Dan Hoyt from the redoverblue blog had a play with our Churchill MkVII last year with a somewhat different result: Dan: This vehicle is definitely the most unique model now in my collection. I conducted some minor modifications to convert the Churchill Mk VII model from Warlord Games into a Mk III variant. The nature…
G’day all, Bryan here from the WWPD blog. I’ve been painting a lot of vehicles for my DAK lately, so I thought I would share a few tips on how to go about painting your own. This guide covers techniques you can use on almost any vehicle, from any nation in the North African or…
Bryan, from the blog WWPD, sent in a fantastic Free French army list the other week and along with it mentioned his work on the German Afrika Korps, particularly his Kradschützen motorbike and sidecar combinations. Even better Bryan has jotted down his guide, giving us all an indepth step by step to follow: Bryan: I’ve…
Ever thought of starting a Black Powder Napoleonic Russian army, or indeed any other? Peruse this fantastic guide by Laurens Vannijvel of Abrushwithbattles fame, as he takes you through the steps to completing a battalion in a weekend: Laurens: Above and before all else (and before all those lovely Cossacks, Licornes and Jaegers) a budding…
If you’re not as lucky as the guy below, and you don’t have access to an airbrush, don’t despair about painting German tanks with the late war camo, Andy Singleton is here to help! From very early 1943 all German tanks were delivered in a base coat of a colour called Dunkel Gelb. This has…
The Army Painter celebrate their 8th Anniversary with a fantastic PRIZE DRAW! Plus this week we also got a fantastic video guide to painting Concord Strike troopers with The Army Painter System from the guys at TalkWargaming! The great chaps over at Army Painter have decided it’s time for another prize draw because – believe it…
To help you get started in a new period we are giving away a FREE sprue of your choice, from those available, to hone your skills on with your new paint set. Make sure you choose which sprue you would like from the list. View in Store If you’re just setting out in…
This 7 page Painting Guide will provide you with a step-by-step guide to painting a GI (general infantryman) of the U.S. Army and easily the most ubiquitous American tank of the war – the M4 Sherman. The basic colour schemes depicted here were used in the European Theatre including actions in the Mediterranean and France…
This 7 page Painting Guide will provide you with a step-by-step guide to painting the basic rifleman of the Soviet Red Army and perhaps one of the most innovative tanks of the war – the T-34. In most circumstances the colour schemes presented here were used by the standard infantry from 1941 through to the…
This 7 page Painting Guide will provide you with a step-by-step guide to painting an infantryman of the British Army and the Cromwell Cruiser-class tank. The basic colour schemes depicted here were used in the European Theatre from the early days of the War through to the Normandy landings and the push over the Rhine….
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