Wednesday Workbench 05 October 2022

 

I've been making slow but steady progress on the next batch of Waffen SS. There are two reasons for that. I've been running test prints of some 15mm and 28mm figures to try out a miniatures profile I found on the web; I've had to adjust some of the settings as it didn't quite work on my printer. I've also had to keep an eye on my printer while it's running as the current spool seems to have been badly wound which is causing some tangles that need to be cleared by hand before they cause a failure.

I think I'm on track to finish painting them tomorrow, but the varnishing steps will probably be done on Friday.

Finished: 28mm Waffen SS Medics and Extra MG Crew

 I did say that these would be posted yesterday when they were finished, but decided to post them today instead to help space my posts out a little.

Jump Off Point

I decide that this pair of figures would make a good Jump Off Point for Chain of Command. alternatively it would make a nice vignette to place on the table.

Medics

O could have based these two figures individually, but as I'll only ever need one medic I thought they'd go together nicely as a single base.

Extra Crew for Tripod MG42

Those of you with long memories may recall that when I posted the tripod MG42 teams that I didn't have enough figures for both crews. Well, these three figures bring them up to full strength.

All the figures in this batch are from The Assault Group.

Next up will be the support option squad. I suspect that they'll be ready to post on Thursday. After that I'll just have two more figures to paint (for now) - two officers in long leather coats.

Paint Table Saturday

 

I got distracted again and didn't do any painting yesterday. I have made up for it today as this batch is all but finished - I just need to drybrush the bases and paint the metal details. They'll be finished tomorrow.

For some reason, despite the range being "Late War", the medics and casualty seem to be in early war uniform. Ho, hum!

I've been 3D printing more "bitz" but I'd packed them away earlier on so didn't get to take any photos of them.

Finished: 28mm Waffen SS Panzerknacker Teams

 

As promised yesterday, here are the photos of the latest batch of Waffen SS - two Panzerknacker teams. In Chain of command each team is made up of four men with three charges, three smoke grenades and a MG42 with two crew (there's no note about what weapons the other two men have - I've done a rifle and SMG for them). 

The chaps with MG42s, grenade bundles and mines are from The Assault Group, the other two are from Artizan.

At 2 support points, each team is worth considering taking as supports, even if the opposition doesn't have any armour. With my weapon allocation, two teams (=4 support points) will put out 18 shooting dice at over 12", 22 at 6-12" and 26 at 0-6". A regular infantry squad (=4 support points) would have 15, 17 and 19 dice; a regular panzergrenadier squad (=5 support points) would have 21, 23 and 25 dice. The downside is that each team would need a 1 on the command dice to activate or an order from a senior leader, whereas the squads can be activated on a 2 or 3.

Wednesday Workbench 28 September 2022

 

In case you're wondering about the lack of a "finished" post, have no fear - the panzerknacker teams are done and I will be posting photos of them tomorrow.

So, what's next in the painting queue?

Medics (as a Jump Off Point and as a support option)

Three extra figures to complete the tripod MG crews

I'll be starting work on them tomorrow.

3D Printing

"Bitz" printing continues:

I've printed some more arcade game machines plus a bunch of SciFi doors and windows. I also found some mutant heads and printed them at 100%, 110% and 120% to see how they look.

I also printed some jet bikes this morning. I've had to scrap these as they took too much damage from removing the supports. They were also a bit undersized - I'll be reprinting them at 150% which should be about right for 28mm.:

I've got a couple more days of bitz printing before I start printing other stuff.

Paint Table Sunday 25 September 2022

 

After easing up on Thursday, my cold returned with a vengeance on Friday so I ended up not being able to crack on with the next batch of Waffen SS until today. I've actually got them much further along than I'd expected to:

I just have the camo dots, metals, eagles and the base left to do. However, I don't expect to finish them tomorrow as I need to head into central London for some bits and pieces; I'll also be out gaming in the evening. They should be done by Tuesday evening though.

3D Printing

I'm still busily printing off "bits" and small scenery pieces:

You might have spotted some box girder bridge trusses - those are actually for my jungle terrain. I want to do an engineer-made bridge to add to my collection (they were used in the 1943-44 campaigns).

Finished: 28mm Waffen SS Squad 3

 

I said they'd be finished today, and they are. It's quite a relief to get these out of the way.

Riflemen

MG 42 Team

And a shot with the previously painted figures for the squad:

With this squad finished, that completes my core platoon so here's a photo of the full platoon in all of their glory:

Next onto the table will be two Panzerknacker teams (I'll probably only ever use one, but I had enough figures for two). As I only have support options left to paint (for now) they will mark the swap to the spring/summer oak leaf pattern - light green dots instead of orange-brown ones!