tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56354303919274437162024-03-08T04:56:42.357+01:00Wargaming and ModellingAndrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-32371708171309268812015-12-07T19:03:00.001+01:002015-12-07T19:03:32.175+01:00QRF / TSS - 1/100 15mm - T-64BV<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<br />Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-79180097942539940592015-12-07T18:56:00.000+01:002015-12-07T18:56:04.142+01:00My Russian / Soviet vehicle park.My Russian / Soviet vehicle park. These models are in various stages of completing. All bases have to be finished. I think that all green vehicles will receive white crosses. This will help them while gaming against other soviet forces. All models are made by QRF/ TSS and Zvezda. These are T-64s, T-72s, T-90, Shilka, Gviozdkas, BRDM, BTRD, URAL and BTR-80s.<br />
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<br />Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-43630996878110554302015-12-07T18:45:00.001+01:002015-12-07T18:46:59.451+01:00Oddzial Osmy - 1/100 15mm - Green Men<div style="text-align: justify;">
Oddzial Osmy Green Men from Crimea / Modern Russian Soldiers in 15mm. I've painted them a while ago. I wanted the foliage to match their green camouflage. These miniatures are superb, but buyers should be wary that the material they are made from is very hard. Parts will break rather than bend. All figures are individually based and magnetised to FOW / Team Yankee bases. </div>
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Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-61985746546662472682015-12-07T18:37:00.001+01:002015-12-07T18:37:54.728+01:00Rebel Minis - 1/100 15mm - US Army Platoon 2Some better photos of my Rebel Minis Team Yankee US Army platoon.<br />
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Just some quick photos of my completed american army infantry platoon. The figures are by <a href="http://www.rebelminis.com/15mm-modern-milita.html" target="_blank">Rebel Minis</a> supplemented by some QRF/TSS <a href="http://totalsystemscenic.com/product/mai22-modern-us-designated-marksmen-m16-helmet/" target="_blank">Modern US Army designated marksmen</a> there are also some QRF/TSS <a href="http://totalsystemscenic.com/product/mai04-modern-us-m4-command-helmet/" target="_blank">Modern US Army commanders</a>. I sculpted parts of body armour, backpacks and googles on QRF/TSS figures to blend them better with Rebel Minis troops. I don't think that those two lines should be mixed together, the sculpting is very different even between both QRF/TSS packs, with marksmen having a superior sculpt. </div>
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The figures are based individually and then magnetised to FOW/Team Yankee style bases. I followed platoon composition that was previewed which does mean I had to add additional Javelin armed soldier and remove two men from platoon (Real platoon has 28 men including 3 Javelins vs 27 men including 4 Javelins in TY). The TO&E I fallowed is for Bradley mounted soldiers and is rather modern with designated marksmen present. I probably should have one SAW per fire team and not per squad but I didn't had necessary figures. I might order some <a href="http://www.peterpig.co.uk/ak47.html" target="_blank">Peter Pig SAW</a> armed troops to make my platoon more real. </div>
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Lighting is bad on the photos and detail is lost but its better to show something than stay quiet. The camouflage is some type of modern dry one. I wanted those miniatures to be usable as any army using AR15 and Fritz helmet post 2001 year, thus there are no markings painted and camouflage is abstract one. I think I might add one more type of foliage to the bases but I am not 100% set on it. The hardest part was matching new figures to the ones painted over a year ago. </div>
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Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-35812324532799396452015-11-27T09:17:00.000+01:002015-11-27T09:26:15.825+01:00Preparing for Team YankeeTeam Yankee by Battlefront is coming soon. Thus I started preparing my forces. I am not sure what side I will play thus I have incentive to paint both Russians and Americans. I have enough American army figures by Rebel Miniatures to create two full Team Yankee platoons. One is almost finished.<br />
For Russians I have modern Zvezda T-72 tanks, which are historically inaccurate, but so are T-72 tanks by Battlefront, as in 1985 in Germany Russians would have used T-80 and T-64 tanks. I have 4 T-64BV tanks that need last coat of paint. But I don't want to use them as inferior T-72s. I think of creating count as force using American rules. I will use figures by QRF/TSS and have everything replaced by soviet stuff that Battlefront is not making. This way with photoshopped cards it should create less confusion than using for example Hind and saying it is Cobra. I envision this count as force this way:<br />
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T-64BV - M1 Abrams<br />
BTR-80 - M113<br />
BRDM-2 (AT-5) - M901 ITV<br />
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2S29 - M106<br />
2S3 - M109<br />
Mil Mi 8 Hip E - AH-1 Cobra<br />
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For infantry I'd probably use Eureka Miniatures modern Russians painted like 1985 Soviet troops. They could represent afghanka uniform wearing soldiers in body armour.<br />
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Sneak peak of US Army infantry platoon. Painted figures by Rebel Miniatures, unpainted by QRF/TSS - those are designated marksmen from current TO&E. All figures are based individually and magnetised to FOW style bases.<br />
