Monday, 26 August 2019

10mm Late WW2 British Infantry .. Shades and Highlights (2) Painting

The "factory style" of 'batch painting' proceeds apace (see below, six coffee sticks of infantry and three of supports, ahem - surrounded by ten 28mm GW fantasy 'impulse buys' for Dungeons and Dragons use that have been primed grey [ .. don't judge me .. I am fallible .. ]):


The 'base coat painting was:
  • General Shade: [First Shade of] Vallejo Burnt Umber Wash
  • Uniform: Vallejo British Uniform Green [Model Colour]
  • Flesh: Vallejo Dark Flesh [Game Colour]
  • Boots: Vallejo Black [Game Colour]
  • Webbing: Vallejo Khaki [Model Colour] 
  • Weapon Stock: Vallejo Beasty Brown [Game Colour]
  • Gun Barrels: Vallejo Gun Metal [Game Colour]
  • Helmets and Large Weapons: Vallejo Russian Green [Model Colour] - note in the past I made the faux pas of applying "gun metal" to Vickers HMG, PIATs and Mortars instead of a basic green as per the helmets.
Base coating approaching completion (see below, at least this way you progressively paint less and less on each model):


Another Vallejo Brown Wash follows (see below: a close-up of the British PBI - it seems to be an intense study in shades of green, brown and khaki):


Highlights follow - I took one coffee stirrer of infantry through the remaining regime of:
  • General Shade: [Second (lighter) Shade to blend] Vallejo Burnt Umber Wash
  • Uniform (Highlight): Vallejo Grey Green [Model Colour]
  • Flesh (Highlight): Vallejo Flesh [Model Colour]
  • Boots: Vallejo Black "light touched up if needed" [Game Colour]
  • Webbing: Vallejo Khaki "again as the wash had darkened the webbing" [Model Colour] 
  • [NA] Weapon Stock: Vallejo Beasty Brown "was left dulled" [Game Colour]
  • [NA] Gun Barrels: Vallejo Gun Metal "was left dulled" [Game Colour]
  • Helmets and Large Weapons (highlight): Vallejo Russian Uniform Green [Model Colour] - note in the past I made the faux pas of applying "gun metal" to Vickers HMG, PIATs and Mortars instead of a basic green as per the helmets.
I was pleased with the end result (see below, a suitably murky brown and green mix): 


Next "to do" is the remaining eight coffee sticks of infantry and support weapons.

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