The Naval Infantry of World War II wore black – black tunic/shirt, black trousers, black boots/shoes, black hat (although it had a white trim). The ammo belts were whitened canvas with rounds pushed through them. This is one of my WW2 Painting Guides.
Modelling
The hobby aspect of my interesting in wargaming. Sub-categories: Making Stuff, Painting Guide.
Painting Guide for Portugal’s Liberal Wars
A short painting guide for the Portuguese Liberal Wars.
Steven’s New Zealand Wars Armies
Snaps of my New Zealand Wars collection. Everything was painted by Nigel Fun-nell.
Painting Guide for the Spanish-Moroccan War
Painting guide for the Spanish-Moroccan War. The main source is Bueno (1998), however, where Hardman (1996) differs I tend to favour his view as he spent the entire 1860 campaign with the Spanish Army and was a professional observer. On the other hand Bueno is a professional historian, so you can make up your own mind.
WW2 Painting Guides
There are lots of painting guides for World War II out there – both on-line and books – so why another one? Well, it started because most of my WW2 kit was painted by my mate Roland Davis and on the off chance he stopped painting I wanted to be able to reproduce what he’d done – in colours if not in quality. Then as I started painting more I wanted inspiration.
Kiwi Vehicle Camouflage during WW2
During WW2 the 2 New Zealand Division adopted British camouflage patterns on their vehicles. This is one of my WW2 Painting Guides. I focus on the Italian Campaign because this is my particular interest. The illustrations are a small selection from Jeffrey Plowman and Malcolm Thomas’s books of the Kiwi Armour series. These are great resources with many more illustrations. I recommend them.
WW2 Painting Guide: Kiwi and British in the Mediterranean 2006
During WW2 the 2 New Zealand Division adopted British uniforms. So this painting guide covers both Kiwi and British, but only in the Mediterranean. This is one of my WW2 Painting Guides.
Ghosts as Blinds / Hidden Movement Markers for Wargaming
Some rule sets use a system of hidden movement markers to allow hidden movement without the aid of an umpire. These markers can represent both real and dummy troops – thus achieving some kind of fog of war. Different games have different names for these markers but examples are “Dummies”, “Blinds” and “PEF”.
Painting Guide for the War of Spanish Succession in the Peninsular
Painting Guide for the War of Spanish Succession. Just the Portuguese so far.
All details from Condray (1992), which, apparently is hard to get now. .
Flocking Wargaming Figures Using C1229 Earth
This was my 2006 enthusiasm before adopting a different style of Flock using Tamiya XF-52 Flat Earth. I liked it because it reflects the colours of the Med in the sun and Israel specifically.
Commercial Wooden Buildings for 15mm Wargaming
A variety of 15mm (1/100th) scale commercial Wooden Buildings I’ve picked up over the years. The painting approach is described in Painting Wooden Buildings.
How to make and paint Wooden Buildings for 15mm Wargaming
In WW2 Russian architecture in villages and towns was characterized by log or plank construction with thatched or plank roofs. They were usually unpainted, but often had elaborately carved window and door frames. The churches were usually of a similar construction, but with the distinctive gilded onion dome. Some houses, particularly in the Ukraine, were plastered and whitewashed but still had the thatch roof.
Painting Guide for the Thirty Years War
I have revamped, and split up, my painting guides for the Thirty Years War.
Coloured Infantry Brigades and Regiments of the 30 Years War
The Swedes, Dutch, Danes and Germans of the Thirty Years War all had uniformed infantry units. Some brigades and regiments also had colour names. Sometimes there two things were related.
Painting Guide for the Arab-Israeli Wars
Very, very draft painting guide for the Arab-Israel Wars.