Category Archives: Painting & Modelling

Projects Update – April 2012

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Well, as the first third of the year draws to a close, I find myself with no less than six projects now on the go, with the aim of getting at least half of them finished by the end of … Continue reading →

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‘The Plan’ – January 2012

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Ok, a couple of days late, but here are the minis that I have managed to paint in January…they all appeared in my Ex-Illis Tournament army last weekend.

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Ex-Illis Emissarius conversion…

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

With the first UK Ex-Illis Tournament just a couple of days away, it seems appropriate to feature some news about the game. You may remember soon after the game was launched, a rather large playable monster called the Emisarrius was … Continue reading →

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“The Plan 2012″ – part one

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

It’s always good to have a plan – or so I’m told. In the past I have had grand plans for what I was going to accomplish in my hobby, and have generally failed dismally. This year is going to … Continue reading →

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Song of Blades & Heroes – Dwarf Warband

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

At the start of February, we finally got to play Song of Blades & Heroes at Scimitar Wargames Club. These are an excellent set of fast-play skirmish rules, and they proved to be an instant hit. It was immediately decided … Continue reading →

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Enter the Gallery

Posted on November 27, 2010 by

I’ve just added a new page to the to menu at the top of the page – Gallery These pages will contain pictures of all my painted models, and will be update periodically over the next week or so as … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 69. The Painting Show, Part II

Posted on November 20, 2010 by

Download Episode 69 Welcome to Episode 69 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast This show is Part II of our Painting Special (Part I was in Episode 65) with guest presenter Steve Archbold. We chat about various painting techniques and … Continue reading →

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Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 65

Posted on August 21, 2010 by

Download Episode 65 Welcome to Episode 65 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast. In this special show, I’m joined by listener Steve Archbold to discuss painting. In the first part of a two-part special, we look at what you may … Continue reading →

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Command Horizon Army ‘Finished’

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

Well, finished enough to get ‘properly’ onto the tabletop, in any case… Just in time for a game I have tomorrow night, the forces of the Confederate Mercenary Corps are based and ready to face their Centaur nemesis – yes, … Continue reading →

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Making your own resin vehicles…

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

A good gaming friend of mine, Colin Hagreen, has recently been looking at making some of his own 15mm APCs for his sci-fi force, based on the 6mm Wildebeast model from Brigade Games. He contacted Brigade Games, bought a whole … Continue reading →

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BAOR circa 1977(ish) for CWC – Ground Attack Aircraft

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

Completeing my BAOR army for Cold War Commander, we have my two favourite units – the Ground Attack Aircraft. Why my favourite? Probably because of everything I painted, these have come out pretty much exactly as I wanted them to. … Continue reading →

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BAOR circa 1977(ish) for CWC – Helicopter Support

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

Following on from my BAOR Ground Forces, we will now look at the air support. Today we are looking at the helicopters, which take the form of two flights of Westland Lynx Attack Helicopters, and then two Gazelle Helicopters, which … Continue reading →

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BAOR circa 1977(ish) for CWC – The Ground Forces

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

As promised, I’ve finally managed to take some pictures of my finished British Army of the Rhine Armoured Brigade that I’ve painted for Cold War Commander. All that said, I’ve noticed a few chips and bits that I need to … Continue reading →

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Painting Modern British

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

Yes, you read correctly…I’ve been painting! This weekend has seen me spend some time painting my Brits for Cold War Commander (Oddizols Osmy 3mm). I’ve got a game on Wednesday, and I’m trying to get as much painted as possible. … Continue reading →

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Kudos to Fenris Games

Posted on February 11, 2010 by

Having bought Incursion at the end of last week, I decided to get hold of some of the resin scenic items that I had featured from Fenris Games. I found these on the Fenris eBay webshop yesterday lunchtime, bought them … Continue reading →

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Baccus Painting Challenge – Finished!!!

Posted on March 6, 2009 by

Yes, though I don’t quite believe it myself, after a concerted effort last night to texture and paint the bases, I actually finished the challenge! I will put up more detailed photos of each base, and go into how everything … Continue reading →

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Uncharted Seas – Thaniras Elves

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

I recently finished painting my Thaniras Elven fleet for Uncharted Seas. I decided on a slightly different colour scheme from what Spartan Games recommend – especially since my Dragon Lords are a dark grey and red. Though I say so … Continue reading →

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Baccus Tanks – bigger pictures

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

Countzero was asking for some bigger pictures of the Baccus tanks – so here they are. These are finished – though the turrets look somewhat dull, so I might give them another drybrush of yellow to brighten them back up … Continue reading →

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Baccus Painting Challenge – getting there

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

Well, just to say that I think I’m in with a fighting chance of achieving the challenge that Peter Berry set me 13 days ago. I finished the main detailing on the tanks tonight, so you can now (hopefully) see … Continue reading →

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Baccus Painting Challenge – WIP

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

Well, I thought that I’d post some work-in-progress pictures of my Light Tank Battalion. As you can see, I’ve actually started painting them! (Shock horror!) The tanks have been cleaned up, the turrets have been glued in place, and then … Continue reading →

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