Warlord British Paratroopers-Test Figures

One might expect that my continued interest in painting figures for Operation Market Garden is due to the work of Cornelius Ryan in A Bridge Too Far.  Admittedly, it is his work that introduced me to the historical events that took place in an operation that cost so many lives.  However, it is the work of Geoffrey Powell in his book Men At Arnhem, that has moved me the most and has convinced me that I must see this project through.

Because I have no experience in painting cammo, I chose to first complete three test figures  Although I am not entirely pleased with the results, it is a start and I know I can improve with practice.

Figures are 28mm and are from Warlord Games.

I shall paint a few more advancing figures to work out the bugs in my technique before tackling my PIAT and light mortar teams, the only defense these troops had against the might of German tanks.  

Just prior to the onset of the Analogue Winter Painting Challenge, I purchased It Never Snows In September by Robert J. Kershaw.   Please feel free to recommend any books that you feel might be of help to me.

US Airborne Bazooka and 60mm Light Mortar Team

I am working on a small project for Operation Market Garden, which will include figures from the US, Britain and Germany.

These figures are to represent the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Nijmegen.  They are from Warlord Games, Bolt Action and are 28mm figures.

This project will likely take me a year to complete as I am continuing to paint figures from multiple genres.  At the moment I have some British Paras on the table and am working on the cammo patterns on the Denison smocks.