Rifle teams finished and started work on ISU-122

so been slowing down abit..but did manage to get the next 4 rifle teams finished

I got all the tanks build from the heavy artillery box set. 1 IS-2 and 4 ISU-122/152 .
I used magnets in the hulls and all the Gun barrels so I can use them in which ever configuration is convenient.

I used the armypainter army green colored primer on them and the last 2 SU-122's

i'm trying to see how I can speed paint the vehicles without to much fus(got about 24 tanks,10 transports and 5 armoured transports to get thru)

 after the basecoat I tried a couple layers of drybrushing ablend of the army green with reaper tanned highlights.

after that I painted the details on the tank(wood trim,ropes etc) and the treads..the treads I did in a dark grey then used a wet drybrush tecnique to add gunmetal grey to the higher ridges that would be worn to metal.

after that I then used army painters Darkshade quickshade with a large brush to varnish the hull. I didn't do the wheels or tread since I need to flip t over for those parts after the roof section dries tomorrow.
When thats done I'll apply the decals and try some weathering pigments.

overall I thinjk it will do for tabletop quality. I wish the army green was russian green(deeper color) but for the speed I think it will do.
its still wet I'll see how it looks when its dry.

More Command teams finished for soviet FOW army

Got two generic Command Teams(good for 1iC and 2iC) a couple Komissar teams and a nother observer independent team for artillery.

I gotta admit..I'm feeling abit weary of doing these same guys over and over..
Might just need to take a break from these guys soon.. I just keep trying to remind myself that once the bones arrive I'll be overwelmed in newness and to just keep at it and get these last sprews of intantry teams done.

Dshk teams finished

so got the 3 anti air teams finished.
overall I think they work ok..i used some fine ground cover flocking instead of sand on these ..which seems to work just as well with some regular static grass mixed in...the magnets hold well  I can pick both the truck and the base up by the figure just held by the magnets..
looks abit weird having sod in the back of the trucks..but what ya gonna do.its a reasonable compromise I think for a better gameplay resolution .I think i prefer the darker green for the gun itself and will use the darker green on guns for anti tank teams and mortars.

next 4 infantry teams done

so got the last 4 infantry teams based dipped/dullcoted and flocked.
its 2 more rifle teams and two more MG teams(they're the 4 infront)
heres all the infantry teams so far

The russian horde is filling out pretty nicely. I've dipped the DshK teams and  painted the bases.they'll be ready for final assembly tomorrow night.
Im gonna do some more experimental flocking since they're not sculpted bases and if they work out ok I'll proabably do the rest of the large base gun teams the same way.

in the meantime I''ve started painting 2 more command teams,two more Komissar teams and another observer team. with league game tomorrow I probably won't finish painting and dipping them till friday.

DSHK mod for Soviet FOW base

inspired by the mod done by the wwpd crew I'm trying to use the plastic dividers from a planno box to create a small insert base.
I glued in magnets into the truck,main base, and the bottom of the planno box mini base.
this way I can move the main AA gun from the truck bed to the portee base for when the truck is removed.

once the woodfiller is dried and I can clean up the edges prime it all and start painting these for this months 1200pt league.

More infantry teams

Got 8 more infantry teams done and should be ready to dip 4 more today.
2 on left are PTRD anti tank rifle teams, two on right are first 2 rifle teams

the next ones are all MG teams 2 standing caring it  and two down shooting with a loader

all vehicles assembled and color primed

I finished assembling the armored transports and planes then this afternoon I got all the color primed.
I primed the underside of all the planes with white and the canvas parts of the trucks with bone but otherwise everything else is army green.
so now I can get back down to just painting till the decals and large bases I ordered come in