KD's Winter Germans and Russians

[OldenBUA]

From a German modelling site. It applies to guns in the same way as vehicles, they all used the same method.

"In general, World War II white winter paint overcoats were applied with temporary paints or pastes. These overcoats were applied in various ways, using a spray gun, brush, broom, or rag, depending upon the resources of the vehicle’s crew. They were often applied on a dirty surface, and were subject to harsh weather conditions. Consequently, the temporary paints did not wear well, and soon began to rub off, revealing the original color of the vehicle, along with its dirt. Also, the white would mix with dirt causing it to turn a muddy color. In time, the winter painted tank would look quite motley with portions of the white worn or washed off, the underlying color revealed, and lots of dirt and streaky mud effects."

http://www.miniatures.de/winter.html

[Kiwidave]

Thanks for that OB

[nikharwood]

'Messy' then mate 

[Rubicon]

'Messy' then mate 

Sounds like my kinda painting style....

[OldenBUA]

Yeah, brush, broom and rag is the painting technique that you need to master.

[Kiwidave]

Not much progress on this lot, as I got distracted by painting some scenery http://kiwidave.pbworks.com/w/page/7780162/Scenery%20-%2010mm (the ones that the bottom of the page)

[nikharwood]

Those are very nice mate 

[Kiwidave]

Cheers Nik! They came out better than I expected

[Hertsblue]

Like the canal. Just the right feature to grace(?) a WW2 landscape. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

THOSE ARE REALLY COOL!

[Kiwidave]

More distractions :



Pendraken PS41


Pendraken PS40


Not entirely convinced by the snow, but it does the job

(And I had man-flu last week, so these were easier to do and didn't require vast amount of focus/concentration)

[Hertsblue]

Up close the snow looks a bit grainy - but fine from a distance I would guess. 

[Kiwidave]

Yeah - I was hoping it was going to come out flatter, but as the GF9 snow is quite grainy, I'll have to live with it. Or maybe come up with a better way - make a paste perhaps?

[Hertsblue]

I did hear of people using flour for snow. You'd have to seal it, I think. 

[nikharwood]

Or maybe come up with a better way - make a paste perhaps?

That's what I do mate - mix up PVA, water, white paint & your snow...looks like this: