{"id":22628,"date":"2021-02-02T20:23:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T20:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=22628"},"modified":"2021-10-29T02:57:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T01:57:07","slug":"sitrep-project-ww2-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/02\/02\/sitrep-project-ww2-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"SITREP &#8211; Project WW2 Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210202_193708645-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210202_193708645-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210202_193708645-scaled-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Its only taken me two years but I have finally painted my first batch of WW2 British Infantry. Two years of planning, talking about it, getting distracted etc. But now, the first test models are done and I&#8217;m ready to begin working on the rest of the platoon, creating a force ready for the very final days of WW2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the main platoon will be from Empress, these starting models are from Warlord&#8217;s metal Winter British Infantry. I&#8217;m not always a fan of the Warlord sculpting style (some of them are quite exaggerated) but I really like the look of these figures, wrapped up in cold weather gear, greatcoats and wearing the later gillet. They have that look of tiredness that really match up to the feel I wanted for my force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210202_193723328-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210202_193723328-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210202_193723328-scaled-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the main thing with these guys was picking out a scheme that would work for them. As inspiration, I took the British Airborne paint set, picking out the Vallejo pots from it that I already owned and adding a few other ones. Here are my colours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dark Green (Vallejo 893): Helmet and neckscarf<\/li><li>English Uniform Brown (Vallejo 921): Trousers and canteen<\/li><li>Russian Uniform Green (Vallejo 924): Helmet camo strips, PIAT, mortars, guns, Respirator Bag<\/li><li>Khaki (Vallejo 988): Helmet camo strips, gaiters, webbing and backpack<\/li><li>Mahogany Brown (70.846): Jerkin<\/li><li>GW Leadbelcher: Metal pieces &#8211; Base colours for gun metal<\/li><li>GW Rhinox Hide: Rifle Wood (although I will vary this to have a mix of looks)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After the base colours, I also dry-brushed some Rhinox Hide around the bottom of the coat\/trousers to show the splashes of mud. For the next set, I&#8217;m going to try and add some more on the knees and ankles, just to help make them muddy. Finally, the ever-useful Agrax Earthshade toned the colours down and helped them to mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the base, I started with the Stirland Mud texture paint, ladling it on heavy. I also added a touch to the bottom of the clothing, to add a little texture to the mud splashes. For some colour, I added some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekgaming.co.uk\/collections\/terrain-ready-range\/products\/forest-ground-cover-280ml?_pos=2&amp;_sid=7870cca71&amp;_ss=r\">Forest Ground Cover<\/a>, touches of leaves and twigs perfect for the Reichswald. The downside to these base mixes if that they can be a little dusty, lightening the mud already in place. As a final touch to done this down, a light wash of Agrax Earthshade helped to darken it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Next step &#8211; four more Infantrymen, including the team Bren gun. And then after that, I&#8217;ll finish the Warlord guy off with the pair of Sten guns in the squad, as well as the two Ghille suited sniper I purchased from them at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its only taken me two years but I have finally painted my first batch of WW2 British Infantry. Two years of planning, talking about it, getting distracted etc. But now, the first test models are done and I&#8217;m ready to begin working on the rest of the platoon, creating a force ready for the very [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1093,1004,903,1079],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-projects","category-wargaming","category-ww2-projects"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Michael Charge","author_link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/author\/chargedog\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210202_193708645-scaled.jpg","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210202_193708645-scaled.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/features\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Features<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/projects\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Projects<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/projects\/ww2-projects\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">WW2<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Features<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Projects<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">WW2<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"3","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 years ago","modified":"Updated 5 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 02\/02\/2021","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 02\/02\/2021 8:23 pm","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021 2:57 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pvEn5-5SY","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11530,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/03\/05\/ww2-project-introduction\/","url_meta":{"origin":22628,"position":0},"title":"WW2 Project: Introduction","author":"Michael Charge","date":"05\/03\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"There comes a point in most wargamer's life where your eyes start to wander towards collections of tanks and men armed with bolt action rifles. 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Seeing as last month was really the intro to all the projects on my plate, this month is a bit more of a check in. Monday evening painting sessions are going ahead, and forming a nice bit of routine in my week (even\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Features&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Features","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/features\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PXL_20201202_062831345-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PXL_20201202_062831345-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PXL_20201202_062831345-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PXL_20201202_062831345-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PXL_20201202_062831345-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/PXL_20201202_062831345-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22651,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/02\/10\/project-ww2-infantry-section-10th-teesside-regiment-of-rifles\/","url_meta":{"origin":22628,"position":2},"title":"Project WW2 &#8211; Infantry Section, 10th (Teesside) Regiment of Rifles","author":"Michael Charge","date":"10\/02\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Corporal Joshua Smith kept low as he made his way through the blasted tree stumps and muddy ditches he'd been calling home for the past few weeks, his Sten gun held in his left hand as the other worked to steady him. The mud underfoot was trying it's best to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Features&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Features","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/features\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_155938678-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_155938678-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_155938678-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_155938678-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_155938678-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_155938678-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22744,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/03\/01\/end-of-february-2021-project-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":22628,"position":3},"title":"(End of) February 2021 Project Update","author":"Michael Charge","date":"01\/03\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This may only be a little shorter than the other updates but it is coming out at the start of the next month rather than at a random time. Project 365 First up, this month's count is standing at: Painted: 32 DescriptionMakerNumberCypherGW1Winter British InfantryWarlord10British SnipersWarlord2British InfantryEmpress4Delta ForceSpectre12Task Force BlackEmpress2Tier 1\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Features&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Features","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/features\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210228_205108988-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210228_205108988-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210228_205108988-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210228_205108988-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210228_205108988-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210228_205108988-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22874,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/04\/01\/march-2021-project-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":22628,"position":4},"title":"March 2021 Project Update","author":"Michael Charge","date":"01\/04\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to April! Lets take a look at how things are going. Project 365 To start, lets take a look at the count. Painted: 40 DescriptionMakerNumberBritish InfantryEmpress36Chaos Warriors (Underworld)GW4 Purchased: 19 DescriptionMakerNumberSwashbucklersWargames Foundry12Keeper of SecretsGW1Darkoath ChieftanGW1Knight-IncantorGW2SequitorGW3 A good bit of progress! 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