Archive for November, 2008
November 29, 2008 at 6:04 pm
· Filed under Flames of War, gaming, miniatures, table top games, wargames ·Tagged Flames of War, Tiger Tank
My German Flames of War army is evolving in such a way that I have several units that I can use in different armies. This Tiger tank that I finished up last night is a good example of this. I can use it to add some muscle (and distraction) to either my Fallschirmjager force, or my Panzer company.
This model is also the test bed for several new techniques that weren’t used on the StuGs I had painted earlier. This started the same way with an undercoat of Vallejo Green Brown, and then a base coat of Middlestone. After this I added a wash of Middlestone (60%)/Black(10%) /gel medium(10%)/water(20%). Once this wash was dry, I picked out detail, and did some dry brushing.
Camo, and battle damage was done the same way as the StuGs. The camo brown is a bit different on this model.
This is essentially the method that I intend to use on my entire Panzer Company.
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November 13, 2008 at 5:41 am
· Filed under Flames of War, gaming, miniatures, painting, table top games, wargames ·Tagged Fallshirmjager, Flames of War, wargaming
I am getting near the end of the work on the main body of my Fallshirmjager army. I have learned a lot from painting these models. If I were to have the opportunity to re-do this army, I would have made some color changes, and would have worked on fixing up some of the models that have casting issues. Painting 15mm infantry requires different techniques than larger models. Blocks of color that define the details are more important that getting tones to blend well for example. I think that I am going to try some new techniques when I paint my US troops. All things being equal, I am happy with the way that these turned out, especially for table-top use.
Here are some quick and dirty photos that show where the army is at the moment. I still have some basing to do, and some touchups on some of the paint. The 4th MG 42 team needs to be finished as well. I am excited to almost have this army wrapped up.
Combat Platoons
Whole army not including Armor Support
Light Artillery Unit with recoiless guns.
HMG platoon
Combat teams
Combat Platoons
There are a few units that I would like to add to this army in the not distant future. I have some Pak 38 (or 40… I can’t recall) guns, and I would like to expand the Light Artillery battery to 4 guns. Some Panzershreck teams for the command platoon are in the works as well.
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November 11, 2008 at 4:32 pm
· Filed under Flames of War, gaming, miniatures, modeling - gaming - hobby, painting, table top games, wargames ·Tagged Flames of War, Panzer Company, wargaming
These are the first examples of completed armor for my late war Germans. This collection originally started as simply a StuG III platoon that I wanted to use as support for my Fallshirmjager army, but as I am a true tread-head, I decided to branch off into creating a Panzer Company as well. The panzer IIIs are the first proper tanks that I have done in this scheme.
Finished late war armor to date
Panzer III N tanks
StuG III Platoon
These are several of the StuG IIIs that I originally picked up as support for my paratroopers. They will still serve that purpose, but ultimately turned out to be a stair-step unit for a full blown Tank Company.
StuG III
StuG III
StuG III close up
The dirt layers were built up on top of the camouflage initially in addition to the decals. Once the these layers were done, I applied another dirty gray/brown wash, and added white lines to cause scratches and chips to pop out. Small amounts of gunmetal paint and rust drips were added at the very end before sealing with flat-coat.
Next up, after I finish basing my FJ company, I will be getting into two Panzer IV platoons, and a Panther platoon.
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November 2, 2008 at 10:36 pm
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Recently I have been going on a Flames of War painting bender. I have been working on a Fallshirmjager company, with some supporting armor units. I am in the last stages of wrapping up two large combat platoons in addition to an HQ platoon, HMG platoon, and some light artillery.
Platoon Command Team
MG team
A portion of 1st platoon
StuG III platoon
The stug tanks are coming together pretty well. There is some more weathering to do, in addition to applying decals, and then detail painting.
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