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Minis from the Up Country range painted by Matt Parkes

Haiduks firing

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Minis from the Renaissance range painted by Matt Parkes

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Winged Hussars

Winged Hussars
from the collection of Stephen Thomson
Minis from the Renaissance range painted by Stephen Thomson


Time to brush-up on some painting tips.

World War II - Late War Germans
by Matt Parkes - Monday, March 10th, 2008

 

Another one of Matt's excellent guides. As always all Paints are from The Wargames Foundry Paint System unless otherwise stated.

Paints Used
Black Undercoat
Tamiya Smoke X-19
Tamiya Olive Drab XF-62
Dwarf Flesh (GW)
Boltgun Silver (GW)
Shining Gold (GW)
Chain Mail (GW)
Dark Flesh (GW)
Black 34 a
Phlegm Green 28 a,b,c
Charcoal 34 b,c
Bottle Green 41 a,c
Dusky Flesh 6 b
Flesh 5 a,c
Bay Brown 42 a,b,c
Storm Green 27 a,b,c
Drab 12 a,b
Scorched Brown
Buff Leather 7 a
Base Sand 10 b
First Undercoat your miniatures in Black

Uniform
Mix Tamiya Olive Drab XF-62 + Black 34 a 50/50 for the basecoat, then Tamiya Olive Drab XF-62, then Phlegm Green 28 a, finally highlight with a 50/50 mix of Phlegm Green 28 a + Phlegm Green 28 b.

Collar
Carcoal 34 b, then Highlight with Charcoal 34 c

Helmets
(Same Basecoat as the uniform mix lots)
Then Bottle Green 41 a, then highlight the edges with Bottle Green 41 c

Skin
Dusky Flesh 6 b, then Flesh 5 a, then Dwarf Flesh (GW), finally highlight with Flesh 5 c

Belt Buckle/Hat Badge/Gun/Buttons
Boltgun Silver (GW) then Tamiya Smoke X-19

Webbing and Straps
Bay Brown 42 a, then Bay Brown 42 b, then Bay Brown 42 c

Side Strap/Water Bottle/Shovel Case
Phlegm Green 28 a, then Phlegm Green 28 b, then mix Plegm Green 28 b + Phlegm Green 28 c 50/50

Blankets
Storm Green 27 a, then Storm Green 27 b, then Storm Green 27 c.

Cup
Drab 12 a, then Drab 12 b

Boots and Ammo Packs
Charcoal 34 b + Black 34 a mixed 50/50, hten Charcoal 34 b, then Charcoal 34 c

Lapel and Shoulder Insignia
Shining Gold (GW) + Chain Mail (GW) mixed 50/50

Base
Scorched Brown basecoat, then Buff Leather 7 a, then Base Sand 10 b

Sides
Dark Flesh (GW)



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