Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

18 months ago I picked up a number of DkoK figures and tanks from FW. I'm now getting round to starting on them and expanding to end up with a decent sized Krieg force.

One of my inspirations for this was an army scheme and painting method posted here:



The full thread on the above is:

http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1519&page=1

Ishkur described using three Citadel washes for his troops, devlan mud, badab black and gryphonne sepia all over a white primer.

While I love the scheme, I'd rather not copy it directly, partly because of wanting to 'do my own thing' and partly because IG tanks in beige/brown don't grab me as much as a more urban scheme for them.

Secret Weapon Miniatures has a larger array of washes than GW and they seem to have good feedback in reviews on them (as well as Justin being a thoroughly nice guy in general):

http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=54

My current thought is to get a grey-blue scheme for the Infantry, with something similar but not matching in a camouflage pattern for the vehicles. I'm somewhat torn on the overall colour between:






I'm mostly posting this for feedback and thoughts on DkoK colours and schemes, am I crazy to give up the tied and tested scheme posted by Ishkur and what people think of using washes over as basecoat as the main way of painting them without x hours of blending per mini (when it comes to Infinity I'm sure it's going to end up as X hours of blending per figure, but that will be 10-20 not 50-80+tanks).

Any other advice on planning a scheme for DkoK, schemes in general etc. more than welcome.

I mainly wanted to post because I want to thank you for that link because I am starting Krieg myself and that will come in handy

I must say as long as the minis look good to you I think you should paint or wash any way you want.

also if you are looking for ideas this guys has some of the best Krieg I have seen http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/314300.page

Also, I think a grey/blue scheme would look good as well

Cheers for the link, I'd seen that before but a long while ago and had lost track of it.