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I don't have much to write, because I haven't painted much. I have several tanks waiting for the last coat of paint, multiple bases to be done and infantry to be finished. I have Team Yankee preordered and plan on getting Osprey - Black Ops game rules. When I have some spare time I fiddle with green stuff.</div>
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Here are my modern Syrian tanks in 1/100 15mm. Two tanks are made by Zvezda and one by QRF/TSS. I have added sandbags to the front of Zvezda downgraded one, to hide modern armour. The QRF/TSS had a lot more done to it: side skirts were covered with sandbags and tower received additional armour to make it higher (More in line with Zvezda tanks, as it was sitting low.), last but not least its tracks were replaced by Zvezda tracks. I think that when painted it would look ok. </div>
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Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-7278062033240983872015-08-06T07:07:00.000+02:002015-08-06T07:13:10.253+02:00Zvezda - Hot War - 1/100 - 2S1 Gvozdika<div style="text-align: justify;">
Artillery is the queen of battle and with the new Zvezda release you can add it to your Russian / Soviet / Warsaw Pact armies. The 2S1 Gvozdika is a very popular kit that saw use in many wars, sometimes on both sides of the conflict. This new 1/100 model was supposed to hit the market in 2014 with <span style="text-align: justify;"> ZSU-23-4 "Shilka", now both kits are here. Although it is not as complicated as Shilka it is still nicely tolled kit. The turret moves and the gun can be moved upwards and downwards. It's a fun a useful model. Below are some photos of the assembled 2S1. Painted example should follow soon.</span></div>
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Finally! Thats what can be said of this new release by Zvezda. ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" was supposed to hit the market in 2014, then it was in 2015 catalogue, now it's here in flesh. And let me say what a kit it is. It's the best 1/100 Zvezda Hot War model. When put next to Abrams it really shows how far have they improved their tooling. It has tons of parts with the turret assembly mirroring the chassis, having the "skeleton" to which the armour panels are added. This serves one purpose: moving guns! Yes, this kit has moving guns. It's amazing in this scale. Below are few photos of the model kit. Painted example should follow soon. </div>
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Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-71442078255980022952015-05-02T12:04:00.001+02:002015-08-06T07:08:18.007+02:00Zvezda - Hot War - 1/100 - T72<div style="text-align: justify;">
I've got several Zvezda T72 1/100 15mm tanks. I like them mainly because I can get them in every model shop. They are plastic and lent themselves easily for converting. Here you can see some examples of my tanks. </div>
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Two Syrian tanks, one with custom era and optics. Two Russian green tanks, one with Qrf T72BV turret. One early type (cast turret) T90 with shtora, in modern Russian camo. Syrian tanks are mostly done. T90 is waiting for AA gun. Green tanks need their AA guns and some paint.</div>
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Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-16439837928739795242015-04-29T21:41:00.000+02:002015-08-06T07:08:49.462+02:00QRF / TSS - 15mm T-72BA with ERA (T-72BV) and Zvezda 1/100 T-72BV <div style="text-align: justify;">
Like most wargamers that want to get 1/100 15mm Cold war or modern figures I was drawn to Geoffs QRF Models. I've acquired several packs of infantry models and some vehicles. QRFs range of kits is quite amazing so it's the place to get your cold war / modern models. One thing that many wargamers find themselves questioning is figures comparability between ranges. With infantry you can end up having Xyston Republican Romans on one side and Corvus Belli Carthaginians on the other, the Romans being more than a head taller! With modern vehicles it is industry standard to make kits not in 15mm scale but in 1/100 scale. So in ideal world every T-34 should be the same, but there are some casting issues that lead to differences. With the advent of computer designed plastics that have exactly 1/100 scale those new kits become benchmark for scale purposes. Not always rightly so as show measurements of Zvezda 1/100 - Hot War - BTR-80 compared with wikipedia (it could be wrong, I suppose that Russians know the right measurements of their APC). </div>
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Back to the QRF and Zvezda 1/100 T-72 kits. With QRF T-72BV being in many figure collections it must be interesting how it compares with Zvezda T-72BV. I will not post straight photos side by side as the tanks are only in name the same type. Whats funny is that the T-72 variant shown on Zvezda art box is not in the box, but can be bought from QRF. If you get both tank you will quickly find out that they are different measurements wise. But the close inspection will tell you that both tanks have tracks of the same length, guns of the same length, turrets of the same diameter and main tank chassis of very close length. The differences stem from the way tracks are mounted in QRF tank compared to Zvezda making it sit lower, Rear fenders that are much shorter on QRF tank, and turret being shorter than Zvezda. What you can see on pictures is Zvezda and QRF chassis with Zvezda turrets. The QRF chassis has been slightly modified to match Zvezda tank. I believe that both tanks are compatible and with the little work they will blend well together an any army. Personally I prefer QRF Models T-72 detail and Zvezda T-72 fenders length, and turret height. The QRF turret / Zvezda chassis kit will be shown here later. </div>
