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Title: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 28 May 2011, 04:00:59 PM
Started on a WW1 battlegroup for Luke - who is champing at the bit to get these onto his lovely trench table...he's happy for me to document progress here:

Battlegroup prepped, assembled, based, textured ready for undercoating:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/preppedbritarmy.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/preppedbritarty.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/preppedbritcav.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/preppedbritcmd.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/preppedbritinf.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/preppedbrittanks.jpg)

Undercoated [spray black] & overbrush [Beasty Brown]:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41453.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41454.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41455.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41456.jpg)





Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 28 May 2011, 04:03:56 PM
Basecoat onto guns, vehicles & tanks [Cayman Green]:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41464.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41465.jpg)

Highlight [Cayman Green + Khaki], & metals & details:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41466.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41467.jpg)

Bases finished [Leather Brown, Desert Yellow]:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41470.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41472.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41471.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41468.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41469.jpg)
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 28 May 2011, 04:15:15 PM
Blimey you work quickly!  :o What are you doing for the rest of the afternoon?   ;)
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 28 May 2011, 04:21:39 PM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 28 May 2011, 04:15:15 PM
Blimey you work quickly!  :o What are you doing for the rest of the afternoon?   ;)

Getting ready to watch Barca give Man Utd a lesson in how to play football  :)

I might make a start on ze Germans too though... ;)
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: turko on 28 May 2011, 04:27:06 PM
blimey how long does it take for you to paint them they are looking impressive
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 28 May 2011, 04:59:45 PM
Quote from: turko on 28 May 2011, 04:27:06 PM
blimey how long does it take for you to paint them they are looking impressive

Not sure really - wasn't paying attention to time this afternoon - probably about an hour or so? I am a fast painter though... :)
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: Hertsblue on 28 May 2011, 07:02:03 PM
Quote from: nikharwood on 28 May 2011, 04:21:39 PM
Getting ready to watch Barca give Man Utd a lesson in how to play football  :)

Arriba! Arriba! :D
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 29 May 2011, 08:27:05 AM
Quote from: Hertsblue on 28 May 2011, 07:02:03 PM
Arriba! Arriba! :D

Dont they run buses ?  :d

Good result...everyone hates Salford Utd.
IanS
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: Hertsblue on 29 May 2011, 10:01:29 AM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 29 May 2011, 08:27:05 AM
Dont they run buses ?  :d

Good result...everyone hates Salford Utd.
IanS

No, they sell insurance. Perhaps Salford should try that. =O

Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 29 May 2011, 11:50:05 AM
Horses now done:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41490.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41491.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41488.jpg)
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 29 May 2011, 08:37:37 PM
Base uniform colours [Khaki, Cayman Green + Earth 50:50]:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41496.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41497.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41499.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41500.jpg)

Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 29 May 2011, 08:39:01 PM
Uniform highlight & dark fleshtone basecoat:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41502.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41503.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41504.jpg)

Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 29 May 2011, 08:41:04 PM
Final highlights & flesh completed:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41505.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41506.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41508.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41509.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41510.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41511.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41512.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41513.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41514.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41515.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41516.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41517.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41519.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41521.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41522.jpg)

All ready for final base detailing, 'Magic' wash & final highlight...
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: turko on 29 May 2011, 09:06:43 PM
they look great i cant wait to get them on the boards and take pics of them.  your doing a great job thankyou
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 29 May 2011, 09:25:32 PM
Glad you like them Luke - they've just had their first wash - will re-highlight once that's dry; they'll get another wash later tonight & then I'll tidy the base edges tomorrow: finally, matt varnish & then onto ze Germans  :) 8)

These are going to look good on your lovely table  :-bd
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: Leman on 30 May 2011, 07:00:51 PM
Whoa these look good as well (tanks again though with BEF and/or 1915 troops) but a lovely paint job. Don't think my 15mm WWI Brits will ever get painted now - got to be 10mm.
DP
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: Trencher on 30 May 2011, 08:34:37 PM
Those Brits look even better with some paint on them. Nicely done!  8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 31 May 2011, 11:49:06 PM
Thanks! They're all completely completed now - pics tomorrow  :)
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: turko on 01 June 2011, 10:48:25 AM
get the pics up im excited  :D
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 01 June 2011, 12:18:43 PM
Quote from: turko on 01 June 2011, 10:48:25 AM
get the pics up im excited  :D

hehehe - just waiting for the varnish to dry - give me 10 mins  8)
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 01 June 2011, 01:39:26 PM
Finished pics now up: here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2960.0

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/STA41598.jpg)
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 01 June 2011, 04:31:48 PM
Ohhh those are lovely! I might even be jealous.








What do I mean might! Fantastic stuff.
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: Theo on 08 March 2012, 08:14:48 AM
This is a lovely collection! And WWI is a difficult subject to paint well in any scale as making the figures stand out in view of the limited pallete available takes quite a bit of skill. Well done indeed.
Title: Re: WW1 British - commission for Luke
Post by: mollinary on 08 March 2012, 06:51:36 PM
Nik,

Those are great, love the tanks, and the command group (and the photos!).

Mollinary