'Yomping' - first 10mm Pendraken Falklands British

For a wargamer that cut his teeth painting medieval armies, turning my hand to Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) uniforms in 10mm is quite a challenge.

Here are some hastily cobbled together pictures of the first figures off the painting table. That said,  they still need a wash and some highlighting. The yompers are accompanied by what will be a pair of Blues and Royals FV107 Scimitar light tanks.

New scale and new project: Falklands War in 10mm

I have for some time harboured an interest to start a project around the Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas). As a 19 year old I followed the coverage of this conflict on these windswept, bare sub antarctic islands with great interest.

The images of the sinking of the General Belgrano and the Exocet missile strikes on HMS Sheffield  and MV Atlantic Conveyor left a deep impression - as have names like Mt Longdon, Two Sisters and Mount Tumbledown. Of course we can name many more moments when the world watched on in awe of the horror of modern warfare.

Anyway, I've had this project percolating away in the background until I recently happened across the inspirational work of Dougie with his first rate painting and basing of 10mm Pendraken miniatures - not to mention his great work on terrain. See: http://dougieswargamingblog.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/fivecore-company-command-falklands-10mm.html

Dougie's basing is something special too: http://dougieswargamingblog.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/b-company-2para-falklands-1982-in-10mm.html

So, I've got myself a copy of Fivecore Company Command and a bag of Pendraken minis arrived today. Here begins my first 10mm project. There are many challenges ahead not least painting the camouflage uniforms of the British. Stay tuned for more updates.

... and just to follow up on Col's comments below about the Seacat missile systems used during the Falklands, here's a bit of promotional material I tracked down and an interesting link regarding Seacat missile aiming. http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Talk:Sea_Cat

Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914

Alas, life was too busy to provide a commentary. This engagement was fought using Grant Fleets rules and the King and Kaiser expansion kit. Models are 1:2400 Panzerschiffe. The German squadron copped a pounding although not without dishing out some hot stuff to Admiral Doveton Sturdee.