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Within the Warhammer 40K boxed set are three very nice Ork Deffkoptaz.
I think that they look better in the flesh than in a photograph, are they are very much a three dimensional model.
They don’t look like they should be able to fly, but remember these are Orkish, if Orks believe that they will fly, then they will fly!
I have been thinking about how I should paint the ruins that came with my Jagdpanther.
So far I have not been pleased with what I have done so far…
As a result I have been looking online and in Flames of War publications for ideas.
Finding this page on the Flames of War website made me realise I wasn’t going in the right direction with my model.
As you can see from the two examples they have done, there are quite a few things I need to do to my model.
I think I might need to start again!
I painted the tracks German Grey (995) and the underneath with GW Chaos Black.
See the full workbench feature on these StuG G Assault Guns.
The Renault FT or Automitrailleuse à chenilles Renault FT modèle 1917, inexactly known as the FT-17 or FT17, was a French light tank; it is among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history. France still had several thousand First World War Renault FT tanks in 1940. Over 500 of them were still in service in independent bataillons de chars de combat (BCC) tank battalions in the front lines. Although adequate for infantry support, they were totally outclassed by German tanks in a mobile battle.
Having constructed the tanks the next stage was a white undercoat.
Finally got around to sticking together the Space Marine Dreadnought that came with the Assault on Black Reach.
As you might expect the model does go together very easily, having said that I did have a “moment” when gluing the model to the base!
Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because it proved difficult to steer while driving cross-country, instead being adopted in 1936 by the French Cavalry. From 1938 an improved version was produced with a stronger engine, the Char léger modèle 1935 H modifié 39, that from 1940 was also fitted with a longer, more powerful 37 mm gun.
Having made up the models, and having given the models a white undercoat, the next stage was to basecoat the models. In order to add shadow I gave the underneath of all three models a spray of Warpaint German Armour.
See the workbench feature on the Flames of War French Hotchkiss H-39.
Within the Flames of War Street Barricades box you get two identical street sections, one overturned Opel Blitz and one pile of barricade, both designed to fill the gaps in the street sections. All are made from resin.
The first thing I did after washing the resin models to remove any remaining mould lubribicant was give the model a white undercoat. I then gave the model a basecoat.
I gave the street sections a basecoat of Humbrol Sea Grey.
The separate barricades, the truck and short barricade were given a basecoat of Warpaint German Armour.
See the workbench feature on the Street Barricades.
There are also a couple of Battlefront painting guides available.
The Rolls-Royce armoured car was a British armoured car developed in 1914 and used in World War I and in the early part of World War II.
Having undercoated my two Flames of War Rolls Royce Armoured Cars, I gave the models a basecoat of Warpaint British Armour.
The Jagdpanther was a tank destroyer built by Nazi Germany during World War II based on the chassis of the Panther tank. It entered service late in the war and saw service on the Eastern and Western fronts. Many military historians consider the Jagdpanther to be one of the best tank destroyers of the war due to the combination of the very powerful 8.8 cm KwK 43 cannon and the characteristically excellent armor and suspension of the Panther chassis.
The kit consists of a resin hull and metal components such as tracks and track guards. After constructing the model I gave it a white undercoat. The next stage was to give the underbody a dark brown basecoat. This will add shadow to the underneath of the model, and then gave the model a basecoat of Flames of War Warpaint Late War German Armour.
See the workbench feature on the Jagdpanther.
Having constructed the Somau S35 objective, and adding some green stuff the next stage was to give the models a white undercoat.
And of course De Gaulle himself.
