US Infantry Heavy Machine gun Platoons X2 – and some!

Hello everybody?

My names Martin, you may recognise me from blogs such as: US infantry #1 and US infantry #2!

Today I am going to tell you about the US infantry Heavy Machinegun platoons X2 project.

I started by preparing a massive amount of US infantry figures I had to paint some 2 months ago.

I included 2 blisters of new HMG teams from Michael who bought them at discount from the Toywold sale in Dunedin.

I added all the odd platoon amount I got in another auction I won. As these were the old castings which are better I decided to use them. Besides they also had some bazookas.

Undercoating in Krylon metal cote.. black. Good stuff.

This time I became even more dismayed by paint so many infantry that I took one HUGE short cut.

This time I have not painted base colour and left the black primer showing in the recesses and shaded areas of the miniature.
This time I am going to ink and dry brush highlight.
It will be intersting as the paints are all the same brand and colours… we shall see some comparisons.
Pictures to follow..

Today I have painted all base colours and only have the final leather and wood colours to apply. And of course the helmet colour which is last.

So I should have 2 x HMG platoons ready in a few weeks after Christmas. Plus an extra Infantry platoon… that makes.. five platoons…

Also I have enough Shermans now to field 2x 4 tank platoons with 2 command tanks.

Curently working on stripping and air brushing 2 GMC M10’s I have 1 Utility car.

10 Replies to “US Infantry Heavy Machine gun Platoons X2 – and some!”

  1. Good work my man. Nice to see you’re still grinding your way through all those us infantry. I on the other hand have done very little, though I have almost finished another of James defkoptas.

  2. Defkoptas are cool.

    They do defy all laws of gravity.. but then some plantets have very diffrent gravity.

    HMG plts are finished but need glued to bases and basing material applied.

    This includes six more stands of rifle infantry and two more bazookas.

    One step closer to a grand war.

  3. Good work, I don’t know how you do it, painting all that 15mm stuff really drives me crazy. hmmmm….

  4. It is because I drive about 13km home to look accross the lake a distance of about 900m to where I work. Realise I left somthing at work and then shrug my shoulders and go on to watch TV and paint.

    Plus I have a dream of a large battle and … well .. honestly we need th reinforcments and whats better than the arrival of the cavalry? USA USA…

  5. sadly I don’t share your sentiments. That is to say I like the idea of a large battle however the arrival of the cavalry in the form of the US. I guess I subscribe to the oversexed, overpaid and over here camp. Not that I’m saying I’m not grateful for their contribution.

  6. I hear that. Well in that case you could then help by painting up some of the folowing:
    3 x British mk V shermans (+1 VC firefly)
    4x British 5.5″ howitzers plus crews.
    1 x British airbourne platoon
    1 x British infantry company
    4 x sexton self propelled artillery and sherman OP tank

    And Mr Potter could let me paint some of his unpainted US airbourne howeitzers and stuff… God knows I’m willing.

    p.s had a intenet connection problem and that shortland street looking tool you game me worked a treat to fix it.

    We always thought you were .. oversexed, overpaid, over there and understimulated. LOL

  7. LOL ahuh. Well to be fair I’ll paint anything thats not infantry regardless of how it’s dressed up.

    …what shortland street looking tool? I gave you a tool?

  8. Oh well .. would you paint a defrocked priest?
    It has no dress at all.

    umm.. winsock tool?

    infantry are easy… you just set your table top standard too high.

  9. oh you haven’t seen some of my FJ or you might rethink that comment. They’re not my best work.
    You coming to town at some point around christmas? or are you off to Timaru?

  10. Yeah I will in from about 27 to just after new years. All my FOW stuff is in Queenstown now.. so you will have to gome up instead for a game. You can do it?

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