Category Archives: Flames of War Painting

Overrun

Posted on December 2, 2012 by minutiaeofwar

Continuing with the theme, this scene displays the rapid advance of the platoon through an emplaced Russian position. The idea is that the Russians have fallen back promptly under pressure from the Panzergrenadier advance. This squad is quickly redeploying to … Continue reading →

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Light it Up!

Posted on November 25, 2012 by minutiaeofwar

This is my favourite base to date. The idea for it came spontaneously to me while working on another base. When it did I immediately went out and scoured the lands for a Maxim Machine Gun, which was surprisingly hard … Continue reading →

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The End of the Beginning

Posted on November 15, 2012 by minutiaeofwar

As has been mentioned previously my work was rudely interrupted. However, with renewed vigor, I got stuck back into the painting. A fresh start called for some fresh material and so I purchased a blister of Midwar Panzergrenadiers. Taking them … Continue reading →

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Blitzkrieg

Posted on October 21, 2012 by minutiaeofwar

The final installment of my earlier work is this Panzer IIC platoon. This platoon has been sitting on my painting desk being 98% finished for a long time now. The reason being is that I had worked solidly on the … Continue reading →

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Platoon Leader

Posted on August 12, 2012 by minutiaeofwar

Finishing up the last of my earlier infantry pieces is this Grenadier platoon squad. After this squad was completed I had a long run of not completing infantry. Throughout the process of painting my infantry I was finding that I … Continue reading →

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A Midwar Tournament

Posted on July 30, 2012 by minutiaeofwar

Recently I made the effort to view and photograph a midwar tournament that was being hosted locally. Everyone was very forward and friendly, allowing me to ‘shoulder surf’ and to take photos of their battles. As always, the painting standards … Continue reading →

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Panzer III J Platoon

Posted on June 3, 2012 by minutiaeofwar

When I first saw the painted models of these tanks they felt, to me, like the iconic representation of German tank forces during the Eastern campaigns. It hasn’t got the thickest armour, nor does it have an overly impressive gun, … Continue reading →

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Sturmgeschütz A

Posted on April 1, 2012 by minutiaeofwar

My first painted AFV and it’s a Stug A. I painted this Stug a while back in between the repainting of a Grenadier platoon. I had been looking through the Flames of War forums and I was inspired by the … Continue reading →

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No time for Sauerkraut men!

Posted on February 12, 2012 by minutiaeofwar

The second of my grenadier squads was finished a while after the first. I needed an inspiration for the base theme. I wanted to create a linkage to the first base, develop a dynamic scene, and have lots of ‘points … Continue reading →

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First Squad, Move Out!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by minutiaeofwar

German Grenadiers This was my first platoon base completed for the Grenadier force that I am creating. I have been slowly working out my camera as I have very little photography experience. I have been doing a crash course to … Continue reading →

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