This is the last few Cadians for now as I`m got
loads of them. Mostly OOP metal figures.
More cannon fodder for the Imperial army.
Last batch of Cadians for a bit/Imperial Guard/40k
Posted: December 7, 2013 in 40k, Imperial Guard, OOPTags: Imperial Guard
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Rogue Trader Blood Angels/40k
Posted: December 7, 2013 in 40k, Blood Angels, Games Workshop, OOP, Rogue TraderTags: Blood Angels, Space Marines
These guys having been sitting in the bottom of a box for months
and it was time to finish them off.
Five beaky space marines in a Blood Angels theme.
Enjoy.
I recently bought this book to fill in my lack of information of British tanks
during the D Day landings and was greatly impressed with the in depth
information and quality of detail. The book is published by “Historie
and Collections” who are also responsible for most of Jean Restayn`s
fabulous books so I new is was going to be good.
The book covers all the British divisions ,brigades,organization ,markings,
tanks, tank destroyers and artillery. This is backed up by
black and white photographs of the vehicles in action and
high quality colour plates of all the vehicles and their various
markings.
Added to this are various gems of information like most
people are under the impression that the Americans provided
most of the men and armour on the D-Day landings. In fact
between the 6th and 16th of June 1944 the British put ashore
as many men as the Americans(270,000) and more vehicles(46,000).
Also I wasn’t aware that Sherman Firefly`s always had a spotter
tank with them because the violent flash at the muzzle brake
raised a cloud of dust blinding the crew. Its little tiny details
that keep a reader interested.
Overall a fantastic book, full of information for any WW2
historian or military modeller alike. In fact its an interesting
read full stop and comes highly recommended by me.
Just finished this guy as well.
Figured he can join Sgt Kristin Romana as ground assistance.
KV1`s finished/15mm/Zvezda
Posted: November 29, 2013 in 15mm, Flames Of War, KV, Russian, ZvezdaTags: 15mm, Russian, Wargaming
Finally finished my KV1`s and took some pictures of them on the board.
Bring on the panzers.
Best thing about these KV1`s was that they only take a couple of days to paint up.
KV1 Zvezda finished
Posted: November 23, 2013 in 15mm, Russian, ZvezdaTags: 15mm, Russian, Wargaming
Finally finished my KV1 and I`m a lot more happy with the result.
The photos are better as well.
15mm Tiger finished
Posted: November 21, 2013 in 15mm, Battlefront, Flames Of War, German, TigerTags: 15mm, German, Wargaming
Its finished, but I`m not happy with it.
Quite a few mistakes in construction and I don’t like the paint job. Oh the photos are`nt much good either.
On the plus side it was all a learning curve so the mark II will be better.
15mm madness/fow/Tiger/KV
Posted: November 21, 2013 in 15mm, Battlefront, Flames Of War, German, KV, Russian, Tiger, ZvezdaTags: 15mm, Battlefront, Flames Of War, German, KV, Russian, Tiger
Been trying my hand at a new field of action, specifically an early Battlefront Tiger in 15mm for Flames Of War or some thing similar like Rapid Fire rules.
Its not finished yet and I plan to do a KV1 at the same time ,but one thing is plainly obvious
…..what a pain in the arse 15mm is compared to giant 40k models.
All credit to people who paint 15mm stuff its seriously fiddly.
Problems I have encountered so far and as I mentioned its not finished yet !
- Battlefront Tigers don’t come with assembly instructions.
- Ever tried removing a metal jack in 15mm scale from a sprue and not cutting your fingers off ?
- Tiny parts of metal need super glue which by its nature runs and the parts stick to you.
- My detail brush is well small, but not small enough for 15mm.
- Even with super glue small parts fall off days after while you try to paint them.
- I never base tanks but after the tiny parts falling off scenario I can see wisdom in doing just that so my fat fingers don’t squeeze off a mud flap or two.
- Airbrushing tiny detail is difficult and its easier using free hand.
- Ignore pictures of other models on the net and use real pictures to get the detail correct.
- Leave gluing on tracks/wheels until last or you cannot get behind these areas.
The picture below is my work in progress. The KV is a plastic Zvezda.
I`ll update as I progress, if I progress ?
If anybody has any tips/hints on painting these mini beasts please feel free to share your secrets.
A friend recently asked me to paint his Ork Warboss because he hated painting
and wanted it to be purple !
Not my favourite colour either but what the hell I`m game for anything.
Its not my cup of tea and I`m not big on painting orks,
but here he is.
I put him next to an old warboss I painted a year ago in yellow.
I think I prefer the yellow ?
More Heavy Weapons/Cadian Shock 40k
Posted: November 7, 2013 in 40k, Imperial GuardTags: Imperial Guard
Pheeew, another 3 heavy weapons finished .They are a mixture of old and new
plus a few converted bits. My favourite is the guy lying down with the
rocket launcher waiting for an unsuspecting tank.
And finally a nice picky of the heavy weapons in line with the regiment.
The model warrior 