Happy New Year! Well, the festive period is over and it
proved to be quite productive from a painting point of view. Since I stopped
working my internal clock seems to have gone haywire; although I can now lie
in, I find I wake up very early (maddening!). The one positive to this is I can
fit a good hour or so of painting before the rest of the house rises. I
therefore completed my WW2 20mm Japanese in record time.
I decided I did not want a too uniform appearance. I reckon
the tropical climate is not kind to uniform fabrics, resulting in a range of
faded tones plus some newly issued replacement items. Therefore the colours
ranged from a new olive drab down to old, faded sandy yellows.
With the Japanese, flags are a must, even though I’m sure
they would not have been that prevalent. I gave each platoon it own flag, plus the
NCO’s were distinguished by a small flag on the rifle stock. My ‘suicide’ tank
busting sections look the part with their mines and explosive charges, and they
should give the USMC armour something to think about. I feel I still need a few
more elements to complete the force: a mortar or two, some forward observers, a
few AAA-MG’s maybe?
In addition to the above figures, I also completed an Airfix
Type-97 Chi-Ha kit, plus another couple of amphibious assault craft for my
USMC, which I plan to paint next.
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