O Group in 10mm

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Preparation and painting

November 17, 2023

Combat patrols ready for priming

Combat patrols are an important part of O Group, being used to scout enemy positions and deploy your troops on to the table. Each company can have up to three combat patrols deployed at once. Most players use counters to depict combat patrols but I wanted something more immersive and decided to use miniatures based on 25mm rounds. This also gives me an excuse to show you how I prepare and paint these models.

The first stage is to clean up the bare metal. The miniatures themselves tend to be quite clear of flash, but there is often some filing to be done on the underside of the puddle to enable to figure to stand up straight.

Once the figures are clean of flash I cover a base with Vallejo ground texture (in this case Grey Pumice but any will do) and embed the miniatures into it in a pleasing mini diorama. I then leave them overnight. In the morning the ground texture will be solid and the miniatures fixed firmly to the base.