Some months ago, I posted some pictures of my Neubaufahrzeug models that I finished painting. Well, I was impressed with the quality of the vehicles and went back onto eBay to the same company and ordered a few of their other offerings to fill out some holes in my WWII 15mm vehicle collection. One of the sets I bought was the Fiat 611 armored cards. I wanted some easy war kit to cover fighting in Greece for my Italian army and these seemed to fit the itch.
The company name is Battlefield3D. Well, what drew me to the company was the off vehicles that either you cannot find from other companies (like these) or are done poorly. They have their eBay store, wish breaks their offerings into nation and scale. You can just run through the dropdown and choose your poison. The kits are all done in grey 3D printed resin. As with most resin prints, the detail is crisp and has very few layer lines (one of my issues with plastic prints). The kits are not quite up to the level of detail of some of the new plastic kits offered by BF or PSC. However, I feel they are superior to almost all the metal and resin models you will find from other manufacturers. This is mostly due to the crispness and lack of back mould lines you tend to find on those kits. They are also nicely proportioned (something that is often a problem with wargame models). Being printed models, they do not have to be assembled either, which is a plus for those that do not like assembling plastic models. They are also cheaper than most offerings on the market, so fill a nice position.
I decided I wanted these to be in green, to fit with my Italian forces in Greece. So, I started with a German Field Grey spray to prime and base coat the models. I Next I painted all the wheels and machine guns black. After that, I applied a black wash to the entire kit. Next was a Vallejo German Uniform wet brush to the entire kit (not the black areas) and then a Vallejo Iraqi sand light dry brush to the entire model. I finished up with a Dull Coat spray.
My earlier vehicles had both a green and black wash applied to get the look that I wanted. However, in looking at the results, it became clear the black and wet brushing tended to obliterate the green wash, so I decided to skip that step. I think I prefer this look, so will be using it going forward.
- Manteuffel