Heer, there and everywhere : Adventures in Bolt Action
One Week Japanese Army
A friend of mine had decided to get into Bolt Action, so I tracked down a few ebay bargains to get him going including a starter army. He assembled the figures and the Chi Ha tank, and then hit a hobby wall . I don’t normally do commission work but he was having a rough patch , so when he asked I said I would do it for cheaps (like if I was doing it for a stranger I would have been sticking a ‘1’ in front of what I charged him.
I decided to try out my plastic soldier company primers from Britcon and liked the finish a lot. I think these will be my go to primers from now on. That was enough for the first day.
Day 2
I started with the uniforms next and decided to paint the puttees the same colour. vallejo green-yellow . I was loosely following the guide by ‘How I paint things’ from YouTube.
Day 3
Next up I did helmets and two of my least favourite bits to paint : boots and rifles
Day 4
Next up was dry-brushing over the helmets and uniforms to pick out the webbing and highlights. I used buff rather than white mixed with the yellow green. I made a point of avoiding black and white paint at any point during painting these troops. I prefer the results as they’re less extreme.
Next up I added the skin tones, can't remember the exact paint but it's a pale flesh from scale 75
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