Warlord Games - Cruel Seas Finished Boats

Yesterday I completed the remaining vessels for Cruel Seas. All have been painted with a mixture of Acrylics (Vallejo & Citadel) followed by firstly a coat of Army Painter Satin Varnish and finally a coat of Anti-Shine Matt Varnish.

Vosper MTB I

Paints etc. used finishing both the Vosper MTB I & II were:-

• Poundland Grey Spray Primer - overall undercoat
• Grey blue - Deck & upper surfaces
• Light Grey - Cockpit, Torpedo Tubes and any other above deck fixtures
• Sky Blue - windows
• Desert Yellow - wooden features (i.e. poles)
• Yellow - Inflatable Dinghy
• White & Red - life belts
• Black - MGs
• Camo Beige - ropes
• Light Grey Vallejo Wash - over all surfaces of the  model
• White - very light dry-brush

Vosper MTB II

The pennants from the starter set were simply cut out with a scalpel, folded and glued with PVA. Once dry they were attached to the mast with a thin bead of superglue. Finally the cut edges were blended into the printed surfaces with light grey Vallejo wash.

The ID Number decals were from some old Dragon 1/144 AFV kits.

S38 S-Boat

Paints etc. used finishing both the S38 & S100 S-Boats were:-

• White Spray Primer (Wilko's) - Overall undercoat
• Dark Grey - Deck & upper surfaces
• White - Cockpit and any other above deck fixtures
• Chain-mail Silver - Torpedo Tubes
• Sky Blue - windows
• Desert Yellow - wooden features (i.e. decking)
• Black - Torpedo tips, Cannon Barrels & MGs 
• Light Grey Vallejo Wash - over all surfaces of the  model
• White - very light dry-brush

S100 S-Boat

Once again the decals came from my spares box. 

To fly a pennant a mast has to be added to the model. To do this I cut 20mm lengths of florist's wire, heated them in the flame of a candle and positioned them just behind the bridge. A small bead of superglue was added to ensure they never fall off.

The rust effect is obtained using a 50/50 mix of Vallejo Flesh wash + Orange Brown. This can then be added at likely rust spots (joins, edges doors etc.) and some "runs" added for effect.

Elco & Higgins PT Boats

And lastly my two free PT boats were finished in a Pacific Theatre finish. I've since learnt that they were supplied to the RN for use in the Mediterranean. So I could have painted them up the same as the Vospers. Oh well, not to worry. They'll come in for something one day.

Paints etc. used finishing both the Elco & Higgins PT Boats were:-

• Poundland Grey Spray Primer - Overall undercoat
• Brown Violet - Hull, Deck & upper surfaces
• Dark Green - camouflage pattern
• Light Grey - Torpedo Tubes
• Leather Brown - ship's boat
• Sky Blue - windows
• Yellow - inflatable dinghy
• Black - Cannon Barrels & MGs 
• Black Wash - over all surfaces of the  model
• Iraqi Sand - very light dry-brush

So there you go. All finished and ready to go. Hope its of some interest to those who have yet to start their paint jobs!