Just a short update this weekend. I have hardly touched the vehcile, only painting the exhausts. This was done with oil paints and Tamiya weatehring powders. I also dry brushed some green around the top. This has been drying since wed and i got my Alclad Aqua gloss a few days ago. So now its all dry, i can get to weathering.
My main focus has been the figures. I have worked on SS camo over the past couple of years, but this is the first time i have tried German army camo. I checked a number of sites for colour suggestions useing vallejo paints. But i am still building up my colection of that brand as i switch from tamiya for figure painting. But, as this is a what if and clothing colour can vary, i was not woried about being to precises, so i used what i had.
I was reasonably pleased with the results until i looked at the photo, here they look bloody awful. Ashide from them looking like they have been painted by a 2 year old, i have not left enough of the lighter base colour showing and the rain streaks are way to large. I used a 10/0 brush and dark green paint. I saw one build on Armorama and he did a great job with a 000 brush. I have also seen people use pens, but they seem to be a bit thick.
So while the figures are not to bad to the naked eye, i am now having thoguhts about going over the camo again. Here is two of the figures. I decided to try and oil wash which i like the look of. Both have had the trouser washed, the one of the left raw Umber and the one on the right Raw Umber/Yellow Orche mix.
I have also been doing the base. Useing some scrap wood i raised the ares where the path and house will be.
And found something handy to weigh it down with.
And the building was then added.
And some chipboard was added inside to bring up the floor level and add some support to the walls.
So i can now start painting the house, it will be 2 weeks before i can get the rest of the cobbles and path.
Thats all for now. All comments and suggestions welcome, especially on those figures.