So very true. When I first started painting my aircraft I had to include decal roundels for the players to distinguish the pieces from one another. My naval units are painted mostly with a color scheme for playability except for the capital ships like the Carriers and popular Battleships. All of them have a decal or flag to show which nation they belong too. I actually replaced the OOB British Cruisers because I thought they looked too close in size with the destroyers. I ended up replacing with some ships I found on Shapeways. The biggest problem I had with naval units is that they can exist in the same seazone with enemy pieces unlike land territories. Because of this I decided to keep the subs, destroyers, cruisers and non unique battleships following a color scheme. There are so many colors in the spectrum though we should be able to come up with a solution that will make them look more historical yet keep the pattern or color scheme for the nation. I really would love to paint all the ships historically and maybe I will revisit them again someday. Every time I go back and repaint my pieces I seem to get better at it. Or at least I think I do, hehe.
AAA50th painted minis
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Was prompted to post more standard/portrait type photos of my painted sets as opposed to the pics in a bucket. For starters, some neutral pieces.
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Here’s some of the Germans…
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nice !!
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Very nice! I really like the Singapore 1942 guns!
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Some subs…
Unterseeboot XXI (U-boat)
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German destroyers.
Zerstorer Flotille Class (Narviks)
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German transports.
Dithmarschen Class
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German Cruisers.
Admiral Hipper Class
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German Battleship.
Bismark Class
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German Aircraft Carriers.
Graf Zeppelin Class
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nice !!
Thanks :-D
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@thoes426:
Very nice! I really like the Singapore 1942 guns!
Thoes426 :evil:Yeah - I like 'em. With some house rules, it takes care of the straits issues.
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Nice work!
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Absolutely beautiful man! Another inspiration - I love the wooden decks on the ships and the detailed weathering/effects on the towers, etc - adds much more 3D look than stock models - truly excellent!
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Thanks guys. I’ll be periodically posting the rest of the Germans this week - any suggestions as to what nation you’d like to see next?
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I believe I asked before, at least I think this was you… You used decals right? For the national symbols and the like?
How did that work out for you… ease of application, handling, alignment etc…
Great job by the way… The Germans llook so much more intimidating with the big swastikas on the bow.
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Yeah - I use decals from Interstate 94. How’d they work? Well at first… whew, frustrating. Some of this was due to inferior (before I discovered I-94) decals. That really does make a difference. A couple other brands I tried had weak colors - bleed through, or you could see the dots from the printer, or the worst - they’d rip. But once you get a method down - or check out some “how to” sites, it’s okay. Still takes a lot of time, and coating is necessary to really seal 'em down (though I-94’s do take to dried acrylic really well - wouldn’t want to test it over time with handling though). Hmm - well, some intricate work is freehand, the “SS” and the nazi band itself is painted on, and of course the camo, tank treads, window work, the bomber girls, tank slogans, the Flying Tiger’s shark face, etc. So really kind of a combo.
Glad ya like 'em! Have to say the first time I took the set to a gaming group meeting (I usually only play with old friends) the reaction was quite overwhelming. It provided quite a few laughs sometimes (since many units - that I’ll post, have names… like when the Sherman unit headed by Yankee Bill was the last unit - taking France by himself, or Brass Balls defended Manchuria on his own - a British tank). :-D
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Panzers.
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Panzers - side view.
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German 88’s.
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