Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Monday 9 February 2015

Sudan - Painting the KRRC.

I have had a few queries asking me how I did the blue/grey uniforms. I did take some pictures while doing the KRRC, so here you go.

 Here is a radical thought- try a"white" undercoat.


Some old school enamel blue/grey. Thinned to about 50%. Pipettes sourced from e-bay a 100 for a £5 makes this easy to do. The fact it dries slower than acrylic is an advantage. 

  This is washed on with a large brush. Enamel being oil based flows differently to water and finds the shadows easily - well that is my view anyway - and how Army Painter works.

Put a bit of thinners on piece of tissue or kitchen paper and use this to lightly brush the top detail, elbows etc , this allows the white undercoat to show through more, gives a distressed and worn look.

Now its over to the acrylics all thinned with Flow Enhancer. A dark blue for the Puttees.

I used Hull Red for the rifles., and Black/Brown for the boots

Desert yellow / sand colour for the helmets

Black for webbing for KRRC. I then used Army Painter soft tone to shade the helmets only , as it provides good protection for handling, add flesh colours.

Final bits, the scabbard, linen back, and metals - job done.

A little bit of basing! and there you go.

I am just about over the busy period in Feb, so it will be back to the brushes shortly.

10 comments:

  1. Interesting method Dave! A damn sight quicker than mine too!

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    1. Cheers.. Oh it quick alright .. Had these lads done in 3 sessions..

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  2. Very interesting "tactic". Thank you a lot!

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  3. Thanks for sharing that Dave. Not a process I've ever used (or even considered) before I must admit but I'm keen to give it a go now.

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    1. It's very old school .. Just make sure the undercoat is really dry.. Like a few days dry..

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  4. They're pretty good, aren't they? I've still got a lot of enamels from a long time ago, but I rarely use them for anything now (apart from the occasional metallic colour).

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    1. Indeed, and being old school figures , old school paint works well

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  5. Very nice, a great result with useful explanations...

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