Painting Miniatures...for Victory!

OK, I'm a total geek (but I think that's pretty clear from the site):


(Source for the original posters)

I was proud of myself for finishing seven Flames of War miniatures this weekend so I got all geeky by Photoshopping (actually, "PaintShopProing") some old WW2 posters. Not the best editting job, but I don't have all day...

In case I didn't mention it before, I've recently started playing Flames of War, the World War II miniatures game. I haven't gotten too deep into it yet but it's pretty entertaining. Only one of my other friends is currently playing but we've got some other folks showing some interest. This weekend I finally started painting my army (American tank company). I was surprised at how quickly it went compared to the time it takes to paint my fantasy miniatures. Of course, my fantasy mini's are quick a bit more detailed, being 25-28mm, while FoW figs are 15mm (and I would never prime a 25mm figure all in black unless it was dressed head-to-toe in armor!). And I'm not going to win any awards with my paint jobs, but they look decent enough - certainly better than bare metal and resin or primer. I've actually done some basing too (which I've never done, though I plan on doing that with my fantasy miniatures in the future as well). So far I've finished a platoon of five M4A1 Shermans and a couple bazooka teams.

Still a lot to go (rifle teams, M3 half-tracks, M10 tank killers, 105mm howitzers, etc.). But for as quickly as they paint up, I expect to have my tank company done relatively quickly. Wish I could say the same for my Reaper figures...