A few phone happy-snaps of recent stuff. Terrible photos but it’s really convenient to just use the phone for WIPS and it gives me a good idea if I’ve missed anything. Perry Miniatures Vichy French are the real thing going on here, but I tend to invite distractions so certainly not the only stuff that’ll get done. There are a few more of these since this photo was taken. I do really like this range and it’s captured my imagination a bit. Very tough to research properly though so if anyone has anything useful it would be much appreciated. The situation isn’t helped by a lot of French records (and even many pre-war records of the metropolitan army) seemingly being destroyed, perhaps for obvious reasons.They are really delicate little figures, which I like, and as with much of the Perry WW2 range the detail can be a little ‘sketched’ at times. I actually don’t mind this and enjoy interpreting it as I paint the details in. I have a heap of vehicles here too so hope to tackle one or two over Christmas. I also now have several opinions on the subject of painting knees.
![]() Sudan light infantry officer is include because it’s my favorite figure in that whole range. I painted a few of these a while back but shelved for now until the muse strikes again.
![]() ![]() Russian Civil War figures were really a palette cleanser to get me painting again after a few months off. Copplestone is a genius and painting these is so easy it’s a good way to get a bit of momentum going again. These always feel more like colouring in an illustration than painting figures to me – very expressive and a lot of fun.
![]() No bases finished here. I usually do these in batches for consistency (and because it’s a bit boring tbh). |
Very nice. I like the use of light and shade
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Great stuff. Love the Copplestones, I tend to think of them the same way as you, they’re the kind of sculpts that never age. The Vichy project sounds interesting, lots of cool vehicle options!
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Thanks 🙂
French colonial forces – what could be more atmospheric than that?
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