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Ideas for Krieg army.
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Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Tue Aug 17, 2004 4:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Ideas for Krieg army.

As some of you might remember I've been working a bit on a Krieg Army for Epic (Well it was Krieg baack then... now I guess it's called Baran Siegemasters).

Anyway: I was wondering if anybody had any info in colourschemes for the Krieg army? I've been experimenting a bit with brown but to be quite honest it looks awfull. I did a Scortched brown over Black undecoat with Snakebite Leather highlights and the tanks litterally looked like s*** :D
The Infantry poses another prroblem. They should not be mistaked for my Desert force which also uses a brownish colourscheme.

I've been thinking a bit about grey... I don't have any "codex grey" guard so it would look nice (and dead easy) for a change. That trench mud tends to be rather grey and dull as time goes by. Since Krieg is supposed to have been devastated by 500 years of nuclear war I suppose there's a lot of ash flying arround...

Final option is something in between: Mixing my own brownish grey. It just might work...


What do you guys think? And if anyone should know anything official please tell :;):

Cheers! :)

edit: I expreimented with graveyard earth and command khaki drybrushed over black undercoat. It looks reasonably well but I'm still very much interested in any info on other paint schemes.

Author:  Cuban Commissar [ Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:23 pm ]
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One idea I have is looking at some osprey books for WWI germans.

Author:  stormseer [ Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:49 pm ]
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You could have a go with grey with a touch of pale green added- not too much, but just enough to add a murky tinge to the grey... might work with a lighter brown too possibly?

Author:  Legion 4 [ Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:03 am ]
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Yes, Osprey would be a good source. ?I recommend grey for the AFVs or one of the interesting WWI camo schemes, and Prussian Blue-gray or Gray-green for the Infantry ... :;):

Author:  Mojarn Piett [ Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:53 am ]
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I think you are on the right track. Since Krieg probably was an industrialized world there are many ruins out there so a kind of mix between a city camo and a mud might produce interesting results. And I too recommend Osprey although the books tend to be a bit on the expensive side for their size.

Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:56 pm ]
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After doing a few tests the army is now well on it's way. I've settled for the Graveyard Earth and Khaki drybrush over black undercoat. It gives a very nice pale faded brown and is fairly easy to paint (though those thin new paints are reallly annoying for drybrushing! :angry: )
I tested the colourscheme on a couple of tanks and some infantrystands and though they will be quite well camouflaged once painted I think they look great. Much more "real" than my other armies.

I tried the blue and green but it came out a bit weird... Might work though if I had the patience to experiment more.


The battleforce which will be entered into the painting competition will consist of the following units:

2 Siege Infantry companies (18 units + HQ and Commisars)
G?tterd?mmerung artillery company (12 units -scratch built)
+ 6 Br?enhilde Transporters (conversions)
Siegfried Light Tank squadron (6 units -basically Gorgons)
Blitzen 88mm AA gun battery (3 units -FW models)
Thudd Gun battery (6 units)
Stormsword Siege Tank squadron (3 units -conversions)
Warlord Titan (Semi-converted with plenty of "Siege" weaponry)
If I can find the time -and the inspiration- I'll also try to scratch build a squadron of Ragnarok Heavy Tanks.

I know this is not a tournament legal force but what the hell... I think it's more fun to add the units you like to make up an interesting looking army.

Until next update:
Cheers! :)

Author:  Cuban Commissar [ Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:59 pm ]
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I know this is not a tournament legal force but what the hell... I think it's more fun to add the units you like to make up an interesting looking army.


Here here!
Author:  penal battalion [ Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:02 am ]
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If I go for a seige army it will be in horizon blue. I already have a 6mm WW1 army so its a case of a few tweaks and a couple of counts as. I know that blue may make L4 cringe, but then again it did that to the French in 1914! I've done true camo for S Africa/Angola wars and lost the troops on the board and forgot to activate them :angry:
Cheers

Author:  Mojarn Piett [ Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:54 am ]
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Quote (penal battalion @ 19 2004 Aug.,10:02)
If I go for a seige army it will be in horizon blue. I already have a 6mm WW1 army so its a case of a few tweaks and a couple of counts as. I know that blue may make L4 cringe, but then again it did that to the French in 1914! I've done true camo for S Africa/Angola wars and lost the troops on the board and forgot to activate them :angry:
Cheers

French _did_ have bluish unfiroms in WWI as you mentioned so I don't think L4 has anything against them. :;): And that was after they changed the uniforms to a more reasonable version when they dumped Grandmaison's (sp?) doctrine...

Author:  Legion 4 [ Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:07 pm ]
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Yes, (Am I that predictable?! ???) :D ...the French horizen blue uniform was what they wore at that time. So I have to agree with what happened historically! :;): ?

I have some units in similar colors. And I too have "lost" camo painted units on the board!

See... it works! :p

Author:  Legion 4 [ Mon Aug 23, 2004 4:51 am ]
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Also, found a neat site about WWI history and modeling.  Great color pics !  Check it out !  www.Landships.freeservers.com/

Author:  MaksimSmelchak [ Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:43 pm ]
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I have been making a Jopalli force.

The Siegemasters list was originally an Armageddon PDF list and that's when I started constructing two E-A armies: an ORk one and an IG one.

My Jopallis have a slightly Italian look with a bright green base coat with toothbrush specked white dots.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Mon Aug 23, 2004 4:56 pm ]
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I found a pic of the Death Korps on the GW site. Not much but the infantry seems to wear a very dark brown, almost black coat. The veichles are blackish/greyish but that could just have been a Studio tank for some other army...

The greyish brown I'm doing is close enough for me :;):

Cheers! :)

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