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Modern Somalian Militia in 1/72 Scale

by 2Paint on May 14, 2012

It’s been a hectic week but I finally finished my small band of Somalian militia. I had to make a long trip to serve my nation this past weekend and had to put on my camouflage uniform again. I’m glad it’s over and now I can recommence on with my band of rag tag militia. [...]

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WIP: Modern African Militia in 1/72 Scale

by 2Paint on May 3, 2012

Dealing with modern period figures can be tough. The reason being that history is still being written. On top of that, all the sides that are involved in a conflict are still around and have different views about the situation. In order to understand things better, it would be better to look at the perspective [...]

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Taking A Closer Look At The 100 Years War English Infantry From Zvezda

April 30, 2012

The 1/72 scale 100 Years War English infantry set by Zvezda is a real stunner. It comes with 45 infantry with very adequate poses to create a very good medieval battle scene. I’m planning to convert and use some of these miniatures to create a medieval Scottish army. That will come in due time though. [...]

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Modern US Marines in The Battle of Fallujah(2004)

April 21, 2012

“It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war.” – Lester B. Pearson. The Caesar Miniatures Modern US Army set was designed based on the US Marines during the Iraq invasion back in 2003. To be more precise, it was the troops who took part in the battle [...]

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Taking A Closer Look At Modern Militia From Caesar Miniatures

April 16, 2012

This set from Caesar miniatures (1/72 scale) covers a wide range of modern militias from various nations. Pretty interesting if you ask me. If you use this with the “Urban Resistors” set, you can create unlimited types of modern militias from around the world. These are truly a range of figures which no other manufacturers [...]

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Sneak Peak: Modern US Soldier in Desert Uniform

April 9, 2012

Just a quick update on my progress. My 1/72 scale modern US army figures from Caesar miniatures are all painted except for the final varnishes to be applied. The face details are already added. Here is one fine example. I’m now working on the scene where the soldiers will displayed. More to come in a [...]

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Work in Progress: Modern US Army(2003)

April 5, 2012

As promised, here are the work in progress pictures of the Modern US army figures from Caesar. I wanted to use these figures as players in a Somalian Operation in 1993, but the equipment they were using were for the 2003 Iraq invasion. Take note of the camelbak water hydration system that some of them [...]

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Vintage Airfix German Infantry in 1/76 Scale

March 31, 2012

This German infantry set from Airfix depicts soldiers who were involved in the earlier part of WW2. With acrylic paint, I painted these vintage miniatures to enhance the details that were meant to be seen. Back in the 80′s, only enamel paints were the most widely used and available. That means things like highlight and [...]

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Taking a Closer Look At Modern US Army(Caesar)

March 30, 2012

It’s now time for a new period and new challenge. This week we take a look at Caesar miniature’s 1/72 scale modern US army. This modern US army set in desert uniform was used in the Iraq invasion back in 2003. Caesar Miniatures released this set back in 2006. How an AT4 looks like in [...]

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Spartan Warriors in 1/72 Scale (Zvezda)

March 25, 2012

‘Rise up, warriors, take your stand at one another’s sides, our feet set wide and rooted like oaks in the ground. ‘ Firstly, thanks to Max Martinez from Spain for reminding me to paint this Spartan set. Almost everyone is familiar with the glorified story of the 300 Spartans, who fought gallantly and perished in [...]

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