1914 Belgium - UD 18/12 - news re German infantry paint scheme

[Eric the Shed]

awesome pictures

..I somehow think sepia might be better than b&w photos for this period - thoughts??

[Silent Invader]

awesome pictures

..I somehow think sepia might be better than b&w photos for this period - thoughts??

Hmmm... I do appear to have used a different colour conversion than for the British 'period'  shots.... I shall have to take another look.

[Captain Blood]

Ruddy brilliant   

[commissarmoody]

Inspirational!

[OSHIROmodels]

Cracking work mate

You're still a mad bugger though

 

cheers

James

[Mason]

 

Outstanding!
All that hard work has really paid off.
They look absolutely amazing, especially in situ in the fields.
 

Well done, mate.
A seriously amazing achievement that you should be extremely proud of.
 





Still mad, though.....

[Silent Invader]

Thanks chaps - you're all very kind  

One problem with the rules that I hadn't anticipated....

It's necessary to know who the NCOs are, which for the British is easy (big chevrons) but for the Germans not so much (in fact barely at all with thin silver braid and tiny brass disks).

I don't want to add identifying markers (such as rocks) to their bases and so need to think through how to resolve it.......

Edit: wife has most of a solution - all the minis have bricks on their bases so for officers/NCOs paint a single brick a 'special' reasonably prominent colour ..... Now to decide on the colour?!?!

[Constable Bertrand]

Wow Steve! Lovely!

I cannot believe you have done all that in 6months! 

What about adding a small grass tuft? Weeds grow everywhere mate. Or a small bit of burned wood?

Cheers
Matt.

[fred]

Amazing stuff, great paintwork - and so many figures!

[Phil Robinson]

Grand.

[Silent Invader]

Thanks folks 

Regarding the officer/NCO bases, I tried a single tuft but it just didn't look right. A piece of wood was a great idea but I've now settled on a light grey brick, which seems to stand out just enough to be noticed. 

[Malamute]

Ruddy brilliant   

Yep, I am completely in awe. This is going to be one of my BLAM highlights.

The B&W photos are brilliant especially the Germans advancing out of the treeline.

[Silent Invader]

Thanks Nick 

The B&W photos are brilliant especially the Germans advancing out of the treeline.

The tree line shot is my favourite photo of this batch   

[Dr DeAth]

Totesamzeballs - what brilliant work, even more so when you think how quickly you've done it.  Looking forward to seeing it on the day.

[Elk101]

If you ever want to do it again I have 50 or so Germans awaiting paint! It's an impressive achievement Steve, very well done. I'll be there itching to game with these!