Using a thinned Chaos Black I touched up the black basecoat. I also black undercoated certain parts of the engine.
I also started to drybrush the “bare metal” with Tin Bitz.
See the full workbench feature on the Kil Bursta.
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15mm German SdKfz 251 Armoured Half Track
The Sd.Kfz. 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track was an armored fighting vehicle designed and first built by Nazi Germany’s Hanomag company during World War II. The largest, most common, and best armored of the wartime half-tracks, the Sd.Kfz. 251 was designed to transport the panzergrenadiers of the German mechanized infantry corps into battle. Widely known simply as “Hanomags” by both German and Allied forces, they were widely produced throughout the war, with over 15,252 vehicles and variants produced in total by various manufacturers.
Like some of my other models I am unsure of the manufacturer of this one.
I found the and added the MG to the model.
I am going to use this as a testbed for my German paint scheme and I will then probably add it into some scenery.
Tidying up the Grot Mega Tank
I picked up the Grot Mega Tank at GamesDay 2010. It was available in limited numbers, but I was lucky enough to pick one up, before they sold out. I really do like this model alongside the Grot Tanks. The model is very ship like with battleship style turrets and a prow shaped bow. It is a very ramshackle vehicle and looks like (as it should) if the grots have just thrown it together from parts lying around the battlefield and stuff stolen from a Mek workshop.
After giving the model a spray undercoat I touched up the black undercoat with a brush and some Chaos Black.
The next stage will be the basecoat. I am unsure at this point if I will use a spray or a brush.
15mm Home Guard MkIV Male Tank
I have had this tank for sometime. Having found the 6pdrs I glued them in. Don’t remember the manufacturer, though it may be Minifigs! When I was planning some Operation Sealion games back in the 1990s I intended that the Home Guard would make use of a museum Mark IV Male tank. I mentioned this also in an article I wrote on a French themed Operation Sealion, Otaire de Vigneur.
To add a bit of diversity to my games, I also have one of Minifigs’ World War One British tanks, for use by a Home Guard unit (stolen from a local museum no doubt).
Now when I wrote that article and bought the miniature it was only an assumption and what I thought would be a nice idea, and probably had no basis in truth….
Washing more of the Mega-Dread
So after giving the model a wash, the next stage was giving the model more washes….
To continue the process I added some more washes of Devlan Mud and Badab Black, especially over the engine area.
See the full workbench feature on the Ork Mega Dread.
Flames of War – German StuG G Assault Guns
After giving the models a dark brown undercoat, having reflected on this and feedback, I think they are too dark and I think they will need repainting.
I bought some FoW Warpaint, for Late War German Armour and used that on the model, having used it first on my Tiger.
A side view.
See the full workbench feature on these StuG G Assault Guns.
Ork Battlewagon with Supa Kannon
I got this model as a present, it combines the plastic Battlewagon kit with a resin Supa Kannon.
This is the preview model from the Forge World stand.
The plastic Battlewagon model contains four large sprues.
The resin pieces come in a bag
There is a fair bit of resin.
Basecoating the Flames of War Tiger I E (again)
The Tiger was feared so much by the Allies, that most German tanks were referred to as Tiger tanks. Tiger I is the common name of a German heavy tank used in World War II, developed in 1942. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E, often shortened to Tiger.
Having given the Tiger a basecoat of Humbrol Dark Brown initially, I was not happy with the results.
After looking at some models online and discussions with Simon, decided that this was way too dark.
I bought some FoW Warpaint, for Late War German Armour and used that on the model.
Much happier with the result.
Here is the Tiger next to one my the Panthers.
See the full workbench feature on the Flames of War Tiger 1E.
Undercoating the Kil Krusha
Having finished the Kil Krusha, leaving it for a while to let the glue dry and cure I gave the model a white undercoat.
I am pleased with how the model looks, now onto the bigger task of getting it painted.
See the full workbench feature on the Ork Kil Krusha.
Flames of war Cromwell IV
The Cromwell Tank was one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in World War II.
The Cromwell tank, named after the English Civil War leader Oliver Cromwell, was the first tank in the British arsenal to combine a dual-purpose gun, high speed from the powerful and reliable Meteor engine, and reasonable armour, all in one balanced package. Its design formed the basis of the Comet tank. The Cromwell first saw action in June 1944, with the reconnaissance regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps.
In the blister you get a resin hull and turret and the rest of the model is in whitemetal.
In the end I picked up a couple more to make a full platoon.
See the full workbench feature on my Cromwell IVs.