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A mythical beast - a female wargamer! I got back into wargaming in the summer of 2011 after a very, very long break and haven't looked back since. I must admit that I seem to be more of a painter/collector than a gamer, but do hope to correct that at some point in the near future. My gaming interests span the ages, from the "Biblical" era all the way through to the far future. I enjoy games of all sizes, from a handful of figures up to major battles (see my megalomaniacally sized Choson Korean and Russian Seven Years War armies).

Monday, 11 November 2013

Simon's Spetsnaz (Finished)

I finished painting these last night, but had to wait until this evening to give them a coat of matt spray varnish. Doing the camouflage was a bit tricky, mainly because I didn't want to overpower the finished look but still wanted to get the right effect. I think I've got it about right. My only qualm is the mid-tone of the camo - I think it should have been a little darker, but it looks OK.

So, lots of pics for you. I haven't taken shots of all the figures as there are only 5 poses.















Now that they are varnished, I'll be popping them off the painting sticks and packaging them to give to Simon at the club, probably on Thursday night.
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15 comments:

  1. Herkybird11 November 2013 at 21:22

    Nice job as usual Tamsin! There was no point in russian them!

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  2. Sam Wise11 November 2013 at 22:33

    nice work on those little figures !

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  3. david bromley12 November 2013 at 05:50

    They look nice! IMO camouflage is harder than Napoleonic dress uniforms. Like German camo of WW2 or scifi patterns, it gets more difficult the smaller the scale as the color does not occupy the same real-estate as the actual uniform. It's more illusion of the style with drybrush and washes till it feels right! ;)

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  4. Simon Quinton 12 November 2013 at 07:31

    Very nice Tamsin, The other Simon should be very pleased!

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  5. Simon Quinton 12 November 2013 at 07:32

    They look great Tamsin. The other Simon shall be pleased :D

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  6. Clint12 November 2013 at 07:48

    I do like the camouflage. Nice Job

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  7. Michael Awdry12 November 2013 at 08:14

    Now that's impressive camouflage, especially given the scale!

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  8. Phil12 November 2013 at 09:19

    Very nice work, the camo is great!

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  9. Rodger12 November 2013 at 09:22

    Very very nice Tamsin!

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  10. the.urban.bunny12 November 2013 at 12:17

    They look brilliant Tamsin,

    Looking forward to getting them on the table.

    Tomorrow's war sometime?

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  11. TamsinP12 November 2013 at 13:01

    @ all - thanks! :)

    @ Herkybird - don't give up the day job (unless your day job is as a comedian)! ;)

    @ David - yup, it would definitely have been easier to do the camo at 28mm or bigger. I ended up using different applicators rather than brushes for the mid- and dark-tones

    @ Simon the urban bunny - glad you like them and I look forward to seeing them in use. I'm definitely up for Tomorrow's War sometime.

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  12. BigLee12 November 2013 at 14:26

    I was about to type "very nice" which [judging by the other comments] would be terribly unoriginal... so instead I'll just say "These are cool" and leave it at that.

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  13. Sean12 November 2013 at 18:45

    You're on a roll. Nice work on the camo.

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  14. Stefan (aka. Monty)13 November 2013 at 07:47

    Wow... Very nice work!
    The camouflage turned out great.

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  15. CelticCurmudgeon13 November 2013 at 12:57

    Great job! Now if you could get your friend to play "Zombies in Zhitomir" they would really be put to good use.

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