For those of you interested, I have listed the paints I used:
American Jacket - Vallejo Khaki (988) Trousers - Vallejo US Field Drab (873) Webbing and leggings - Vallejo Green Grey (886) Helmet - Vallejo Brown Violet (887)
British Uniform - Vallejo Iraqi Sand (819) Socks - Vallejo Khaki (988) Webbing - Vallejo Green Grey (886) Helmet - Games Workshop Desert Yellow
Russian Uniform - Games Workshop Graveyard Earth Helmet - Games Workshop Catachan Green Webbing - Vallejo Iraqi Sand (819)
Japanese Uniform - Games Workshop Camo Green Webbing, boots and pack - Vallejo Khaki (988)
German Uniform - Games Workshop Catachan Green Helmet - Games Workshop Shadow Grey
Common Brown bits - Games Workshop Bestial Brown Black bits - Games Workshop Chaos Black Shiny bits - Games Workshop Boltgun Metal Bases - Games Workshop Graveyard Earth Wash - Games Workshop Devlan Mud Flesh - MP Tanned Flesh (72) Spray sealant - Games Workshop Purity Seal Spray undercoat - Games Workshop Chaos Black
Regards,
Jim Est. 1949
There's a distinct possibility of this hitting the front page since some of the Brits are showing a bit of cleavage.
For those of you interested, I have listed the paints I used:
American Jacket - Vallejo Khaki (988) Trousers - Vallejo US Field Drab (873) Webbing and leggings - Vallejo Green Grey (886) Helmet - Vallejo Brown Violet (887)
British Uniform - Vallejo Iraqi Sand (819) Socks - Vallejo Khaki (988) Webbing - Vallejo Green Grey (886) Helmet - Games Workshop Desert Yellow
Russian Uniform - Games Workshop Graveyard Earth Helmet - Games Workshop Catachan Green Webbing - Vallejo Iraqi Sand (819)
Japanese Uniform - Games Workshop Camo Green Webbing, boots and pack - Vallejo Khaki (988)
German Uniform - Games Workshop Catachan Green Helmet - Games Workshop Shadow Grey
Common Brown bits - Games Workshop Bestial Brown Black bits - Games Workshop Chaos Black Shiny bits - Games Workshop Boltgun Metal Bases - Games Workshop Graveyard Earth Wash - Games Workshop Devlan Mud Flesh - MP Tanned Flesh (72) Spray sealant - Games Workshop Purity Seal Spray undercoat - Games Workshop Chaos Black
Regards,
Jim Est. 1949
There's a distinct possibility of this hitting the front page since some of the Brits are showing a bit of cleavage.
Well Jim, me being me that was the first thing I checked after being so surprised a SENIOR member of the geek could paint so delicately.
I am very impressed and just might have to go back add some touches to mine to bring them up to the new standard you've set... Oh who am I kidding... I'll just throw all mine away and start over again by repurchasing two base games and two of each expansion... LOL
I raise my pint in your honor!!!
A toast to Jim, may his past never interrupt his future.
German helmets varied in colour immensely during the war as did their uniforms. The helmets ranged from a very dark grey through dark green to the blue-grey seen above. In the later years, some were painted brown or had camouflaged covers. In Russia, a lot were whitewashed.
Basically, you pays your money and you takes your choice. I have obviously gone with the blue-grey.
Good question though and there is no definitive answer; I have used a variety of helmets in my Flames of War miniatures.
I like specially the Germans. Mine ended up way too dark, they´re probably the worst miniatures in the M'44 range, and you achieved a colorfull result.
Don´t you think your work deserves one step further? I think they would look even better if you used som sand and/or static grass/snow in the bases, that paint job is really asking for that IMHO!!
...Don´t you think your work deserves one step further? I think they would look even better if you used som sand and/or static grass/snow in the bases, that paint job is really asking for that IMHO!!
Juan,
I seriously considered it but, at that scale, sometimes the base can detract from rather than compliment the model. I came to the conclusion that it would be too overpowering.
1) how much brown wash due you use on your minis? I've never quite figured out how best to use the GW wash yet. Do you even wash their faces and then reapply some skin tone? Just curious if you have any recommendations.
2) what are you using for the hexagon hill bases? Really like those as well.
1)...how much brown wash due you use on your minis? 2)...Do you even wash their faces and then reapply some skin tone?
1) Plenty. I apply it liberally and leave it for a while. When the figures are nearly dry, you will notice some patches where the ink has gathered in pools and then a judicial wipe with a piece of kitchen towel takes care of that.
2) Not on figures of this scale, although I have done it on 28mm and 40mm figures.
Brown wash of some description is essential for WWII figures in my opinion. I use a watered down mix of Burnt Umber by FolkArt and don't dab any off on my 15mm FOW figures. Mine turn out decent enough. These Memior 44 figures are excellent; you can see where the wash brought detail that would be obscured otherwise.
German helmets varied in colour immensely during the war as did their uniforms. The helmets ranged from a very dark grey through dark green to the blue-grey seen above. In the later years, some were painted brown or had camouflaged covers. In Russia, a lot were whitewashed.
Basically, you pays your money and you takes your choice. I have obviously gone with the blue-grey.
Good question though and there is no definitive answer; I have used a variety of helmets in my Flames of War miniatures.
Regards,
Jim Est. 1949
Well, well, well, Jim. Don't try to fool us with those german helmet colours. You just painted them as they were UN soldiers on the eastern front
Nice work, great job, brilliant, figgin'awesome, you are an inspiration, WOW ... it all been said above - I'm just adding my two cents worth of acknowledgement, hopfully without becoming redundant.
A lil' late to the party and relatively off topic. Would you estimate that 24 of those battlehexes would be enough for most M'44 scenarios? Overlord included?
Granted, I just put in for 24 and will buy more later if necessary...
A lil' late to the party and relatively off topic. Would you estimate that 24 of those battlehexes would be enough for most M'44 scenarios? Overlord included?
Granted, I just put in for 24 and will buy more later if necessary...
You would get away with 24 unpainted for most normal games but would be pushing it for Overlord.
The colour guide for the infantry is in the second post on this thread.
American armour and artillery: Vallejo Brown Violet (887) British armour and artillery: Games Workshop Desert Yellow Russian armour and artillery: Games Workshop Catachan Green Japanese armour and artillery: Games Workshop Camo Green German armour and artillery: Games Workshop Codex Grey
The tiger is basically a sand colour with green and maroon spots
On plastic figures I tend to use washes and on metal figures, a painted-on dip.
