So, here we go...
First up, we have a 1/100th scale Matilda II from Zvezda. These little plastic Zvezda kits pop together in a few minutes and don't really need glue, although I use said stuff because the solvent smells good and the join lines don't start to gap apart over time.
The Tilda with the commander is a Battlefront offering. Both models were painted with Xtracolour's trio of Caunter scheme paints, albeit with a gap of several years. As you can see, the BF model has more detail sculpted on and comes with the option of having a commander sticking his head and shoulders out of an open hatch. The Zvezda model is otherwise a decent mix-n-match prospect.
And then we have three French Somua S.35 tanks from Old Glory. These were supposed to have been Char B1bis tanks but the package was mislabelled and I think the Somuas are neat tanks, so I kept them. Pretty much all the paint on these comes from my collection of (mostly ancient) Humbrol enamels. They're painted following a drawing gleaned from teh interwebz for the 18th dragoons of the 1st DLM.
French tanks look pretty in these schemes. I may end up branching out into a May 1940 French tank list for Flames. One day.
Changing scales and manufacturers, next up is a small band of uruk-hai from GW's Lord of the Rings range. These came in a bag full of assorted orcs purchased from someone who was selling off excess minis (horrible thought, eh?). Paints are Humbrol, Tamiya and Xtracolour's "Dark Flesh". The models looked very dark and drab when painted, which is entirely appropriate for them, as they're part of the sable-clad army that issued from the Morgul Vale, but did make them too dull, so I decided to give them a "minwax treatment". The pikeorcs got a dip in a water-based stain and the crossboworcs in a dark walnut solvent-based stain. Group A ended up lighter and redder, group B turned very dark, but have more depth. I'm still not sure which I prefer.
Coming up next - dodge the dragon and grab the loot!
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