John Brown's Painted Axis and Allies Pieces

[John Brown]

The next two pictures are the Stuka dive bombers and the Ju-88 medium bombers.

[John Brown]

The next two pictures are the He-111 medium bombers and the Do-17 medium bombers.

[John Brown]

The next picture will be the Ju-488 heavy bomber.

[John Brown]

The last two pictures will be the Ju-52 transport plane.

[dangermouse650]

Awesome work. Keep it going  8-)

[John Brown]

@dangermouse650:

Awesome work. Keep it going  8-)

Thanks dangermouse! I appreciate it. Now it is time to work on phase 3, but got to take a break. :-D

[toblerone77]

Really great looking stuff JB!

[John Brown]

@toblerone77:

Really great looking stuff JB!

Thanks Tolerone, I really worked on these. My next project will be the desert scheme. It should be a lot of fun. :-)

[John Brown]

Guys, phase three of the Luftwaffe will be the desert camo. I will not give a timeline, because I’m going to be experimenting more with this set and this is a busy time for me, but I will post them when I’m done.

Thanks guys! :-)

[Spitfire38]

Nice work John! I hope you enjoyed painting them.

[John Brown]

@Spitfire38:

Nice work John! I hope you enjoyed painting them.

Thanks Spitfire! It was fun, but I’m learning, when your very tired, it is not a good time to paint, because you make too many mistakes, especially if your decaling.

There were a couple of times, I made some mistakes, and it was because I was too tired.

I won’t do that again, LOL, but overall it is fun! :-D

[Johnson73]

Nice work John……looking good!

[John Brown]

@R:

Nice work John……looking good!

Thanks buddy! I appreciate it. :-D

[John Brown]

Guys, I’m just curious, am I using too much protective coat or is it just the lighting in my pictures. I notice my paint jobs have tiny bumps or is that normal?

Any help would be appreciative.

Thanks,

John

[toblerone77]

@John:

Guys, I’m just curious, am I using too much protective coat or is it just the lighting in my pictures. I notice my paint jobs have tiny bumps or is that normal?

Any help would be appreciative.

Thanks,

John

John,

The pieces look great. As for small bumps it could be many things they’re not really noticeable. One thing to remember is the scale you’re working with. These pieces will be seen from a couple feet away thus they are perfect from a tabletop point of view.

I’ve researched this from miniature war game painter’s techniques. In otherwords when painting large armies in small scales the greatest effect is achieved by not a single model but the grouping of many models on the tabletop which create the “wow” factor.

If you get on YouTube look up 6mm miniature painting and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

All in all I think your pieces look great and anyone playing with them is going to get an extra level of depth and excitement playing the game.

[John Brown]

@toblerone77:

@John:

Guys, I’m just curious, am I using too much protective coat or is it just the lighting in my pictures. I notice my paint jobs have tiny bumps or is that normal?

Any help would be appreciative.

Thanks,

John

John,

The pieces look great. As for small bumps it could be many things they’re not really noticeable. One thing to remember is the scale you’re working with. These pieces will be seen from a couple feet away thus they are perfect from a tabletop point of view.

I’ve researched this from miniature war game painter’s techniques. In otherwords when painting large armies in small scales the greatest effect is achieved by not a single model but the grouping of many models on the tabletop which create the “wow” factor.

If you get on YouTube look up 6mm miniature painting and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

All in all I think your pieces look great and anyone playing with them is going to get an extra level of depth and excitement playing the game.

Thanks Tolerone. I’m a perfectionist, and I sometimes look at flaws, instead of the positives. As long as you guys like them, I’m pleased.

I just want to improve my painting and decal work.

Thanks again! :-D

John

[cyanight]

Excellent work John.  I don’t know how I missed these. The camo on those planes looks great!

[John Brown]

@cyanight:

Excellent work John.  I don’t know how I missed these. The camo on those planes looks great!

Thanks Cyanight! I appreciate that. I put a lot of energy on these, and now I’m working on the desert camo themes. :-D

[Der Kuenstler]

Constructive criticism? The camo looks nice but the yellow looks like you put it on too thick - its kind of gloppy - try multiple thin coats instead of one thick coat. If it still looks gloppy try acrylic which tends to go on thinner. If you want to redo anything and you are using oil base, drop the whole plane in brush cleaner for about 5 minutes and clean with an old toothbrush. Don’t leave the plane in the cleaner too long or it could dissolve the plane!

[John Brown]

@Der:

Constructive criticism? The camo looks nice but the yellow looks like you put it on too thick - its kind of gloppy - try multiple thin coats instead of one thick coat. If it still looks gloppy try acrylic which tends to go on thinner. If you want to redo anything and you are using oil base, drop the whole plane in brush cleaner for about 5 minutes and clean with an old toothbrush. Don’t leave the plane in the cleaner too long or it could dissolve the plane!� Â

Yeah, I’m still trying to work those kinks out. I’m using acrylic paints, but still have trouble with the noses and lines on the planes.

I do put multiple coats, but maybe I’m putting on too much paint on the brush.

That could be the culprit.

It is a work in progress, learning to paint, LOL.

Thanks Der for your input. :-)

John