My British Paras test figure

[tin shed gamer]

It was a pretty common practice after D Day to ditch insignia,map cases ,binoculars were kept inside your smock,and for all ranks to wear the same webbing and uniform.this was common for again recce and pathfinder and for infantry units at the sharp end,openly carrying a map case or binoculars were a death sentence .But as gamers we don't openly target nco's,and we like a pretty officer figure to lead from the front,and insignia bright and shinny ,It's an instinct carried over from playing with units with swords and shields ( another one of those strange double standards we gamers have)

I hope you'll throw a bit more paint at few more figures,before you decide otherwise you'll end up like every brush smith out there with these odd figures in your 'personal 'collection you can't for the life of you remember how on earth you achieved them.(also because you seem to have hit upon that Cubs and I could happily waffle on about )and I really would like to see more !
Mark.

[Auspainter]

Yup Cubs I was on about the glaze consistency as I like that semi transparent effect you get (and i will be trying it out on my moderns similar to that article you recently did for WI!)

I've got another 18 figures to do up as soon as I finish moving house 

[Auspainter]

Next six figs are done. Sniper and most of the camo helmeted figures. Better/bigger pics over at my blog:

http://rogerspaintworks.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/next-6-british-paras-completed.html

Here's a teaser



Comments and helpful hints welcome!

[Harry Faversham]

Helpful hint coming up, the helmet straps should be either black leather or unblancoed webbing.

 

[Auspainter]

Thanks for that!

[Cubs]

The webbing on the helmet can be blancoed too, Harry, just like any other piece of webbing. What makes you think it wasn't?

[Auspainter]

To be honest I probably will just leave them as is because I like the way they look and I am definately too lazy to go back and change them now 

[Harry Faversham]

The webbing on the helmet can be blancoed too, Harry, just like any other piece of webbing. What makes you think it wasn't?

I've bought and sold a shed load of the webbing type chinstraps over the years and only seen a couple that were blancoed. Freshly blancoed webbing tends to rub off... imagine the RSM's blood pressure if all his underlings were on parade with green melons!

[Cubs]

I've bought and sold a shed load of the webbing type chinstraps over the years and only seen a couple that were blancoed. Freshly blancoed webbing tends to rub off... imagine the RSM's blood pressure if all his underlings were on parade with green melons!

Hmm, interesting. One to mull over, ta.

[tin shed gamer]

    All shades of khaki right through to green,regardless of the original webbing colour they all fade and wear back to the sand brown of the canvas weave.as already quoted it is possible to blanco chin straps and Harry States he's actually come across them all be it infrequently again this crap wears off at an alarming rate.But by mid '44 webbing is being regularly issued in jungle green and pattern'44 fades just the same as earlier issues,with there being multiple issues and manufacturers there's no one colour fix there pretty much all right,wether you opt for early issue leather or later issue canvas and rubber.
Auspainter I agree 'if looks right,and feels right'then job done

[Harry Faversham]

Having done both I can say with total conviction... it's a damn sight easier painting '37 pattern webbing on a toy soldier than it is blancoing the bastard for real!

[Auspainter]

Now for the vickers/flamethrower and 2 inch mortar colours. It's a bit like 50 shades of khaki here 

[tin shed gamer]

Got the T shirt (58 though)
Ironing the dimples out of boots was s particularly favourite encouragement of the RSM ( who was also my old man so after spending a lot of time in th gym have people explaining to just how unfavourably they viewed my fathers actions,'P' company seemed like a breeze   )
Auspainter looking forward to seeing them.
Mark.

[Auspainter]

I've finished up all the figures now. I've posted the photos over at my blog




http://rogerspaintworks.blogspot.com.au/

Let me know what you think

[Gunner Dunbar]

Pretty good I think.