Tuesday, 1 November 2011

20mm WW2 Early War German Heer Infantry Squad.

Started to finish off my early war German infantry platoon from CP Model Miniatures (TQD Range), these were a bit of a debate for me as they are relaxed and marching poses but they do no other poses than these and I will need to add other ranges for mortar crews and HMGs but they are really lovely figures.

I need to do their collar flashes and have ordered a paint pen to help with this (started to do this with a paintbrush and had to walk away and calm down or figures would have suffered), I like the marching poses but some people prefer action poses and I should have the whole platoon finished by the end of the week.

What do you think?








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49 comments:

  1. Al1 November 2011 at 10:02

    Nice work with great attention to detail

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  2. peter1 November 2011 at 10:04

    What I think is that you did a great job on them Fran! The poses look really good to me! That one drinking is my favorite!

    Greetings
    Peter
    http://peterscave.blogspot.com/

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  3. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)1 November 2011 at 10:18

    They look great and painting collars on Germans has brought many choice words to my lips that would make a drunken sailors blush.

    Christopher

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  4. Paul1 November 2011 at 10:21

    Fantastic work, they look superb.

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  5. Rodger1 November 2011 at 10:27

    Very very nice painting Fran. Really like the poses. Understand your frustration re the collars too.

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  6. Unknown1 November 2011 at 10:34

    Ah! We German again! However, looks, nevertheless, good!!!

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  7. Unknown1 November 2011 at 11:11

    I like the idea of having both action figures and these relaxed figures. It's like having the village details you include. That extra touch of reality is pleasing to the eye and better historically as well.

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  8. Joakim Ström1 November 2011 at 12:15

    Nice figures, and very good paint-job. I know what you mean about collars. A pain in the....
    /J

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  9. Sean1 November 2011 at 12:19

    Fantastic paint job. I really appreciated the close ups to have a good look at them. I think the relaxed posture makes them stand out more.

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  10. WarRaptor1 November 2011 at 12:27

    Great paint job on those Fran. The relaxed marching poses are great. I really like the facial expression on the blonde guy in the second pic.

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  11. Dan1 November 2011 at 12:30

    Those look great, well done!

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  12. Luckyjoe1 November 2011 at 12:33

    Very nice. You did a great job on these. I'm looking forward to seeing how you do with the collar tabs.

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  13. Jay1 November 2011 at 12:51

    Very nice bunch of troops,Sir. Could be they are relaxing during advance, dreaming and chatting about the Vaterland, and are strolling unawares into an ambush of the "long sleep."

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  14. Anibal Invictus1 November 2011 at 12:54

    They look really great

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  15. Zombie1 November 2011 at 13:18

    The little blonde guy looks so happy! lol.

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  16. DEZMOND1 November 2011 at 13:49

    love the colours, Lurk!

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  17. The Extraordinarii1 November 2011 at 13:54

    These look the part Angry, there well painted, but is there any reason you didnt use AB minis ? cause I'm sure your Fallschirmjager are AB minis right ?

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  18. Thomas Nissvik1 November 2011 at 14:57

    I think I have some of these in the basement. I don't think they will ever have collars...

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  19. Simon Quinton 1 November 2011 at 15:05

    Really nice paintjobs there Fran.

    The cool thing about relaxed poses they can be used for stealth raids etc wandering sentries whilst commandos or OSS Agents are sneaking around the town.

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  20. Jazz bazooka1 November 2011 at 15:31

    yay , nazis yay

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  21. Unknown1 November 2011 at 15:45

    Wow, really great job on those. Love all the tiny details and cool poses.

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  22. The Angry Lurker1 November 2011 at 16:05

    The Extraordinarii: They only do mid to late war, the FJ are all purpose.

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  23. Copyboy1 November 2011 at 16:22

    Yeah the poses are so lifelike. Not stiff like the green army guys.

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  24. Chris C.1 November 2011 at 16:26

    These look fantastic. I hope you'll do game posts once the painting's done and the Sealion games begin. Very exciting stuff.

