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Wednesday 20 April 2022

LATE WAR GERMAN INFANTRY PAINTING GUIDE and GERMAN GUARDS

This was a spur of the moment project I did, this long weekend, I woke up in the  morning with a crazy idea that I needed to build some guards for my Germans even thought I was already working away on my US Marines. 

I had been working on my US Marines for a while and sometimes, its good to work on another project in between, to get the inspirational juices going again.

I raided my left over parts bin and selected four Warlord games plastic German torsos and proceeded converting their body parts into a guard like posture.

These troopers will be utilised for specific Chain of Command scenarios, such as the ones found in the TooFatLardies specials.  

I also included a painting guide for Late war German Infantry.


Completed conversions figures ready for priming. 
Both of these figures had their right arms sliced in a couple of area to reposition them grasping the rifle and the base of the right figure was trimmed at the base connection to the shoulder and Green stuff putty added. Rifle straps were added with Milliput.
Back view of the figures show how the right legs with sliced and repositioned with the help of some Green stuff putty.
These two figures had some adjustments to the area which connects the arm to the shoulder and again Green stuff putty used to remodel the shoulder area.
The right figure also had his right legs sliced and repositioned.
Primed Black
Painted figure with flock added to the bases, forgot to paint the white stripes on collars of the first two figures, which have been added.
I had no gas mask canisters into my parts bin so the figures are without them.
Changing of the guards at a road check station.

LATE WAR GERMAN INFANTRY PAINTING GUIDE

The painting sequence I use for the German infantry is as follows:
  • Black prime 
  • paint the figures' base
  • paint  flesh parts with flesh base colour and apply wash to flesh parts
  • paint the uniform completely 
  • using Black Grey or black primer to go over any areas that you may have covered while painting the uniform
  • paint the base coat for the Helmet, Gatters, boots, Bread bag, gas mask canister, water bottle etc and then coat with the wash and move onto  finishing painting each item.  
  • finish off the flesh parts.
  • optional to use VMC Flat Earth with a small dry brush to very lightly dry brush areas that would normally rub against the ground if the figure was in a prone position, elbows, knees. 
  • once all the painting is finished coat the model with a gloss enamel varnish 
  • apply a  couple of coats of Matt varnish
  • apply flock to the figures' base.
Just a note this is a rough guide I used to paint my figures but you may want to alter the ratios as you see fit as you can note from the above image the German uniform varied in colour.


HELMET
Base: VMC German Dark Green 979
Wash: Agrax Earthshade
1st Highlight: Dry Brush: VMC German Dark Green 1:1 VMC Iraqui Sand
2nd Highlight: Dry Brush: add a bit more VMC Iraqui Sand 
Details: 
Top of the helmet add tiny wear spots with VMC Black Grey,  
Around the sharp rim of the helmet add tiny amount of gunmetal to simulate wear.


UNIFORM
Base: VMC German FieldGrey 830
Wash: Agrax Earthshade
1st Highlight: VMC German FieldGrey 830 avoiding cresses 
2nd Highlight: VMC Green Grey 
3rd Highlight: continue by adding  a touch of VMC Iraqui Sand to the Green Grey
Optional highlight: very light drybrushing with VMC Earth targeting the knees, elbows, edges of uniform near the waist , can also some top portions of the uniform to give the uniform a slight brown tinge.


GATTERS 
Base: VMC Khaki 
Wash: Agrax Earthshade
1st Highlight: VMC Khaki avoiding cresses 
2nd Highlight: VMC Khaki  1:1 VMC Iraqui Sand


BOOTS
Base: VMC Mahogany Brown 1:1 VMC Beige Brown 
Wash: Agrax Earthshade
1st HighlightVMC Mahogany Brown 1:1 VMC Beige Brown avoiding cresses 
2nd HighlightVMC Mahogany Brown ,VMC Beige Brown, VMC Iraqui Sand, 1:1:1


BREAD BAG
Base: VMC Green Ochre
Wash: Agrax Earthshade
1st Highlight VMC Green Ochre avoiding cresses
2nd Highlight: VMC Green Ochre 1:1 VMC Iraqui Sand
3rd Highlight: add a bit more VMC Iraqui Sand to the above mix

WATER BOTTLE

Base: VMC Beige Brown 
Wash: Agrax Earthshade
1st Highlight: VMC Beige Brown
2nd Highlight: VMC Beige Brown 1:1 VMC Iraqui Sand
3rd Highlight: add a bit more VMC Iraqui Sand to the above mix





GASMASK/ DRINKING CUP/ MESS TIN
Base: VMC German Dark Green 979 
Wash: Agrax Earthshade
1st HighlightVMC German Dark Green 979
2nd Highlight: VMC German Dark Green 979  1:1 VMC Iraqui Sand
3rd Highlight add random spots of  VMC Gun Metal to simulate wear 


WEBBING
 
Base: VMC Black Primer
1st Highlight: VMC Black Grey  with a touch of VMC Iraqui Sand
2nd Highlight: VMC Black Grey  with a touch of VMC Iraqui Sand
3rd Highlight:  add a bit more VMC Iraqui Sand to the above mix



Cheers John 







14 comments:

  1. Useful guide!

    Nice work on the figure conversions! :)

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  2. Excellent as usual John. Your figure conversions never cease to amaze mate.

    Frank

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    1. Thanks Kym for your comments
      cheers JOhn

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  4. Excellent work. Love the paint guide. I am always amazed by the amount of times I pick up iraqui sand and agrax earthshade is theeeee wash...I think these are the must have pots in the paint box...lol
    Great stuff.

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    1. Agree, Glasgow Warhog and thanks for the comments
      cheers John

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  5. Another excellent “how to” painting guide. You have reinvigorated my hobby and hopefully one day, I’ll be creating such masterpieces! Cheers John

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  6. Great conversions John and your painting guides are always very useful and much copied.

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    1. Thank you Pat for your comments and always look forward to your posts.
      cheers John

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  7. Please note, although I am a follower, you are not showing up on my blog page. I have to go into settings / reader to find you, so your posts will not be immediately obvious to followers unless they also check READER, which is unlikely.

    I don't properly know the reason for this, but I notice that in my reader list, those URL's that fail to get onto the from blog page under blog listings also do not have the text 'com/feeds/posts/default' after their basic URL.

    From what I can make out, at your end you need to go into settings, look up SITE FEED, click and allow FULL. I am assuming once done, it allows the google 'media' software to kick in and drag your newest post across to the blog widget displayed on most blogs front page.

    i may be wrong, but either way, you are not currently reaching your follows except by READER under the settings tab and I doubt many bloggers go there.

    Hope this helps. Norm.

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    1. Hi Norm , I have checked and site feed is clicked to full, I not sure why it is happening to you.
      cheers John

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