Another unit finished, and now I've very nearly finished the Sikh Desert Rats contingent that I'll be taking to the 'Tabletopbattle.com UK Gathering II' in just under 2 weeks' time! Yay!
That said, I wasn't hugely impressed by this mini. Take a glance at these late-night mobile pics...!
Whilst it was fairly good value - gun, limber and four crew for just £10 +p&p from West Wind Miniatures - the crew models are not much cop. Bad molding lines, blobby hands and faces and slightly weird poses did not really impress me, although the gun itself is pretty decent in its simplicity.
Interestingly, although a bit of research pointed toward the carriage getting narrower as the war progressed, this carriage+gun combined is significantly smaller than the late-war 25pdr mini that Warlord Games makes... although in turn, this is actually quite good, as the Perry Miniatures Sikhs I have are more slightly built than the Warlord Brits.
Overall, it is done; it is finished. At least a lack of detail means a quick paint job, eh?!
Almost there...
- Drax.
Quick and very nice!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Phil. The gun looks pretty much okay, but the crew don't really bear up to close scrutiny!
DeleteSmall because it's classed as "Light Howitzer" ingame perhaps? Youre right about those crew sculpts though.... not good not at all.
ReplyDeleteGlad your painting has brought the best out of this lot though - well done mate. So close to done, I'm still.... miles away on my Soviets.
Yeah. The good ol' 25pdr does tend to suffer a little from game rules, but at least in Bolt Action they get the AT rule...!
DeleteI'm loving your progress on those Ruskies, mate!
Yeah. The good ol' 25pdr does tend to suffer a little from game rules, but at least in Bolt Action they get the AT rule...!
DeleteI'm loving your progress on those Ruskies, mate!
I can tell you from vast personal experience that most breach-creatures have blobby ill defined features.
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