Bolt Action stuff

[Brassaxe]

Got my infantry section painted up eventually, what fun. First I had to find out what colour the uniforms were so I Googled WWII British Infantry;Images which lead to this site, the photos are of re-enactors and dated pre-1998, and the uniforms are brown (WWII RAF slang for army personnel was 'Brown Jobs' so the colour wasn't unexpected) - except for the colour illustrations which have a distinctly green look to them. So I had a look at the uniforms on my 'A Bridge Too Far' DVD, General Bogarde's uniform isn't as green as his shirt and tie but it's still a lot greener than brown, Colonel Connery's uniform's about the same and Colonel Hackman's uniform is a lightish grey/green (the Poles wore standard British Khaki Drill Battle Dress) - one of those three letter internet abbreviations come to mind  
So I had a look at Wikipedia which reckoned that BattleDress was made up of green and brown threads and was produced in Britain, Canada and the USA, Canadian garments being a greener colour than British ones.

So, I thought OK, start with a brown basecoat and highlight by adding green and white to the brown, wasn't hugely convinced but they came out like this





Still not convinced.

I don't really know if these on their own are actually worth starting a thread for so if anyone else gets some strug Bolt Action stuff, feel free to just park it in here.

[doomzombie]

Looking good mate, may get some and have a go at them...


Doom....

[eiglepulper]

You might find this of use, perhaps: from www.militarymodelling.com/forums/postings.asp?th=23796&p=1

British WWII Uniforms

BEF France 1940

Uniform V921 English Uniform
Webbing/Anklets V866 Green Grey
V988 Khaki
V924 Russian Uniform
V819 Iraqi Sand
Helmet V924 Russian Uniform
V896 Green
Water bottle V846 Mahogany Brown
V822 German Camo Black Brown
Boots/Scabbard Black, HL V944
Denim Fatigues/Tanker suit V988 Khaki
Cap Insignia V801 Brass
Ground Sheet V979 Dark Green
Wooden Parts V879 Brown
Service Color, Infantry V957 Red

Western Europe 1944-45

Uniform/Jacket V983 Flat Earth
V921 English Uniform*
Canadian Uniform variant V924 + V887 Mix pf Russian Uniform and Brown Violet
Anklets V912 Tan Yellow*
V819 Sand
Beret khaki V983 Flat Earth
maroon V909 Vermillion
sand V837 Pale Sand
black Black
Boots Black
V822 German Black Brown*
Webbing V986 Deck Tan
V912 Tan Yellow*
V821 German Camo Beige
V819 Sand*
Entrenching Tool V822 German Black Brown
Tea mug V822 German Black Brown
Helmet V967 Olive Green
V896 Dark Green*
Water Bottle V879 Brown
Helmet "scrim" V983 Flat Earth
Punjabi Turbans V988 Khaki
Metal Parts V801 Brass
Rank Insignia V951 White
Base V988 Khaki
Stripes V884 Stone Grey
Infantry Branch Color V817 Scarlet

[Brassaxe]

Doom; Cheers, decided what colour you're likely to go for yet?

Eiglepulper; Good Grief!!! That looks to be at least £70 worth of paint - I only spent about £14 on the figures

The brown I used was Burnt Umber:Burnt Sienna:Yellow Ochre in a 2:1:1 mix highlighting up with Hookers Green:Titanium White at about 1:1 added gradually to the brown. Webbing was about 3:2:1 Hookers Green:Yellow Ochre:Burnt Sienna

I hadn't really planned on buying more, of course that is always subject to change

[Geifer]

I like the color. Well, I can't say if it's accurate of course, but it doesn't look off to me.

You can also add "Osprey" to your google search. Osprey Publishing has some nice illustrations that you may take insipration from.

Personally I wouldn't sweat a little difference in tone and instead go with a color you like. With all due respect to historical correctness, we are working on miniatures, which have an aesthetic component the original is not required to have. What's good in actual combat may not look very appealing on a miniature, no matter how accurate a representation it is.

Dec 1, 2014 1:04:29 GMT Brassaxe said:

The brown I used was Burnt Umber:Burnt Sienna:Yellow Ochre in a 2:1:1 mix highlighting up with Hookers Green:Titanium White at about 1:1 added gradually to the brown. Webbing was about 3:2:1 Hookers Green:Yellow Ochre:Burnt Sienna

Green hookers? James T., is that you?