Catachan Platoon Command Squad (final pictures on Pg. 8)

[Mrdee]

Right this is my 40k squad for UK GD

All the models are built and ready for painting.

I am going through everyone painting the skin so I will post pictures of each squad member as I go rather than bore the socks off you with unpainted models.

So far I have done the skin on the Platoon Commander who I am thinking of naming Captain Willard



I wanted to go with faded tattoos on these lads so I did the tattoo sort of halfway through the skin process and then glazed over it.



Damien

[Johnno]

Lovely work so far 

[Smillie]

Looking very good, the skin tone is spot on. Can I enquire, I always paint the face and skin last as I find it's the area less resiliant to accidental over painting when I'm painting the rest of the model. Does painting in the face and other areas first make painting up the rest of the model harder?

[Mrdee]

Lovely work so far 

Thanks matey

Looking very good, the skin tone is spot on. Can I enquire, I always paint the face and skin last as I find it's the area less resiliant to accidental over painting when I'm painting the rest of the model. Does painting in the face and other areas first make painting up the rest of the model harder?

Personal preferance mate.  I am a very neat painter and it doesn't matter which way around I do it really, I have always done skin first then clothes, and I am a creature of habit.

Done the skin on two more

Flamer Guy


and Vox Caster Guy (metal is only based on headset)



And his tat



Damien

[Inso]

Lovely work on the skin  !

[Mrdee]

Lovely work on the skin  !

Thanks matey.  I am really looking forward to the vietnam tiger stripe camo on these boys

[Col. Aubrey Bagshot]

Dont forget:

There are at least FOUR very different styles and colours of Tiger. Some 'in country' made sets early in the war were very diferent to later ones made in the states.

Check out and google "golden" tiger etc etc ... or buy the big boys book of Tiger patterns

Johnson, Richard Denis (1999). Tiger Patterns: A Guide to the Vietnam War's Tigerstripe Combat Fatigue Patterns and Uniforms. Schiffer Pub Ltd. ISBN 9780764307560.

[Stu]

That is VERY nice work, looking forward to the rest.

[fluffy05]

Great work!!!

Please keep posting

Cheers,

Allan

[Mrdee]

Dont forget:

There are at least FOUR very different styles and colours of Tiger. Some 'in country' made sets early in the war were very diferent to later ones made in the states.

Check out and google "golden" tiger etc etc ... or buy the big boys book of Tiger patterns

Johnson, Richard Denis (1999). Tiger Patterns: A Guide to the Vietnam War's Tigerstripe Combat Fatigue Patterns and Uniforms. Schiffer Pub Ltd. ISBN 9780764307560.

Duly noted

That is VERY nice work, looking forward to the rest.

Thanks, should be absorbing most of my free time (apart from kettlebells) for the next month

Great work!!!

Please keep posting

Cheers,

Allan

Thanks and will do

Damien

[Mrdee]

Further progress

Little pointless this picture of the commissar as he is sort of covered by his hat....



But to make up for it have a few decent ones of the medic







Last up the sniper who will be in full camo cream and eventually a ghillie suit.

Damien

[Axtklinge]

Wow!
They're looking great so far!
Congrats!

[Gluteus Maximus]

So far I have done the skin on the Platoon Commander who I am thinking of naming Captain Willard

Love the texture on the beret! I can almost feel the wool making my head all hot and itchy 

Shouldn't Capt Willard be wearing a dark green beret though? 

"He specialises in bustin' my balls" 

I'm not a 40K fan, but I love the way you're painting these figures.

[M Blakey]

my god these are going to be epic!

the skin tones are the best ive ever seen!

what paints are you using?

mike

[Mrdee]

Wow!
They're looking great so far!
Congrats!

Thanks matey

Love the texture on the beret! I can almost feel the wool making my head all hot and itchy 

Shouldn't Capt Willard be wearing a dark green beret though? 

"He specialises in bustin' my balls" 

I'm not a 40K fan, but I love the way you're painting these figures.

Thanks matey, I reckon turning the head of a non40k fan is an acheivement in itself

my god these are going to be epic!

the skin tones are the best ive ever seen!

what paints are you using?

mike

Lets hope so pal.  Paints I use are Vallejo Game, Model and Air and Reaper Master Series

Right now someone on another forum made a point that they were too clean for Catachans......I sat and though about it and I totally agree so I threw them all in the bin






Yeah right and I clean windows with my tounge......I did however agree with him and felt they needed some battle damage/environmental damage, after all sneaking through jungle wouldn't make for lovely moisturised skin now would it.  I also added some stubble for that omg I need a shave moment I know all too well.  Some of the battle damage is a lot more subtle than other bits and you need to look a lot closer and I hope that will work in my favour come judgement day.





















Radio guy has to be my favorite with his bloody knuckles think that says a lot about close combat, I have a mental image of him on the radio, suddenly being attacked by an enemy shortly followed by a right royal pasting with his fists because the knife option would be too boring.........

Damien