[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

The Army force is done. I now have an infantry company of 3 platoons each of 3 rifle squats (1 SMG NCO, 1 BAR, 8 rifles), 1 platoon of 3 60mm mortars, various big men and of course the company command with 5 bazooka teams.

The company is supported by a battallion level machine gun platoon of 4 MMGs; and is accompanied by a Forward Observer Team.

  • Rifle Company Headquarters

  • Rifle Company Rifle Squad I

  • Rifle Company Rifle Squad II

  • Rifle Company Rifle Squad III

  • Rifle Company Weapons Platoon

  • Battallion Machine Gun Platoon

  • Forward Observer Team

Some spare models that do not fit into the rifle company organization, but will certainly be of use at one point in time.


[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

Greenery is applied, only the varnish is missing now.


[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

The bases are ready painted, the brown highlighted with a lighter brown and an ochre drybrush in my usual style, then individual stones and pebbles picked out in a medium grey or grey blue and drybrushed stone grey.

All that needs to be done now is adding some static grass and then the final varnish.


[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

All the bases are basecoated. I hate painting sand... so many undercuts...


[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

I smoothed out the ground around the integral bases of the models, then glued sand and small pebbles on top.


[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

It is about time I get these models off the to do list, they are pending for long enough.

I applied an oil wash using Winsor & Newton lamp black and Sansodor to all the models. When this is dry, I will go over them with Sansodor again, where the miniatures are too dark. Then I can start finishing the bases.


[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

The US Army models are all painted in base colours. Next step is to remove the models from the wooden sticks and glue them to their bases.


[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

Some progress, more rifle squats, .30 cal machine guns and 60mm mortars:


[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

I applied a black oil wash, the result is basically fine and I will go with this simple base coat / oil wash procedure, but I need to make it thinner, this first batch is way too dark. I removed some of the wash with a cotton but, but the overall effect is still too dark.

Current status:


[15mm IABSM]¶
South of Cherbourg¶

The Wehrmacht force for the scenario is done, the last open point, the basing, is finished.