6mm WW2 Germans - Eastern Front

[@norm977]

Very nice and the extra infantry per base look the part.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you. Sometimes you’ve just got to make a bit of a call and go with it!

[@matthewderczynski7582]

These are great - not only is the painting very high quality, the colour palettes you've used seemto strike a perfect balance between authenticity and style

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, nice of you to say so.

[@michaelkopp2520]

I had to see what 6mm scales to, as I have some 1/144 panzers. Holy smokes, the 6mm are tiny. Nice paint work! Good job!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, yes they are pretty small! I realise I didn't put a scale context in the video anywhere, but the stills with my fingers in might give some sense of things.

[@charliedoom]

These look great! What ruleset are you playing with? And do you have the base sizes listed anywhere?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you. They weren’t for any particular rules just what I felt looked right. Possibly BKC or Panzer by GMT ported to miniatures. I don’t know the sizes off hand but I’ll check and write them up.

[@charliedoom]

@@thelastbattalion3509 thank you! I’ve been working on a 3mm army and have my squads laid out similarly to yours, was very excited to see the excellent work you’ve done.

[@adamjaques1]

Amazing! Do you take commissions??

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Very occasionally yes.

[@andyshaw5378]

They look great. What rule set do you use for the 6mm.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you. Speculatively I might use Blitzkrieg Commander with them, but I'm trying to find time to use GMT's Panzer! rules for them, converted to miniatures.

[@WgCdrLuddite]

I also like the Adler infantry but I use Baccus vehicles.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Baccus do a very nice range!

[@GreySectoid]

For 10mm models those look incredibly detailed, probably the nicest I've seen.

[@DE-rd1zl]

Umm...I think the title says 6mm...not 10mm. But yes, there are some 10mm that look good. However, GHQ makes 6mm micro armour and while more expensive, it's the quality of detail you're getting.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much - as pointed out these are in fact 6mm minis, but it tends to be the case that the high quality of a sculpt in smaller scales can help give them the appearance of larger miniatures.

[@GreySectoid]

They looked so good I thought they must be larger :D

[@256Smurf]

great video! what rules are you playing with this 6mm miniatures?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you. I’ll probably use GMTs Panzer! rules, converted for miniatures on the tabletop.

[@wfp9378]

Mine are all 50 years old... and look like blobs compared to todays detailed models 😛 What rule sets do you find the most fun and fast to play with?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

It's been years since I've actually played a game. I used to enjoy Blitzkrieg Commander many moons ago. My intention is to use GMT's Panzer! converted for miniatures at some point this century.

[@paulbenson9015]

Once again, really love these 6mm!! Well done. Looking forward to the Wascally Wussians!👍

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, masses of Russian armour up next!

[@Lekw2001]

Wow those are fantastic!!! Can I ask what you used for the base colors on the tanks? They look great!!!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you! As it happens I'm not sure I entirely remember, I don't think it was one of the various versions of 'official' dunkelgelb, I probably just used a (Vallejo) camouflage beige over a black primer and dark-ish khaki/ochre tone. Couple of layers with a light wash in between to help pick out some of the details. Maybe a light highlight of some raised areas or edges after that. Fairly simple really and a lot can depend on what the individual feels looks right to them at different distances too.

[@T0m4t3n60tt]

They look really nice! Is there a 6mm rule system you prefer?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, no not especially I haven’t played a game in many years. I might use GMT’s Panzer rules and port it from hex and counter board game to table top.

[@thespfgirl]

@@thelastbattalion3509 O Group would be great for this, except platoon leaders are abstracted into the platoons, however there are company commanders.

[@MrElliptific]

Funny. it seems we built the same force exactly but for the Pz IIIs. Lovely work. What size are the bases of your infantry?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Strange coincidence and thank you. They're packed away right now, I think all of the infantry bases are at least 30mm deep and then I settled for something like 45mm or 50mm wide for the smaller infantry sections (6-8ish men) and for 10 plus (including the Pz Pioniere seen in this) a wider base to give a bit more room to fit them in.

[@philRminiatures]

Wow, superb army!! Impressive details at this scale... 👍👍

[@JMACCSArmiesOfMiddleEarth]

They are absolutly stunning

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, kind of you to say so.

[@basicminiaturepainting]

They look superb mate

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, I’m pretty pleased with them.

[@ZenMiniPainting]

Beautiful work. May I ask, your basing, is it just a dark brown with a sort of ivory-ish drybrush? Very pleasing for this scale.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thanks, it’s essentially the Baccus Miniatures basing system. Sand, dark wash, some layered highlights then flock. That’s it!

[@GDWargames]

nice collection, can't find the russian video, have you posted it yet?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you - it's imminent, I've filmed the armoured vehicles as I'm doing the Soviets in two parts.

[@GDWargames]

@@thelastbattalion3509 cool im looking forward to seeing it, i've just ordered my first 6mm minis from Baccus, :)

[@thelastbattalion3509]

The first one is up 👍

[@GDWargames]

@@thelastbattalion3509 already seen it, :)

[@stuartsimpson3696]

Looks great, what rules are you using and base sizes? Cheers

[@thelastbattalion3509]

No particular rule set, perhaps Blitzkrieg Commander but more likely GMT's Panzer!

[@stuartsimpson3696]

@@thelastbattalion3509 so I could use crossfire for this basing?

[@calerdonian]

Lovely stuff dude 👌

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, I appreciate it.

[@6milphil975]

Those look great.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you.

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

Wow love it

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you.

[@WARdROBEPlaysWWII]

Those look great.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thanks very much!