Saturday, February 27, 2016

February Fallschirmjäger Flashback

As the pace of my painting has slowed down to the movement of pond water - as we'd say in the Army, I thought of posting images of figures I painted some time ago, but not posted on this blog - at least not close ups. Some of my blogger brethren may have already seen them, and I apologize upfront for the redundancy. However, this reposting of images serves several purposes, one to ensure they're preserved in case the other website goes away, another to share the images with those who may not have seen them, and finally to keep this blog alive :)! I'll try to not post images which have already been posted on this blog - and most haven't as I stopped posting on the other website once I stood this one up - back in November 2008. All of these figures are Victory Force Miniatures - with a couple of headswaps from other makers. They've been used in Bolt Action, and before that Disposable Heroes games.
Fallschirmjägerzug Wolfram, 5th Parachute Division - just a name I made up at the time.
Same guys, different view.
Oberleutnant Helmut von  Blücher, 5 FJD, commander of this merry band. 28mm Victory Force Miniatures - headswap with Battle Honors. Tan/water camo smock.
Led by the dashing Feldwebel Kermit von Wolfram - this is a jagertrupp with veterans wearing several different versions of smocks.
Unteroffizier Hans Heimlich leads these stoic Fallschirmjäger in splinter pattern smocks.
Unterfeldwebel Otto Janhammerstein leads his jagertrupp wearing the old grey-green smocks.
Jagertrupp in newly issued tan/water pattern smocks. The guy on the far right has a headswap from Battle Honours, IIRC. Truppfuhrer is the indomitable Unterfeldwebel Getrude Koenigsberg II - I named him after a friend I grew up with back in Hawaii - his dad was German (a Porsche mechanic) and his mom was Japanese.
A few replacements with standard issue helmets - these guys haven't gone through jump training.
DFS 230 Glider -This is a 1:48 resin kit by Karo-As Modellbau, a German company - in fact I had to get the swastika from somewhere else as the kit didn't include it per their laws.
Anyway, thanks for allowing me to indulge - it was a bit fun for me as I hadn't visited the other site in a long time, and didn't realize that a lot of my figures there aren't on this blog.

30 comments:

  1. They are all new to me, Dean and look terrific. Smashing work on the camo!

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    1. Thanks, Jon. Yes, these don't get out to play much anymore :) Although I do like Bolt Action and plan to get in on a game at the next Enfilade! in May. Someone is running a Burma game. Best, Dean

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  2. Beautiful details, they look great!

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  3. WooooooW!!! I'm very interested of this models! Great work!

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    1. Thanks a lot, Michal! Figured old works are better than no works :) Warm regards, Dean

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    1. Thanks for allowing me to indulge, Mike. Regards Dean

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  5. Very nice work on all those Dean! Painter splinter camo is no easy feat and you did fine job indeed.

    Christopher

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    1. Thanks, Christopher. Appreciate the kind words, Dean

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  6. Delightful characters! Approximate work

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  7. Really good pics of some excellently-painted figs, Dean - that camo on the smocks must have been a real headache at the time, but the effect is well worth the effort. Terrific post, thanks for opening the vault and letting us see the archives!

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    1. Thanks for the visit and kind words, Ev! The technique for the camo was on a 15mm site - actually pretty straight forward and effective. I hope not to bore, but I have other similar posts planned. Warm regards, Dean

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  8. I'm with Ev, the miniatures are great, but the camouflage is outstanding.

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    1. Thank you very much, Michael. The camo technique from the old Resistant Roosters site for 15mm is very effective, IMO. Warm regards, Dean

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  9. Excellent uniforms especially the camo smocks. Lovely mix on the uniforms.

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    1. Thanks, Dan. I went for the late-war period - particularly Ardennes, so able to use all of the types - the tan/water being the latest. The plain grey-green smock was worn until the end of the war. Regard, Dean

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  10. Stunning work - a most impressive force

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    1. Thank you kindly, Miles. Painted a long time ago - thanks for the indulgence of posting them again. Best, Dean

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  11. Great work, Oberleutnant and next four men team, are maybe the best.

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    1. Thanks, MM! Glad you like the FJ's. They were enjoyable to paint up - back in the day :) Best, Dean

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  12. Fabulous looking force. The miniatures are really nice sculpts as well.

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    1. Thanks, Simon. I like VFM for both their sculpting style (quite realistically proportioned) as well as historical accuracy of uniforms and weapons. James Bland, the sculptor and owner of the company being a fine gentleman not hurting it either. Warm regards, Dean

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  13. Dean, you set the standards...! Magnificent bunch of warriors! The glider is extra-nice, too :D Thanks for sharing! :)

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    1. Thanks for dropping by and posting the kind words, RM. More to follow. Best, Dean

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  14. Those figures look fantastic, around 2008 I was play Disposable Heroes too, happy days
    Cheers

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    1. Thanks, Steve. Yes, I liked playing DH/CF7B - but, I ended up with Bolt Action for it's simplicity - too simple for some folks' tastes, I know. Warm regards, Dean

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