Perry Desert Rats

[Hammers]

Thought I'd post some pics of my ongoing Rats project. Figures are Perry plastics, Stuart is by Warlord.




Hope you like them

They are NICE! The eyes and eyebrows make them look a bit like the 'Sons of Frida Kahlo Squad', but the uniform and equipment are spot on!

[PanzerLeader]

Yeah the antenna is a bit odd. I really should change it, you’re right, but there’s always something else to do, right?
Edit: Forgot to mention colours. Base coat was Desert Yellow, washed over with Army Painter Soft Tone, then layered with Desert Yellow, Dark Sand and Light Sand. All Vallejo colours.

[Silent Invader]

I recall your project....whatever happened to it?

It’s paused. Definitely not abandoned. It’s one if particular historical interest to me so I’d been waiting for my painting to improve. It’s an unfinished project that’s in a display case, rather than a box 

[Plynkes]

Personally I quite like the eyes. They work for me. I take it that fellow in the middle is off to find a quiet spot to do his business? 




"You should never ask a man what he's doing when he takes a shovel into the desert!" Ice Cold in Alex

[PanzerLeader]

Sometimes a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do

[Volleyfire!]

I think the eyebrows give them character. Some people paint the eyes in and forget the eyebrows which give their figures a sort of rabbit stuck in the car headlights sort of appearance like this . What colours did you use for the Caunter scheme please? I fancy doing some Honeys in the same style.

[Captain Blood]

Great stuff.
Fiddly little devils to paint aren’t they? 

[Hammers]

Who was it that painted these Perry D. Rats as Kings East African Rifles? For Somaliland campaign against the Italians?

[Truscott Trotter]

Now I can see them
Fantastic work especially  on the Honey love the weathering.  Just the right amount for me.
Was that rhe Army Painter desert yellow you used?
If so, did you use the spray for a  basecoat?

[PanzerLeader]

... What colours did you use for the Caunter scheme please? I fancy doing some Honeys in the same style.

If I remember correctly, I think it was (all Vallejo) Desert Yellow, Sky Blue, and Dark Blue Grey but once they were on, I spent some time weathering and lightening the tones quite a bit.

Great stuff.
Fiddly little devils to paint aren’t they? 

Yup. Fiddly but fun. You, of course, must shoulder at least some of the blame for these - your rats are first rate, and a literal inspiration.  

Now I can see them
Fantastic work especially  on the Honey love the weathering.  Just the right amount for me.
Was that rhe Army Painter desert yellow you used?
If so, did you use the spray for a  basecoat?

No, all Vallejo. It was sprayed white to start with and then worked up from there.

[Helen]

Lovely work on the Rats and Honey, well done.

[moiterei_1984]

Ahh, here they are. Very well done on these chaps.