Category Archives: Command Horizon

“You don’t take a knife to a gun fight”

At least, that’s what Dave Luff, my opponent in last weeks game of Command Horizon, told me after he left the majority of my army a steaming pile of junk on the battlefield. It all seemed to start off well … Continue reading

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Command Horizon Army ‘Finished’

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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Projects – Command Horizon

Status – In Progress Command Horizon has sort of taken over from Uncharted Seas – primarily due to the challenge I was sent by Peter Berry to get a unit painted in three weeks. This I achieved, but it does … Continue reading

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Baccus Painting Challenge – Finished!!!

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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Baccus Tanks – bigger pictures

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

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

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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Baccus Painting Challenge – final colour choice / which unit?

After looking through my colour palette choice, and also looking at some painting references for ACW Confederate troops, I think I have made my final colour selections. Thinking about my army background, I want the Confederate Mercenary Corps to be … Continue reading

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Baccus painting challenge – what’s in a name?

One of the first jobs when starting a new army is to think of a theme…well, it is for me, anyway. When gaming historicals, theme is not something that you normally have to worry about – you simply choose the … Continue reading

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The Baccus painting challenge…

I visited the Hammerhead show yesterday – always a good day out with lots to do and see. Having joked about it the previous week, I was actually quite restrained and didn’t purchase any figures for much of the day … Continue reading

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