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| [FoW] A Normandy Battlefield; An occasionaly updated story of June-August 1944 | |
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| Topic Started: 20 Dec 2010, 05:36 PM (3,730 Views) | |
| Feengit | 20 Dec 2010, 05:36 PM Post #1 |
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Greetings all, Despite the fact that this idea has been flying around in my head for a long time I thought I would start this PLOG now, partly as self-motivation and partly to try and bully my hobby buddies into getting moving with their forces as well. In summary, a group of us decided to start Flames of War (or rather I decided I was going start do Flames of War and made a nuisance of myself until my 40k gaming mates somewhat reluctantly agreed to join in). From there we decided (maybe this was me rather than we again) to focus on Normandy in order to have a coherent narrative behind our forces and could relatively easily mix and match opponents. That is the premise sorted, it now remains for me to list the participants and their forces: Feengit - British (Inf) Bobby_b2 - American (Armd) Brother Vogt - German (SS - Inf) riseofthemagi - German (Heer - Mech Inf) Hopefully I'll take a few photographs of my initial efforts tomorrow and start getting some feedback. In the meantime if you'd all assist me in bullying the above that would be much appreciated. Regards, Feengit |
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| vincent1989 | 20 Dec 2010, 06:42 PM Post #2 |
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cool, should help give me some ideas for my terrain  p.s. have you checked out the joint FoW log we have?clicky p.p.s. take some photos now (/bullymode) Edited by vincent1989, 20 Dec 2010, 06:42 PM.
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| Brother Vogt | 20 Dec 2010, 07:22 PM Post #3 |
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So you finally decided to do some hobby then...... And to throw some bullying in to the mix. Damn you sir! Strange how you should start a joint plog without telling us..... but curiously on the same day I actually gave in and got out the Panzergrenadierkompanie that someone (I forget who....oh yeah, you!) bought me to encourage me to get involved. I even built a few models too!   However, its not like I'm already working on an IG army and starting marines in the new year.... ho hum. Too many models, not enough time...... |
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| riseofthemagi | 20 Dec 2010, 08:02 PM Post #4 |
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Is this corporate bullying, in a strictly legal sense? Damn you, sir! I'll try to get some pics of my (very WIP) stuff up later, but I'm not promising anything - my updating 2 plogs in the same night sounds pretty unlikely to me... As ever, the way to provoke me to build/paint more is to force me to play more games, so I feel guilty about the metal-coloured, largely-proxied embarressment I have to deploy. Now, challenge my fledgling Cult so I can get some work done on them, please! ;-) (Oh, I'd also be tempted to add a subtitle to the topic explaining that it's a FOW plog, unless I've missed this already - might get some more folk interested) @BoD, I've dipped into your joint plog on occasion (mostly when I see it in the top half-a-dozen recently updated, to be fair), some amazing work in there, but it's a monster! When I need some serious inspiration I'll take a couple of days off and read it from the start: remember looking at your infantry and work today and thinking 'that's some awesome camo ... it's been to long since I looked at my own FoW stuff.' Trust Feengit to predict my sort-of-nostalgia and commence bullying! @Vogt, will be glad to be on your 'side' when the bullets start flying, you're bound to have loads of stuff painted! (previous FoW progress notwithstanding) Rise |
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| Brother Vogt | 20 Dec 2010, 08:23 PM Post #5 |
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Well Rise, I doubt we will get a game in when you are back at Xmas but dont forget I will be wanting a game when I come up to you in Jan and I've already been given permission for a trip to WHW!! Anyway, once I've had a proper look through my Cobra book I will start sticking more models to bases. And then you can be the one giving me some armoured support.
