All quiet on the central front?

Having mainly been painting fingz red this month, this is probably a good time to point out that I've not been neglecting my responsibilities to the defence of NATOs central front.

Got the Light role GPMG team based and finished. Still needs varnished though, but there's issues surrounding that...

Got the Blowpipe detachment finished and ready for basing up...

Tried something different on the optics, theiving Tacobat of The Guild's method. Pretty chuffed with the result, and certainly different from my usual "clear Tamiya colour over silver" method.

I continue to be impressed by these BAOR sculpts from Elhiem, the quality of the animation, the crispnes of the sculpt and the cleaness of the castings are second to none.

Cheers
Iain.

Grasshopper!

The aforementioned Peninsular Rifleman. A plastic Perry Miniature, painted over a year ago. Was well chuffed with this guy, but less enamoured with the base, so painting the redcoat below was the perfect opportunity to re-base him to match!

And some shots of both together, showing the nice contrast between the traditional red of the 44th, and the sombre green of the 95th...

The challenge now is to finish the remaining 38 in the box (plus some metal Riflemen) to the same standard...

Cheers
Iain.

Painting Challenge Entry 2

Second entry for The Guild's "Red" painting speedbuild. This one's a plastic Perry Napoleonic Redcoat, painted as a member of the 44th East Essex Foot in the Peninsula.

I had feared that he wouldn't quite reach the standard of the solitary rifleman I'd painted from the box over a year ago (see above), but in fact he's turned out better, I reckon!

Two down 38 to go!

Cheers
Iain

Painting Challenge Entry 1

There's couple of painting challenges currently running over on The Guild and Lead Adventure, the one on The Guild having the theme "Red", and the one on Lead Adventure being a medieval one. As luck would have it, my first entry fit the criterea for both!

Presenting Sir Archibald "Bell The Cat", the Red Douglas, Earl of Angus, at Sauchieburn 1488, with a couple of his retainers.

The figures are from the Perry's plastic Wars of the Roses "Mercenaries" box. It seemed like a good idea at the time to use one of the spare standard arms to make a front rank man with a (Somewhat clumsily and unconvincingly held) levelled pike; now I reckon he looks more like an extra from Hawk The Slayer (probably as a result of that helmet and mace combo...) But however...

The Guild challenge finishes on the 14th, and I've got another couple of entries to try and squeeze in for that, and the Lead Adventure one closes once 200 miniatures have been painted by the entrants collectively, so again, want to get some more stuff finished for that aswell.

Back to the painting table!

Cheers
Iain.

Finished! 28mm AWI Royal Welch Fusiliers!

Finally got the last couple of figures in the regiment based, and calling this project finished! Probably just as well, since the neighbours have probably just about had enough of "The British Grenadiers" and The Last of The Mohicans theme tune. (But since the 20mm BAOR are next on the table, they're going to learn to love 99 Luftballons and Two Tribes now...)

 

The only fly in the ointment is that after a sound drubbing at the hands of the Padre in a game of Sharpe Practice at the local club on Wednesday , I may end up back painting Napoleonics...
 

Cheers

Iain.

BAOR progress

In an unexpected burst of midweek creativity, I was able to move things along on the BAOR front. Finished basing the last two individual figures in the section, and got the light role GPMG finished and ready to be based. Even managed to get halfway through the Blowpipe team!

Cloud punchers

Quite pleased with the way the wall's come out. Next one's going to get a tree stump to rest the Gimpy on, since they are based for a rural board...

Well warry! Loadsa dakka...

What really scares me is the fact that I've even made a start on the platoon command section (OK, undercoated one figure...leave me alone!) Surely this can't be right?! Might even have to put them on the table at some point...

Cheers
Iain

20mm BAOR update

Been beavering away on some of the Elhiem BAOR amongst the redcoats and terrain for the Muskets & Tomahawks game. Finished the first brick of the second section, and about halfway through the second brick.

So far it's all worked out reasonably consistent, and I'm fairly happy with the results. Still can't make up my mind whether to go for a more contrasting highlight on the gritted bits of the bases, though....

B Section so far

First brick

L-R: NCO (corporal), Rifleman, Charlie G gunner, Charlie G No. 2

And the start of the second brick, a rifleman and a lance-jack anticipating some tank action

 Since I've got to go back to work now, it'll probably take me about 6 years to finish the GPMG team that make up the second half of this brick..!

Cheers
Iain.