New books on Longdon

Anyone slightly interested in the Falklands needs to buy these 2 books!
First off a novel following a tom in B company 3PARA, a fictional character in the real engagement,
"A cold night in June" by Sgt Robert Lofthouse.

The second one is simply superb, "Three Days in June" by James O'Connell, available as a kindle download at the moment but there is a limited edition hardback coming soon. I read this in 2 days possibly one of the best accounts of a military engagement I've ever read! Don't think about wether to buy it or not, just buy it!!! Dougie

10mm Falklands Brits part 3

This update will complete the painting of the figures, I'm using the same stand of 4 figures so you can see the progression. You need to have your references for the cammo handy, any good picture of British DPM will do! Dougie
1. The stand is given a coat of any spray matt white, then a wash with Vallejo Game Ink (VGI) Black this really brings the detail out and lets you see where you need to paint!

2. The DPM uniform is next, we start off by painting the whole uniform Vallejo Model Color (VMC) English Uniform 921, we then add the green swirls with VMC USA Uniform 922, the brown swirls with VMC German Blk Brown 822. The next part really brings the DPM pattern to life. Carefully highlight the base English Uniform colour with VMC Dark Sand 847 then highlight the brown with VMC Flat Brown 984, the green we leave. To finish off use a Black UniPin pen, size 0.1mm to draw in the black swirls and you're done.

Heres a shot of the pen I mention above

3. Now paint the helmet and webbing VMC Military Green 975. To the webbing we add a layer of VMC Russian Uniform 924, then highlight it with VMC Green Grey 886. To the helmet we drybrush with VMC Reflective Green 890 then a light drybrush with 890 with a little yellow added.

4. Paint boots, gloves and weapons VMC Black 950. Boots, weapon furniture and gloves are highlighted with Vallejo Panzer Aces (VPA) Dark Rubber 306 and the gunmetal with VMC London Grey 836.

5. To finish off the flesh is painted with VMC Sunny Skintone 845, then washed with VGI Skin Wash 93 and lastly highlighted with Vallejo Game Color (VGC) Cadm. Skin 99.

 

Now only another 68 to do!

10mm Falklands Brits part 2

Well folks all the airborne pots done from greenstuff, you'll have to look very carefully on the photo! Dougie

Also tarted up the 2 Scimitars a little, all I've added are some greenstuff scrim netting and some ammo boxes on the front fenders made from plastruct. I've stopped here, there was a temptation to add more and more detail but I've kept myself in check!!!

The pucara decals also arrived from AirAlex!

10mm Falklands Brits part 1

Well, got 72 10mm Brits to paint in dpm! Using a production line, all need cleaning and attaching, 4 figs to each wooden lolly stick for ease of painting, then I'll be altering all the helmets to airborne pots, prior to painting, intending to leave some in berets for a splash of maroon machine colour. It'll probably take longer to do the prep than the actual painting. They'll be a 6 fig CO stand, 3 3 fig HQ stands, a 3 fig FAO stand, 2 fig FAC stand, 3 milans, 3 mortars, 3 GPMGs, and the 9 Inf stands, as well as 2 Household Cavalry Scimitars. You can get the idea of the production line below. Dougie

10mm Falklands

Having a concerted effort to finish this asap, I'm hoping to put a game on at Smoggycon in Middlesbrough on 23rd November. Been working on more of the Timecast Rock formations, they're really good and work for most scales.

Below is a formation with 28mm, 20mm and 10mm figures.

Just cleaning up my Brits then they'll be on the lolly sticks for painting, I've went for a fairly generic infantry force based on 3PARA, I'll be using CWC for the demo and I'll have an infantry company, support from Milan, GPMG, mortars and a GR3. Dougie

10mm Argentine AML90s

A couple of support elements for my 10mm Argentinians, not really used in the conflict but handy for the hypothetical FIBUA in Stanley scenarios. Dougie

Back down south

The last 5 M&AWC guys done for Top Malo. The M79 and LAWs have been scratch made and added, manufacturers left to right are Liberation, Britannia, Liberation, Elhiem and Hotspur. Dougie