LRDG & SAS second section

SAS Section #2 completed, and with them a legitimate Bolt Action Behind Enemy Lines force... albeit a small one.

The troops were painted in very much the same way as the first section, though as I go I'm refining and streamlining the process.

Primed with Stynylrez yellow, basecoated in Sand, English Uniform, Khaki, and the rest - almost all Vallejo Model Colour (VMC) or Model Air (VMA) - and then washed with diluted Army Painter inks.

I thought I'd list the paints and washes used... this way I have a reminder for the next set of figures.

Basecoats and ink washes

Item	Colour	Paint	Wash
SAS Beret	Beige	VMC German Camo Beige 70.821	Light
Cap Comforter	Khaki	VMC Khaki 70.988 + green tint	Soft
Helmet	Sand	VMC Dark Sand 70.847	Light
Keffiyeh/Shemagh	Off-white	Reaper Bone shades	Light
Khaki Drill Uniform	Sand	VMC Dark Sand 70.847	Light
Serge Wool Uniform	Khaki	VMC English Uniform 70.921	Soft
Leather Jerkin	Brown	VMC Flat Brown 70.984	Strong
Webbing and pouches	Beige	VMC German Camo Beige 70.821	Light
Socks	Khaki	VMC English Uniform 70.921	Soft
Anklets / Gaiters	Beige	VMC German Camo Beige 70.821	Light
Boots - Officers	Brown		Soft
Boots - Soldiers	Black	VMA Black Grey 71.056	Dark
Gun stocks and handles	Brown	VMC Flat Brown 70.984	Mid-Brown
Gun Metal	Black/Metal	VMA Black Grey 71.056 dry-brushed with VMC Oily Steel 70.865	Dark / Nuln Oil
Skin	Flesh	Reaper Tanned Flesh	Reaper Flesh Wash

Notes

• I wanted the Cap Comforter a slightly greener Khaki for better contrast, and added a small amount of VMA Russian Green 4BO to the mix.
• For hair and beards a variety of browns to hands were used.
• The post wash highlight on both the KD and webbing was Dark Sand lightened with Reaper Yellowed bone.

Sealed with AK Interactive Ultra Matte, and based simply using Citadel sand.

 

Trooper in Arab shemagh, and section NCO with Sten and original white SAS beret

Trooper with standard beige SAS beret, and one who's retained his Scot's tam o' shanter.

Bren gunner #1 and loader.

Bren gunner #2 and loader. This Bren gunner is the only figure in the group not from Artizan, being the Warlord figure given away with the Duel in the Sun campaign book.

Rear shot of the two. This loader is actually getting traded with the loader from 1st section. I'd noted previously that the 1st section loader was carrying Bren ammo despite his gunner having a Vickers K.  This chap has a bag of ammo and I added a Vickers drum to his belt to sort out the mismatch.

With 1st section, an Officer and assistant, two transport trucks (one each 30cwt and 15cwt), and three LRDG armed trucks the forces comes in around 800 points, so I think they're going to need a little support... probably a Vickers MMG is next.