Tanks for the Memories
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Flames of War - Just a little group of german tanks painted up.
Modern Factory Terrain
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Historical – This batch is just a few small factory terrain pieces for 6mm historical gaming. Painting these started with two layers of grey dry brushing followed up with some contrast colors and a wash to unify the whole thing.
SAGA - Picts
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SAGA – I’m not a huge fan of King Arthur but SAGA seems to be growing in popularity with my clients. I’ve painted up several forces for the game it seems that the sculpts are reused for every faction because many of the models in this batch I’ve painted before in different schemes.
I went with a red, brown and yellow scheme for the Picts, this force looks a bit more cohesive than some of the others I’ve painted, which I think looks better. It’s not really historically accurate for peasants, but it looks nicer on the table.
More My Little Germans
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Historical – I’m really not sure what these models are used for other than display but I recently painted up another set of Chibi Style German Soldiers. The models are well done and give a comical look to these historical figures.
WWII - Axis and Allies
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Historical – Americans and Afrika Corp squads for Bolt Action.
WWII Matilda
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Historical – This little tank was pretty fun to paint, I imagine it’s the first piece of a larger force.
SAGA - Welsh Calvary
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Historical – SAGA is a popular viking game for which I painted some infantry models earlier this year. This batch of calvary is to go with that force. I don’t know much about the game but here’s a description from the manufacturer:
“Every age has its heroes. Singular men, whose prowess and virtue have raised them above mere mortals, and who have forged their own fates through their determination, courage and strength. Their names have survived the passage of time: King Arthur, William the Conqueror, Achilles and Conan.
Whether they were born in popular legend, the fertile minds of writers or the annals of history, they live forever in our collective memory as the most celebrated figures of ages past.
However, for each surviving legend there exist innumerable others still waiting to be written. Thousands of heroes wait to prove themselves on the battlefield, to speak with fire and steel, and to carve their mark on the world around them. With the book in your hands, you have the unique opportunity to take part in the creation of these legends and to see them master their destinies in turn.
Your Saga begins here…
Saga is a skirmish game taking place in the heroic ages, whether they are historical, mythological, or sprung from the minds of writers. It brings to life the battles between exceptional warriors – Warlords, who defy their enemies on the battlefield at the head of their warband.”
My Little Germans - Chibi Style Historical Games?
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Historical – This batch of miniatures is something different. Chibi style German Tank Commanders or as I like to call them “My Little Germans”
20mm Modern - Force on Force
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Historical – This is the second batch of 20mm Modern figures I’ve painted up for Force on Force. I think I really enjoy the simplicity of painting up small scale minis to a basic standard. This batch is more Insurgents and US Military.
Read MoreBlood and Plunder - Pirates!
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Historical – I remember when the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie came out and the flood of pirates in pop culture that followed.
Read MoreWorld of Tanks: Panther and Shermans
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Historical Games – Lately I’ve had quite a few more tanks and historical models come across my table. This latest set pits two Sherman tanks against a Panther.
Team Yankee - What the Cold War might have been
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Historical – Team Yankee sounds like an interesting game. It falls into that category of remember when media that is so pervasive right now. Many, myself included have found memories of the 1980’s cartoons were “better”, toys made sense, you could gorge yourself on the latest sugary cereal in front of the TV until your parents inevitably made you go outside. In the mind of a child things were great, even if in the back of your head there was always the thought of impending nuclear annihilation.
Team Yankee is a “historical” game based on the forces countries had during that period. You can play out all the worst case scenarios that never happened or recreate some of the little wars that were kept hidden. The concept sounds cool even for someone who has zero interest in historical games.
The tanks are pretty easy to build even though they’ll a small scale. The A-10’s were a bit more difficult because well resin/metal kits always suck to put together and the casting quality left quite a bit to be desired. But i imagine they don’t see a ton of table time as aircraft tend to zoom in drop their payload and zoom away.
Gunfighter's Ball - Cowboy Up
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Historical – I painted a few crews for Gun Fighters Ball earlier this year, my client needed to get another crew painted up for an event in May. Whether or not that event will happen given the current health crisis remains to be seen, but at least I met his deadline. These guys are from the OK coral shoot-out.
Japanese Tanks for Bolt Action
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Bolt Action – Historical games have neve been my thing but it seems that I’m getting more clients that are getting into them. The latest batch are some Japanese tanks. I don’t know a ton about the historical aspect of what camo they had etc so I just mimicked what was on the box. Painting camo takes a few steps since you have to mask off the various shades.
Happy Veterans Day - More Force on Force Minis
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Historical – A little while back I painted up some 20mm minis for Force on Force. You can read more about it here. I guess the game is also played at 28mm so my client had me paint up some American Troops in that scale.
Gun Fighters Ball - Legends of the Old West
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Historical – Cowboys are such an American icon. While Westerns come in and out of popularity every few years, there always seems to be a new miniature game popping up set in the genre. One of my clients went whole hog with Knuckleduster’s Gun Fighter’s Ball. This is a skirmish game that works for 2-12 players, the game has cards that detail out the stats for each mini and they come sold in packs of gangs like the Earps and James Gang. The production quality of the cards is pretty basic, but the figure are amazingly detailed metal models. Gone are the days or blobby lead cowboys, these models are crisp and well defined.
Band of Brothers
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Historical – Band of Brothers was a pretty decent HBO show from back in the day that followed the exploits of Easy Company across the European Continent. I believe it was based on a book and the series was directed by Steven Spielburg. That late 1990’s series was part of HBO series really taking off and changing the face of television.
Read MoreFlint and Feather - Native American Warbands
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Historical – Flint and Feather is a skirmish style tabletop game produced by Crucible Crush. The game pits two factions against each other during the “pre-contact period.” The two bands I have to paint are Huron and Iroquios.
Read MoreModern Warfare - Force on Force
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Historical - It seems I will be dipping more of my toes into painting historical miniatures. This latest batch is a group of modern US soldiers and Insurgent fighters for Force on Force, Elhiem Miniatures makes the figures.
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