In summary, then, after some more experimentation – this is basically a hybrid Contrast/ordinary paint scheme, a bit tweaked from last time:

• undercoat:
• Halfords Ultra Matt Khaki Camouflage paint.
• paint the Contrast paints first, because it’s much easier to overpaint Contrast paints with normal acrylics if you mess up, than the other way round:
• Jump boots – Gore Grunta Fur
• M1942 kit – Aggaros Dunes
• Gloves – Nazdreg Yellow
• Now on to the normal Vallejo AP colours:
• Webbing, pouches, pack etc – Vallejo Khaki + AP Military Shader
• Helmet, grenades, elbow and knee patches – Vallejo Brown Violet/Olive Drab
• Face – AP Tanned Flesh + AP Soft Tone
• Weapons, entrenching tool handles – Vallejo Chocolate Brown + Warlord Dark Gunmetal
• Shoulder patches (I still can’t believe I even thought about doing these!) – AP Deep Blue, Pure Red, Matt White, a very fine brush and a magnifier

And there you have it. One was based earlier – PVA, War World Gaming Army Coarse Sand (which is brilliant stuff), then a heavy wash of Vallejo Sepia wash, and some static grass from the three pots of sweepings from Bloody Omaha 😀 (For drier earth, I’d have drybrushed with something like Vallejo Grey Green before the grass.

I’m relatively proud of these, given my rubbish eyesight – normally my 15mms are very much a sketch – they pass the 2′ test but I really wouldn’t recommend looking at the Omaha figures too closely (fortunately, in all the times it’s been shown at shows, no-one seems to!). These still aren’t exhibition standard, but they’re much much better than my usual. Total time for the six figures I remembered to time, about 100 mins. I would get better photos but my macro lens doesn’t want to talk to my newer Canon, and the older one’s battery’s flat 😀