Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Two Squads Of Death Korps






I took a break from painting to base a few of the almost completed squads. Technically there are three squads in this photo, but the engineers really need to be a full 10 man squad rather than a 5 man and 7 man squad respectively. Two more infantry squads are on the table just to the right of the finished models. Instead of finishing them, I think I'll go back and finish the artillery crew. They are nearing completion as well, and are essential to the army. At some point before NOVA I may paint the jacket collars a dark green. At least the army can be visualized now. It will just be bigger.
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  1. The GunGraveAugust 5, 2015 at 1:36 PM

    They look great in those bases, good work!!

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    1. John StieningAugust 5, 2015 at 2:12 PM

      Thanks. I like the interplay between the yellow in the base and the blue green on the mini. I've got to tone down the matte though. It is adding a bit too much of a blue filter.

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  2. RictusAugust 5, 2015 at 3:00 PM

    Have to agree the bases set them off really well. It will be a great looking army when finished.

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  3. ZabAugust 5, 2015 at 3:49 PM

    No no no. Those are AWFUL. Just send them to me and I will hide them for you o_O You can thank me later by trying again, but in a Steel Legion scheme :)

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    1. John StieningAugust 5, 2015 at 6:14 PM

      Come down to Washington, D.C. for nova and you can pick them up in person. ;)

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    2. gregglesAugust 6, 2015 at 8:26 AM

      Then you two can paint battle, and I can take notes!

      Looks great John. Can't wait to smash some walkers into these guys!

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    3. ZabAugust 6, 2015 at 10:07 AM

      Oh man, I WISH! I'm not leaving the country this year ;( I just renewed my passport and I even have that week off with the family so I could have made it down and stopped by the event for a day or so to meet up with everyone while they bummed around town seeing the sights. Alas, the exchange rate conspired to keep us away from Europe, the UK and the USA this summer.

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    4. AnonymousAugust 7, 2015 at 6:05 AM

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  4. AnonymousMarch 15, 2017 at 11:02 PM

    Hi what colors did you use ?

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    1. John StieningMarch 16, 2017 at 5:42 AM

      These are essentially german grey, with lighter green highlighting, and then powder blue for the pants. I can't remember which ones precisely, but they were Vallejo.

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  5. HarkusSeptember 17, 2017 at 10:38 AM

    Hello,
    these DKoK are perfect! I tried now for quite some time to recreate your paint scheme, but i am failing miserably.
    Could you help a fellow hoppyist out by giving me a somewhat step by step tutorial, in particulary for the coats/inside of the coats and the trousers?


    I would be indefinitely grateful!

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    1. John StieningSeptember 22, 2017 at 1:04 AM

      I appreciate the comments. I painted these a long time ago, so my memory is rusty. However, I do plan to paint up a squad soon, so I'll lay out my rediscovered color scheme on that post. The basics though are German light blue for the pants, German grey for the armor, and bronze green for the greatcoats. At least that is what I remember right now. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful!

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    2. HarkusSeptember 23, 2017 at 7:40 AM

      This helps me alot, i really appreciate you answer, thank you very much!
      I am looking forward to new DKoK posts from you, as always they will be stunning.

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    3. John StieningSeptember 23, 2017 at 12:10 PM

      Thanks! Dwarves first though.

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    4. HarkusJanuary 17, 2018 at 3:10 PM

      Hey! Any update on the DKoK, now that the Dwarves are finished?

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    5. John StieningJanuary 18, 2018 at 6:41 AM

      Since the almost unending Dwarves, I've painted an entire Death Guard army, and started a new Primaris Ultramarines force. I am planning on painting some IG soon, though they might not be DKoK. DKoK are coming, but I am enjoying these little side projects first. I think my next DKOK will be the medic squad. That is one of the creepiest and coolest stets around.

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    6. HarkusMarch 7, 2018 at 1:16 AM

      With your help i am finally able to paint the coats to my liking, but i am stuxk at the masks and the inside of the coats. I can´t come up with a color to my liking. I would really apppreciate if you could tell me what you used for them, i tried beige and pastel green but i am not quite satisfied with the results. Help really appreciated!

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  6. Sol InvictusOctober 21, 2024 at 1:16 AM

    Hi John,

    I know this blog post is almost a decade old but I’ve got some resin DKOK miniatures and could not for the life of me decide on a color scheme. I thought I’d go for a WWI German aesthetic and was using Scrivsland’s recipe (https://scrivsland.blogspot.com/2015/01/more-wwi-germans.html?m=1) as a guide but wasn’t quite happy with it.

    Well, as it turns out I came across your blog and your paint scheme for DKOK looked perfect. Love the shade of green and the beige interior of the jackets. Nevertheless, I wanted to ask if there was any chance you’d happen to have the recipe still. I saw some comments from years ago asking but without much fruition.

    I’d greatly appreciate any info you can give and I completely understand if this is just something that’s been lost to time, thanks.

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