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March 28, 2015March 28, 2015

Konigstiger Panzer

Here are my two king tigers. Bought a pack of three and Martin took one I took two

They’ve been sitting in my cupboard (like everything I have) primed and ready to be painted for about three years. I guess about six months ago I attacked them with the airbrush and got some base coat and camo pattern on them, they then sat idle until I painted Michael Potters panzer grenadiers last year. After painting Mikes Tiger and Stugs I figured it was high time that I finish these.

As it is I might do a bit more weathering on them but that could take many more months so I figured I’d photograph them and stick them up.

Pretty happy with them, they look reasonably tidy and again they look a touch better in person/tank than the harsh light of the photo. Part of the reason for holding off on them like I do a lot of expensive models is I want to do a really good job and I’m often unsure whether I’m in the right frame of mind or practiced enough to do such work. Problem is I find I’m always second guessing myself and regardless any paint job looks better than primer or raw model. My airbrushing skills could do with a bit of work and it’s that that I’m probably least pleased with on the model.

No idea when I’ll ever play a game where I can fit to king tigers though.

March 17, 2015

Trying to see what source book matches the figures we have

Have glued some of the US airbourne to bases today.

Still playing around with arrangements on others to get the optimum field of figures and bases.
Will probably reduce some stands to three figs instead of four.. but they look fine.
Still frustrating between the army lists in “Road to Rome”(RR), “Hells Highway”(HH), Market Garden (MG), Nuts (NN)
HH has two artillery batteries in the 75mm pak howitzers but RR doesn’t
RR has 4 shermans with improvised armour but the combat platoons are reduced to 6 teams instead of 9.. and it has two command teams per platoon not one.
Problem is the US airbourne have really different options throughout the books.. subtle but massively game changing.
The HH list has no US armour.. only UK armour support from 30th Corp.
Funny thing is there is a ten points difference between the two books for the same list.
I use 82nd airbourne whenever I can .. I just think there cool and a I new someone who was all about the eagle being the best and I don’t like that.. plus the eagles were the get out of jail card
for the heros in the LOTR all the time .. so anti that! besides All American …. F$^&* yeah! lol

So if there was anything extra needed I would say… 1-2 carbine command teams. 1x60mm mortar team .. and that would allow you to make any of the following lists. Oh bazookas always help.. get some of those too.

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February 9, 2015February 9, 2015

Devlan Mud home made wash – alternative ingrediant

Painted some more of the airborne troops in the past week.
Made up some more Devlan Mud home made wash too.
The new wash has a different ingredient however.

Because the brown ink is so hard to source and if you can it is so very expensive I used some brown dye instead.
The dye is used in schools and because it is a powder depending on how you mix it up gives you either a dye, drawing ink or other.

So I tried it and it works very well.. in fact I think it works better than ink.

“devlan mud” style wash is:
3 drops elmer’s (1.03ml)
10 drops matte medium (3.44ml)
5 drops water (1.72ml)
10 drops brown ink (3.44ml)
1 drop black ink (0.344)

10ml / 29ml =0.344ml