| PiersBrand | 14 Nov 2016 6:25 p.m. PST |
Over halfway done, so a little sort out while I await some new arrivals…
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Frederick  | 14 Nov 2016 7:10 p.m. PST |
Great work Love the muted camo smocks |
| Redroom | 14 Nov 2016 7:16 p.m. PST |
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 14 Nov 2016 7:33 p.m. PST |
You say halfway done, what are you building toward? |
| vagamer63 | 14 Nov 2016 7:50 p.m. PST |
Those fellas look too good to be fighting men!!! Looks can be deceiving though as the old saying goes!!! Even at the halfway point it's a force to be reckoned with no doubt!! |
| Scoman | 14 Nov 2016 8:52 p.m. PST |
Hmmm going out to man cave to throw mine in the bin.  . Awesome work. |
| PiersBrand | 15 Nov 2016 2:18 a.m. PST |
"You say halfway done, what are you building toward?"
Im working on them to be Hauptmann Otto Herrmann's 5.Kompanie, II./FJR6 in Normandy, as well as being a useful generic FJ force for gaming.
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| Captain Cook | 15 Nov 2016 2:36 a.m. PST |
Awesome stuff and that Barndoor is just ace. |
| RebelPaul | 15 Nov 2016 2:43 a.m. PST |
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| PiersBrand | 15 Nov 2016 3:14 a.m. PST |
Who makes the figures?
The figures are a mix of;
AB Figures
Grubby Tanks
Battlefield & Blitz Miniatures
Foundry
FAA |
| uglyfatbloke | 15 Nov 2016 4:56 a.m. PST |
Distressingly wonderful. I thought SWMBO's 28mm Falschirmjagers looked really brilliant until I saw theses fellahs. |
| Larry R | 15 Nov 2016 6:14 a.m. PST |
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| PrivateSnafu | 15 Nov 2016 7:10 a.m. PST |
Nice work. You need a higher percentage of splinter for Normandy? |
| Griefbringer | 15 Nov 2016 7:21 a.m. PST |
That's a honking big anti-tank gun they have emplaced in the middle of a shrubbery – 88 mm PaK 43 I presume. |
| nazrat | 15 Nov 2016 7:23 a.m. PST |
It is indeed! Piers work is always fabulous and can be seen on their equally wonderful forum The Guild. Highly recommended! |
| PiersBrand | 15 Nov 2016 8:33 a.m. PST |
You need a higher percentage of splinter for Normandy? Not really, seems an awful lot in pictures wearing the old plain bonesack, and it also makes recycling them for early engagements easier. A mix of uniforms is more applicable to a wider array of periods of the war for me.
What should be present, for FJR6, is the helmet camo paint scheme that they 'mass produced' and was peculiar to them in Normandy. |
| Ragbones | 15 Nov 2016 10:25 a.m. PST |
Gee whiz, those are superb! |
Darkest Star Games  | 15 Nov 2016 10:31 a.m. PST |
Beauties! The variety is fantastic and really makes the unit. What colors did you use for the camo smocks? I've been tinkering a little but haven't found a setup that looks really good without needing to be hit with a filter… |
| wrgmr1 | 15 Nov 2016 12:39 p.m. PST |
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| PrivateSnafu | 15 Nov 2016 1:51 p.m. PST |
Thanks Piers, the plain smock gives me hope for someday finishing my Normandy guys. |
| Disco Joe | 15 Nov 2016 2:02 p.m. PST |
So then none of it are 28mm or 1/56 then? |
| uglyfatbloke | 15 Nov 2016 2:38 p.m. PST |
I know what you mean Joe. Depressing is n't it? I'm going away to weep bitterly in a dark corner….again. |
| wrgmr1 | 15 Nov 2016 3:47 p.m. PST |
UFB, you and many others who've drooled, at Piers work, wanted to do better and failed bitterly. Myself included. |
| krisgibbo | 15 Nov 2016 3:53 p.m. PST |
Very, very nice work and great inspiration for me to complete my 15 mm force. I did it with a view to the Normandy campaign and Italy and have just done the Nb W 35 teams. There's a good split between green and camo smocks, and some have the three colour camo painted helmets ( Can't do the decals though!).
I have the base models for my Pak 41 s and thought that this would be all I had to complete. Now I have two another question to answer.
I had wondered about the image shown in the Osprey Warrior book of FJ with an 88 mm and I'm sure they describe as a Flak gun ( Can't get at my books at the moment though!). But the breach looks like the Pak 43 on a cruciform which is the gun you have. Do I need a couple of Pak 43 s for my force? |
| PiersBrand | 16 Nov 2016 6:16 a.m. PST |
Who doesn't need a Barn door or two? |
| uglyfatbloke | 17 Nov 2016 2:41 a.m. PST |
SWMBO has two Char Bs painted by Piers and she reckon they should be +1 for everything due to having better paintwork than anything else on our tabletop – even her Falschirmjagers which were very nicely pained by Alba Studios. |
| alcal50 | 24 Nov 2016 2:29 a.m. PST |
The FJ`s kept there green jump smocks until they fell off as it was a badge of honour as the war went on to have been around when they were issued. They look superb piers.
Cheers AL |
