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Hey guys, ive just started up Flames of war and decided to keep a log of it on dakka Dakka.

I've got a platoon to finish and some more stuff arriving this week, including scenic bases from www.kerrandking.co.uk

So, On with the pics!

Infantry






Tanks





Group Shot



As the title says ill be collecting the 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Kompanie who operated in Normandy in late '44.

I'll keep this thread as up-to-date as possible i have a fresh batch of mini's arriving this week, so ill get pics up asap. I'll also get some higher quality zoomed pics up of the infantry too.

Also if Flames of war is tickling your fancy I've got a few threads up and running Including a Battle report & a Review of the Starter Boxed Set

Edited Typo - Thanks brookm!

I think you mean, "Das Reich".

But good stuff so far, keep on expanding.

Yikes! Ta mon'

Right!

Items arriving this week are: One Command platoon, Four three ton trucks, (opel-blitz) two Kfz 15 cars, four BMW bikes and a shed-load of urban bases \o/

And later today ill post up a Step-by step on how i paint my infantry.


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After making a ramshackle light-box here is the small "guide" to how i paint my Germans. I'm not hoping to win a golden daemon with these, this is just nice accurate (almost) quick painting for TT quality

After undercoating the model Chaos black I start by painting all the clothed area's graveyard earth leave black Skin, pouches and weapons & boots.



I then dapple catachan green randomly over the painted area's for the green part of there camouflage. Once that is done I then dapple bubonic brown on the graveyard earth and slightly overlapping the Catachan Green.



I then paint the pouches & boots bestial brown, and the skin i give a coat of bronzed flesh, metallics are done with boltgun metal



Finally a Devlan mud wash and hey presto, job done.






Please Zoom in on these four

I hope you enjoyed reading this, more to come soon!

Updated with how-to guide.

Also, loadsa models arrived today, but no bases so ill get piccys done asap might do a highly detailed officer

The way you put flock over the edge of the bases in the first few pictures - does it tend to rub off when you pick them up, or is it sealed in pretty strong?

Also have you considered using any of the grass tufts that look so good on 15mm models, found here:
http://www.barrule.com/Workshop/scratch%20builders%20paradise/Silflor.html

The flocks a 50/50 mix of flock & static grass, held on quite tightly with PVA, i hope it will stay put, but if it doesnt after time ill get them mounted on some kerr & king bases.

I've looked at the tufts and there beautiful, but these men are for my board "hiding" behind a grassy bocage.

Right guys, with the arrival of the post this morning I can crack on with my command platoon & reccy squad!

The plan with the reccy squad (mounted on bmw bike's) is to have them on one base per bike, with all the men, so it will look like they've pulled up to scout and disembarked, for gaming i just have a counter showing if there disembarked or on the bikes.



The bases where the men "fit in" are a tad small, so all the men have had there bases removed and the "holes" green-stuffed in so the men fit flush to the ground.

Here's my command platoon mounted on Kerr & King Bases

Commander


Second in command


Panzerschreck Teams





Things to do!



Will get painting these as soon as i find some undercoat will update with coloured piccys asap.

Great looking army so, far, keep up the good work

Group shot of everything i own.

I'm looking forward to seeing the bikes. Check out Dom's Decals for Waffen SS registration plate decals that make a really nice touch (as used on my vehicles):

https://sslrelay.com/www.domsdecals.com/sess/utn;jsessionid=154cf943823ab9b/shopdata/0020_15mm+WW2+Markings/0100_German+Registration+Plates/product_overview.shopscript (at http://www.domsdecals.com )

Awesome. Ill be picking up a batch of them then!

nice army, but you chose nazis, is it me or do all wargamers call the nazis germans as an excuse!! LOL


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the bikes are interesting to see!

Achually i got "lumbered" With germans lol, Once i've got these to about 5000 points (Possible including of ernst burkmann) Im gonna start up a British army

Great stuff! I'm going to use your tutorial if I someday start Waffen-SS army! But, fluff question: Have you decided in which of the two Panzergrenadier-regiments that were in Das Reich these guys belong to?

this is where i epic fail. No i havent yet, so im just painting generic late war ss the plan is years down the line to have my mits on the whole das riech.

No problem! Great stuff nevertheless! (BTW, the regiments are named 'Deutschland' and 'Der Führer' I'd recommend to choose the first one )

Ahhh I see why (thank you wikipidia) Der Führer committed a war crime against the French in 1944 and were found guilty of doing so, I don't think this will put me off collecting the division as a whole considering if you can tell the differance of a Der Führer painted 15mm german and a Duetschalnd painted one by george your a right "rivet counter" lol

(no offence intended by this)

Thank you for your input Iamwalrus but i think ill just collect the entire 2nd ss lol Saves people splitting hairs.

Look forward to seeing your progress on this.

Have to say that FoW is looking pretty cool to me (and my hatred of painting - fewer, smaller models = win! )

Thank you for your input Iamwalrus but i think ill just collect the entire 2nd ss lol Saves people splitting hairs.

That's true I think I forgot how small FOW are compared to 28mm, you really can't model 'Deutchland' armbands for 15mm figures But anyways, I'd love to see more of your stuff!

The reason most FOW players use Germans are because they are elite, like the space marines in Warhammer.

Just because I have SS troops does not make me part of the BNP, go with what you want. after all it is suppose to be a fun hobby, so have fun

SilverMK2 you might change your mind if you painted a soviet strelkovy company, especially at full strength!!!

Currently painting my Waffen SS Officer, and my Opel blitz truks, will post pics soon.

As per the whole warcrimes thing Rarmah I wouldn't even ever think about that, because then every FOW player would take issue with their German armies. The only brance not brought up on charge were the Fallshirmjager as they always believed in conducting themselves as gentlemen. Glad to see somone doing historicals on this forum as often they get overlooked by many.

Update - No piccys as of yet:

Finished painting my SS-commander and have him glued to his scenic base. now, just ti paint his base and he's done. Also awaying some Chaos black spray to undercoat, and i have my mega Order of Paints & shizzle arriving soon so ill get pics of them up too!

Thank you all for your Questions, comments and critisim!

Huge box of fun arrived today! Pictures up tomorrow! also will include WIP base-work!

Great work! Everything looks ace, and I too am happy to see some more Flames of War on this forum. Keep up the good work!

Piccys & wip's! as promised,

The tanks & trucks will be getting a liberal coating of the German tank spray (Test sprayed a tank and had NO issues of adeision of the spraypaint on the schurzens, Might have been the chaos black undercoat and the hot soapy bath i gave the peices) the infantry will be pained with my new paint sets so they might look a little differant colour wise. Also ive FINISHED the two stug's and ill get piccys of them up soon, but my main prio is painting the rest of this german hoarde!

Good stuff. The German spray is a primer as well, so you dont need to undercoat with black first (a mistake I have made a few times) as it can obscure the detail a bit too much.

Ahhh thanks for that, i achually didnt relaise it was a Primer too! thankfully i havent lost any detail so i might continur using it just as a "colour" instead of priming with it, as i like to leave area's on my mini's black to show depth / shadows etc.




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Update the army so far.

They are all starting to come together nicely now, the trucks look very nice especially.

So whats on the painting block next, those Panzer IV's would be a good support choice or maybe some artillery!!!