Bolt Action: Late War Free French - Le Tricolore on US Gear [How I Paint Things]

Check out the Battle of the Bulge Campaign Book for Bolt Action for rules on fielding a Late War French force from the invasion of Normandy onward! Hundreds of thousands of French soldiers displaced from their home country - including many who had fought for the Vichy regime - would return as part of the Normandy invasion in 1944, linking up with resistance forces throughout the country and ultimately liberate France. They would capture Alsace-Lorraine, Strasbourg, and collapse the Colmar pocket, spelling the end of the German XIXth Army. The right flank of the Allied advance would ultimately see more than a million men at arms fighting under the French flag, spelling an end to the Nazi regime. The miniature is from Warlord Games, one of the excellent plastic US Infantry kits: https://store.warlordgames.com/produc... The French heads from Woodbine Design Company can be found here: https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/FRN11... Check out Wargames Atlantic 'Les Grognards' for a bunch of spares in their kits you can use, including officer kepis! 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - A Note on Adrian Helmets 02:30 - Priming and Basecoats 05:58 - Painting the French Tricolor 07:54 - Shading 08:43 - Highlights & Finishing Touches 12:32 - The Finished Soldier Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan Nuttall, Kyrie Crawford, Trainboy, Jimmy, and Rod - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:   / sonicsledgehammer     / sonicsledge     / sonicsledgehammer   https://ko-fi.com/docwholigan http://exit23.games THE BASE: PVA and sand followed by watered-down Flat Brown. Drybrush with Dark Sand, add static grass to taste, and paint the base rim in Flat Brown. Done! PAINTS USED: PRIMERS: Premium Grey (Vallejo Spray Primer) ARMY PAINTER: Tanned Flesh Combat Fatigues Strong Tone Quickshade Medium VALLEJO: German Camo Beige Leather Brown Russian Uniform WWII Brown Violet/US Olive Drab (887) Beige Brown German Grey Off-White Azure Vermillion Light Mud (Panzer Aces) Ivory CITADEL: Cadian Fleshtone (Layer) Kislev Flesh (Layer) Iron Warriors (Base) VARNISHES: Munitorum Varnish (Citadel Spray)