Mega's menagerie of miniature madness

[Teronus]

Nice stuff thanks for sharing, what scale is the first one the man from the desert?

 

[megazord_man]

Cheers!

He's 1/9th scale - pretty big.

 

[Teronus]

Thanks, I really love your clothing and everything!

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

MM, glad you're back. You are one of my favorite painters here on CMoN and I learn a lot from your work. Can you tell me who makes both the Afghan and the new bust?

 

[SkelettetS]

hey man the bust looks awesome! and oc you can call lines freehand! :good:

 

[megazord_man]

Thanks so much - glad lines count then

The weird looking guy at the bottom is from JMD and the Afghan tribesman is from Grenadier Miniatures.

 

[ten ball]

yep looking tip top mate

 

[AndyG]

Very nice mate and good to see you back on the forum.

 

[megazord_man]

Thanks chaos, its good to be back.

Now with sword and belt...
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[wargamesculptor]

The hilt of the sword looks real, excellent work as always

 

[Canny]

Thats looking great mega, great Colours on the skin and the texture ensures he looks old. Leather is gab and lines make him look much more interesting. And the bust is a little smoother making him look younger.

 

[megazord_man]

Many thanks, I'm just doing my thing And now with a shoota,
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[wargamesculptor]

That's a great effect on the furniture of the rifle, any chance of an SBS on it ?

 

[KruleBear]

That's a great effect on the furniture of the rifle, any chance of an SBS on it ?

ditto. This is really coming together.

 

[megazord_man]

I'll happily do something for you guys but it will be after the 29th as I'm away for a few days. The process is very easy to follow too

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

A little background on his rifle. ISAF (the coalition of Western countries in Afgh) forces were being engaged by Afghans in fire fights where the common rifleman was not equipped to fight at such long ranges. The Taliban and other insurgents were using rifles, some as old as the late 1800s to engage us from long ranges. The M4 has a maximum range for a single target of 500 meters. The ancient, rusty, and unreliable, the Taliban used rifles like that of the one your bust is using, that could easily range out to 800 meters. While our heavier machine guns could reach out to these ranges, the majority of soldiers would be neutralized before the fight even began. Therefore, the Army started giving each Squad Designated Marksman (SDM) a modernized M14, improving our ability to respond to long range ambushes occurring in mountainous passes and other dangerous terrain.

It is interesting to me that such old, outdated weaponry provided such a tactic advantage to the Taliban. I'd be interested to know the make and model of the one used in the pic above, but it looks like the sculptor got it right.

EDIT: apologies for failing to edit this before posting. I think it's understandable, but it does not sound like I intended it to read.

 

[megazord_man]

Thanks for the interesting background, its good to know these things. It adds life to the subject matter. The sculpter is Carl Reid and the company Grenadier Miniatures.

Carl posted a little extra on my Facebook page about how these guns were quite often covered in marquetry - I guess - mother of pearl or a pale wood.

 

[megazord_man]

Here's Alucard from Infamy miniatures. The more I paint him the more his personality is coming out - love it! I'm also loving the wamp detail brush I'm using for this, great stuff (but more about that later).

 

[wargamesculptor]

Great start, looks like he's had one too many before a night of mischief !

 

[megazord_man]

Being a Scottish serial killer that he is that's exactly the look I'm going for!