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Title: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 28 May 2011, 04:11:34 PM
And here's the opposition [to this lot: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2940.0]

Battlegroup prepped, assembled, based, textured:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41452.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41459.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41460.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41461.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41462.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41458.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41463.jpg)
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 28 May 2011, 04:17:36 PM
Very nice Nik , but Pickelhelb with A7V......

IanS
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 28 May 2011, 04:20:37 PM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 28 May 2011, 04:17:36 PM
Very nice Nik , but Pickelhelb with A7V......

IanS

Ignore it - it's fine  ;)
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: turko on 28 May 2011, 04:24:58 PM
he is doing it for me guys so blame me for the tanks with early war germans, i just want them for my board sorry guys  :(
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 28 May 2011, 04:26:04 PM
Quote from: turko on 28 May 2011, 04:24:58 PM
he is doing it for me guys so blame me for the tanks with early war germans, i just want them for my board sorry guys  :(

Don't worry Luke - I've emailed you with some suggestions  :) Including that they just look coolio anyway  8)
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 28 May 2011, 05:23:48 PM
Must admit the picklehalb does look better, but it disappered in the front line in 1916, just after the Somme. But it's your army....

IanS
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: turko on 28 May 2011, 05:27:09 PM
you are very kind
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Hertsblue on 28 May 2011, 06:58:04 PM
Quote from: turko on 28 May 2011, 04:24:58 PM
he is doing it for me guys so blame me for the tanks with early war germans, i just want them for my board sorry guys  :(

Never apologise, it's your army. ;)
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 28 May 2011, 09:10:27 PM
Basecoat onto guns, vehicles & tanks [Field Grey]:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41473.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41474.jpg)

Highlight [Field Grey + Khaki]:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41475.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41476.jpg)

Detailing [metals]:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41478.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41479.jpg)
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 28 May 2011, 09:12:32 PM
Details - A7V Camo [Desert Yellow + highlight; Dark Fleshtone + highlight]:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41481.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41482.jpg)

Bases finished [Leather Brown, Desert Yellow]:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41484.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41485.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41483.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41486.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41487.jpg)

Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Steve J on 28 May 2011, 09:27:48 PM
Looking good so far.
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Pruneau on 29 May 2011, 08:50:30 AM
Mad skills!  Looking very good Nik, and nice to see a step-by-step like that!  I really need to get through the 100+ RPG figs I prepped in order to get through the huge backlog now that we started a new RPG group, so that I can paint more WW2.
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 29 May 2011, 11:04:37 AM
How do you do it!!! Fantastic stuff!
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 29 May 2011, 11:51:46 AM
Thanks guys - glad you like 'em...

Horses now done:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41495.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41494.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41493.jpg)
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 30 May 2011, 04:24:57 PM
Base uniform colours [Regal Blue + Cold Grey + Field Grey; Field Grey + Cold Grey; Khemri Brown]:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41523.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41524.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41526.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41527.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41528.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41530.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41531.jpg)

Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 30 May 2011, 05:40:03 PM
Very nice.

IanS
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Leman on 30 May 2011, 06:22:46 PM
OK, so pickelhaube and tanks, but the tank camo looks brill and it may encourage the commissioner to get into late war as well, especially with 1918 being more open warfare again, eg Great Battles of World War I shows late war Australian Light Horse pursuing a German railway gun - great possibilities.
DP
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Trencher on 30 May 2011, 08:31:15 PM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 28 May 2011, 05:23:48 PM
Must admit the picklehalb does look better, but it disappered in the front line in 1916, just after the Somme. But it's your army....

IanS

They even removed their prominent spikes for the early 1915 season - for obvious reasons...

BTT: Those Uhlans look sehr schneidig (German for "very dashing"). Have to add them on my to-buy list  8)

Quote from: Dour Puritan on 30 May 2011, 06:22:46 PM
OK, so pickelhaube and tanks, but the tank camo looks brill and it may encourage the commissioner to get into late war as well, especially with 1918 being more open warfare again, eg Great Battles of World War I shows late war Australian Light Horse pursuing a German railway gun - great possibilities.
DP

That way, you can play WWWI as well as getting into VSF. Not a bad thing, IMHO.
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 30 May 2011, 09:40:44 PM
Uniform highlights & dark fleshtone basecoat:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41532.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41533.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41534.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41535.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41536.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41537.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41538.jpg)

Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 30 May 2011, 09:42:20 PM
Stop it, it's not fair! I'm looking at 8 units of AWI at the mo and your progress is incredible!
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 30 May 2011, 11:07:10 PM
You're gonna hate me now then  ;)

Final highlights & flesh completed:

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41539.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41540.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41541.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41542.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41543.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41544.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41545.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41546.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41547.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41548.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41549.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41551.jpg)

All ready for final base detailing, 'Magic' wash & final highlight...
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Squirrel on 31 May 2011, 08:31:34 PM
Very very nice Nik 8)

Cheers,

Kev
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 31 May 2011, 08:37:06 PM
GHHHHHAAAR! Nice one Nick  ;D
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 31 May 2011, 11:50:05 PM
Thanks guys - these are now complete - pics tomorrow  8)
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: turko on 01 June 2011, 10:49:09 AM
show me show me  :D
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 01 June 2011, 12:19:18 PM
Patience is a virtue [allegedly]  ;) ;D
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: nikharwood on 01 June 2011, 01:44:39 PM
Finished pics now up: here: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2961.0

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/ww1%20brits/ww1%20germans/STA41622.jpg)
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 01 June 2011, 04:30:55 PM
Permissionm to be VERY jealous! Nice work fella
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Nosher on 13 September 2011, 09:21:41 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW1-terrain-and-armies-/250889643483?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item3a6a3025db

Thought these looked familiar!
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Leon on 13 September 2011, 10:47:18 PM
 ???

Well someone's gonna get some fantastic stuff there.
Title: Re: WW1 Germans - commission for Luke
Post by: Leman on 14 September 2011, 09:53:51 PM
They do look good though, don't they.
DP