Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Spanish Dragoons Ready for Action!

Finished up some Spanish Dragoons for action in the Iberian Peninsula.  Figs are Blue Moon.  Pretty good second to AB Figures.  Cast bases are a little larger than necessary, riders need a bit of filing to sit on horses but detail and proportions are good. 

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

More Vietnam Stuff for Jim

Cranked out some more USA Vietnam vehicles and infantry for Jim.  The NVA is in for some hard times I fear . . .

Armored Quad .50 gun trucks, truck with .50, plain old trucks, M113 ACAV, M60's and M551's along with some heavy weapons personnel.  Minis are Old Glory except the M551's which are FoW.

Thursday, June 11, 2020

A Rabble of Rebels

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


Thursday, June 4, 2020

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. 






Monday, April 20, 2020

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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

Saturday, April 4, 2020

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.