Captain Blood's Western Desert: P.125 - SdKfz10 half-track with 2cm Flak 30

[Dr Mathias]

Holy smokes, what a grouping! 

[Iván kopets]

Great model

[NurgleHH]

I like all these small signs and details you bring to the germans. And the Perrys do real small 28mm figures...

[Gibby]

Some amazing looking vehicles! Those infantry figures look really good as well. I've seen just how small the Perry WW2 infantry figures are, so I respect your patience and steady hand!

[Captain Blood]

Thanks 

I've finally found a use for all those 20mm round Perry bases... Created some morale markers, 1, 2 and 3 points, as signalled by the number of rocks and colour of tuft!

I can't stick seeing a lovely tabletop game with beautiful miniatures littered with crappy plastic markers in bright colours. So I've made these up.
I've decided to try out 'Iron Cross' from Great Escape Games, as the simplest, most cinematic men-and-tanks WW2 set I've been able to find. The rules call for two types of on table markers, for morale and command tokens... I need to decide what to do for the latter... I've got lots more Perry plastic bases, so it'll probably be something similar to this, but maybe with spare helmets hung off shovels or somesuch... 

Anyway, I decided to make up and paint these markers on the sprue - much easier to handle that way.
Hopefully I'll now be able to snip them off cleanly, and will just have to make good the paintwork to the rim...



Now on with the Tilly!

[Carrakon]

Very nice collection you got there. I really like the rather strong colors on your DAK uniforms. How do you do the chipped paint effect on your vehicles? I'm always afraid of overdoing it, so I'm curious about your technique

[Clawed_Greengrass]

Fantastic work all round

[ARKOUDAKI]

Great work on those markers me Capt! So what colors did you use for them, as the groundwork looks quite convincing.

[Captain Blood]

Thanks

Great work on those markers me Capt! So what colors did you use for them, as the groundwork looks quite convincing.

Rob, it's Vallejo Iraqi Sand, with an off-white drybrush, especially on the rocks. And a very thinned wash of Army Painter soft tone ink, allowed to pool around the base of the rocks.

How do you do the chipped paint effect on your vehicles? I'm always afraid of overdoing it, so I'm curious about your technique

I've only just worked out how to do it myself!
Having tried to paint on 'chipping' a couple of times, I have finally worked out that the only way to get convincing chipping is to actually chip!
Essentially - paint your vehicle / helmets / whatever with a dark coloured enamel undercoat - I've used dark grey Humbrol on the last two or three vehicles.
Then paint your acrylic colours on top.
Then you apply a patent 'chipping solution' along the most exposed edges or areas most subject to wear. I use a product by AK Interactive called 'Worn Effects'. Basically it's a softener. Once you've sloshed a bit of this stuff along where you want your chipping, leave it a minute to soften the paint, and then gently scrape away with an old brush or some other implement, and hey presto - the acrylic scratches away, leaving the chips of dark enamel undercoat exposed.
The reason it looks convincing, is because it is actual chipping!
You do get left with a few soggy flakes of acrylic - you just have to immediately wash these off with a liberal dousing of white spirit.
It's actually really easy once you get the hang of it 

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice markers.

[grant]

I can't stop steyring!!!!

[grant]

Also stealing your idea for markers. Thanks!

[Mason]

With you all the way on the marker front, sir.
Nothing like a load of plastic tat to destroy the illusion of reality on a well thought out table.
And very nice they are too.
 

And I shall certainly be stealing the 'do-on-the-sprue' idea as that is definitely an easier way to paint them.
I have plenty enough of those plastic bases myself and it never occured to me to do that.
You clever so-and-so, you.
 

[pocoloco]

That Steyer is looking grand! 

Do let us know when the parcel from the NZ arrives and your motor pool gets the reinforcements

[Captain Blood]

The parcel arrived today. 
Very good they are too.