“…To allow the panzer divisions to be pulled out of the line…” |
All of the figures were initially super-glued onto three wooden strips for ease of painting, and primed in “Vallejo” German Fieldgrey WWII. The soldiers were then shaded using “Citadel” Nuln Oil, and roughly dry-brushed with (more) “Vallejo” German Fieldgrey WWII using a small make-up blusher brush. Before picking out all of the models’ details I ‘boxed off’ their boots, ammo pouches, braces, equipment and weapons with “Citadel” Abaddon Black. Some of these areas, such as the rifles, the odd backpack and their firearm’s straps were later pigmented in Vallejo” Heavy Sienna, and washed using a mixture of “Citadel” Agrax Earthshade and “The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade.
“…And concentrated for a massed counter-attack.” |
Perhaps a little controversially I decided against applying my reliable ‘camo mix’ to a pair of smocks I spotted the odd Panzergrenadier wearing. This choice was certainly motivated by my desire to get the soldiers finished as quickly as possible, but also influenced by my desire to have my Beach Defence Grenadier Company appear as ‘drab’ grey as possible, so any subsequent Waffen-SS or Fallschirmjager units (which I plan to paint in predominantly camo) will stand out all the more on the tabletop.
"Battletech" WIPs - A Mongrel, Griffin and Wolverine at various stages of painting |
Lastly, I have been focusing a little hobby-time upon three of my “Battletech” 1:285 scale plastic models by “Catalyst Game Labs”. I’ve now finished adding some green and black to my Griffin mech, so as to better represent the colours predominantly used on the old Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" aircraft, as well as made some minor in-roads on a Wolverine and Mongrel.
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