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These past couple of days, I've been painting some Germans in winter clothing (aka white) for an Ardennes game I might play one day (I have to build all the terrain pieces as well, so you get to imagine how long this would take....). :-)
Before I do that, I thought I should post a tutorial of how I paint figs in winter clothing to show you how easy it is in reality.
So, there we go - get prepared for a big post full of photos!
Step 1.
Glue the figure on a coin.
Step 2.
Apply some wall puty on the base.
Step 3.
Apply some PVA glue and common sand (I got it from a beach last summer).
Step 4.
After gluing the fig on a a base (coca cola cap), spray it with a white Primer (AP White Primer).
Step 5.
When that is dry, apply some Vallejo's wash (73202 Pale wash). This wash is simply terrific. Its consistency is quite about right, and when applied it goes into the recesses and makes the folds as realistic as the clothes we wear.
Step 6.
Leave the wash to dry, and after that use Vallejo's MC (70.820 Offwhite). Simply drybrush the paint on the figure so as to make the clothes' recesses visible.
Step 7.
Continue, by using some VMC 70.820 Offwhite, with a fine brush and paint the extreme folds of the uniform. This way you will complete the ''white'' contrast.
Step 8.
Use some Vallejo's MC (70.995 German Grey) for painting the weapon (Stg.44), the gas mask canteen and the flask's lid.
Step 9.
Use some Vallejo's MC (70.873 US Field Drab) to paint the flask and the shovel's handle.
Step 10.
After that use some Vallejo's MC (70.992 Neutral Grey) to paint the gloves and the balaclava. Be careful when doing this and dont paint grey over white, or you'll spend additional time in repainting white over the uniform.
Step 11.
Use some Vallejo's MC (70.804 Beige Red) for the face (flesh colour).
Step 12.
Use some Vallejo's MC (70.880 Khaki Grey) for the canteen strap and the gaiters.
Step 13.
Use some black colour (any black would do, as long as it isn't gloss) and paint the ammo pouches, the straps the spade case and the boots.
Step 14.
Use some Vallejo's MC (70.862 Black Grey) to highlight the black parts (boots, straps, spade case and ammo pouches) & (70.863 Gunmetal) to paint and highlight the weapon and the spade.
Step 15.
Use some GW Washes (Badab black and Devlan Mud), and apply some: Badab black on the grey balaclava, gloves, weapon and gas mask canteen, and some Devlan Mud on the face, the gaiters, and the flask.
Step 16.
Apply some baking soda on the base (with some PVA glue). That's about it really - easy wasn't it???
I hope you found it easy (after all I don't consider my self a good painter). From start to finish (with the photo taking) it took me about an hour to paint it. Not too bad I reckon..... :-)
Good luck guys - if you need to ask anything please do not hesitate to ask.
Taaaa!
T.
