Mid-War update; Panzer III Js and Nebelwerfers

I haven't been able to post in a while, but I did get 95% of my stuff painted for the Total War game in Ottawa. It was a stressful week, so taking a break was a welcome change of pace.

Above are my three Panzer III J's. As you can see, I've fixed the barrels so they are now the proper (longer) ones. I am super-plus'd about how the stowage turned out.

More photos after the jump!

Considering these guys took only about 4hrs total from unboxing to varnishing, I am quite pleased. I had to skip a couple of steps - primarily adding decals, but I will likely revisit these soon and add those along with a bit more weathering.

I made extensive use of my cheap $60 airbrush for the basecoat and cammo. I really like how it looks, but I think I am going to have to upgrade to a better brush (one that has controls for paint AND airflow) and a proper compressor. Maybe by summer's end? My current one is still good for basecoating and such, but lacks the fine control required for detail work.

I'm always using Citadel washes as well; in particular Devlan Mud on tracks and bases, and Gryphon Sepia as an overall blend.

I also finished the Command AT Section gun, one half-track and two infantry bases. I spent maybe a total of 8 hours over 2 weeks working on all these models, but that's pretty decent in my opinion - not too much time spent on them and they turned out looking good!

I wasn't able to finish a second half-track, and was only able to find Kubelwagen models on my way to Ottawa, so I had to borrow a couple of models, but that's ok.

Now to figure out what to bring to the 1500 pt battle!