When I’m ready to come back to finish the original project (and I’m talking years later sometimes here!) I struggle to match colours. As a slow and easily distracted painter, I frequently start projects, see something newer and shiny and move to that for a while. I don’t worry about keeping the face or hands clear of paint the whole model is sprayed.Īnd here’s where I share my lesson learned long ago. So at this stage, I’m literally painting the entire model the base uniform colour I’m going to use. But for these colours, I’ve got some Vallejo Model Air colours I can use.
I should mention I’m also a fan of a rattle can for a base coat, and will use that for the half-track. I did this with an airbrush for this project and whenever I can I am making colour choices based on what I can find in Vallejo Model Air colours, so I’m hopefully not trying to custom mix colours. Once they’re dry it’s time to move on to base coating. You can speed up the drying by using a hairdryer, and then leaving the fan running for a while seems to do away with the worst of the stink in the house. Painting is tough to get done sometimes in the winter months, so I try to wait for warmer days to spray outside then rush them inside to the bathroom with a heated tile floor. To begin I primed everything with GW black primer. As with the undercoat you should apply a even coat by using sweeping motions across the model or models, once again remembering to shake the can for at least a minute before you start.Everything is assembled, it’s about time we got some paint on them! Quickshade dip produces a gloss finish, which most gamers are not too keen on, so to achieve a matt finish we give our model a coat of anti-shine matt varnish. We finished off by applying PVA to those areas of the base not covered in sand and giving the base a dip in a tub of static grass. To base our German Infantryman we first painted the base Scorched Brown and then added some sand to the base using super glue.
You can also paint Quickshde on, you will need to be quite liberal with the amount used, also brushes will need to be cleaned thoroughly with washing up liquid when you have finished. When using Quickshade dip you should dip your model using a pair of pliers and shake it off 5-6 times and then leave for 24 hours (this is why this is an easy painting guide rather than a quick painting guide :)). We are using “Strong Tone” Quickshade dip on our German, “Soft Tone” & “Dark Tone” are also available, strong is the medium tone dip. As this is a varnish it must be used after you have completely finished painting your model. Quickshade dip is a pigmented varnish so in this step you are adding shading and protecting your model at the same time. In this step we aim to get all the effects that would normally be achieved through highlighting and washing in one simple step. Note: Remember to shake the can for at least a minute. Using the Uniform Grey undercoat spray, apply a even undercoat using sweeping motions across the model or models. Here’s the chap we are going to be painting:Īrmy Painter Quickshade Dip – Strong Tone This guide is also suitable for painting characters but you may wish to add extra detail during the basecoating stage.
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This guide will demonstrate how to get your Germans ready for the battlefield in 5 easy steps, most of which just take a minute or two and involve minimal painting skill. The recently released Germans boxed set was the first plastic kit from the Bolt Action range and we’re great fans of these versatile miniatures.
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