I had a grand plan of painting my nice Italian battlegroup [for BKCII] tomorrow and posting WIP pics as I went along - in (near-as-dammit) real time...but my camera is being a complete plonker at the moment so I might not be able to do this in the way that I wanted: which was to show how easy (& quick) it can be to get decent painted armies ready for battle....
I'm going to fight the machine again in the morning - will update as soon as I can - but might have to revert to rubbishio pics from my Blackberry...
FWIW this is the force composition:
CO
3 x HQ
1 x FAO
2 x Recce (AB41 A/C)
8 x Infantry
2 x MG
1 x Mortar 81mm
3 x M13/40 tank
12 x M15/42 tank
3 x 47mm ATG
3 x SPAT Semovente 75/18
3 x 75mm Artillery
At the moment they are all based & undercoated: total elapsed time = 2 hours
Stoopid fecking camera...it's doing a more-than-passable impression of an expensive metal & plastic paperweight at the moment...but I'm too impatient to wait to get it sorted before painting my little Chianti-drinkers...so I've made a start: all vehicles & armour & guns are now done: basecoat, highlights, camo, wash & rehighlight - and I can't show you pics...gah :( ~X(
Anyway - I'll now move onto doing the bases before painting the infantry (potentially tonight) - will then beg / borrow / steal a camera tomorrow with a bit of luck.
Total elapsed time = 4 hours 15 mins
Just borrowed a phone - so not the greatest pics (& its owner wanted it back so no time to get good shots!) - but at least an idea:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/IMG00226-20100824-1623.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/IMG00227-20100824-1623.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/IMG00228-20100824-1623.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/IMG00230-20100824-1629.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/IMG00232-20100824-1630.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/IMG00234-20100824-1631.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/IMG00233-20100824-1630.jpg)
Still no pics...but update on progress:
All bases completed & base colours onto figures: total elapsed time = 5 hrs 25mins
Am going to try to get the camera sorted tomorrow & will get some pics up ASAP.
looking good :-bd
Thanks :)
Some more phone-pics (grr..mutter...camera...grumble..etc) - armour with bases & muddiness done...
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/tanks2.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/tanks3.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/tanks4.jpg)
Infantry etc has now had highlights on uniforms & equipment - just flesh to do...total elapsed time = 6 hrs
Phew - finally got the camera sorted...so pics are now ready :-bd
Completed the infantry, gave them a quick wash & rehighlight, did final basing in about another 2hours - making, from bare metal to completed, a total elapsed time = 8 hrs
This is the whole battlegroup - full, more detailed pics are here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1277.msg10558#new
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/WW2%20Italian%20battlegroup%20WIP/itbg2.jpg)
8 hrs !!!! You b**#*#* ;)
Seriously, they look good. I can't understand how you paint them so fast.
I've done quite a bit of painting the last couple of days and have completed about a dozen figures and part done another 30.
Last week it took me several days to just put the decals on a regiment of tanks.