As I got on with the undercoating yesterday I managed to make a start on these nasty beasties…
There are three poses out of the thirteen miniatures. I need to get the hair redone in some of them.
I decidedto splash some cash and save myself a job…
The 2.2 litre boxes fit perfectly and were on offer so I grabbed a few.
I got the 15mm Japanese fantasy stuff undercoated and also managed to get some work done on my 6mm Imperials…
The ones covered in sand are a skirmish unit, the other four are my Doppelsoldners. Each base is attached to a Pike block along with two bases of skirmishers. It was good to get some work done on these, I haven’t touched them in about a month.
I managed to get out and about today…http://outaboutinshetland.home.blog/2021/12/31/new-years-eve-patterns/
So while I still have time. I hope everyone has an awesome 2022. Health, wealth and happiness to you all.
This evening I was playing Dad’s Taxi so didn’t really get much time to get anything painted. I did manage to get La Spiga finished as well as get her and my mates minis based too.
I am hoping to get his 15mm undercoated tomorrow as well as get some more of my 6mm Italian wars done.
Flipping heck… I actually managed to get some painting done this evening… I finished the cave and bushes…
I also managed to get my mates Flintloque miniatures done…
I got a good start on my miniature with the sword back left.
This is a super rare Fljntloque miniature, it is no longer available and hasn’t been for years. I spent a good while looking for her and eventually got her in a job lot. Of lTe I decided that she should either go to someone else or get painted. The Silver Bayonet allowed me to get her started as I have decided to go for a Spanish unit and she fits in fine.
I will get some more done on her tomorrow as well as get some of the Irregulars undercoated.
Today we moved things around in the lounge, my painting station changed walls, not to mention getting a bit of a tidy up in the process.
With a family film and other bits and bobs then I never got any painting done. I did order myself a paint rack to go on the top of the station. I am storing the Army Painter inside at the minute and it is taking up a lot of room inside. I went for a rack that will only hold 24 bottles but that will be enough for my mettalics and washes and the odd other bottle.
I still have the MDF boxes to make to sit on the lower shelves, this is more to make it look tidy than for necessity. It also stops the kittens trashing whatever is on there.
I did have to do a bit of rehashing to make the desk light sit nearby to allow the lid to close without having to remove the light each time. Unfortunately the light has a clamp base that means it can only sit on a horizontal surface.
I have also started thinking about consolidating what I have. Actually getting a good old piece if cash for Christmas made me get all excited about a new project here or there, but then I sat and thought about everything I have sitting around already in either a physical sense or else in an electronic form. Or in some cases still to be downloaded or arrive in the post.
My Starship Troopers stuff has already got a buyer in the new year. I bought it three years ago and it us still sitting there as grey plastic…some of the boxes still have cellophane on.
As you can see I am trying to be a bit of a grown up, let’s see how long it lasts.
Topiary is the art of clipping evergreen trees and shrubs into symmetrical shapes to create ornamental garden features. Topiary clipping is as old as gardening itself dating back to ancient Egypt.
I, however, decided to let my Bush grow wild…no trimming allowed…I did make some a bit bigger or smaller to increase variety.
I would have got a lot further but we stopped for family game time. I did however get a first coat on the cave after thus photo was taken. I am doing these for my mate.
I haven’t forgotten my 6mm Italian wars stuff, I just needed to ease my way back into painting.
I must have overdone it as I slept for 14 hours straight last night so I took things a bit easier today.
I spent a lot of itjust chilling and also slicing some stuff for the printer…. I did find my Catalucian Guerillas who will become part of my Silver Bayonet force…
I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas.
My main present was the Ironclads kickstarter which drops mid January. So I got a funky Mr Grumpy mug and some fudge so that I had something to open today. The kids got me a nice selection of Contrast paints.
The kids enjoyed their presents and my wife loved her fishy stitch markers…
She also liked her bag and new wool that I got her.
I hope you got some cool things too. Having an early night tonight as I am a bit popped again.
Well Santa is already on his way and He will soon be with some of you… evidently according toNORAD he is over Budapest as I type this… you can track him here: Where is Santa?My family are all watching Nativity, evidently it is funny, but I really cannot be bothered with it this evening. I am sitting in bed working out a force list for Silver Bayonet… I have my Flintloque Ferach.. AKA French as well as some Spannish guerrillas… I need to get some regulars to boost the Spaniards.
I actually managed to get out in the car today, I drove into town to get some stocking fillers. I also managed to get the presents wrapped and went to do the horse too. Looks like I am definitely onntge mend… totally knackered now 😉
While I was getting some of the hidden gifts out I came across one of my Christmas presents from 1973… I reckon presents have changed since then 😀…
As Christmas Eve draws on I just want to say a Merry Christmas to you all and hope Santa is good to you this year wherever you are… in case you live in Krakow, Poland…he is nearly there…
Surprisingly I managed to avoid Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’… must be a record…okay I have been in bed for over two weeks and not been out the house in three weeks.
Speaking of Christmas songs or Carol’s to be more specific, this has a special place in my heart. When I was still south I was in Durham on a freezing, snowy night and was passing the Cathedral, the light shone through the windows colouring the snow. This was coming out of the building as the choir practiced. I went and sat at the back and it was one if the most magical sounds I have ever heard and this is from someone who isn’t that religious…https://youtu.be/RPMTjEKHR00
And just because this has to be the best advert ever….https://youtu.be/NWF2JBb1bvM
And Finally… my sing along Favourite Christmas song…All together now…One, two, three. four…
All the Best, Stephen
Well I am a bit more upright today and have managed to get bits and pieces done without the need for a lie down, the cough is still there, but not like it was.
I managed to get my wife’s home made bit of her present done… she is well into her knitting and tropical fish so I made her some stitch markers (a knitting thingy) in the shape of some tropical fish.
I found the STL’s on MyMiniFactory and printed them out yesterday and got them painted today.
I used a small drill bit to make a hole in the nose end and then superglued in a small ring with a screw thread. Isnt it amazing how it is, that as soon as you add superglue after a dry fit then all he’ll breaks loose.These were then sprayed white with masking tape covering the metal bit.
I then cracked open the Contrast Paint and set to work. The best way to describe this was an absolute bastard. They were tiny and fiddly and then they fell on the floor as my butter fingers got in the way. I then couldn’t put them down as the design for most wouldn’t allow them to sit. Luckily I had my broom shank bristles sitting there so they went in the ring to allow them to be hung up and air dry.
I then added a jump ring to the original ring and added a small clip as well.
Here they all are sitting on a plastic bristle ready to be put onto the card…
Unfortunately we are filling in an insurance claim as my wife hit a car on a roundabout this evening. Police came and sent her home saying… “it was an accident, they happen.” It was a black car, in the rain and dark, surrounded by Christmas lights and a super bright halogen light that shines straight in your eyes as you approach the roundabout. Luckily we have insurance for this. It will be up to ours and theirs to sort it out.
