Author Topic: Fallschirmjager 28mm update 8 April (Read 969 times)

bluewillow · « **on:** March 15, 2024, 08:15:33 AM »

Painting up some warlord metal and plastic 28mm Fallschirmjager figures, not that impressed really with the sculpts, the metals are ok, but the plastics are not great. I am thinking about going back over them and adding the rain splashes, as after looking at them they do not look 100% to me.

Cheers
Matt

Daeothar · « **Reply #1 on:** March 15, 2024, 10:00:19 AM »

Looking good to my eyes!

When I did my Fallschirmjäger, I forewent the raindrops altogether, both because I needed to finish them quickly and also because I found that they would not show up from any distance further than 30cm away.

You'll need to make them representative anyway, because no brush tip is small enough to paint them at the required scale. Also; there'd be so many, they'd completely obscure the pattern underneath. Just saying...

Tom Dulski · « **Reply #2 on:** March 15, 2024, 11:18:21 AM »

I agree with your assessment, I wish Warlord would re make the Fallschirmjager sprue like they did with the US infantry sprue.

CapnJim · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2024, 08:45:15 PM »

I think you did a nice job on them.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2024, 07:40:11 AM »

Agreed, they look good as they are.

The rain splashes are a bit like the East German Strichtarn, they basically disappear at more than a few feet away. Even if you are holding a 28mm figure up at arms length, they are still about 70 feet away in real life.

bluewillow · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2024, 07:20:28 AM »

The rest of the infantry are now complete, just support elements to go.

Cheers
Matt

Daeothar · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2024, 07:25:49 AM »

Nice

And at quite a pace too!

Gunner Dunbar · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2024, 07:35:16 AM »

Pretty good job I’d say, not convinced you need the lines.

Tom Dulski · « **Reply #8 on:** March 20, 2024, 11:29:38 AM »

Great stuff. I'm working on German paras right now as well. May I ask what color your using for the panzerfausts and panzershrecks?

bluewillow · « **Reply #9 on:** March 20, 2024, 02:55:23 PM »

German camo beige I think? I will get the Vallejo number when I get back from my champagne region holiday wine purchasing tour on the weekend.

Cheers
Matt