Painting - A to Z

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:03 am

Hey All.

As a final note to this thread, I have added all the pictures and instructions onto my website here:

http://www3.telus.net/Ritterkrieg/progress2.htm

Ritter

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:10 am

Troy:

This whole thread has been brilliant. A true service to GHQ fans and fanatics alike.

Danke. Merci. Graci. Arigato. Tak.

Many tanks.

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:02 am

Troy

Thanks very much for the great instructions and illustrations. Great work!

Pete - Binpicker, Out!

miffster · Post by **miffster** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:05 am

Troy,

Your truly are a master of the art.

Thank you for sharing your skills and experience.

Amazing.

matt

Der Kommandeur · Post by **Der Kommandeur** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:10 pm

This may be good news on the Humbrol paints front:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6134988.stm

Great to see Airfix rescued in any case. A related news item for the nostaligic:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5304780.stm

DK

BattlerBritain · Post by **BattlerBritain** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:24 pm

Aaah great news!

So long as I can still get Humbrol paints I'm happy.

Cheers DK.

tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:46 am

ping

(Just bringing this one back near the top, for all of the folks who may have missed it...)

Regards,
Tom Stockton

Bullshot · Post by **Bullshot** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:29 pm

tstockton wrote:ping

(Just bringing this one back near the top, for all of the folks who may have missed it...)

Regards,
Tom Stockton

I'm gald you did. I am new to the MicroArmor world and this was a wonderul thread to read through.

BS

dougeagle · Post by **dougeagle** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:22 pm

Awesome...absolutely awesome...

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:55 am

Thanks Tom and thanks for the comments!

I will be posting another entry here dealing with a 1942 company of Panzergrenadiers and their transports - complete with scratchbuilt rolls/netting and crewed support weapons. I am currently putting together figures for the infantry stands - lots of scratchbuilding...

Troy

dougeagle · Post by **dougeagle** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:18 am

Ritter wrote:Thanks Tom and thanks for the comments!

I will be posting another entry here dealing with a 1942 company of Panzergrenadiers and their transports - complete with scratchbuilt rolls/netting and crewed support weapons. I am currently putting together figures for the infantry stands - lots of scratchbuilding...

Troy

I look forward too it

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:35 am

Hello All.

My current project is a '42-43 Waffen SS PzGd company and a '42 SPW 251 Ausf C Halftrack Company. The Infantry are based on the Winter German sculpt with some Afrika Korps cap-equipped truppens thrown in for good measure. There is a great deal of arm-bending and head-transplanting going on so the following pics are not for the squemish!

First the Halftracks. Using the excellent 251/1 Ausf C sculpt, (Ritter, your such a brown-noser...) I have added some extra crew stowage from Fimo, Helmets, and crew figures from spare leaders and the German Artillery trupens...

A simple Tarp...Fimo

Tarp and Helmets...what am I gonna do with all those head-less Leaders?

Tarp and Crew packs...Fimo. A AA MG added from extra HMG; shield removed and shaped

Platoon Commanders vehicle (251/10) with added 3.7cm PaK 35 added from the German Heavy Weapon pack. Sandbags added to the fromt with Fimo.

Another 251/10 - this one with a crew from the Art-crew blister and a camo-net from Fimo.

251/2 8.1cm mortar carrier.

Infantry next...

Troy

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:11 am

Infantry: The lack of Waffen SS camo-smock infantry has forced me to scratchbuild and modifiy some of my own. The winter blister has few good poses for scratchbuilding but the crouching officer, and the grenadier are the best of the lot. The hood lip can be shaved down and the result looks somewhat like a cloth helmet cover. The winter uniform can easily pass for a camo-smock at this scale.

The first thing I have is the Staff team - (GHQ). I nicked this idea from Cav Dog but I dont have a puppy...only a MG-34 LMG on the ground...

The Radio operator - Flamethrower converted. Rifle scratchbuilt from spare pewter.

Next, the table...helmet - another headless leader; barrels, table, ammo cans, scratchbuilt

Posed...Obersturmfuher taken from the winter blister, head lopped off and a slightly sanded down Russian Officer cap and head added to look like a crusher. Winter grenadier re-posed.

Ammo Carriers...Winter hood carved away and ammo can scratchbuilt.

Posed...

Luca · Post by **Luca** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:36 am

Great models, great preparation. I also bought some winter infanty to make SS or "sturm" troops, so i can easily distinct on the board the "green" troops dressed in feldgrau from the vets wearing the smocks and riding the halfratcks.

I always wondered, how make tarps and sandbags? Do You use some kind of gummy earth? (i don't know how to call it in english). Do you model it using fingers or using some instrument?

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:33 am

Mostly I use bamboo skewers from shishkabobs; shaped into tools.

Troy

Painting - A to Z

Painting A to Z

1943 Waffen-SS Gepanzert Panzergrenadierkompanie