Painted pieces. Take a look!

@leebear

That looks awesome !

What technic do you use - and what colors (water based, petrol based - and what company makes those colors?)

You might also find inspiration in some of our own painted pieces - see the Axis & Allies Global 1940 Game Report thread (you’ll find under the house rules section).

Lots of pics. from various games.

You did a great job:+1:

@leebear That’s Great work, Too lazy myself to paint them in such detail- Have you considered putting National emblem decals on the Infantry bases, I’ve done it with mine and they look Cool!!!

@leebear

The infantry (especially the German Waffen-SS, Wehrmacht & Paratrooper units) are extremely time consuming to paint - and multiple colors are needed for those uniforms.

Since we always play with the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion, I had to find a way to distinguish the various infantry units from each other.
The base on which the infantry stands has a specific color to determine which type of infantry it represents.

To solve this, the Color System I came up with is (Humbrol):

• Regular infantry (all Nations): no. 120 (Light Green)
• Elite infantry (5 Major Powers only): no. 90 (Beige Green)
• Paratrooper (5 Major Powers only): no. 25 (Blue)
• Waffen-SS Infantry, Soviet Guards Infantry, US Marine Infantry, UK Commando Infantry: no. 87 (Steel Grey)

I mostly use Humbrol paint (turbentine based paint) since they can withstand wear & tear. After panting is done & dry, I spray all units with matt varnish for extra protection.

@leebear

True - I’ve just painted another 1248 pieces, so that I have 2 complete Global 1940 games ready for use.

Several of our members have painted pieces - and they are all following the same color system to avoid confusion.

I’ve attached some pictures of “How to Mass Produce Painted Pieces”.

@the-captain In the pictures you presented of your painting technique, I spy some old pieces - specifically, some of the old Table Tactics pieces - landing craft, jeeps, and land mines. Are those original or reproductions? If they are reproductions, how / where did you get them made? Or is this just an old picture?

I would dearly love to find a new source for those old pieces, now more than 20 years old…

-Midnight_Reaper

@midnight_reaper

Those pictures are from three weeks ago, when I was painting a G40 Complete Second Game for use with Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion and Global 1943 Expansion - since we need an extra complete game for tournaments.

I had to dig my way through some of my old stuff up in the attic - and found an extra box of Axis & Allies Accessories and Central Powers - they were more or less intact.

I bought them back in 1995.

I ran out of G40 OOB Mechanized Infantry units - so I use the Jeeps instead.

Brings back a lot of memories:relaxed:

Went to watch a 42 game where 2 players will be playing my gamefirst time and wanted to meet. These pics Captain are buddy’s German inf he has done.

@general-6-stars

That is truly a great job:+1:

Does these German infantry units have special capabilities?

@the-captain said in Painted pieces. Take a look!:

@general-6-stars

That is truly a great job:+1:

Does these German infantry units have special capabilities?

No not as of now. Basically just play oob rules with them.
He said like desert pieces, Finland etc based on locations.

@leebear

I use a Spray Varnish Matt.

After the paint & decals are dry, I spray with the varnish - at a distance from app. 30 cm - to get an even layer.

After varnishing, I leave the units to dry & the varnish to harden for at least 24 hours.

Those Waffen-SS Paratrooper units (see picture below) are more than 10 years old now - and they have been used in several hundred games - and have been moved multiple times during each game.

So the varnish a good investment.

You got a name for this varnish matt spray please ?

@general-6-stars

This spray varnish is just one I bought in a supply store. There are several other companies that produce similar products.

Important is to check the exp. date - since the varnish gets “chunky” when it is too old - or have been stored too cold.