US Infantry WiP

The first 20 Warlord plastic US Infantry are nearly finished.  Okay, they're still glossy, but the humidity is too high to spray Dullcoat right now. 

These will be part of my demo force for teaching Bolt Action, and I was aiming for a reasonable tabletop quality.  I think they'll work pretty well after I apply some matte varnish and dull them down. 

Since I had just taken Justin McCoy's (misterJustin and Secret Weapon Miniatures) airbrushing class at the NOVA Open, I wanted to try my hand at airbrushing figures. I was able to complete the trousers, jackets, and backpacks exclusively with my trusty Grex Tritium airbrush.  Again, aiming for tabletop quality, I didn't try any complicated shading with the airbrush, but I was psyched to be able to get the quality I achieved in only a couple hours of airbrushing and about 5 more of hand painting. 

Enjoy the WiP photos. 

I used some pigment to create a 5-o'clock shadow on the NCO. 

V2 Rocket

I painted the Pegasus Hobbies 1:48 scale V2 Rocket in the black and white "checkerboard" pattern. This will be used as an objective for 28 mm WWII skirmish - Bolt Action and others.

All paints are Vallejo Air, and everything thus far was done with a Grex airbrush. 

Primed White and then painted white over the primer. 

Then the areas to be left white were masked off using blue painter's tape and a lot of patience. 

Airbrushed black and carefully removed the masking after the paint had dried a little but not completely setup. 

Note, the last photo has a Warlord Bolt Action 28 mm figure (which I just primed today) for scale.  The V2 needs a little touch up, and I need to finish the launch stand, but, overall, it's ready for the table. 

WWII Reference Photos - Tank Fest 2013

Today (17 August, 2013) was the annual open house for the Americans in Wartime Museum held in Nokesville, VA USA.  This is the fourth year I've attended, and this year this was more military hardware than any of the previous years.  Most of the equipment is from WWII, although you'll see some more modern vehicles mixed in.

Below is the photo dumps from the open house.  These make great reference photos for any armor modeler or WWII war gamer.

Enjoy.

T34 85

USA Equipment - Note 'Doughboy' pack with integrated shovel

Hand pump fire extinguisher for USA Jeep trailer

Great shot of bent fender - this was on the M36 Tank Destroyer

Equipment at the U.S. 101st camp

U.S. Light mortar

Universal Carrier

British Valentine Exhaust Detail

German rifles and equipment

German Panzerschreck and Panzerfaust

German Uniform examples

German Mortar - 81mm, I believe

Kublewagen 

U.S. Marine Fire Team Demo

U.S. Flamethrower

M4A1

Flamethrower Demo

Flamethrower demo

German Hetzer

German BMW Motorcycle and sidecar (replica, I believe)

Grant (or Lee?)