John Brown's Painted Axis and Allies Pieces

John Brown

1934A Class Destroyers and Danzig Class Transport Ships

John Brown

Type 7 and 21 Submarines

This is the last of the pictures. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking. :-D

John

John Brown

I will be adding pictures to my German thread on the 1939 HBG map, but not tonight, because I’m tired. All pictures of my painted pieces will always wind up in their perspective country’s thread, on a map.

Thanks again. :-)

John

cyanight

Those are incredible John. Very good work. I love the camo scheme you used and the color for the decks.

CWO Marc

Superb paint job! My congratulations!

John Brown

Thank you both.

I was worried at first, how I was going to tie it all together, but through trial and error, I just kept working on it. The carrier decks were the hardest, because it took five coats for that color, and then scotch taping the lines of the deck took awhile.

I didn’t ink wash or dry brush, because I don’t know how to, not make a mess, with a tri-colored camouflage.

It didn’t workout for me. I kept messing my paint job up, or I was doing something wrong.

I don’t know which.

I thought it Ok, for this being my first navy to paint.

Thanks again, guys. :-)

John

Der Kuenstler

Quite an effort and nice results!

John Brown

@Der:

Quite an effort and nice results!

Thanks DK. I appreciate it.

cyanight

When I use ink or wash its very important to make sure the piece is really dry. Sometimes I let them dry a couple days. I’m not sure if that is what your talking about with the camo running together. Regardless, I think you did a fantastic job!

John Brown

@cyanight:

When I use ink or wash its very important to make sure the piece is really dry. Sometimes I let them dry a couple days.Â I’m not sure if that is what your talking about with the camo running together.Â Regardless, I think you did a fantastic job!

I tried to do a grey wash, but it was making the white and grey, dirty looking, but I appreciate that you all have enjoyed them. :-D

LHoffman

Pretty cool man. I like your take on the HBG subs. Very unique.

John Brown

@LHoffman:

Pretty cool man. I like your take on the HBG subs. Very unique.

Thanks LHoffman, I wanted something outside the norm on the subs. I’m glad you liked them. :-D

Cheers!

John

lthaut

Really nice work John I’m loving the uboats. I wonder what other nations submarines would look like now with a camo scheme.

John Brown

@lthaut:

Really nice work John I’m loving the uboats. I wonder what other nations submarines would look like now with a camo scheme.

Japan, Italy, Russia, France, Anzac and the UK, I have special plans for those countries.

Not sure what I’m going to do for the US, but I have some off the wall ideas, but I will be on Germany for awhile. I still have over 250 pieces to do. Germany by far will have more pieces, because of the 3D units, then the US and Japan will have a lot as well.

Phew, I’m winded thinking about it, LOL. :-D

pfc_pander

Nice job! I could only wish I that I had the patience and steady hand to do that.

John Brown

@pfc_pander:

Nice job! I could only wish I that I had the patience and steady hand to do that.

I appreciate it.

You do learn patience. Unfortunately, I have shaky hands which makes it harder to paint, but I’m trying. It still is fun and rewarding, when you see your work on the map, because it almost looks like a different game.

It brings a map alive. :-)

John Brown

Guys, after one year, I’ve started painting again. I probably will not do as many paint jobs at one time, as I once did.

I will be doing a few at a time and hopefully posting pictures more often. I put to much stress on myself, in the past, and I was trying to do too much, instead of painting, for the enjoyment of painting.

I was beginning to dread it, but now I more enthusiastic about it, and my health has gotten better.

If you remembered the last time I was painting, I was going to attempt the German ground forces, as well as the infantry, for the first time, but I’m going to wait till I finish some American planes, that I will be adding, to the planes that Spitfire is painting for me, currently.

Here is my first paint jobs, since last year.

I did 4 American F6F Late War Hellcat Fighters.

Enjoy! :-D

John

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siredblood

I’m chompin’ at the bit, on my phone and pics won’t load, I’ll revisit this thread on my PC later, can’t wait!

John Brown

@siredblood:

I’m chompin’ at the bit, on my phone and pics won’t load, I’ll revisit this thread on my PC later, can’t wait!

Appreciate it! :-D

siredblood

My man! Gotta give props to all those variants, that takes time! They look great, I have yet to do any German, looking at your variants, I don’t know what scheme to use for mine lol.

I know what you mean about shaky hands, this is hard to do in our old age, my hands hurt from holding the micro brushes, I wrapped one in duct tape, so its WAY fatter, helps, but there is still pain there. I also know what you mean about seeing the board with the painted units, it is different. I was not even planning on painting the units, I just wanted an easier way to tell destroyers from cruisers… just the painted decks alone, was enough for me to know, it was paint time :)

Keep the pics coming!

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