...Burning Bright...

Using the same colours and technique as the Panthers I've applied camouflage to the Tiger. The tracks went on after this and then a shading wash to add definition. Detailing will follow once the wash has fully dried and two successively lighter grey drybrushes have been added to highlight and weather the tank.

Tiger, Tiger...

My delayed Warlord PzKpfw VI 'Tiger' arrived on Saturday morning so this afternoon I sat down and put it together ready to reinforce my Panther Zug.

It's a fantastic wee kit that went together really nicely, though if I hadn't glued the mantlet in place then the barrel of the 88 would have drooped somewhat unimpressively. This minor niggle aside though, I'm very impresses with this kit.

In the images you can see the tracks have been left off, this is to make priming and painting easier, they'll be attached later.

Best job I ever had... US Armoured M4 Platoon

This platoon was finished up today:

Painted in a very similar manner to the Soviet T-35/85s I did earlier this year the M4's were relatively quick and easy to finish up. To compensate for this they've been slightly more weathered than any of the other tanks I've painted up. This is partly so they don't look so plain but also to make them distinct from the other tank platoons as I've used the same green paint for the German, Soviet and US vehicles.

I plan on adding an M4A3(76) to this platoon shortly and possibly an M4A3E8(76) 'Easy Eight' as well which should give them more of a punch when facing German armour...

Sd.Kfz.171 Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Zug

I finished these up the other day but have only just gotten the opportunity to take some decent photos of them:

These are Warlord Games plastic Panther kits and aside from a minor issue with the tracks (covered by the armour skirts thankfully) it was a pleasure to build the three of them and even more fun to paint them. To get the camo pattern random I sprayed them 'dunkelgelb' and then used blutac to mask off areas then sprayed the brown. I then added more blutac and sprayed the green before painting the details. 

This zug will be reinforced with a Tiger I Ausf.E once the kit arrives from Warlord.

A little birdie...

Painted up for a local painting competition, this was a really enjoyable wee mini:

Lord of the Rings Lothlorien Elves Battle Company - Complete

A Battle Company of Lothlorien Elves ready to seek their fortunes in Middle Earth...

My second lot of GW minis painted in 2015 as part of my 'new year hobby blitz'. Even though these were only painted for the tabletop I've still tried to make them look good and I'm pretty happy with how they've come out.

And here with a statue I made to use as an objective in games for them:

Heavy Metal - Bolt Action Soviet T-34/85 Armoured Platoons

Finished up these two Warlord T34/85 Soviet Armoured Platoons today in preparation for a game of Bolt Action Tank Wars tomorrow evening. I've kept weathering and chipping light as they're 'factory fresh' tanks. Similarly the only markings that they're sporting are the slightly hurriedly hand painted hull identification numbers added just after their manufacture. Sadly the lighting in the photos seems to have obscured some of the details, I'll have to try and get some better lit shots of them taken soon.

Rolling into action:

These kits from Warlord were an absolute delight to build and paint and I'm more than a little tempted to get some German and American armour now as well...