Saturday, 29 January 2022

Encounter at Bikelheim

 Not an AAR report, sorry if that disappointed anyone,but rather an update on progress so far. I've completed two vehicles: a Soviet BMP-2 and a Chieftain MBT ~

A closer look at each of the vehicles to appreciate Phil's handiwork in painting both. I'm just responsible for the basing work and adding the transfers. Oh, and the buildings and such of course. The vehicles are the plastic kits from Battlefront's Team Yankee range. The Chieftain MBT first ~

The Soviet BMP-2 next ~


I hope to have more to show on the building side in due course. I took delivery of another package from LaserCraftArt recently, including bases for the office block and the modern shops which can be seen added to Bikelheim in the picture below ~
There were also bases for the terraced houses and another terraced house to complete that part of the layout, along with another small German house to join my barn in a small farm setting. More on this front as and when...



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22 comments:

  1. Matt Crump30 January 2022 at 00:09

    Good progress David, but I guess at the moment the British have the advantage !

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    1. David30 January 2022 at 04:03

      It will all pan out over time I'm confident.

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  2. Phil Robinson30 January 2022 at 00:38

    Building up nicely Herr B.

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    1. David30 January 2022 at 04:04

      How about at your end though? Another couple to work on yet?

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  3. Norm30 January 2022 at 03:53

    Looking good, what sort of size of force are you looking at for a 7 Days game?

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    1. David30 January 2022 at 04:08

      I'll have to disappoint you Norm I think. Not a large game envisaged at present, half a dozen tanks or so and a few infantry groups plus support elements. I'm more a musket and cannon chap really, so this is very foreign territory for me, but I'll get sorted in the end I'm sure. At present I'm concentrating really on buildings and such as I have no 15mm terrain at all, not even any modern roads yet as you can see.

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    2. Norm30 January 2022 at 10:35

      Not disappointed at all, that is exactly the sort of size that would interest me, I shall watch with interest.

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    3. David30 January 2022 at 10:43

      It'll be slow progress though Norm, about like watching paint dry I'd think.

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  4. Jonathan White30 January 2022 at 05:23

    I bet your glad we didn't sell them now.

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    1. David30 January 2022 at 06:16

      I think I am, especially if you can persuade JH to paint the infantry for me.😁

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  5. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)30 January 2022 at 07:08

    Looks very cool David!

    Christopher

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    1. David30 January 2022 at 08:16

      Thank you Christopher, much appreciated.

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  6. Steve J.30 January 2022 at 07:20

    This is starting to take shape rather nicely David.

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    1. David30 January 2022 at 08:17

      It's a start, I'll give you that, but a long way to go yet.

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  7. George Anderson30 January 2022 at 23:27

    Looking good, you will be looking for something else soon.

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    1. David31 January 2022 at 02:11

      I have other irons in the fire for existing projects ~ ACW, FRW, Pendawar. Progress with CWGH depends on factors outside my control, namely Phil's commission schedule.

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  8. Paul Watson31 January 2022 at 01:01

    Impressive progress there Dave! The development of Bikelheim seems to be eating up the green belt at an alarming rate! Wonderful looking vehicles too. Are you planning on trying the team yankee rules? or someting else such as Battlegroup maybe...
    Read your WI article BTW, very nicely put together with a few interesting references to the earlier collections. I remember well your Napoleonic collection from the old days. I still have a jar of the famous "Bickley Pink!" I dare you to try and fit that into the B.O.A.R!😉

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    1. David31 January 2022 at 02:12

      Don't see any pink in the B.A.O.R. really, but you never know... Glad you picked up the nostalgia thread in the article.

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    2. Phil Robinson31 January 2022 at 03:08

      A nice pink windmill perhaps😂😂😂

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    3. David31 January 2022 at 07:21

      I shall have to look out for a suitable 15mm kit then.

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  9. Graham1 February 2022 at 15:34

    Looking good David. I have also been tempted/inveigled into Seven Days Territory. My First task is to paint the 30 or so infantry groups for the Warsaw Pact and the Brits. Once that mountain is climbed the vehicles should follow. I am finding that contrast paints are working very well for both companies, the question for me is to paint faces or assume they are wearing Max Factor Number 1 Field Camouflage face paint.

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