Being the Boss! Dust Tactics Allies finished.

I've been using Google+ for a while now, and like how easy it is for me to share updates on my painting, but it makes it easier not to bother with a blog update (of course, Blogger posts are uploaded to Google+, but I always feel that a blog post should have a bit more meat to it than a simple G+ post)

So here is an update. Some photos of an the allied HQ unit, called "The Boss". For these models, I decided to differentiate them from regular troops by giving them leather greatcoats/ overcoats.

The Boss himself. Officers always have different headgear/ pose

Radioman

Engineer/ mechanic (I forget the name)

Heavy weapon

Medic

Like all Dust Tactics/ Warfare models, getting these painted is straightforward and not too time consuming.  One reason for this is that all the models come undercoated, and a few basecoats and some washes and drybrushing will see the models looking more than nice enough for the battlefield.
  
This isn't a painting guide, so just a bit of info below on colours.

Basecoats:

• Catachan Green (armour plates)
• Snakebite Leather (Greatcoats, gloves etc.)
• Vermin Brown (Rifle stocks)
• Chaos Black (Gloves, boots)
• Codex Grey (Drybrushing on soil)
• Chainmail (bolts around the base)
• Macharius Solar Orange (watered down and used as rust)
• Leadbelcher (metal surfaces, weapons)
• Mordian Blue (goggles)
• Ice Blue (goggles)
• Skull White (goggles)

Washes:

• Nuln Oil - weapons, metals
• Agrax Earthshade - clothes
• Gryphonne Sepia (Seraphim Sepia)
• Ogryn Flesh (Reikland Fleshshade) - face/ skin

Colours used are all GW (you can find a conversion chart here for the old GW paints and the new ones)

Dust Allies progress...quick and easy!

Just a quick update.

Yesterday I noted that the Dust Tactics models are pretty easy to paint because they come undercoated. I started work on a a unit called "The Boss" this evening by adding some basecoats (I had added modeling sand and painted the base before this.)

Before: you can see the green colour in which the unit arrives (there are 5 models in the unit).

After just a couple of layers of GW Snakebite Leather, some Chaos Black (on boots and gloves) and Ironbreaker on the weapon and you have your basic "3 basecoats" approach done. I could probably move onto washes at this point.

I think I will add some brown to the the stocks and handgrips throughout the unit before that though!

The key point is, with another hour, I could have a unit done with washes and a highlight or two. Time is saved by the model being pre-undercoated, all models swiveling at the waist (much easier to paint hard to reach bits!) and the general lack of ornate bits and pieces. In fact, significant time was added by having to do two layers of Snakebite Leather.

Won't have too much time to finish these the next few days, but with another hour or two, this final unit of Allied infantry should be done and my Allied footsloggers will be complete- and then I will give a Walker a try.

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Dust Warfare Allies Update #1

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What's up? Been a while since I posted due to work and things, but I managed to get a bit of work done on the Dust Tactics Revised Core set I picked up the other week.

I got some base colours down on a unit of Hell Boys and Death Dealers, and also a (heavy) wash of GW Devlan Mud on the latter. The Hell Boys have Codex Grey body armour, and the Death Dealers Knarloc Green. Weapons were simply Boltgun Metal and leather was of course Snakebite Leather. Skin is Tallarn Flesh with an Ogryn Flesh wash.

Compare washed (right) and un-washed (left)clothing

Death Dealers.
Even with just some simple base coats & washes these look quite playable!

Hell Boys.

Next steps will probably be highlights and getting some colour onto the bases. I also think that I will do the Hell Boys helmets in the same Codex Grey as their body armour.

Overall, the painting process is very easy. Colours go onto the pre-assembled and pre-primed models very well and this undoubtedly makes the process pretty quick and hassle-free. As noted in my Dust Tactics unboxing video many of the weapons were bent, but some hot water allowed me to make them straighter, although they still aren't perfect.

In the Dust Tactics Revised Core set you get: 

15 Green Allied Plastic Miniatures

• > 1 Blackhawk Walker
•  1 “Rhino” Hero
•  5 “Hell Boys” Soldiers
•  5 “Death Dealers” Soldiers
•  3 “The Hammers” Soldiers

13 Gray Axis Plastic Miniatures

•  1 “Hans” Walker
•  1 “Lara” Hero
•  5 “Sturmpioniere” Soldiers
•  3 “Heavy Laser Grenadiers” Soldiers
•  3 “Heavy Flak Grenadiers” Soldiers

I also ordered some additional models to try to make both the Allies and Axis forces slightly bigger and more appropriate for Dust Warfare, and these have started to arrive:

Sturmgrenadiere Command Squad:

The "Boss": Ranger Command Squad:

Hotdog/ Pounder Medium Assault Walker:

Medium Panzer Walker: Luther:

Only the Allied Medium Walker hasn't yet arrived, but I'm looking forward to having a closer look at the units above and possibly adding some more unboxing videos too.

Cheers,

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