| Atheling | 23 Apr 2013 7:26 a.m. PST |
Hi, A short time ago I painted up some of the test sprues for the Perry Desert Rats plastics that were planned for release for Salute. This I did and then it was really a case of waiting to see what Michael would do with the miniatures. I tend to base my miniatures in a vignette manner anyway but boy was I surprised when I saw the finished thing! A really great diorama put together with skill and a real appreciation of drama. Excellent stuff! Of course I wasn't at Salute so I've had to scrounge the pics thus far, I know George Moriatis is responsible for one, the Perry's for the add on their website, which leaves one that i just lifted out of someone's "Pics of Salute"- if you took the pic, please come forward and I'll mention you! I'm expecting more pics very soon so I'll let you know when they are available which shouldn't be long so do please keep an eye out if you're interested in this sort of thing (pics on my blog, link too):
Hope you enjoy the pics and don't forget there will be more soon! Darrell. |
| Super Mosca | 23 Apr 2013 7:38 a.m. PST |
Congrats! Can see why you'd be well pleased, that's a cool diorama indeed! -Kosta |
| Captain dEwell | 23 Apr 2013 7:41 a.m. PST |
Atheling, Yes, I really do enjoy those photographs. The quality of the sculpts, models, diorama groundwork is very, very good. I was previously unaware of what the Perry's were doing with this range – but now! I am being lead back into WW2 Desert wargaming – what a shame. Excellent work. D'Ewell |
| ArchitectsofWar | 23 Apr 2013 8:05 a.m. PST |
Excellent Work.
Can't wait to get my hands on these. |
| WarWizard | 23 Apr 2013 9:45 a.m. PST |
I saw these pic before and I thought it was excellent. A+ figure and vehicle painting and diorama. I am not clear on the vehicles though, are those Perry brand also? |
| Wildman | 23 Apr 2013 1:57 p.m. PST |
War Wizard, The tanks are by Blitzkrieg Miniatures. |
| Atheling | 23 Apr 2013 11:09 p.m. PST |
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/Atheling_2006/PERRY%20NORTH%20AFRICAN%20DIORAMA/Diorama2.jpg The Universal Troop Carrier Mk I is now for Sale on the Perry's site. The Valentine Tank is from Blitzkfieg Miniatures who will be working closely with the Perry's on some more armour (as I understand it). Hope that helps? More pics later….. Darrell. darrellhindley.co.uk
gewalthaufen.blogspot.co.uk
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| Atheling | 24 Apr 2013 2:50 a.m. PST |
Go Forward Together- Perry Desert Rats- Updated 24.04.13 Thanks for all the goodly words gents. i must point out that all I did was paint up the plastics, the rest was all Michael. As promised here are a couple more pics. you can see more over on my Just Add Water Blog: link Piccies:
Don't forget, there are more pics on my blog (link above). Darrell. link
darrellhindley.co.uk
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gewalthaufen.blogspot.co.uk |
| FireZouave | 24 Apr 2013 6:52 a.m. PST |
Beautiful! And the Africa Corps will be out when? |
| Craig Ambler | 24 Apr 2013 11:03 a.m. PST |
Excellent figures and well painted as well. May well have to get some at Triples in a few weeks. Thanks for sharing Craig |
| Atheling | 30 Apr 2013 6:04 a.m. PST |
Last Update (for now anyway): More pics, this time courtesy of Blitzkrieg Miniatures (they produced the Valentine Tank that is featured in the pics and have plans to do more collaborative work with the Perry's):
And as quick plug for Blitzkrieg Miniatures goodies The Perry Miniatures Universal Carrier can be seen in the pic too):
Cheers,
Darrell. |
| dualer | 30 Apr 2013 1:07 p.m. PST |
My Desert stuff is all Artizan, how does the Perry stuff compare, scale-wise? The figures look lovely and the paint job superb, but I'm not a huge fan of plastics. I'm hoping to be convinced! |
| Atheling | 01 May 2013 1:45 a.m. PST |
My Desert stuff is all Artizan, how does the Perry stuff compare, scale-wise? The figures look lovely and the paint job superb, but I'm not a huge fan of plastics. I'm hoping to be convinced If you're at all familiar with the scale of the Plastic Perry Medievals then it could be said that the Desert Rats stuff is roughly almost a head shorter and are slighter too. They have a lot of very fine detail that is well proportioned but might put off some painters as the detail is finer as I've said. I found them a real pleasure to paint up. The Desert War was Artizan's first range and it was quite big if I remember correctly so I don't think that the two would sit very well together. That said, the paintbrush can be a great leveler in terms of size. Why not pick up a box and see what you think? Darrell. darrellhindley.co.uk
gewalthaufen.blogspot.co.uk
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| Atheling | 15 Oct 2021 4:39 a.m. PST |
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