, ATGM Sqdn, with LAD in front, and Delta Sqdn.  Most of the Chieftains are from Scotia, with some Chieftains and the rest of the vehicles from Heroics and Ros.


Bravo Sqdn, four Chieftain platoons and a HQ stand.


Recce Sqdn, two recce Scimitar FV107 CVR(T)s.


CO Sqdn, two Chieftains, the CO and a LAD FV434 (no real function in the game but adds to the overall look)..


Four stands of FV438 Swingfires, forming the ATGM Sqdn.


These were base coated light grey, then washed with diluted Tamiya NATO green and splodged Vallejo NATO black.  Ink washed with Army Painter dark tone, then dry brushed 50:50 mix of NATO green and pastel green.  Thermal insulation on gun barrels is grey-green and tracks are flat brown.  Exhausts are orange brown.  I'm pretty happy with these although I'll probably add some clump foliage just to break up the open nature of the bases.

Right, where are those T72s?

Thanks for looking!

9 comments:

  1. They look great Andy, look forward to seeing those in September.
    Cheers
    Richard P

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    1. Thanks Richard. Yes, looking forward to the big game immensely.
      Cheers, Andy

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  2. Good looking stuff, Andy. Hope we don't have to wait all the way to September to see them on the table.

    You've been busy, my hat's off to you, I've really enjoyed you're 15mm Napoleonics.

    V/R,
    Jack

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    1. Thanks Jack. I'm hoping to get them on table next month! Along with some other units I'm finishing off.

      Picked up some more Napoleonics at the Sheffield Triples show. Hope to have some French Horse Artillery on the table soon.

      Cheers, Andy

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    2. Excellent! Pendraken already has French out, and are getting close to releasing their Brits. I'm afraid this is where I succumb to a massive Napoleonic project I'll never finish...

      V/R,
      Jack

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    3. Go on, you know you want to! I've got a load of Pendraken Colonials and they look pretty cool, they give a nice feel for the mass of units, but still with some detail on the individual troops. Napoleonics in 10mm should look really good.

      Cheers, Andy

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  3. Very nice, bring on September.
    cheers
    Steve

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    1. Thanks Steve. Not too soon to go, but looking forward to a good summer between then and now!

      Cheers, Andy

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