Sharp Practise - Education Session

Advice on how to play Sharp Practise - Good Videos

http://grognard1789-lesgrognards.blogspot.com/2011/04/toofatlardies-sharp-practice-videos.html

Ideas for Making Rivers

This one uses 1/8" thick heavy duty vinyl tiles to make my rivers > http://wargamesandstuff.blogspot.com/2010/02/making-rivers.html

Excellent idea, machine cut ends and exactly 12" long - the sky's the limit.

Also use 00 gauge bridges, you should be able to find old type bridges or even new ones depending on time period.
http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-wargame/river.htm

Flag Links / Suggestions

Flags - here are some you can print off > http://www.warflag.com/

Real looking Flags > http://www.flagdude.com/

More, select the size you need also what effect > http://www.maverick-models.com/flags.htm

Prints, Transfers etc > http://www.battle-flag.com/

Basing Figures

Basing figures is always a nightmare - in my opinion.

Different base sizes for different games and rulesets. I have searched the internet and not found very much advice really.

So I have decided that I will just use my own - as I don't usually play against anyone else I thought whats the point of worrying. I will base all my figures the same and that way everyone is equal.

I have been using a company call warbases (http://www.warbases.co.uk/) and have put all person figures on 20mm circular bases, cavalry (2 x horses) on 40x60mm. Skirmishers can be put on a 2x1 movement tray with infantry etc on a 6x2 tray. Casualty and other markers on 40mm bases and Command on 50mm.

I'll do some pictures soon....

WarHammer Historical - Waterloo

Excellent reviews - http://www.warhammer-historical.com/acatalog/Waterloo.html

One on its way.........

French Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry 1812-1815

Had these for a while but just getting started on these, hopefully 2012 will be a lot better for painting :o)

A new project to create Napoleonic armies for 2012 is underway. Painting guides and photo's soon.

Citadel Wood Painting Guide - Part Two

After the parts had been removed from the sprue and cleaned, they were put together and I used Green Stuff to fill the gaps. Once this had dried hard I undercoated everything in Chaos Black - any missing parts were painted over afterwards.

Not all paints used are Games Workshop.

Base:

1 - A heavy brushing of Scorched Brown to all of the base
2 - A heavy brushing of Dark Grey (Vallejo 70994) to stones and slates
3 - Highlight everything other than stones with Dark Earth (Revell 82)
4 - Highlight Dark Earth with Olive Brown (Revell 86)
5 - Highlight Olive Brown with Light Olive (Revell 45)
6 - Hightlight stones drybrushing with Basalt Grey (Vallejo 70869) and a lighter highlight with Light Grey (Revell 76) finish with a very dry highlight of Skull White.
7 - Add Flock to areas. In this case I wanted lots of ground to show.
8 - Any dropped wood was left Schorched brown and had a highlight of Dark Earth (Revell 82) and Medium Fleshtone (Vallejo 70860)

Tree Trunks/Branches:

1 - Undercoated Chaos Black
2 - Heavy dry brush of Scorched Brown
3 - Highlight of Dark Earth (Revell 82)
4 - Very dry brushing of Medium Fleshtone (Vallejo 70860)
5 - Stones and boulders had a brushing of Dark Grey (Vallejo 70994), highlight Basalt Grey and Light Grey with very fine Skull white for final highlight.
6 - Flock added to match base.

Citadel Wood Painting Guide - Part one - Look in the Box

Just arrived for Christmas.
Have a look at the sprue...



Once the parts had been removed and cleaned up, which wasn't much to be honest theyw ere glued together and all gaps filled with green stuff, ready for undercoating with choas black.

Haradrim Raiders

Painting Guide for Raider



For these I wanted a uniformed look, so went for the same colur scheme throughout i.e all have re turben, all have purple cloak.



Undercoat: Chaos Black

First coat;
Eyes: paint in eyes using skull white.
Flesh: Drawf flesh
Cloak: Liche Purple
Turben/Pants: Scab Red
Gaiters and arm bands: Graveyard Earth
Armour: Burnished gold with Ultramarine Blue
Bows/Wood: Scorched brown
Bones: Scorched brown with Bleached Bone highlight



Second coats;
Highlight Scab red with Blood red.
Wash cloaks with Leviathan Purple
Wash Reds with Baal Red
Highlight rope with bleached bone
Flesh wash with Ogryn Flesh



Once all dry wash with Badab Black all over.
Varnish and mount on horses.

Christmas list

Ruins of Osgiliath
Citadel Wood
LOTR Terrain Pack

Mordor Orc Drummer
Mordor Orc Task Master

Orc Shaman

Gollum, Sam and Frodo

Mordor Army - Orc Warband

This will be the basis for my 1000 pts Mordor Army:

Morannon Orc Captain - 50 pts
Morannon Banner Bearer - 35 pts
*Modor Orc Drummer - 15 pts
Morannon Shaman - 100 pts
*Mordor Orc Task Master - 25pts
War Riders - 20 points per company - x3 (60pts)
Morannon Orcs - 20pts per company x3 (60pts)
Mordor Ocs - 15 pts x3 (60pts)
Troll drummer - 150 pts
*Troll - 100 pts

Total pts so far = 655 pts

Still decisions on what else I need to be made - I will update this asap.

Not your usual miniatures....

This is an unusual project, it's a 1/12 scale model of a basement that will eventually form part of a house.
This should really be Jackie's project but she has had it 12 months now and it's still in the box.
So I thought I would start it and see if that generated the right interest :o). It has she is very excited now.

The material is MDF so once primed I used B&Q Warm Blue instead of the eggshell blue it advised, I think it is a much richer blue in my opinion. The doors and windows will be white. It has had 2-3 coats of blue and once together I will spray varnish it with Games Worskshop matt Varnish. So still away to go but I will keep you informed.

War of the Ring Rule Book

I received this a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to see what it was all about. Usually I don't game these figures just paint them but I thought I would have a go and see what it was all about.

problme is now - what army? I have the beginnings of a couple, Mordor, Rohan and Gondor.

Initial thoughts are it looks good but could be very expensive buying all the figures.

Riders of Rohan Painting Guide

Men

Always water down your paint.

Undercoat: Chaos Black

First Coats

Flesh: Dwarf Flesh
Hair: Scorched Brown
Belts/Leather: Scorched Brown
Chainmail: Boltgun Metal
Cloak: Military Green (V)
Trousers: Catachan Green
Shirt: Bestial Brown
Bow: Scorched Brown
Feathers: Bleached Bone
Helmet: Silver / Shining Gold
Blanket: Graveyard Earth

Second Coat

Flesh: Elf Flesh
Hair: Bestial Brown Highlight
Belts/Leather: Leather Brown
Chainmail: Methril Silver

Wash

Flesh: Ogryn Flesh
Cloak: Thraka Green
All other parts: Badab Black

Varnish

Medium Matte (V540)

Ruins of Osgiliath

One for the Christmas list