The "Forgotten Front" or : another Great War Project

[J.S.]

Hi Guys,

first painting diary here, but the project is still young and on an early stage that's why I thought I'll give it a try  
I'm going to do a quite neglected topic: the eastern front of WW1 up to 1916. So what can we expect? Well of course a lot of cavalry, heavy guns and spiked helmets! As I'm German, I'll obviously start with the German Army, then head on to the Russians and finally to the Austro-Hungarians  (Would be a shame to neglect the wide range of Austrian cavalry which is available from Pendraken)

First impressions:

Drgaoon Conversions:


WIP Group shot:


Jägers charging:


Infantry & field guns:

[Si Tyler]

J.S Pretty awesome  . I am caught between the conversions or waiting to see if Leon can do a head swop and recast quicker. I love the effects on the Jager

Strangely enough that is two of us with an Eastern Front Interest which as you say gets neglected by a lot of people.

http://anyonenotfinished.pbworks.com/w/page/51336390/Great%20War%20-%20German

My interest came from the operations of 1. Kavallerie-Divisionen

http://anyonenotfinished.pbworks.com/w/page/51612372/Great%20War%20-%20German%20-%201st%20Cavalry%20Division

As there is more material on the Eastern Front in German I might be asking you for the technical translations

Si

[J.S.]

Hi,

thanks a lot 
The conversions are really pretty easy..did that saturday evening after a beer or two and it still worked 
And great to see other people interested in the history of the Eastern Front, especially outside Germany and with such great Wargaming projects !
Maybe that's because the best book on the topic was written by a British Professor? 

As there is more material on the Eastern Front in German I might be asking you for the technical translations

I'm always pleased to help   

[Si Tyler]

I have exactly the same book 

Did you pin the heads onto the body or straight epoxy/glue ?

[J.S.]

Just glued them, albeit with a quite strong one.

[Steve J]

I wouldn't want to pin such small heads onto bodies. Thanks for the heads up on a good book with regards to the Eastern Front. I may add this to my list to buy.

[Hertsblue]

Er.. does the Government know you're debasing (or perhaps basing) the currency? 

Really good work, though (especially after a beer!)

[Dickie255]

Excellent painting & conversion on the figures and I'll look forward to more photos. I would be interested in your painting technique?

[Techno]

Er.. does the Government know you're debasing (or perhaps basing) the currency? 

Can you debase any currency nowadays? 

But on a more serious note !.....
Superb work J.S.....Another thread to follow with a keen eye.
Cheers - Phil.

Pinning head swaps at this scale ?....Horrendous !....Can be done...But SO damn fiddly...You've got to use such a fine drill AND be so precise !

[mollinary]

J.S.

Great thread - love your infantry, the colour of the covers for the shakoes  and pickelhauben in particluar seems just right. Is it Vallejo Stone Grey 70884?  And do you happen to know what proportion of units had regimental numbers on these covers by any chance?  Fully agree on the book, the author was my supervisor at University when it was published, so I have  a signed copy.  He was just as good as a teacher as he is an author.

Mollinary

[J.S.]

Thanks for all the kind comments! 

my painting technique is fairly simple:
black priming, basic colours (Vallejo German Fieldgrey for the Uniforms, GW Adeptus Battlgrey for the trousers & GW Kommando Khaki for the Helmet covers) then a GW Devian Mud wash and finally one highlight in exactly the same colour tones (save for the normal Infantry; I added a little bit of Vallejo Cold Grey to the Fieldgrey for those, because Line Infantry shouldn't look as "greenish" as the Jägers)

Great thread - love your infantry, the colour of the covers for the shakoes  and pickelhauben in particluar seems just right. Is it Vallejo Stone Grey 70884?  And do you happen to know what proportion of units had regimental numbers on these covers by any chance?  Fully agree on the book, the author was my supervisor at University when it was published, so I have  a signed copy.  He was just as good as a teacher as he is an author.

That's actually quite a good question. Untill know I've thought that every regiment had numbers on the covers, but it didn't take me much time to find some pictures which proof the contrary:

(German foces marching towards Belgrade)

(German column in Belgium)

Considering the fierce conditions on the front, I could also imagine that the original helmet covers of 1914 were replaced quite quickly by new ones without numbers on them.
I'll most probably write my Bachelor thesis on an Eastern Front topic and already started to build up a bibliography..seems like Mr. Stone's great work is still the benchmark on the topic, even 30 years after its initial release. It's truly a shame that there has never been a translation into German, the book would definitely deserve it.