The March of the Eagles

Free from Victrix

http://www.victrixlimited.com/download.php

Photography

I'm looking at improving the photography and will be doing some education sessions in the near future.



In the mean time I have ordered one of these;
£38 from Amazon.

Gaming Terrain

Having a permanent table top for gaming is always a problem, if you have a mat and use the GW modular terrain it could be the best solution. All of it is robust and can be put away.

Gaming Table or Not

If you don't have permanent space for a gaming table then the Terrain Mat is a great option.

Options are available for roads/rivers and different base colours also available. A green mat with 10-15% brown 3ftx5ft is £28.35. It can be rolled up and brought out and should fit on a standard size dining table. You could also add Games Workshop hills and woods for extra effect.

http://terrainmat.com/

Painting Guide 1/16 - Horse Part 1

This is a MiniArt 1/16 model.

Preparing the horse for gluing together took quite a while as the molds did not meet and needed to be heated in boiling water and straightened so they fitted better. Lots of Milliput and Green Stuff was used to fill gaps.

Ensure paints are watered down.
Paints used are Games Workshop, Revell and Vallejo.

Horse:


Undercoat - Chaos Black (GW)

Flesh 1- Very diluted Scorched Brown and Badab Black Wash

Flesh 2 - Paint on very diluted Dark Flesh, dry brush Dark Flesh, ensure there are darker areas. Wash with Badab Black all over. This helps to keep the darker areas dark.

Flesh 3 - Paint on very diluted Bestial brown, dry brush again and wash with Badab Black.

Mane/Tail - Wash with Badab Black. Highlight (Dry Brush) with 50/50 mix of Black Chaos/Astronomican Grey then add slightly more Astronomican Grey and highlight again. Wash with Badab Black to tone down if necessary.

Socks/Head Markings - Using Grey/Black mix bry brush around sock area and head markings, slowly bringing up to pure white.
Tack - I have painted Black in this case. Usually I'd go for a leather brown. Wash with badab Black. I will be looking for some black plastic or leather laces to make the reins with.

Painting Guide - Raiders of Middle Earth

The first twelve were painted in 2009 and used the following paints;

Undercoat - Chaos Black
Eyes - Bleached Bone (GW)
Flesh - Tallan Flesh (GW) Highlight Dwarf Flesh (GW) Diluted wash Ogryn Flesh
Cloak - Dark Green (R39) Highlights - Dark Angels Green (GW)
Uniform - Catachan Green (GW), Leather Brown (R)

I only have a completed picture >

The next twelve have Bubonic Brown uniforms;

Undercoat - Chaos Black
Cloak - Dark Green
Bottom Uniform - Catachan Green

My Workbench

Games Workshop Paint Blending Chart

http://www.paintingclinic.com/clinic/guestarticles/gwpaintblendingchart2.htm

Gandalf the White (Foot) - Metal

Painting Guide:

Ensure paints are watered down.
Paints used are Games Workshop and Revell Aqua Colour.

Undercoat - Gunship Grey (R74)
Eyes - Bleached Bone
Flesh (1) - Tallarn Flesh, shape the eyes.
Hair/Beard (1) - Dry brush Rotting Flesh
Cape (1) - Paint whole cape with beige (R89)
Hair (2) - Dry brush Bleached Bone
Flesh (2) - Highlight raised areas with Drwarf Flesh
Cape (2) - Dry brush Rotting Flesh then 50/50 with Bleached Bone leave to dry
Cape (3) - Dry brush very lightly to make the extremes very white. 50/50 Bleached Bone and White (R05)

This is how he looks now >>

Clothing:

Top Layer: - Paint with Rotten Flesh, dry brush highlight with 50/50 Rotten Flesh and Bleached Bone

Bottom Layer: - Paint with Bleached Bone, dry brush highlight with 50/50 Bleached bone and White (R05)

He now looks like this >>

Belt: Leather Brown (R)

Sword: Boltgun metal

Staff: Paint with Rotten Flesh and drybrush with Bleached Bone.

Washes: Ogryn Flesh wash to flesh areas, Devlan mud to staff, boots, and hair. Highlight again with Bleached Bone. Silver wash with Badab Black.

Based and varnished.

I had problems with ensuring the hand holding the staff actually stuck. It fell off several times during painting.

NEW - Just Purchased

Harad Warriors & Morannon Orc Commanders - More for the workbench!

Workbench February (2)

Victrix British

Horses

Haradrim Raiders

6 Riders undercoated with Chaos Black.

Painting Guide - Victrix British Centre

Ensure paints are watered down.

See "General Painting Techniques" in the painting guide section.

Undercoat - Gunship Grey (R74)

Eyes - Bleached Bone

Flesh (1) - Tallarn Flesh, shape the eyes.

Workbench February

I have a set of Perry French Line Infantry as WIP 16 completed so far 26 to go.




On my workbench this month I have;

• VICTRIX British Waterloo Infantry Centre (12 28mm Figures prepared and undercoated Gunship Grey)
• GW Riders of Rohan (6 28mm figs 6 Horses prepared and undercoated Chaos Black)
• GW Mordor Orcs (8 28mm Figures prepared and undercoated Chaos Black)
• GW Haradrim Raiders (6 28mm figs 6 Horses prepared and undercoated Chaos Black)
• GW Raiders of Middle Earth (12 fig to complete)
• GW Gandalf the White (Foot and Mounted) Metal

I use a mixture of paints, Vallejo, Revel and GW paints to achieve all the colours I need.

Vallejo - Citadel Paints Comparison Guide

Comparison Chart

Vallejo - Citadel Paints Comparison Guide

Next Up - Napoleonic French Heavy Cavalry 1812-1815

I saw these completed on WAB Corner, I have sent off for a box.