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Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-32496937119902554672015-04-28T19:09:00.000+02:002015-08-06T07:09:16.512+02:00QRF / TSS - 15mm - MGI02 - Modern German Infantry<div style="text-align: justify;">
This is something that I've picked several months ago and managed to complete from bare metal to flocked bases. It's not all green, as I have several more packs in various stages of work in progress. I still haven't decided what will be their APC. </div>
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At 15mm these miniatures armed with HK G36 can work as several different nations each with its own APC. The second difference is the usage of different support weapons other than the very characteristically German PzF3. I believe that these figures can work for: German Army, Latvian Army, Lithuanian Army, Spanish Army, Mexican Army (although the Mexican army uses FX-05 it's superficial look is similar to G36) and many special operator units from around the globe</div>
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The figures are nice, well cast and easy to paint. I think that at 15mm they well represent the subject. The pack on the pictures is <a href="http://totalsystemscenic.com/product/mgi02-modern-germans-with-g36-firing/" target="_blank">MGI02 Modern Germans with G36 firing</a>. I've had some problem with green colour for camouflage and it shows. I've added some autumn foliage to the bases and different green flocks. The effect is slightly exaggerated but I like it. If anyone is thinking what figures to get for his modern warfare enemies for Russians, one should really think about those miniatures as they are very versatile and well made.</div>
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At last! A new blog post and a new modern release in 1/100 15mm scale from Zvezda. The Ural 4320 truck. I hope we will soon see all the other kits that are in pipeline: Shilka, 2S1 Gvozdika and M109. </div>
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About the new plastic 1/100 15mm Ural 4320 - it's a nice kit. Very, very well detailed it's definitely in different league than Zvezdas M1A1 Abrams. On the downside it's not that easy to assembly and some parts are quite fiddly. </div>
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Here you can see some pictures of it with some other Zvezda 1/100 15mm modern Russian vehicles, QRF BTRD and 15mm soldiers by: Oddzial Osmy - "Green Man", QRF - Modern German and Rebel Miniatures - Modern American. As soldiers are based on 10mm coins, and have their own moulded bases I've put the new Ural 4320 on a base for some pictures.</div>
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My "current" project. I started it more than a month ago. Yesterday I made it's first feet. </div>Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-19807450734555461272012-02-25T09:31:00.000+01:002012-02-25T12:40:10.398+01:00Soviet Engineer-SapperOn the painting table now: Soviet Engineer-Sappers. Before I paint my Fallschirmjagers I wanted to try new paints and decide on the painting style I will use. For that purpose I took my Soviet Engineer-Sappers that I bought long time ago to use in a diorama with big mecha. Their combat armour gives them that cool pulp look.<br />
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Comparison (The pose that is not shown on the box art is the lying ammunition carrier).</div>
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I received my new order from maelstrom games: Coat d'arms paints, Forged in battle German paratroopers, Flames of War special order MG34/42 and Germans with panzerfausts. I wanted MG to add some more firepower to paratroopers and panzerfausts as a reference to sculpting my own. Because I placed my order on 3rd of February and there were Flames of War items in it I received the new 3rd edition Flames of War rulebook. I must say I'm impressed with the quality of this book and even tho I didn't wanted to play this game I might try it afterwards.</div>
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I might add some in box/blister photos later this week before I start my conversion work.</div>Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-41858128878654815162012-01-28T00:11:00.002+01:002012-01-28T00:12:26.103+01:00Few WIP Photos.Those are the things I am now working on in my spare time:<br />
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Southern Heavy Gear mechs on custom 40mm sabot bases and WW2 15mm Soviet Engineer-Sappers.<br />
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Essex Kassite and Later Babylonian Army. The chariots are glued to their proper bases by wheels so they can be painted easily without much hustle. Chariot crews are custom ones as the figures that were in the pack did not have bows. Chariots themselves had their axles moved back to give them more historical look.<br />
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0 Gundam that had one of his joints broken. Now its glued back with a pin inside. It's a third thing that had broken in it. First was the sword handle and then the pelvis peg.<br />
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I've converted their guns in to bullpup versions to tie them with the IMI Tavor that Israeli army now uses.<br />
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<br /></div>Andrzej Pietrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14271005904493179217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635430391927443716.post-61058428804210952862012-01-10T18:37:00.002+01:002012-01-10T18:37:47.366+01:00Photo update 3.For a joined Christmas and birthday present I got myself some Heavy Gear minis to use as 15mm near future mechs. Those that can be seen on the photo are Southern Anolis Refit units and a Black Mamba. I have updated their weapons to give them more modern (current) look. I plan on painting them in IDF colors.<br />
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