MECHANIZED Cold War Canucks

I finished up a couple of M113s this week to mechanize my first company of Cold War Canadians.

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The M113s are Italeri plastic model kits. I have two more in boxes to be assembled and painted, plus I’ve ordered an Easy Model pre-assembled and painted 1:72 M113 (which will be repaineted to match the others – hopefully it will be the same SCALE as the others!), to kit out a second company.

I had fretted about how to paint them for some time. I’ve seen all manner of camoflage patters on Canadian M113s – some three colour brown-black-green, some three colour light green-dark gree-black, some two colour green and black, and some just green. I went with just green and didn’t paint on any insignia so the could double as either American or Israeli. Honestly in most pictures they’re generally so covered in grim and mud ans dust you can’t even tell what colour they were originally – so that’s just what I did – green with heavy weathering!

I also have 4 (+2 more ordered for a total of 6) Grizzly AVGPs, to kit out two more companies. These will take a little more work to assemble so they will be coming later….

Ideally I’d like to have a whole battalion with M113s but I just can’t afford that right now, so I have to work with what I’ve got – so we will have a mixed battalion.

Some More of John’s Descent Figures

John was in town yesterday and picked up a bach-o-figs I’ve painted up for him. Thought I’d borrow Amanda’s camera and take a quick pic of the Descent figures.

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Don’t ask me their names… I don’t remember. Pain in the ass to paint, but look pretty okay when they’re done.

Dang....

So... I dropped my camera on the sidewalk on the weekend... and I sort of got it to work for a day or two by holding the lens in place (as it came out crooked when I turned it on). But now it seems to be totally effed.... So no pics until I get a new one. 

I can tell you that I finished up enough stands of my new Canadians for a second company. These lads I painted in the camo smocks of the Canadian Airborne Regiment. 

I also cranked out another nine of John's descent figures. I'll borrow Amanda's camera to take a pic of the whole bunch when I finish off the last couple. 

This is pretty boring without pics, huh? Guess I better get a new camera sooner rather than later... or figure out how to use Amanda's fancy new camera... 

Cold War Canucks!

…and French too!

I finished up a batch of my new 20mm modern figures last night.

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A batch of Canadians – the Firing and advancing figures I had done a week or so back, but I have added three kneeling figures one with an FN, one with a Carl G, and one with an SMG (I’m not sure what the Canadian designation for the Sterling was…?)

These lads will be part of a mechanized outfit as soon as I assemble a couple of M113s!

I’ve been re-thinking how I’m going to organize my forces for Cold War Commander. I think I’m going to try maneuver elements (under an HQ) being companies; with infantry units being half platoons (so 6-8 stands per company) and vehicles being full platoons (so three or four stands per formation).

The forces we were using before were just a bit too unwieldy.


I had finished only one of my French masters when I was making moulds last week… The prone one… So I have only a single stand of them so far but I’ve been eyeing up my VABs and plotting. I have four more infantry masters in the works. All are armed with the FAMAS.

It may LOOK like I’m not working on John’s Descent figures… but I AM! (I just haven’t FINISHED any to take pictures of and post…)

More Jocks

I know I promised to do a step-by-step post about how I make my moulds… I’m sorry I just don’t have time right now – I WILL do it with the next batch of moulds…

In the last couple of days I made moulds for an 18th century highlander and a few more modern 20mm figures (mostly Canadians). So far I’ve only finished painting a few samples of the jocks:

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I hadn’t originally planned on doing highlanders, as I didn’t need too many and had pretty much bought as much as I needed for my planned projects. But then Fitz-badger when and made his own highlanders and I got all inspired…

I’ll probably crank out a few Canucks and some new French over the next day or two… but what I really need to focus on the last of of John’s Descent figures - as he pointed out - he will be arriving shortly to collect them!

Master Sculpting Update

I’ve been on a bit of a sculpting kick lately…

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From left to right: A French Canadian habitant militiaman, British infantryman, Highland Infantryman. All three of these are, more or less, finished. I just have to put them on bases and make moulds.


A couple more canucks in the works and very nearly completed. L to R: Section Commander with SMG, Infantryman with Carl G


The beginnings of some 1980’s French. I'm really happy with the prone guy - it's the first prone figure I've ever sculpted. I'll have to do a Canuck like this... 

Hopefully I'll be making some moulds this week and will try to take my time and document the process...

Brief Painting Update

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I finished up a few more of John’s Descent figures. That’s about it for painting. I’ve kind of been in sculpting mode… when I’ve had a moment for hobby business. more on that in another post.