{"id":4730,"date":"2016-05-02T00:10:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T23:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4730"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:00:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:00:50","slug":"on-the-work-bench-01052016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/05\/02\/on-the-work-bench-01052016\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Work Bench 01\/05\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So stealing from several popular blogs, I&#8217;m going to a weekly post saying whats on my painting table this week as well as any models that have turned up. I don&#8217;t plan to buy a huge amount until the painting is done though &#8211; the army case is pretty full already.<\/p>\n<p>Newly Arrived:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4732 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160501_215324-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160501_215324\" width=\"676\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spectre&#8217;s Agents set &#8211; Both sets look awesome and as someone who has been mainlining The Division, these guys are perfect for recreating the action from it!<\/li>\n<li>Spectre&#8217;s Tier 1 Operators\u00a0set &#8211; I would probably say these guys match up to my idea of PMC guys more than Tier 1 Operators undercover but either way they look pretty sweet. I did order all three packs but I received a duplicate of pack 2 and no pack 3 so will be waiting for its replacement to arrive before getting these guys painted.<\/li>\n<li>Spectre&#8217;s Salute 2016 models &#8211; Despite not being there I got in an order very quickly to get the two exclusive models. Primarily because they are pretty damn great!\n<ul>\n<li>Model 1 is a kneeling sniper to match the Agents range. Silenced pistol, stored Vector and a Remington MSR make for a tooled up figure perfect for a vairation of the sniper hunt mission<\/li>\n<li>Model 2 is one I have been waiting for ever since I saw the Russians being released &#8211; a tiny metal version of an old airsofting buddy. Heavy armour, PKM held in one hand while the other prevents a slung shotgun from swinging around, this guy will be a terror on the battlefield. However, I am green stuffing a metal face mask &#8211; the head seems tiny compared to the body so the face shield should improve and make him look more iconic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Empress&#8217;s Russian Bundle &#8211; New job, new project. This one is to make some Russians broaden my opponents. I was originally down on the Russian figures &#8211; they seem unaturally tall and some of their helmet designs are a bit meh. However, I came upon this post\u00a0https:\/\/houseofqueeg.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/10\/spetsnaz-empress-miniatures-28mm-conversions-fireteam\/ and was suddenly gripped by a mania for all things Special Forces. So one bundle later I have two squads. One (with an attached anti-tank team and a stationary machine gun) is going to be dressed as the &#8220;little green men&#8221; or &#8220;Polite People&#8221; that one morning appeared deep in the Ukraine. All the heads I used have goggles or facemasks (or both!) perfect for obscuring your identity. The second group (including an additional MG loader who I found in the pack and will soon be on radio duty)have had hoods greenstuffed to their bodies and are now waiting for some bare\/woolen hatted heads that Empress are releasing soon. I look forward to my first major conversion job!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the Painting Queue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 Empress US Army Infantry &#8211; Undercoated and ready to be painted!<\/li>\n<li>1 Empress EOD in bombsuit &#8211; Undercoated and ready to be painted! Should be relatively easy seeing as its mostly green<\/li>\n<li>1 Empress Insurgent &#8211; Undercoated and read to be painted! Okay, its odd I&#8217;m painting one but upon taking one look at this guy (shades, plate carrier, Pakol hat) its obvious this is some sort of deep cover agent or local translator (Meesh in the flesh). Plan is some UCP with a tan vest and maybe a dash of woodland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So stealing from several popular blogs, I&#8217;m going to a weekly post saying whats on my painting table this week as well as any models that have turned up. I don&#8217;t plan to buy a huge amount until the painting is done though &#8211; the army case is pretty full already. Newly Arrived: Spectre&#8217;s Agents [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[370,1093,903],"tags":[954,955,926],"class_list":["post-4730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editorial","category-features","category-wargaming","tag-modern-wargaming","tag-ultramodern-wargaming","tag-wargaming"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Michael Charge","author_link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/author\/chargedog\/"},"featured_img":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/editorial\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Editorial<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/features\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Features<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Editorial<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Features<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Modern Wargaming<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ultramodern Wargaming<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Modern Wargaming<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Ultramodern Wargaming<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 10 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 02\/05\/2016","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 02\/05\/2016 12:10 am","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021 3:00 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pvEn5-1ei","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12533,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/01\/13\/wargaming-week-13-01-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":4730,"position":0},"title":"Wargaming Week 13\/01\/2020","author":"Michael Charge","date":"13\/01\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Let\u2019s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 6th through to the 12th of January. 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