With the arrival of the new Battlefront plastic Panther Gs, I set to a weekly project of painting up 10 for my Brigade Panther force. This also offered the opportunity to try out the ambush camouflage stencils sold by Anarchy models.
Let’s take a look at cracking out ‘Ambush Disc’ camo in quick time.
Step 1:
I base coat the model with a grey primer. In the UK I get mine from Wilkinsons at the low price of £5 per can.
Step 2:
I chose to use the Ammo by Mig 1939-1944 German Standard Colour set for my three colour camo. I love Mig paints, they go through an airbrush with no need to thin. I spray the model with Red Brown Shadow. I deliberately don’t worry about the tracks.
Step 3:
Here we get started with our stencils. I place the stencils at any area I want to remain brown. Make sure you push the stencils down firmly and use a cocktail stick to get them to bend around raised areas. In this picture it is easy to see the stencil as they are yellow from where I did a test model.
Step 4:
The model is then sprayed with Olivgrun Opt2 in the same way as the brown at step 2. Make sure to leave the stencils in place.
Step 5:
A repeat of step 3, however this time where I add the extra stencils will remain green. I then spray the model with Dunklegelb (early). This time I make sure the tracks are covered as well.
Here is the result after peeling off the stencils.
Step 6:
I cover the whole model in a liberal application of Ammo Acrylic Filter – Tan. This adds some depth and contrast to the camo and added decals.
Step 7:
I now use a pin wash to blackline the model. For this I find Citiadel Contrast Paint – Basilicanum Grey works well. I place it in any indent, around panels, and around raised areas to make the detail stand out.
Step 8:
Next I apply a Mig Filter – Tan for 3 tone camo. This helps to tie the camo together and slightly alters the tone of the yellow, which is a bit bright at the moment.
Step 9:
I pick out the tools with with Vallejo German Grey and Flat Brown. I also apply the same green and brown as the hull to some of the wheels. Across the 10 tanks I painted, I used this is show which platoons each belonged to.
Step 10:
The tracks, exhausts and spare track links had Citadel Contrast – Gore Grunta Fur applied to it. I also picked out some of the metals with Leadbelcher.
Step 11:
Vallejo Track Primer is applied as a heavy dry brush over the track and track links. The wheel rims were planted with German Grey.
Step 12:
For finishing touches I added some more track links and a spare wheel. The exhaust has Orange Brown layered on and when dry a Light Rust Wash applied. I also did some weathering by sponging on German Grey as a chipping technique and using a Light Rust wash to draw some vertical streaks out of heavily chipped areas. Finally I used the same Dunkelgelb as the main model to apply dots to the green and brown camo to create that iconic ambush camo.
I hope that proves useful for your own German vehicles. I will be using the same technique with my King Tigers and Jagdtigers when they arrive, so stay tuned!
They look awesome! Thanks for sharing your technique!
That was a great post Mark! Love it when a talented miniature painter such as yourself explains clearly a tutorial about their artistry! Thankyou and great post!
Thanks for this great post Mark! I love it when talented painters such as yourself post clear, no fuss explanations about their art
Mark, interesting!
To see how my not so complimentary or supportive comment was removed.
Is this FoW-Kremlin V2?
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