Monday, March 20, 2017

International Brigade Maxim HMG and crew


Just getting this in before the end of the challenge to fulfill my requirements in the SCW side dual of a squad, command and support piece for a game of Bolt Action although it won't be enough to pass either Nick the current leader or Curt so my congratulations to the winner for a job well done!



 The machine gun was invented American-British inventor Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1883 and was used by just about everybody and is still even in use by some nations to this day. This model is likely the PM  M1910 used by the Russians and given to the Republican forces if I had to guess. It fired a 7.62mm round at 600 rounds per minute and was mounted on a wheeled tripod with a gun shield.



Although one man could technically fire the weapon the gun was so bulky and heavy it required a crew from anywhere to 3 to 6 to help move, reload and cool the weapon to function properly.



The miniature is of course from Empress and once again sculpted by that very talented man Mr. Paul Hicks. The painting was largely done using Vallejo colors.


In case your curious I painted the underneath part of the prone figure. Why did I do something as silly as paint the bottom of the prone figure you may ask......because it was there and yes I'm that OC enough to do it.:-)

Thanks for viewing!
Miniature Company Empress

31 comments :

  1. Nice piece Christopher, but painting underneath of a prone figure, oh dear!

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  2. What a tremendous piece Christopher, really great work.

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  3. you are right, the underside has to be painted :-)

    Lovely paint work, on some cracking sculpts

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    1. Thank you very much Nigel and indeed Mr. Hicks did a fantastic job on the sculpts!

      Christopher

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  4. Really well done. The palette is drab and yet you still make it full of interest and detail.

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  5. Very very nice painting Christopher!

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  6. Superb...and certainly effective!

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  7. Superb gun and crew Christopher!

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  8. Outstanding work my friend! You've definitely done a tremendous job on these and I can't wait to see them in the flesh. I'm looking forward to a first game soon. I've also a little surprise up my sleeve for you.

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    1. Thank you very much Nick and I always like a good surprise!

      Christopher

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  9. Superb work Christopher. The light contrasts are wonderfully done. Your basing is absolutely top notch too.

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