Germans in Italy

[alcal]

Hi guys

Decided to build up my Italy force and tidy a few bits up,i need help with sorting out the right armour etc i`ll be more specific over the weekend ok guys.Found the infantry pics and moved them here this is as far as i got:

FIGURES & ARMOUR
FJ for the Med. + Marder II`s + Stugs + Recce
Pz Gren. + Pz III`s +PZ IV`s + Recce
Mountain Troops + Arty + Italian light armour/Recce
Herman Georing(using my SS)

Nice, very nice figures  :good:  :good:  :good:

On terms of armour, that Attack Sturmpz.III didn't see service outside the Eastern Front.

A+

Faustnik

Thanks for the heads up buddy,thats an old picture and ive taken that one out :-(
Here is the trays i am mooching through,i want to get some anti tank and arty guns done + the trench bound ,prone and faust troops .

Im thinking of organizing my forces based on 15th Panzergrenadier Division
 







I think i will do the prone figs on irregular bases ,the figures on pennies you should note are `shiny pennies`as they hold  onto magnetic paper for transport,the trenches i have added the slimmest base i can think of ie paper but its coated in super glue for strength.

Cheers AL




Ok block colours are on and shading begun ,the block theme is mid brown to go lighter for sand and darker for brown,field grey and Afrika Corps green so four main colours:

[gamer Mac]

You are out to show us all up
Stunning work

[Andym]

Lovely again Al!!

[Painter Jim]

I really need to stop lurking and drooling over your post and get back to painting.   

[Galloping Major]

They look great, very nicely painted 


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[styx]

Nice work, are they 20mm?

[King Thor]

Do you just use pennies for your single man bases? What do you do for your multi-figure bases? Love everything you post, the guys you game with are incredibly lucky!

[alcal]

Do you just use pennies for your single man bases? What do you do for your multi-figure bases? Love everything you post, the guys you game with are incredibly lucky!

Thankyou,i use pennies for 20mm figs and 2 pence pieces for 28mm figs ,they are readily available ready made but more importantly the newer ones are magnetic .When transporting figures i tend to use http://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/uk/html/boxdetails.php i then layer the box with one sided (sticky) http://www.magneticdisplays.co.uk/magnetic-displays you can buy the sheet material (or strips for cost saving).

 The multi figure bases are just picture backing card or https://slatersplastikard.com/plastikard.php either way you then buy sheets of `steel paper`(from Magnetic Display) and add it to the underside of the bases.

 The other option from me is steel bases that i have used on my 28mm as square 40mm x 40mm bases although they do all sorts of shapes and sizes
http://www.freewebs.com/pwsltd/steelbases.htm

 Ok so in all cases you get a figure/group base that is magnetic and will hold position in the transport / storage box they hold pretty well unless you try spinnig the box above your head while shouting swing your pants !

Cheers AL
Ps Once you have some magnetic paper just drop one`s and two`s  onto it to test for magnetic-ness (is that a word)

[Hammers]

Lovely.

I also notice that you have complete set of W&N inks. I use them a lot and find them indispensable.

[David]

They look Great and the basing is spot on.
what way did you do your bases and how did you paint them and what colours
I want to paint my German mountain troops up for Greece, which i don't think it will look much different.
Cheers
David

[alcal]

They look Great and the basing is spot on.
what way did you do your bases and how did you paint them and what colours
I want to paint my German mountain troops up for Greece, which i don't think it will look much different.
Cheers
David

Hi David
 The base material is talked about at length in the above posts,method well i simply super glue the figure to the base then superglue ballast/bits of stone to the top of the base.Then sperglue(spread with an old paint brush)  all over the reamaing areas then immediately dip it in sand (it covers everything the stones dont).

 As for colours i have no specific list but as its dry arrid terrain start with a mid brown and then heavy dry brush two lughter shades going lighter than you would imagine.Time to stick on some grass tufts then small touches of super glue here and there (again with an old brush) and add some later summer/olive flock.

Cheers ALAN