Burma British 1944/45

After doing the speed painted British Platoon… a little treat before launching into the Indian platoon.

Shellhole Scenics lovely 3.7″ Mountain Howitzer model with an AB crew.

Finished the first platoon and it’s support unit off.

Flesh was done after the dip and I think this lifts the overall effect.

Now have the flesh base colour on the entire British Platoon now. Aiming to get this one done and finished up next…

So with the dip dry, I’ve pulled out the Forward HQ, the Comms Team and a Tiger Patrol to see how they look with the flesh painted and matt varnish applied.

The aim is for a good tabletop standard, that look nice and neat at gaming distance and reflects the look of the real life counterparts…

It’s dipping time!

While wearing my MC Hammer trousers, I used an old can of Army Painter Strong Tone and brushed on the dip.

I’m going to do the flesh afterwards, my usual way, as I’m hoping this will lift the final look, and I’m not keen on dip for flesh work.

Next job was blocking in all the headgear and then doing the weapons. That got them to stage where they were all ready for the Dip…

Now begins the tedious job of blocking in various colours on the 90+ figures!

Webbing was first with a canvas tone as the majority colour, with certain items picked out in a light Khaki, a dark olive or a dark brown to add some variation.

Rifle slings were done in a variety of colours, and I began blocking in all equipment and items.

First job was an all over spray using the ‘German Field Grey’ spray from The Plastic Soldier Company.

This gives a nice base colour for British jungle green fatigues in use during the later period of the war in the Far East.

Once dry, they got a drybrush with a light uniform green to add a little depth to the tone.