1914 Belgium - UD 18/12 - news re German infantry paint scheme

[Atheling]

The pics look superb!!!!!  

It must be with a great deal of satisfaction to you to take the pics and get to see how the game will look after all this humongous amount of detailed work!

From the pics, it looks to be as great a game as any that I've seen for WWI!  

Darrell.

[Helen]

Great work all round, well done.

All the best,

Helen

[Andym]

Fantastic mate! Brilliant stuff! Your output puts the rest of us to shame!

[Silent Invader]

Thanks kindly, folks 

Regarding the hasty barricades, in the game they'll count as soft cover so yes, readily ventilated!

That's great news on the cavalry 

Obviously it's pleasing to have completed so many elements of the game, though I tend to focus on what I have to do rather than what I have done. There's still quite a bit to do in painting the Germans, finalising the rules and testing the game. I'm actually quite looking forward to the mass of Germans as the level of detail with uniform colours lends itself very well to production line painting. At the mo, I'm probably more concerned about getting the rules right  .

Anyways, thanks for all the comments, which are very much appreciated. 

[Silent Invader]

Just a quick update to say that I've added the full painting scheme for the British (it came out at 58 stages) to my website.  Please note that the scheme is intended for 'production line' painting of large batches of minis.

http://www.silentinvader.uk/index_w_taf_index_paints.html

I'd just like to add that in arriving at the colour schemes I combined my own guestimates with reference to a number of sources. I am especially grateful to Mark of the 'Over Open Sights' blog who kindly provided pdf guides to the paints he used for his exquisitely finished collection of Mutton Chop minis. Also, special thanks go to fellow LAFers, especially to 'Aircav' Keith and his BEF notes, for the various WW1 painting guides that are pinned at the top of this board.

[Atheling]

Just a quick update to say that I've added the full painting scheme for the British (it came out at 58 stages) to my website.  Please note that the scheme is intended for 'production line' painting of large batches of minis.

http://www.silentinvader.uk/index_w_taf_index_paints.html

Thanks for going to the effort of doing this- good stuff! 

I am especially grateful to Mark of the 'Over Open Sights' blog who kindly provided pdf guides to the paints he used for his exquisitely finished collection of Mutton Chop minis.

Mark is superbly placed to supply us with his recipes for WWI. and very kind too. HJe helped me get the Serge Grey just right for my sudan collection.

Also, special thanks go to fellow LAFers, especially to 'Aircav' Keith and his BEF notes, for the various WW1 painting guides that are pinned at the top of this board.

Kudos to Aircav too for sharing his painting ideas 

Darrell.

[Elk101]

Just catching up on this,  it's really something. The terrain is tremendous,  the miniatures are amongst the nicest WWI sculpts and paint jobs I've seen too. I am very,  very much looking forward to seeing this.

[Silent Invader]

Thanks very much Steve. 

It'll be at BLAM on the Saturday (assuming it gets selected  )

I'm just building myself up to start on the Germans 

[Elk101]

Thanks very much Steve. 

It'll be at BLAM on the Saturday (assuming it gets selected  )

I'm just building myself up to start on the Germans 

I can't see it not, its too good!

[Atheling]

It'll be at BLAM on the Saturday (assuming it gets selected  )

With all that beautiful work I'll be amazed if you don't get selected!! 

The 'selectors' have gone mad if they don't feature this game!

Darrell.

[Dr DeAth]

What a superb collection of figures and terrain, if it doesn't get selected for BLAM I'm going to be disappointed.

[Captain Blood]

Oh it's definitely on the list for Saturday

[Silent Invader]

Thanks, that's good to know  (one doesn't like to presume  )

I've pencilled in to start painting the Germans on Monday 24th August. I have some days clear so will have a crack at all 80 odd in one batch. In the meantime I'll make some sandbag emplacements for the MGs, as given they are such valuable assets there ought to be the possibility of them having hard cover.

[fred]

The BEF look great - especially the faces.

I've somehow missed most of the progress of this thread - I remember seeing the beginnings of kit bashing the houses - and then somehow have missed seeing all the great progress since then, more fool me. At least I can now just scroll back through many pages to see all the great buildings, terrain and minis.

[Silent Invader]

Thanks Fred 

If anyone else has recently stumbled here and doesn't fancy browsing the thread, post 1 has a very brief index of completed stuff.