Nice tutorial. Happy to see someone finally got the placing of the water bottle correct. German paratroopers were part of the luftwaffe and as such were issued brown leather items....in theory. They ended up with a lot of black leather belts and holsters as well. Like in this example the guy has a beer bread bag. The luftwaffe bread bag was blue. Fallschirmjäger could have either. Because fallschirmjäger helmets were in short supply, they also wore the regular luftwaffe issue helmets. I've seen lots of pictures of that. So if you want some change in your figures, that could be a nice option as you could see one soldier wearing the fallschirmjäger helmet while the man next to him was wearing a standard issue luftwaffe helmet.

Thank´s Shane for sharing your techniques with us. :) Really informative and helpful as always. Thank you mate nice video.

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

always glad to share whatever skills I have you guys ! :)

Great video Shane.

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks mate

Quite new to your channel from Co, Tyrone, I must say your 1/35 scale figure work is outstanding !! keep up the great work

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

welcome to the channel Tommy ! thanks for the kind words and I really happy you are enjoying the videos ! thanks mate !

Nice clear video Shane. White background works well

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

ah great ! was worried that some of the video wasn't as clear as I would have liked ! thanks Mark !

A great tutorial Shane! The figure is fantastic!

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks mate !

I'm learning...I'm learning, I'll get there someday, if I live long enough!!! Great tutorial! Regards, Solomon

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks Solomon ! I have no doubt you will my friend ! :)

Splendid as always...

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks mate !

Stunning work Shane and another first class tutorial 👍

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks Norman ! glad you enjoyed it !

Super tutorial video!Thank you Shane!👍😎

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks my friend !

looks great Shane.

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks Clayton ! :)

Nice paint job looking forward to seeing more

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks mate ! more to follow soon !

Shane, another great tutorial

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

cheers mate !

Nice Shane, thanks again for sharing your talent?

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

always happy to share my humble skills and it means a lot that yee seem to enjoy them and find them of use ! thanks :)

....another awesome video tutorial buddy! 👍👌👏

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks mate :)

I"m a new subscriber and i love watching your channel keep the videos coming .

@longlance67

6 жыл бұрын

welcome to the channel ! more to come very soon !

liked and shared shane cool vid bud i got 4 of the Ardennes Fallschirmjager set no:2 half done im back with my armour its where my passion has always been so i hope to get upto speed with my afv vids now kutgw Shane top stuff as always :)

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome Faron ! those are nice sets, I've had them on order for the last century from Luckmodel, would really like to try recreate that famous photo of the FJ's on back of that KT in the Adrennes some time in the future, if they ever show up lol

Nice. Greate Job my Frend. 😉👍

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks my friend

Really helpful!

@longlance67

6 жыл бұрын

glad you found it of use !

nice job!!!

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks mate :)

amazing figure,and paintjob!!it looks so simpele when you do it,but reality is different for starters like me!!😊

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

practice makes prefect my friend, my skills are by no means masterclass by stretch of the imagination, and after a few goes they become easier to pick up :) thanks Walter

Nice figure 👍

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks mate !

excellent Shane your videos have been a great help , and you explain well what you are doing

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks my friend !

Great work, i love it ! Maybe you should try a very dark pinwash around the belt and straps, it really makes them pop out

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

that's not a bad idea at all !

Awesome my friend :)

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks mate !

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks mate !

it's a big thumbs up from me I've got 4 boxes of these figures in my stash my friend

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks Neil ! You can never have too many FJ sets in a stash ;)

very nicely presented shane! weathering the face? that was a cool idea. never really thought of that myself until now. so i gotta ask, will there be a small base for this paratrooper in cassino debris? man, i´d love this!

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

Ya though he would be good figure to experiment with facial weathering on, from the photos in the book you gave me really showed how run down and grimy these troops were. Since you asked ;) I totally have a base in mind for this chap ;) ps. sorry not getting back on with yee on sunday may or may not have fallen asleep lol

Another great video Shane. Any chance of one about modern figures such as the Multicam pattern Will the DAK vehicle vids be continuing

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the kind words Alan ! as for modern camo's I am looking into doing Multicam in the future as well as other non world war two painting subjects to mix it up a little ! As for the third and final part of the DAK vehicle series it will be hitting your screens on the 9th of April !

Excellent job Shane. What do you think is the best Fallschirmjager figure to start on?

@longlance67

6 жыл бұрын

I think the Zvezda German Paratrooper set is a solid starting point

@thomasmulligan1064

6 жыл бұрын

Shane Smyth - scale model

@thomasmulligan1064

6 жыл бұрын

Shane Smyth - scale models thanks shane will try with this set

Great video as always Shane. But i have one question. Did you put a coat of varnish on the Figure before you apply the wash to it ?

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

thanks mate, with oil washes I will normally always gloss coat my model, however with acrylic washes like the one I used in this video I tend not to, but there is no harm to gloss it if anyway

Nice video Shane....here's a small historical note: A lot of the German pistol holsters were actually dyed the black color by their users, not sure why maybe just a preference in the field or availability of black dyes? Thanks for posting.

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

from what my research it seems that German Army holsters and leather equipment was black and Air Force was brown leather, though I am sure FJ personnel dyed some of their kit too

HI Shane ,great video! may i ask this 1:35 what Brand is it ?? i wanna buy one to try try

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

the set is from Dragon it is their Gran Sasso Raid kit number 6094

could you tell me a little more about these 1/35 figures. are they plastic or resin? just one person kits? do you glue them together or do they come together and you just paint? Brand name? i have ordered a couple of the tamiya 1/35 kits that come with a few figures, plastic these look nicer? if you have stated where these are from and the brand then i missed it sorry. great videos thanks

@longlance67

7 жыл бұрын

these sets are from Dragon they normally come in sets of four figures, sometimes I replace their heads with resin replacement ones from Hornet

Hi,Shane, is your rifle sling handmade? if so, what material do you use?

@longlance67

6 жыл бұрын

I make my own using tamiya masking tape cut to appropriate size then attached with CA glue

Hi Shane, just wondering if you have done any videos on painting 101 airborne troops? Couldn't find any in your let's paint playlist. Just started a set of 101st figures and was wondering what Vallejo colours to go with

@longlance67

6 жыл бұрын

hey Jack ! no I haven't managed to get my hands on a figure to paint up yet

@jacksmodels7412

6 жыл бұрын

Shane Smyth - scale models ok mate no worries. Would you say khaki for the uniform? Or was it more green?

@longlance67

6 жыл бұрын

best thing I would recommend is googling it as there a lot wargaming US airborne tutorials out there, ranging from the green to the khaki styles of uniforms, I am still hunting for one that suits me yet

@jacksmodels7412

6 жыл бұрын

Shane Smyth - scale models cheers matey I will have a look 👍

@jacksmodels7412

6 жыл бұрын

Finished my airborne troops buddy. They are on my latest video if you want to see how i got on.