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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Sascha Herm on 30 September 2016, 04:16:37 PM

Title: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Sascha Herm on 30 September 2016, 04:16:37 PM
Hi all,

I just added pictures from some more WWII German Bolt Action Miniatures onto my website. This is the first Group of a bigger German Heer Winter Army. There is another Grenadier Squad, a HQ Group, a Mortar Team and a Panzer IV to follow. I really enjoyed my further dip into WWII after painting some figures a few months ago and look forward to finish the next lot  ;)

Please follow the below links for more pictures.

Grenadier Group Shot: http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren-Group01.htm (http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren-Group01.htm)

(http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren-Group01a.jpg)

German PAK 40 Team: http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren-PAK01.htm (http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren-PAK01.htm)

(http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren-PAK01b.jpg)

German MG42 Team: http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren-MG01.htm (http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren-MG01.htm)

(http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren-MG01a.jpg)

A selection of Individual Grenadiers:

Grenadier MG Team: http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren01.htm (http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren01.htm)

(http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren01a.jpg)

Grenadier 2: http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren02.htm (http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren02.htm)

(http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren02a.jpg)

Grenadier 3: http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren03.htm (http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren03.htm)

(http://www.sascha-herm.com/Germ-Gren03a.jpg)

There are a few more pictures of the rest of the Squad on my Website, please have a look: www.sascha-herm.com (http://www.sascha-herm.com)

I hope you like them and any comments are very welcome.

Kind regards

Sascha
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Phil Robinson on 30 September 2016, 04:44:56 PM
Cool :D

Sorry couldn't resist.
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: jambo1 on 30 September 2016, 05:43:27 PM
Haven't done WW2 since over 30 years but you make it look soooo tempting!! :)
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Captain Blood on 30 September 2016, 05:44:47 PM
Stunning work Sascha.

I must admit, I'm not a great fan of the figures - a bit too cartoon-like for my tastes. But your painting is sumptuous as usual.  The frostbitten PAK40 is my favourite I think.

Interesting that your take on feldgrau is actually quite green. It looks very good  :)

What colour paint are you using as a base for that?
(I'd guess VMC Russian Uniform Green, but it has a bit more of a yellowish tint...  ::))
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Sascha Herm on 30 September 2016, 06:52:43 PM
Thank you guys  ;)

Stunning work Sascha.

I must admit, I'm not a great fan of the figures - a bit too cartoon-like for my tastes. But your painting is sumptuous as usual.  The frostbitten PAK40 is my favourite I think.

Interesting that your take on feldgrau is actually quite green. It looks very good  :)

What colour paint are you using as a base for that?
(I'd guess VMC Russian Uniform Green, but it has a bit more of a yellowish tint...  ::))

You are right with the look of the figures but once you get over that they are actually not half bad  ;)  lol

I used Reaper's Military Green Triad for the Greatcoats. I am not sure why I went with a darker green look though....  :? I saw a few reference pictures online which I interpreted as dark green and decided to go with that particular triad. I also try to use triads for the most parts of my painting these days as it is a lot less time consuming and it is easier to correct mistakes, accidents and damages at a later stage. ;)

Well I hope that makes some sense  :)
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: moiterei_1984 on 30 September 2016, 08:53:45 PM
Wonderful work Sascha!
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: lou passejaire on 01 October 2016, 07:00:14 AM
beautifull painting job ...

why don't you give this frozen look to the greatcoats of the grenadiers ?

i have done some try with Precision Ice and snow wash , it's stunning on the shoes, lower pârt of the pants and greatcoats ...
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Captain Blood on 01 October 2016, 10:31:43 AM

You are right with the look of the figures but once you get over that they are actually not half bad  ;)  lol


The sculpting of the clothing is actually really good.
It's just the hats that don't look right to me. And the weapons always look a bit too big.

Thanks for the paint info. I've never done triads... Probably I should. It would probably save me an awful lot of time  lol
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Mason on 01 October 2016, 10:58:12 AM
Lovely brushwork, especially your 'whites'.
 :-* :-*

Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Ballardian on 01 October 2016, 02:32:44 PM
Very nice indeed & as Mason said, the whites on their winter gear is great.
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on 01 October 2016, 03:25:54 PM
Very nice :-*

How did you do the snow?
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Sascha Herm on 01 October 2016, 05:19:56 PM
Thank you for your comments  :)


Very nice :-*

How did you do the snow?

For the Snow I used a Mix of PVA Glue, AP Battlefields Snow and Andrea Artificial Snow Powder in a overall Ratio of 3:2:1. I applied the mix with a small brush in a couple of layers but also sprinkled some dry AP Snow on top of the mix to represent fresher Snow.
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Romark on 01 October 2016, 07:27:24 PM
Great work on those minis,whites are fabulous as is the work on the bases  :-*
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: Sangennaru on 01 October 2016, 08:00:37 PM
That green shades... *___*
Title: Re: Warlords: German Winter Grenadier Squad
Post by: mweaver on 02 October 2016, 02:59:31 AM
Very impressive!

-Michael