Showing posts with label Cold War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cold War. Show all posts

Friday, 23 January 2026

Back to the Brushes 409

A couple sessions base coating a few different AFV for the Team Yankee Bundeswehr.

M113 Observer and M109 Field Artillery zug

Have started the black gray camouflage pattern on the M113 observer vehicle and will continue on with M109s next.

Marder 1 zug

For the planned starter force only three Marders are needed however; it makes more sense to paint the full zug in the one go. 

Leopard 2A5 zug

Will update progress on these and a few other side projects shortly. 

Cheers for now


Thursday, 22 January 2026

Seven days to the Rhine 1

Recently shown as my first entry to this year's Painting Challenge and it's something a bit different. Well painting German AFV isn't that new, however the scale and period are: 15mm Cold War

The Cold War is a new period here, although having grown up during the seventies and eighties under the shadow of a naval base in Scotland there are elements that seemed all too real. When deciding to paint these models, I wanted to recreate that shadow, to show AFVs that have left their bases and are own their own. 

The models are from Battlefront's Team Yankee range and show Leopard 1s in NATO three colour camouflage. The first set of pictures show the HQ section of the Panzer Kompanie, followed by the first of two panzer zug. 






The models have gone through several stages to achieve the look shown:

  • Primed in Vallejo NATO green primer
  • Base coat in reflective green
  • Camouflage colours added in Black Gray and Flat Earth
  • Dry brushed with Iraqi Sand
  • Gloss varnished
  • Apply decals
  • Gloss varnish decals to seal
  • Oil wash with AK Interactive NATO camouflage wash. 
  • Cotton bud wipe with mineral spirits
  • Matt varnish  - two coats


Applied a heavier than usual coat of the oil wash to build on the shadows within the model and removed the wash with a drier cotton bud to leave move wash on the model. Didn't see these as coming straight from the forecourt of your local tank dealership.



Hope that everyone enjoys this post and already working on more for this period and others for future posts. 

Cheers for now