Oh Rah! Armor section rolling in now... Started in on them on Saturday, and finished them on Sunday.
Most of it was waiting for the oil to dry before the photos, so the above photo is from last night.
While I had them all out, I grabbed all the infantry out as well, and did a family photo of this first week's painting work!
So set by set.. starting with some Chaffees.. though they are poorly done recasts that I thought were real casts that I got off eBay in the beginning. Added up some stowage to the lot as well.. and at some point I can dust them up and weather them most than just the little black oil wash it received already.
Next up is the M8, M20 pack... nothing extra thrown on here..
2 M3 Halftracks ready to bring some Marines closer to the fight.. Extras stowage here as well, and the barrels of the HMGs were cut off and replaced with brass rods.
2 M16s here, ready to cause some serious damage to the opposition. Again the barrels are replaced with brass rods as they were far too flimsy overall to survive long in plastic.
Triple Sherman offensive... all complete with stowage and rope connectors. Plus the wood sidings to repel the magnetic mines..
Now this was the first test Sherman that I painted up.. I do not like the coloring as much as the others though. Not enough green tinge to it in comparison to the rest. It was the resin version, and so the wood slats were molded on, but the other stowage was added to it..
And the color variations between them.. I need to do more color variations to the green ones like I did to the other ones.. but that is for another day. Again when I am get to the point of working on the dust as well.. and maybe some markings ( American Stars? )...
And the final shot of them all once more after the matte varnish had settled a bit this morning..
So all in total.. 13 vehicles for the US forces which should be about 195 points at 15 pts per 28mm vehicles, and someone to take on my Japanese at some point as well.. as shown below when I did a quick set up of them at some point this year..
So there are a few more vehicles to get some paint and such soon enough.. the only part of my Japanese that are not finished really.. But that is for another day.. for now, we have some more batch painting to get prepped ;)
Awesome work Kyle! That is a very impressive passel of American armour. To be honest, I think I may like the more subdued green of your test model the best, but that's just me. Nevertheless, the oil does tone down the more vibrant green and brings out the details nicely.
The base of this submission is 195 points <gulp> BUT I'm going to top you up a bit due to the extra stowage and mods you've done to some of the vehicles. Lovely stuff.
Kyle that is amazing amount of work. They look great. I may be crazy but I like your weathered Sherman.
ReplyDeleteThanks, the first Sherman was ok, but it would not fit into the Pacific campaign as much as it would have in Europe. And I aimed more for the Pacific hence the reason I didn't like the color style in the end. Thanks for the compliments!
DeleteVery impressive! I hate painting vehicles, you've clearly got the touch.
ReplyDeleteI do feel a bit touched in the head at times while painting these... And I think that is more due to the solvents used while painting them ;)
DeleteGood gravy, that's some swift work! Very nice and must be pleasing to have so many done at the same time.
ReplyDeleteIt is very nice to have a full army with convoy ready at once. Have the Japanese tanks to do as well.. That should be fun!
DeleteExcellent stuff. I have always had a soft spot for the Chaffee after watching battle of the bulge as a kid. I would look forward to seeing more, but what else is there to do!!?
ReplyDeletePlenty mate ;) Got a pershing, and some jeeps incoming. Along with some artillery to make up. Oh and thr Japanese tanks and trucks to finish up as well... Lots to go for bolt action yet to come!
DeleteThis is an amazing effort! I'm blown away by not only how much you've painted and how good it looks!
ReplyDeleteThank you for that! Happy with the results but might tackle a few things later on when time allows and I see how they all do in game!
DeleteJust phenomenal production rates Kyle.
ReplyDeleteCheers Michael, am slowly getting my mojo back for batch painting ;)
DeleteWOW! congratulations, really impressive work, the american industry is not a vain idea, the japanese will pay the price of their infamy;-)
ReplyDelete( I think that I have to speed up my production when I see yours ;-))
Heh. Thanks.. Yes the US industry for war was heavy at this period, so figured I should follow suit with my painting of them ;) Now to see if thee are any bugs inside that need ironed out ;)
DeleteProper Hell on Wheels! Lovely work
ReplyDeleteCheers Dave :)
DeleteIf you are going to paint loads of things can you at least do it badly for the sake of us mortals;)
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for that. Will begin to paint left handed then, would that help? ;)
DeleteA third of the way to your target in just over a week? Do slow down please - you're making the rest of us look lazy! ;)
ReplyDeleteVery nice additions to your USMC force Kyle :)
Actually I finished this set at the end of the first week ;) But yes, slowing down will happen now thanks to challenges. Oh and I might not actually have enough models available to achieve my points total, but we will see :D Might have a few orders to make in order to make it happen :D
DeleteGreat work Kyle. I was wondering why some of the tanks were so shiny in the first shot. Oil wash you say? I've never tried it but it looks good.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sean, and yeah, putting down some black oil paint over a gloss varnish, makes the paint skip (mostly) into the crevices and enhance the panels. That is the theory at the very least. But it requires a matte varnish afterwards to remove the shine though.. ;)
DeleteAnother mass of work, your on fire
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Cheers Ian, though I suspect things to cool off a bit now with holidays wrapping up, but we will see ;)
DeleteReally nice painting work!
ReplyDeleteCheers Juan
DeleteBlimey Kyle, you're unstoppable! I wish I could afford to paint as fast as you do :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks.. though am more into the point of how can I afford not to paint this fast atm .. while the fire is hot gotta keep it going ;)
DeleteVery nice, specially the M8 and M20's!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sander.. am happy to just see them finished ;)
DeleteJeezums! I know the painting required for WW2 US armor is relatively simple, but that's still an amazing amount of output. Combined with all the infantry you've painted, too... Wow.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that. I have just primed up thr IJA vehicles as well for later this week ;) Those should also be a lot of fun. :)
DeleteGah! I hate painting tanks, but those are very impressive. Great attention to detail with the plank ablative armor too. Fantastic looking motor pool!
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