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Author Topic: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Late British added 2nd May)  (Read 8281 times)

Offline Keith

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (New Figures Added 03/03)
« Reply #45 on: April 20, 2020, 06:33:10 AM »


Bumping up a scale again. I need a few Paras for a planned 'Isolation' game and here are the first.
Some of the venerable but still rather nice Foundry Paras - I must have had these for almost twenty years.
The 'We Have Ways of Making You Talk' podcast with James Holland and Al Murray has a serialised reading of 'The Cauldron' which is a great companion to painting these.

Hmm ... pics come out rather large. Sorry about that - warts and all it is :-)
« Last Edit: April 20, 2020, 06:42:29 AM by Keith »
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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #46 on: April 20, 2020, 07:17:49 AM »
Beautiful job on those. Top notch. 👍👍

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #47 on: April 20, 2020, 07:32:08 AM »
Beautiful painting   :)Actually the large photos are very good, let’s us all get an idea how you paint,technique,all that. The placement of light,brilliant  :)
« Last Edit: April 20, 2020, 08:11:22 AM by Blackwolf »
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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #48 on: April 20, 2020, 08:02:51 AM »
Beautiful. Right down to the hatband on the beret. Spot on Keith.
How many are you going to be doing?

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #49 on: April 20, 2020, 08:35:15 AM »
Bloody Hell, Keith, you're good at this! :)


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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #50 on: April 20, 2020, 08:38:32 AM »
Stunning :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Love the faces

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #51 on: April 20, 2020, 09:09:52 AM »
How many are you going to be doing?

Well, I need at least another section but I'd quite like to do a fully 'refreshed' force for CoC (so about a platoon's worth).
It's a tug of love between these and late war British infantry I've got waiting in the wings too though, so I might bounce between the two for variety. Both forces are in camoflage kit but each has a very specific look which I'll try to capture as best I can.

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #52 on: April 20, 2020, 09:48:52 AM »
Lovely paintwork, may I ask which colours you used for the Denison’s (I’ve got those same Foundry Paras sitting in the queue, probably for about as long) :)

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #53 on: April 20, 2020, 09:54:59 AM »
may I ask which colours you used for the Denison’s (I’ve got those same Foundry Paras sitting in the queue, probably for about as long) :)

Sure - all Vallejo which makes it a bit easier.

Smock base colour is Vallejo Khaki. I add a bit of Burnt Umber to it for shade colour and Ivory for highlights.
Green is Luftwaffe Green and Brown is Mahogany Brown. Also with Ivory to highlight although a small spot of Orange Brown in the highlight can stop it going too pink depending on the look you are after.

Hope that helps?

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #54 on: April 20, 2020, 02:27:24 PM »
Many thanks Keith, they'll be heading up the lead pile for some Operation Squad Evolution games I think :)

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #55 on: April 20, 2020, 05:39:31 PM »
Very nice painting.

The colour information is very useful. Thanks.

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #56 on: April 20, 2020, 06:55:29 PM »
Love the Foundry paras. Lovely brushwork Keith.

All the best,

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #57 on: April 21, 2020, 10:21:09 AM »
Excellent work! 8)

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #58 on: April 21, 2020, 07:26:40 PM »
These are a bit good Keith!

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Re: Keith's World War Two Stuff (Foundry Paras added 20/04)
« Reply #59 on: April 21, 2020, 08:54:42 PM »
The Foundry British Paras are lovely.
Outstanding, in every way.
Semper Fi, Mac

 

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