A Rabble of Rebels

This time something for me . . . more 25mm Confederates.  Minis from Sash and Saber.  Twelve stands total plus some dismounted cav.

Figures for Nemesis Board Game

Finished up a job painting Nemesis figures.  Human figures were painted "conventionally," black prime, base colors, highlight, detail, finish.  The aliens however were done a bit differently.  Black prime to start, then a purple ink airbrush.  Armor/Bones/Crystals were given a chrome highlight and then I airbrushed a blend of transparent colors over the chrome highlight to get the chromatic turquoise effect.  I got the idea from a youtube by "The Grimy Painter."  Overall I think it gives a menacing dark glow to the aliens without covering them in shadows. 

More Vietnam Stuff

So this is a sample of some painting I did to add to Jim's collection.  Minis are Flames of War.

Brown Water Navy Troop Carrier with Helo Pad

Couple of UH-1 Versions

OH-6 and AH-1

M113 ACAV and M113 Mortar Carrier

Well That's Sad . . .

John Prine was always a top favorite songwriter and singer.  Sad to see his passing but he left us with a lot of great tunes about the joys and pains of life.  Sad.  Not too late for others to discover his legacy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/arts/music/john-prine-dead.html

28mm ACW Confederates

Latest batch of 40 Sash and Saber Confederates coming off the painting table and ready for basing.

I've been looking at ACW rules to use with the new figs.  Fire and Fury Regimental would work well, as would On To Richmond!  OTR is slightly simpler than FnF and may resolve multi-division battles quicker.  Looking forward to giving it a try with the new figs in 2020.

More Vehicles for Jim

Painting up some modern MRAP vehicles for Jim and an M5 Stuart.  Supposedly these vehicles are both 25/28mm size.  The MRAP trucks are huge (think tractor trailer rig) but the Stuart may be a little undersized.  Dunno, need to see them side by side!

And here are some finish shots of the vehicles plus some NVA infantry.  I included a 25mm Soviet mini from Eureka as a reference to size.  The MRAP is a beast, no wonder it has a ladder for climbing in.

28mm ACW USVA Figs

Painted and based more 28mm ACW figs.  US Volunteers this time.  Figs by Sash and Saber, Flags by Flag Dude.