Inspired by the tank rider equipped Panzer IV's of Gaz at the club, I decided to add infantry to mine.
One tank was painted some months ago and only needed infantry adding; the other two were done quickly on Xmas Eve before shooting off for the festive whathaveyou's!
Over a base of Russian Green plus a little German Camouflage Green, I built up layers of more Russian Green with with a little yellow. This was then weathered with red-browns and yellow-browns. The unit markings are speculative but pretty typical of the period; obviously one applies them before weathering...
The tank riders are from the Hat minibox range and excellent little sculpts, except for the figure with optional weapons; when assembled he clearly has three elbows, he's an abomination!
You can see them better in this shot:
To ensure they stay in place, each figure has been pinned to the tank; they were painted separately, given a black varnish wash and then glued in to place.
Nice quick work to fill a few idle hours whilst watching The Man Who Would Be King; classic Xmas fare!
The tank riders are from the Hat minibox range and excellent little sculpts, except for the figure with optional weapons; when assembled he clearly has three elbows, he's an abomination!
You can see them better in this shot:
To ensure they stay in place, each figure has been pinned to the tank; they were painted separately, given a black varnish wash and then glued in to place.
Nice quick work to fill a few idle hours whilst watching The Man Who Would Be King; classic Xmas fare!
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Fantastic work on the Shermans. Really look good.
ReplyDeleteVery nice painting! I like the tank riders.
ReplyDeleteEven though I am not a 'historical' gamer, I liked seeing these - nice work indeed. :)
ReplyDeleteThree elbows - able to reach those parts best left alone!
ReplyDeleteThe Man Who Would Be King - Gods holy trousers the best film this week.