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Hi all, I normally maintain my log over on Warseer, but I have been asked to share my log on here also, so here you go, enjoy and comments most welcome

http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107453


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2IC Leutenant Roman Gastager





Command Together




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Thought I would start this thread up again, have now painted several armies, using different methods.

So lets start with Afrika Korps










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Stuka!!!










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Now onto some soviets










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I don't actually have a complete army picture, will try to get one up the next couple of weeks and thanks for the comments, give me some motivation.

Ok here we go, here are the russian infantry I have done so far to date










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Up next my first go at airbrushing 15mm and to be honest I am really happy with the result.

So without further adue here are the 1st platoon of Panzer IV's for the panzer company










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Then the two command panthers










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Some American Armoured Arty










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The russian infantry platoon lieutenants










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10 T34's roll!!!










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Here are 15 of them rolling ;-)






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The four stands of infantry completed, including casualties, what do you think? I really like them










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Two full platoons










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Here we have the two smg teams and a hmg stand








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Then the destroyed T34










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All twenty of them






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As promised the three SU-152's












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1st of the five KV1's










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As promised the three KV1-e's








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Another 2 KV1-e's now done bringing the total to 5 and 2 KV2's








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Here are the four completed KV2's








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And the complete 9 x KV Heavy Tank Unit






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Up next is 4 out of 10 of the T-70 Light Tanks










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4 of 7 stands of the SMG Platoon










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All of the completed t-70's








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Here we have the repainted under bellies of the stugs any beter?








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Here is the complete platoon of 10 T70's that will be the light tanks of the Mixed Tankovy Platoon








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Complate Tank Rider Company including the extra anti tank rifle squad and two HMG's








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The AA HMG Platoon including transport








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Here are the SU85's










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Here is the IL2 in several painted steps

Step 1 Base coated




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Step 2 Base colours shaded with Army Painter Soft tone






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Step 3 add transfers




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Step 4 Matt varnish applied by spray can






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Base colours airbrushed on






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Soft tone shade added






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Add transfers




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Matt varnish




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Panzer Kompanie completed so far - 2 Panthers, 10 PzIV's and 5 Stugs










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Finished basing the IL2 today and I am quite happy with it.








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Chasing a JU87(Stuka)






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As promised the completed SU-76i's










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Here is the completed KV-85










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Three Completed KV-85's, including command tank conversion










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T-85 Command Tank








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85mm AA commisar, Command team and AT team








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Ok as promised up first 5 x KV-85's as well as the converted commisar that will be the Commander ;-)










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The completed flight of IL2's










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Not forgetting the germans, we have the completed 2IC for the Panzer Cpy








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Managed to get the early PZII's airbrushed as well








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I have now finsihed three of the PZ II's and I think they look ok, what do you think?










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All five






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All the KV-85's are done now








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Also another 2 x T34/85






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As a special treat the green tide










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Forgot to add the killer cats!!!!










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I think I will revist this panthers at some point and paint the tools on the side.

Ok up next WIP German Half-tracks






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WIP German Rocket battery








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WIP First go at SS Oak Leaf Summer










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The AA Platoon so far






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Finished the last puma








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1 of 4 of the PanzerWerfer 42's








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Completed the command and one other Sd Kfz 251\1 of the Gepanzerte Platoon












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I have now completed the four half-tracks and here they are:










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Also completed another of the Panzerwerfer 42's










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Here is the completed first stand of SS infantry

Looks amazing and so much stuff! Thanks for sharing it over here as well!

I love the russian tide, looks fantastic and very inspiring - definitely what I am going to start next after I'm done with the waffen SS.

As promised the completed Panzerwerfer 42 Battery ;-)

Only just started to get into FOW, don't know much about it.

But for the painting skill 10/10

Up next the remaining parts of the Rocket Battery and staff teams






Oh and a Panzer IV ;-)


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Also completed anohter soviet armoured car 8 to go!!!










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Ok thats about it for now, and thanks for the comments so far ;-)

Sacre-blur! Thats alot of FOW, really nice to see it here

like the Russians, nicely done....what finish did you use on the Germans...seems kind of shiny...but otherwise great paint jobs.

I use the same varnish for them all, army painter shades and then Vallejo Matt varnish after weathering.

Camera flash and lighting is not great in the gararge either.

How have you found the german army painter spray on plastics? It seems fine on resin and metal for me, but on any plastic it seems to go on thick and stay thick. I've especially had trouble with plastic halftrack wheels and guns. Have you had a similar problem with it, or has it been alright in your garage?

Those Panzerwerfer 42s are gorgeous, nice one!

I love your tanks, very impressive!

Thanks again for the great comments ;-) always nice to keep you motivated.

As for the sprays, I use the ones from battlefront, the soviet one is great, however the german dungleb and dark grey especially does not cover that well. So instead of overspraying and hiding much of the detail, several thin coats need to be sprayed.

For tanks, I spray once from the top, then stand on one side and spray, then the other, this should also allow you to spray the front back and bottom at the same time.

Got some more airbrushing done today, so thought I would share my tools of the trade






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First lot ready








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Last coat










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Part based




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First coat




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First coat for the last Russian 85MM AA.




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Having just had a read through the new tides of war, I have just seen that the Panzerwerfer 42's are a german paratrooper option now and not for the panzer company!!!! Grrrr

Guess, I will have to use the old bocage book still!!!

Holy crap thats a lot of FoW! Man o man what i wouldnt do for an airbrush. Everything looks awesome. I especially like the soviet infantry though.

Looking good as ever. I like the way the airbrushed camo turned out on the panzer IV H schurzen too.

I personally find airbrushing more fun than brush painting and am quite astounded by how much easier and better it gets with each use - a very short learning curve compared to painting normally.

Why dont you airbrush a base coat on your infantry instead of brushing btw?

Hey thanks again, I get better support here, they I do over at warseer, maybe I am wasted over there!!!!!

I tend to use my airbrush for camo only and the brush for the rest. I also find the army painter uniform grey an excellent base coater, as it sticks well and is easy to paoint over with any color.

Wow, lot's of stuff Very nice, particularly taken with that Soviet force.

Yeah, far to many armies for me to paint in ten life times!!!

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Also completed the German armoured infantry command stand










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WIP Tiger 1






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WIP 2IC Panzer IV

Just ordered two sheets of German reg plates from Doms decals, not to bad for £4 for 2 but postage was another £2 on top!!!!

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Shaded the tiger tonight as well ;-)

Decals and weathering on the tiger should be completed today.

So much progress! Are the tiger tracks the same as the other tracks you've painted? The base colour looks really bright in the photos. I've found I can save quite a bit of time on tracks by priming them black then painting the wheels instead of attaching them and priming them the colour of the tank then repainting the tracks. It also allows for a sloppier drybrush without worrying about hitting the main body of the tank.

The postage at Dom's Decals is harsh, I always end up ordering extra things that I'll never need just to make it a reasonable purchase. I have a drawer full of allied stars and finnish markings now as a result

No, I used to paint them boltgun metal, but they look to shiny, even after a black wash and shading. I have done the last Panzer IV tracks boltgun washed with devlan mud, not to much of a difference, but hey ho.

The tigers tracks have been painted using the early war method, which was saddle brown, then black shade washed, then dry brushed silver, then shaded!!!! A lot of effort for the tracks, but I do think they look better. I have done this also on the half-tracks and the Panzer II's.
I see where you are coming from with black tracks, might trial it on another unit!!!!

The tiger will eventually form part of the SS Heavy Panzer Battalion 101 consist of a full company of 14 Tiger I's, but I wanted to get some experience of airbrushing camo on the PZ IV's and Panthers, before starting on them.

Ah cool. I generally use the art of war 2 book method for german tracks (all Vallejo colours)

Tracks:

1. Black
2. heavy drybrush Flat Brown #140
3. light drybrush Cavalry Brown #137
4. patchy light drybrush Gunmetal Grey #179
5. Devlan mud wash

The key is just doing a tiny brush of gunmetal grey but I think the end result looks good. Should have pics of my tiger up by early next week at the latest, just need to weather it now the decals are done.

The first tiger is finished from the 101.Schwere SS Panzerabteilung, 2 Kompanie

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Ok, will bear that in mind for the future, looking forward to seeing your finished tiger.

Progress today. finished off painting the Soviet 85 AA gun and the extra crew, ready for basing tomorrow.

Repainted the Panthers tools and the wooden roll.

Nearly completed the last four Panzerwerfer 42's, painted a soviet armoured car, made a start on the two OP teams and the battery command, including the other kubelwagon

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Also finished the second section of the panzerwerfer 42's, give me 8 of them now ;-)










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Part based the last Soviet 85mm AA gun and it's extra crew, the kubelwagan and 2 AT Gun transports.

Should have these completed tomorrow along with, the Panzer IV 1IC, also undercoated another three tigers.

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Panzerwerfer 42 battery completed todate










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Finally finished the Soviet 85mm AA Battery ;-)










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Also completed another armoured car










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Also base coated and shaded 3 x T34/85, 2 more soviet armoured cars and 2 x Panzer IV's

All looking great. I broke down and bought some T34/85s the other day so looking forward to seeing yours completed. The AA look great and I really like the look of the completed german launchers as well, good stuff!

These are amazingly beautiful

Thanks guys, I think my best model to date is the tiger. I undercoated three more today, so hopefully get those finished off soon.

Also managed to basecoat and shade, the panzerwerfer 42 Command stand, one of the obs teams and the pak40, pictures to follow shortly ;-)


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Also nearly completed the Panzer IV Kompanie










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