It was my father's birthday last weekend so we went up north to celebrate, both parents doing well though missing being able to play golf due to the wet weather. Of course this meant I missed doing a post and didn't get a lot of painting done.
I have found a standard for tricky Dickie so that stand is now complete the first stand of infantry for his command is part way through the basing process. Requires some dry brushing and static grass and a flag, but at least I know where that is this time.
Also at this stage are a battalion of French early WWI infantry, which had been loitering at the back of the painting table.
So having read many tales of painting exploits over the last year I am going to chronicle my own feeble attempts at brushmanship.
Sunday 7 February 2016
Sunday 24 January 2016
Did you miss me?
Ok so we missed a week, it was uneventful painting wise as I had a bad back, but I did manage to finish both the French and Tricky Dickie although he still needs a flag, which I have somewhere but can't find.
I have started the first base of billmen, but got sidetracked by the many feet and teeth of the luggage and the salute 2015 figure
Neither of whom are quite finished. The billmen are being painted up in the livery of Lord John Howard, they were going to be Walter Devereux's men but I ran out of white.
I have started the first base of billmen, but got sidetracked by the many feet and teeth of the luggage and the salute 2015 figure
Neither of whom are quite finished. The billmen are being painted up in the livery of Lord John Howard, they were going to be Walter Devereux's men but I ran out of white.
Sunday 10 January 2016
What other projects are lined up for this year?
Well as you asked and in no order other than this is how they came to mind we have:-
- WWI in 6mm using Great War Spearhead II;
- Romans vs Sassanians again in 6mm;
- Rebasing my 6mm Napoleonic armies for March Attack rule set and filling in any gaps, I'm hoping to be able to use the same bases for Blucher;
- Thirty Years War armies for the Warre Game rule set, these will be 6mm and on reduced base sizes to cater for my small game space;
- ACW probably using the Altar of Freedom rules.
- Xmas jigsaw, luckily this is technically the better half's project so only an advisor on this one.
- The new Star Wars movie which is much much better than the prequels.
- Work, ok so more of an essential activity than a displacement one but I often find it comes home with me and I end up doing more research in the evenings.
All of which means that I have yet to complete the first unit of 2016, but fear not the redoubtable Duke of Gloucester and the FIW French militia are only a few strokes of dry brushing and a grass application away so should be finished tomorrow night. Which is close enough to on schedule for government work.
Sunday 3 January 2016
New Year reinvigorates a jaded gamer
So with the New Year upon us it was time to tidy up the work bench, which took surprisingly little time mind I would not want to open the cupboard doors. What took longer was deciding what to paint. I have bottled it a bit by by going with clearing what was in a part painted stage on the desk already. So we have:-
I am hoping to be able to post progress updates on weekly basis so watch this space on a Sunday evening. Of course the plan, such as it is, may not survive first contact with the real world. The first hurdle will be how whacked I feel after what looks like being a hectic day in the office tomorrow. The second will be a visit to friends next weekend because if Nige is all fired up about his Xmas wild west loot then I may have to build some of the 4ground stuff I have in the buildings pile for a game of the old occaisionals in the first quarter of the year.
- a 12 strong unit of French militia for muskets and tomahawks;
- An 8 strong unit of Arab spearmen for Crescent and Cross;
- A dozen or so French and German test figures for WWI in 6mm;
- A unit of word knights including a Richard of Gloucester command element for L' Art de la Guerre(AG) again in 6mm.
I am hoping to be able to post progress updates on weekly basis so watch this space on a Sunday evening. Of course the plan, such as it is, may not survive first contact with the real world. The first hurdle will be how whacked I feel after what looks like being a hectic day in the office tomorrow. The second will be a visit to friends next weekend because if Nige is all fired up about his Xmas wild west loot then I may have to build some of the 4ground stuff I have in the buildings pile for a game of the old occaisionals in the first quarter of the year.
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