Painting - A to Z

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:04 pm

Some of the Infantry with the smocks painted...the 8.8cm PaK 43/41 is for a game I am hosting at Salute 2007 in Vancouver.

The pointing figure is the officer from the Winter Infantry with a head transplant. The prone MG team - from The N. Africa troops.

Troy

Pitfall · Post by **Pitfall** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:36 pm

Ritter, can you do a tutorial for infantry? Those look great!

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:10 am

Will Do! As soon as I get the current project off the workbench (for the Con), I will do a step by step for figures.

Troy

pushbike · Post by **pushbike** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:40 am

Come on Ritter

We're all waiting for the next pictures!

Seriously though, Brilliant stuff.

Cant wait for more.

Cheers Chris.

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:05 pm

Hey All!

A small update to the SS-Panzergrenadier unit - I am currently on strike (picket line duty...)with my job - CN - so not a lot of time. I have posted a pic of the LMG gunners with their smocks done. The MGs and ammo belts still need highlighting and the boots need gaiters but you can get an idea of the variety of clothing. Blurred edge, plane tree, tiger and autumn oak leaf. The only one missing is Pea dot but there are some others with that pattern - not shown. I have deliberatly mixed the uniforms on some figures. Sculpts are modified only in that the winter hood is removed. I have used the Winter, Afrika and standard infantry poses.

Sorry for the file size and width but I wanted to provide a closer study of the technique and detail.

Troy

dougeagle · Post by **dougeagle** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:14 am

I am currently on strike (picket line duty...)with my job - CN - so not a lot of time.

Ahhhhh...so you're one of the culprits holding up traffic are ya...hehehe

Just kidding, those are amazing. I can't believe that you paint the camo schemes on them...but hey, they do look great.

Take it easy on the picket lines eh?

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:31 am

Sorry for the non-modelling/hobby thread but for those interested, read all about it here:

http://runningtrades.com/index.php

The camo is pretty simple - only the shading gets difficult as there is only so much of an area to work on and one doesn't want to obscur earlier work.

Should have some more photos of finished squads and Heavy weapon teams today or tomorrow.

Troy

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:28 pm

HMG and MMG Waffen-SS Teams:

HMG
Not totally finished - some straps and ammo...flock etc...

MMG

Assault Squad:

more to come...

tanker · Post by **tanker** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:16 am

WOW! You guys sure set some high standards. *sigh*

Meanwhile I started painting up some PzIV H's this weekend and when I opened the book a friend gave me on the Panzer units of the Wehrmacht I discovered to my horror that not one PZ IV H is depicted in the dark grey paint scheme but instead the dessert yellow plain or with some kind of camo in browns and greens. Of course the dark grey is exactly what I painted mine. So then, does anyone know if the grey scheme was used at all on the Pz IV H or was it just the III's and lower?

I am so not wanting to drop the lot into the acetone and scrub.

mumblemarblefrackinmerflegrumble

Tanker

Xveers · Post by **Xveers** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:54 am

It's more that in 1943 the wehrmacht went from the grey to the tri color camo scheme. Since the H was introduced later than 43 that means none were done in the grey (to my knowlege).

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:21 am

Yep, change over to dark yellow occured before Pz IVH came out, to all indications.

Tanks were produced in the dark panzer yellow. The camo was usually done by local engineering workshops. Although there were regulations outlining how it was to be done, the variations in available supply and technique led to a lot of variations in actual appearances.

Were there F2's done in Panzer Grey? Most probably. Any G's? Maaaaayyybe. But H's seem very unlikely, unless we are speaking of the very end of the war, when any paint that may have been available in the closet was taken out for some tanks as they rolled down to the end of the line (but that would have more likely been J's rather than H's).

tanker · Post by **tanker** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:17 pm

Thanks Xveers and MK1for your answers.

Bugger! <gets> muttergrumbledoyerresearchfirstyatwitfarblemumble

Tanker

Cav Dog · Post by **Cav Dog** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:32 pm

tanker wrote:Thanks Xveers and MK1for your answers.

Bugger! <gets> muttergrumbledoyerresearchfirstyatwitfarblemumble

Tanker

I did the same thing with some Pak 40s. I game the ETO post D-Day soooo, I did a fairly heavy wash of panzer yellow over the gray, and they look decent. Add in the green and brown camo and you probably won't be able to tell the dfference.

tanker · Post by **tanker** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:48 pm

Cav Dog,

Thanks, I may try that with one and see how it looks. Afterall, removing three coats of paint from a 285th scale model is not much harder than removing two (primer and color coats). I use Villejo paints and I think there may be a lighter shade of yellow than the one marked Dessert Yellow, and over the grey it might come out about right.

Tanker

CountRingworm · Post by **CountRingworm** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:58 am

wait, Pak40's are supposed to be dunkelgelb?

i just finished a set in panzer gray. add me to the mublegrumbleborgle list...