Bolt Action: Late War Free French - Le Tricolore on US Gear [How I Paint Things]

Описание: Check out the Battle of the Bulge Campaign Book for Bolt Action for rules on fielding a Late War French force from the invasion of Normandy onward!

Hundreds of thousands of French soldiers displaced from their home country - including many who had fought for the Vichy regime - would return as part of the Normandy invasion in 1944, linking up with resistance forces throughout the country and ultimately liberate France. They would capture Alsace-Lorraine, Strasbourg, and collapse the Colmar pocket, spelling the end of the German XIXth Army. The right flank of the Allied advance would ultimately see more than a million men at arms fighting under the French flag, spelling an end to the Nazi regime.

The miniature is from Warlord Games, one of the excellent plastic US Infantry kits: https://store.warlordgames.com/produc...

The French heads from Woodbine Design Company can be found here: https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/FRN11...

Check out Wargames Atlantic 'Les Grognards' for a bunch of spares in their kits you can use, including officer kepis!

00:00 - Intro
00:52 - A Note on Adrian Helmets
02:30 - Priming and Basecoats
05:58 - Painting the French Tricolor
07:54 - Shading
08:43 - Highlights & Finishing Touches
12:32 - The Finished Soldier


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THE BASE: PVA and sand followed by watered-down Flat Brown. Drybrush with Dark Sand, add static grass to taste, and paint the base rim in Flat Brown. Done!

PAINTS USED:

PRIMERS:
Premium Grey (Vallejo Spray Primer)

ARMY PAINTER:
Tanned Flesh
Combat Fatigues
Strong Tone
Quickshade Medium

VALLEJO:
German Camo Beige
Leather Brown
Russian Uniform WWII
Brown Violet/US Olive Drab (887)
Beige Brown
German Grey
Off-White
Azure
Vermillion
Light Mud (Panzer Aces)
Ivory

CITADEL:
Cadian Fleshtone (Layer)
Kislev Flesh (Layer)
Iron Warriors (Base)

VARNISHES:
Munitorum Varnish (Citadel Spray)