Next step

Allies

   Next "project" would be completing British armoured platoon, if possible, with Irish Guards markings. They are assembled, and finally I gave them their stowage, which was fun to do. Three more need basic colour painting. After that, detailing, washing and weathering.

   

Note two things: the still unpainted black Sherman with a lot of spare tracks and SiC tank with semi transparent unpainted antenna. Antenna is made from jeans mark plastic holder, as well as the antenna on the unpainted one.

 
   Inspiration for (unpainted) command tank came from here: 

Good article on: http://bloodofkittens.com/wargaminghub/2013/01/14/flames-of-war-tank-stowage/

A bit customised Firefly

   Once stowage is pre-painted with black and remaining three Shermans are coated in main colour, true painting will begin. Also, tank commanders are ready to be painted!

Which colour to make his moustache, hmmm...

   When armoured platoon is finished, next will be Americans. With them I'll complete allied part of Open Fire, and that's more than a half of it finished. Also, American infantry platoon is small and thus it will be less time consuming than painting 2 German Grenadier platoons with support.

                                            FoW begginings

It was good day to start FoW :)

   For everything there's the first time. In this case, those were Stugs from Open Fire set. Also first assembled were Pak40s :)

   Then, there was some trials and errors, experimenting as one could say:

   I had great idea of spraying them (after black overcoat ofcourse) with acrylic spray in this beige colours, and then adding camo pattern with green and brown, however, I didn't know that the spray was glossy and not even wash could fix it. so I had to start all over again and this time with brush. esult is on second photo. Kind of "middlestone", though I made it with GW colours myself.

   After that, there was time to learn painting camo:

   I was very pleased with the pattern while painting, only to find out that I got lost somevhere at the half of it and that it's not very historical. At all. And I didn't stop with experimenting, all of my three Stugs are different. Hey, it's late war, anything goes!

So this is the first one :)

And with the rest:

Battle scared

Command vehicle with air recognition flag

   Next project, Pak40s!

   

   See you!