| ordinarybass | 23 Dec 2014 3:20 p.m. PST |
I recently finished painting up batches of cops from West Wind and Tactical Miniatures. Very pleased with both lines, though they are quite different in style. It was a first for me as I tried a bit of freehand (with mixed results) on the Chicago Flag insignia. Regardless, I finally have some figs to accompany my CPD cruisers!
More pics and a review of the figures here: link
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| Zeelow | 23 Dec 2014 3:38 p.m. PST |
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| CLDecker | 23 Dec 2014 3:47 p.m. PST |
Very nicely done! I have the Fairfax County Police myself but they never last long against rotters or looters. |
| charles popp | 23 Dec 2014 4:21 p.m. PST |
As I live in Chicago I can point out two major mistakes:
Not enough white shirts(LT and above)
too skinny |
| Mako11 | 23 Dec 2014 4:51 p.m. PST |
Those look great! Appears they don't subscribe to the kinder, gentler, PC policing method. |
| ordinarybass | 23 Dec 2014 5:33 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys! Charles,
I'm in Chicago too. I actually skipped the white shirts because the black dip doesn't look as good on white as blue. Now that I think of it I probably should have included one as a leader. A well, who needs brass anyway… As for skinny, the WW figs are notably thicker , but none of these guys is as big as some of the girthier cops I've seen. I think you'll like the detectives and narc officers I've got in the queue, though they probably won't be painted til next year sometime. |
| Redroom | 23 Dec 2014 6:41 p.m. PST |
They look good, the diff manufacturers fit together well too. |
 etotheipi  | 24 Dec 2014 5:13 a.m. PST |
Very well done! These guys look very ready to hit the mean streets. |
Random Die Roll  | 24 Dec 2014 11:31 a.m. PST |
Very nice paint job.
Where did you get the police cruiser anyway? |
| GhostofRebecaBlack | 24 Dec 2014 1:12 p.m. PST |
Nice work on the minis – they go very well with the police cruiser! |
| ordinarybass | 24 Dec 2014 3:19 p.m. PST |
The cruiser is "Welly" brand. I found them on ebay. The guy was selling off a bunch of them pretty cheap.
This fellow here seems to have a few left and at a bargain price:
auction
A search for "1/43 chicago" will show others. It's just slightly smaller ( a good thing) than the "Kinsmart" brand 1/43 FCV's that seem to be really common everywhere else and unlike the Kinsmart, the Well has the radio/computer thing on the dash and a proper screen in between the front and back seats. The wheels are a bit nicer also. However it does still has the dumb cast-on suitcases in the back seat concealing the pull-back motor. |
