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2013 Operation Serval in Mali (modern French vs. insurgents)

Posted by MABO on 12 Oct 2021, 06:46

I would like to welcome you as well here at Bennos. You add another rare topic to the interesting post here. I like your style of painting and the way you created the bases. Please show us more of your work.
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Posted by LouisD on 12 Oct 2021, 08:23

Thank you! I am currently painting more batches of insurgents so I should have more to share in a couple weeks.

I do the bases like this if you're interested:

  • Two coats of Vallejo 941 Burnt Umber
  • Games Workshop Agrellan Earth technical paint
  • Wash of half Vallejo 200 Sepia Wash, half water
  • Drybrushes of Vallejo 874 Tan Earth Matt, Vallejo 917 Beige, and Army Painter Skeleton Bone
  • Finally two coats of Skeleton Bone on the rim
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Posted by LouisD on 30 Mar 2022, 10:48

Hello everybody,

After a longer gap than expected, I have finally made some good progress and finished a good chunk of the insurgents for my Operation Serval project.

Here are some pictures :

These guys will be combat team leaders

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A whole bunch of regular fighters

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RPGs

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Machine guns

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I still have 4 batches of insurgents to go and then it's on to the vehicles (I've started on my Sagaie armoured car already for the French side, but even in 1/72 vehicles are a pain to paint without an airbrush).
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Posted by Peter on 30 Mar 2022, 11:53

Great addition and welcome back! ;-)
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Posted by Rich W on 30 Mar 2022, 22:53

These all good superb, but in particular the way you have painted those light blue trousers and tops is just excellent.
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Posted by LouisD on 31 Mar 2022, 06:45

Thank you! It's just a wash and a drybrush :-)
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Posted by Kekso on 31 Mar 2022, 17:35

Welcome back.
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Posted by Bill Slavin on 31 Mar 2022, 21:38

Very nice figure painting, Louis. A really effective use of drybrush! :yeah: :yeah:
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Posted by Santi Pérez on 01 Apr 2022, 22:03

Bill Slavin wrote:Very nice figure painting, Louis. A really effective use of drybrush! :yeah: :yeah:

I totally agree with Bill. You have achieved amazingly painted figures, Louis. :love: :love: :love:

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