Operation Paintskrieg

[ithkrall]

Updated my blog, entrys for Germany, Russia and Japan on there now

http://vom-krieg.blogspot.com/2011/11/empire-of-rising-sun-axis-and-allies.html
http://vom-krieg.blogspot.com/2011/10/in-soviet-russia-axis-and-allies-paints.html
http://vom-krieg.blogspot.com/2011/10/axis-and-allies-part-two-ze-germans.html

[lozmoid]

Very colourful, mate! Nice work indeed. I like the Soviet ships and submarines! Very imaginative.  :-)

[Viracocha]

@Captain:

Updated my blog, entrys for Germany, Russia and Japan on there now

http://vom-krieg.blogspot.com/2011/11/empire-of-rising-sun-axis-and-allies.html
http://vom-krieg.blogspot.com/2011/10/in-soviet-russia-axis-and-allies-paints.html
http://vom-krieg.blogspot.com/2011/10/axis-and-allies-part-two-ze-germans.html

Couldn’t agree with you more about when you see all the painted minis ‘in-game’, looks awesome.  Thanks for posting the exact names of the paints you used… running out of options for gray but I noticed you use a few I don’t have, gonna try some of those shades as well.

Still haven’t gotten around to whipping up a site for my painted minis… time, need more of it.  I like yours - good stuff.   :-D

[Guest]

@falconrider:

Whilst on the topic of painting, i play Warhammer Fantasy and love to play but hate the painting so paid an overseas company to paint my stuff.  They did a good job and were priced well.  Maybe i should get them to paint my AA minatures too.  If your wondering who they are you can find them at wwwdotpaintedfigsdotcom

I want to have all my Italians (FMG and OOB) done in light grey (to make them easier recognizable as opposed to the Soviets), anyone know some company who could do that at a reasonable price? Doing it myself is not an option since I could mess up even something as ‘simple’ as painting them all one color, nor do I have the patience to do it myself.

[Variable]

Try Historical Board Gaming dot com. He has single-color painted A&A pieces so I know he knows how to do it.

[ithkrall]

@RedArmySoldier:

@falconrider:

Whilst on the topic of painting, i play Warhammer Fantasy and love to play but hate the painting so paid an overseas company to paint my stuff.  They did a good job and were priced well.  Maybe i should get them to paint my AA minatures too.  If your wondering who they are you can find them at wwwdotpaintedfigsdotcom

I want to have all my Italians (FMG and OOB) done in light grey (to make them easier recognizable as opposed to the Soviets), anyone know some company who could do that at a reasonable price? Doing it myself is not an option since I could mess up even something as ‘simple’ as painting them all one color, nor do I have the patience to do it myself.

No idea how to help you on that one sorry

[ithkrall]

UK

http://vom-krieg.blogspot.com/2011/12/for-king-andor-country-axis-and-allies.html

Italy

http://vom-krieg.blogspot.com/2012/01/aint-you-benito-mussolini-conqueror-of.html

[ithkrall]

USA post up

http://vom-krieg.blogspot.com/2012/01/america-heck-yeah-axis-and-allies.html

[lozmoid]

Those are fantastic, Captain. I like the British naval units - good colouration.

[ithkrall]

Final post in the series

http://vom-krieg.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/china-rest-axis-and-allies-anniversary.html

Thanks again to the team here, cheers to imperious leader for putting this thread as a sticky and keeping it there!

[Variable]

Congrats on finishing this most amazing project! And I shouldn’t need to say this but,

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

Fantastic job Captain.

[Tall Paul]

Captain Kiwi,

Congratulations on a job well done!

I also noticed your aircraft stands that have a small “footprint”. May I ask what you used, or did you make them? They look like the perfect size.

“Tall Paul”

[ithkrall]

Cheers Guys!

Paul, I took a washer and some modeling clay (mlliput) and pressed the ball on to the washer.

Then i drilled a hole in the plane with a dine drill and glued some wire into it.

I then pressed the wire into the miliput, making sure that the wire doesnt come out the other end

Then, once the miliput dried I cut the bottom edge flat with a knife (some of the miliput eventually presses out the bottom, making it uneven). That way it would sit evenly

[Tall Paul]

Captain Kiwi, (cool name by the way)

Thanks for the responce concerning the aircraft stands. I think they’re just the right size. And your paint jobs are really well done. Thanks again for sharing.

“Tall Paul”

[ithkrall]

Updated the first post to include all the links to the blog posts with the images. Replicated below :)

Part one - Overview  http://vom-krieg.blogspot.co.nz/2011/09/axis-and-allies-anniversary-part-one.html
Part two - Germany http://vom-krieg.blogspot.co.nz/2011/10/axis-and-allies-part-two-ze-germans.html
Part Three - Soviet Union http://vom-krieg.blogspot.co.nz/2011/10/in-soviet-russia-axis-and-allies-paints.html
Part Four - Japan  http://vom-krieg.blogspot.co.nz/2011/11/empire-of-rising-sun-axis-and-allies.html
Part Five - British Empire http://vom-krieg.blogspot.co.nz/2011/12/for-king-andor-country-axis-and-allies.html
Part Six - Italy http://vom-krieg.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/aint-you-benito-mussolini-conqueror-of.html
Part Seven - USA http://vom-krieg.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/america-heck-yeah-axis-and-allies.html
Part Eight - China and the rest http://vom-krieg.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/china-rest-axis-and-allies-anniversary.html

[vacilar]

Wow, great paintings. Thanks for sharing this. This inspired me to start a Paintskrieg by myself.

[Ju87Stuka]

holy shit , they all looking awesome …  :-o

[Veldriss]

WOW, very nice job  :wink:

[HodieNonCras]

Hey folks. I’ve been quietly following this forum for over a year now. This has been a really inspirational page for me and I’ve drawn a lot of ideas from the community. I’ve decided to start my own Paintskrieg and am posting everything to my blog to keep it in one place:

www.mycustomboardgame.com

I’d love to hear your input as I go through the project. I’m new to painting miniatures but I love Axis and Allies and have some cool ideas that I think would work, so here goes!

[John Brown]

@HodieNonCras:

Hey folks. I’ve been quietly following this forum for over a year now. This has been a really inspirational page for me and I’ve drawn a lot of ideas from the community. I’ve decided to start my own Paintskrieg and am posting everything to my blog to keep it in one place:

www.mycustomboardgame.com

I’d love to hear your input as I go through the project. I’m new to painting miniatures but I love Axis and Allies and have some cool ideas that I think would work, so here goes!

Wow, very nice work. It is always cool to see someone’s painted pieces. Thanks for showing your work. :-)