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| Cerebralerebus | 20 Dec 2010, 08:24 PM Post #6 |
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Well admittedly it's not an elf or a salamander but its nice to see you applying yourself, albeit without actually posting any pictures of the product of your applying yourself. |
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| bobby_b2 | 20 Dec 2010, 09:32 PM Post #7 |
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I'm pretty sure there are laws against cyber-bullying you know..... Ive got some Shermans assembled and am building an armoured rifle platoon as I type so will have pics soon. Still not sure how I feel about this plog starting up without prior warning Feengit. I thought the Allies were supposed to talk to each other before starting new ops..... |
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| riseofthemagi | 20 Dec 2010, 11:05 PM Post #8 |
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Well, I said I'd get some pics sorted, and delivered (eh Feengit?) Firstly, my only mostly-painted model - the Panther (thanks to Feengit for the donation)   And a shot outside the lightbox, which shows the colour a heck of a lot better  The halftracks for my grenadiers - just noticed 2 of the tail MGs are missing, after I blew all the dust off - d'oh!  And my assembled, undercoated and basecoated (well, the fatigues at least) grenadiers.  I have a couple of Panzerwerfers (I think - been so long since I looked at the least) which are still not assembled (cheers for the figs though Vogt!), so there'll be an update eventually *rolls eyes at increasing stack of projects* Rise |
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| # Marovian | 21 Dec 2010, 12:36 AM Post #9 |
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Joint FoW ploggery? I like already. |
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| ☺Maelstrom | 21 Dec 2010, 12:10 PM Post #10 |
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Nice start guys, good to see more FoW on the AB  The painted Panther is looking very nice riseofthemagi, you hand painted the camo? hopefully seeing this log take shape as well as the updates to the other FoW log it might give me a bit of a kick in the [arse] to finish off my SS, and stop HMD nagging me 
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| Feengit | 21 Dec 2010, 12:38 PM Post #11 |
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Well I feel I've been slightly outflanked by Vogt and Rise! I thought I'd easily be the first with some photos on here and then look what I wake up to! Seriously though, well done guys, looks like this PLOG might have already gained some traction. I promised some pictures and I try not to break promises so here we go. As I mentioned in the first post I am going to be collecting a British Infantry list, however, I have decided to take them from the Infantry Brigade (159th) of the 11th Armoured Division 'The Black Bull'. Following on from this I have plumped for the 3rd Battalion The Monmouthshire Regiment and I initially plan on painting a single full company. Unfortunately I can't find the notes I made while reading the Division's history and therefore can't remember exactly which Company I'd planned on using. Anyway, enough of my ramblings and onto pictures, comments and criticism welcome: Group Shot  Platoon Commander  Light Mortar Team  PIAT Team  Example Fire Team  Example Fire Team  |
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| # the_great_gonzo | 21 Dec 2010, 01:25 PM Post #12 |
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A couple of days worth of work and you've posted more pics of FoW minis than I have in almost 18 months... |
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| riseofthemagi | 21 Dec 2010, 01:56 PM Post #13 |
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@gonzo, if it helps I painted that panther (and started the infantry) in Oct '09, I think... hence the dustiness! Hopefully be less long before my current projects are finished. @maelstrom, the camo is indeed hand-painted: think it was just dark flesh/DA green stippled on. Pretty straightforward but I was pleased at the time. @feengit, good to see your stuff on here, now I think of it, did I suggest your starting a plog when we spoke a couple of nights ago? If so, I meant just for YOUR stuff, and hang my head in shame at what I've brought upon the others. What's next for YOUR brits? Edited by riseofthemagi, 21 Dec 2010, 06:13 PM.
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| ☺highmarshaldave | 21 Dec 2010, 02:16 PM Post #14 |
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I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment Mr Gittings. Good to see some more FoW ploggery going on here, nice mix of forces and some talented painting as well. Nice to see that my Glider Infantry will be in good company in January. Dave out |
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| Brother Vogt | 21 Dec 2010, 02:18 PM Post #15 |
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Looking good Feens. Very impressed. Damn, that might actually make me sort more out! @ Rise, so its your fault is it?!! Grrr.....
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| gun drone 3.0 | 21 Dec 2010, 06:03 PM Post #16 |
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D-day eh well are you going to be building a normany themed table for it? |
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| ☺Maelstrom | 21 Dec 2010, 07:30 PM Post #17 |
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very very nice Brits there feengit, they look great all together
ace means its not just me who hand paints camo on German tanks lol, all this air brush stuff is cheating
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| vincent1989 | 21 Dec 2010, 09:46 PM Post #18 |
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how very dare you towards the later stages of WWII many different ways were used to paint camo on german tanks as they were all supplied from the factories in the same colour (dunklegelb/and other, similarly named variants) with various browns and greens (which had to be mixed with petrol (but was often mixed with other things)) and paint was applied by spray (if the company could get their hand on the required equipment), painted on by hand, left of entirely and even just thrown over the tank straight out of the bucket. spraying is just as valid as hand painting 
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| # the_great_gonzo | 22 Dec 2010, 09:16 AM Post #19 |
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Sometimes by brush/tree branch as the spray equipment was lost/not replaced when busted. Airbrushing is the sport of kings. Or something. |
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| Feengit | 22 Dec 2010, 12:46 PM Post #20 |
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Hi all, Thanks for the kind words about the Infantry, I wasn't convinced how great they looked close-up so thank you. @bringerofdecay - I hadn't seen that FoW PLOG but over the last couple of days have waded through the 56 odd pages and I'm very impressed, love the mix of forces and scenery. @gundrone3.0 - Will hopefully be putting together / buying some scenery, specifically buildings and bocage, when we get slightly close to being able to play some games. Have to say I'm excited by the idea of playing with fully painted forces on a bocage table! @Cerebralerebus - Fancy joining us in Normandy? Right, on with the models. Like the Infantry, I'd also got these painted but forgot to take pictures of them yesterday, so here they are. This is a troop from B Squadron, 23rd Hussars, part of 29 Armoured Brigade, 11 Armoured Division 'The Black Bull'. I know these are a much darker shade of green than the vast majority of FoW British tanks you see, however, after quite a bit of research, not least my own photographs from Bovington and other places, I decided that this was more representative. Also, the varnish has somewhat destroyed the highlights, but never mind. Ccomments welcome, especally regarding the shade of green: Group Shot  Troop Leader  Troop Leader  Troop Leader  Firefly  Firefly  Sherman V  Sherman V 
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