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  25. Mike1 November 2011 at 16:55

    Good job on this group. I like the poses. They'll look great sauntering past a hidden MG.

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  26. shintokamikaze1 November 2011 at 17:03

    great job, fantastic detail

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  27. Ray Rousell1 November 2011 at 18:02

    Great painting Fran! I like the blonde guy...very aryan!!! You should have said I bought a few different colour paintpens for when I painted Posties Pirates, you could have used them!!! Twat!

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  28. Sgt Steiner1 November 2011 at 18:18

    Super once more the blokes (mench ?)with the helmets slung are really good

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  29. Ubique Matt1 November 2011 at 18:26

    Lovely looking figures. Makes a nice change to see non-action types.

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  30. DWei1 November 2011 at 19:18

    They look nice but I'm definitely part of the group that prefers the marching units.

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  31. Movies on my Mind1 November 2011 at 20:23

    I so can't comment on this with any real sense of conviction becaus I don't get this type of hobby, but I do get people who are passionate about things they're in to. Well done.

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  32. Bart1 November 2011 at 20:38

    i thought ther uniforms were green...

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  33. Michael Awdry1 November 2011 at 21:05

    That's great quality and especially at 20mm; you've got to be pleased with them.

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  34. Anonymous1 November 2011 at 22:11

    They look great! Must take a lot of precision.

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  35. Monty1 November 2011 at 22:24

    Excellent work Lurker - I prefer late war Germans as their uniforms were less ornate and less stressful to paint as a result (less piping and cuffs etc) ;)

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  36. MiniMike1 November 2011 at 22:34

    Some nice poses here, I like those relaxed figs a lot. Great job on the painting and now try that pen. Let us know if it survives the first attempts.

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  37. The Happy Whisk1 November 2011 at 22:40

    I'm glad to hear you walked away before the decapitations started. Paint pens are a neat idea. I've not used one before but they sold often at the fabric shop.

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  38. Jay1 November 2011 at 23:34

    nice touch of blonde hair. :)

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  39. Paulalba2 November 2011 at 00:42

    Really nice finish Angry L,

    I like the more relaxed posed figures myself as they can be used with 1/72 and 1/76 scale dioramas.

    Not sure if Tony B was aiming for a cross over between wargaming and modelling (to catch both markets?). Maybe took his inspiration from the early war news reels and pics in books with the German army strolling across europe up to 41?

    Whatever, cool figures!
    Awe ra best
    Paul

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  40. Max Silver2 November 2011 at 02:45

    Great work! Very well done, indeed :D

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  41. Daily Car Reviews2 November 2011 at 04:13

    GERMANS!!
    really this is great, following your blog again!!

    check out mine.

    http://DailyCarReviews.com !! THNX ;)

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  42. AllenTesch2 November 2011 at 05:22

    I like the happy, chubby blond guy. It's like he's on vacation.

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  43. Kelly2 November 2011 at 07:49

    Freakingly realistic detailed work. It looks like they're coming in for the kill in one picture. But most of them look like they're on the way to a brothel for beers and some nice, relaxing fun. :)

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  44. Curt2 November 2011 at 18:58

    Very nice work. Their poses remind me of that old joke:

    Q: Why do the French have so many trees along their roads?

    A: Simple, so the Germans can walk in the shade...

    :)

    Curt

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  45. Beccas2 November 2011 at 22:34

    Great work.

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  46. tidders23 November 2011 at 11:37

    nice figs, great paint job.

    -- Allan

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  47. Jason Meyers3 November 2011 at 15:18

    Great looking figs!

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  48. Steve Bailey4 November 2011 at 18:21

    Nicely done yet again.....you must have shelves and shelves of tiny men by now!!

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  49. Mark9 November 2011 at 09:54

    I like some of these poses really, but action ones would be better for an actual game. These are more standing around looking cool in a collection poses.

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