My mate came round this evening and brought the kids and I some stuff for me painting his miniatures. This was my haul.
New Stuff
Jean D’Arc
Well sort of…
Not really much done. I was going to undercoat the militia, but it was torrential rain and strong winds so there was no way I was going to go into the shed… wimp that I am!
I painted both flags in the same blue. This was with Army Painter standard acrylic. Some shading and highlighting will be required.
Oh yeah I painted the green on the knight too.
Hopefully I can carry on tomorrow.
Visitors in the Voe
Visitors in the Voe
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Militia in Civilian Dress
Well tonight I got my finger out and washed a pile of pennies in hot soapy water. I then cleaned the bottom of the bases and filed them off.
Five minutes later they were all super glued down and ready for their undercoat. I just remembered I need to get them checked for flash and vent remains.
Mohawk Finished
Well as per normal … apart from the bases.
This is a down and dirty speed painting set. I wanted them done and out of the way so that is what I achieved. Could I improve on them, most definitely… am I going to… probably not.
I will try and get the militia onto their bases tomorrow. I can’t promise anything… our old whippet is bleeding lots from her mouth… when I say lots, I mean a gush not a dribble. There was blood from one end of the house to the other. Evidently sight hounds like her bleed like buggery. She was into the vets last week to sort the issue of a very loose tooth, which seems to be causing the problem. Sadly the drugs they needed to clot the blood had run out due to no ferries for a few days. We should know on Friday when she will be back in.
A Teeny Bit of Painting
This evening I got the 15mm stuff out again, painted feathers and moccasins. I was just shaking the metallic for the gun barrels and tomahawks when I realised that I had to go and pick my daughter up from her school dance. By time I got back I really couldn’t be bothered to get them back out again!
AHopefully I will do all the metals and bases tomorrow.
Talking of tomorrow I will hopefully find out what is going to happen to us all at work.
A Close Call
I did a little job today in that I replaced the rope around the fire door and glass. The glass is held in by 4 bolts and a piece of metal that sits up against the glass. Top two took a bit of coaxing but with the help of the impact driver they loosened. Bottom two we’re an absolute sod. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain below my right eye.
Turns out this tiny bit of metal had sheared off and took off like a bullet…
Can you guess who wasn’t wearing eye protection. To be honest I generally don’t when I am screwing or unscrewing something. Maybe I should start.
Sadly no painting tonight as everything was aching.
Hopefully I will get on with it tomorrow!
A Bit of Painting
Tonight I needed to do something constructive so got the 15mm stuff back out and got busy. I am going to be honest I was literally grabbing a miniature and painting something with the colours on the palette at the time. Hence the occasional red or blue moccasin! Not that you can see any in this image :).
Still a fair old way to go but we are getting there.
Hopefully the momentum will carry on tomorrow… after these I have thirty militia in civilian attire!
Still Alive and Sort of Painting
Well after a bit of a hiatus I managed to get my finger out and throw some paint on the 15mm miniatures.
The thirty of them are pretty much at this stage.
I am in a bit of flux at the minute. As some of you know I am the head teacher (principal) of a small school. Evidently it is going to be too small so they are likely going to shut us. Needless to say I am not really in the best of moods to paint right about now. I am only adding this to the blog as it is pretty much common knowledge up here and into Aberdeenshire and beyond.
Back to 15mm
I thought I would have a little diversion and do some Woodland Indians for the French and Indian wars…
I was thinking that thirty is a doable number, but when seen like this I am a bit more unsure. Well I will get them done, just might take a bit longer. The last lot were done in August 2018… before I got any contrast paint… we will see how we get on.
Bogenwald 