Friday, 10 August 2012

Broad Dole Ees

An outing to the hide at Broad Dole Ees.

6 x Mallard
17 x Canada Geese
3 x Grey Heron
2 x Coot
16 x Lapwing
1 x Moorhen
2 x Cormorant

Also Magpies, Crows & Wood Pigeons

Some Pictures to enjoy;






















Thursday, 9 August 2012

Dark Eyes Fucshia


Photo: FujiFilm 4300S - AUTO and MACRO setting, hand held.

Monday, 6 August 2012

Sale Water Park Images (& Bridgewater Canal)

Bridgewater Canal nr the Whitehouse Cruising Club



Sale Water Park - Panorama view from the bird hide







Some New Pictures -Victoria Park Stretford

Nature Photography - Victoria Park, Stretford - Testing the new camera settings.








At last a new camera

Detail of the Fujifilm S range can be found here >>> http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/s/finepix_s4200/

Saturday, 4 August 2012

Painting Guide: French Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry 1812-1815

Perry Minatures: French Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry 1812-1815 Scale: 28mm
Material: Plastic
Number of units: 14


Method: Base Coat Method - Undercoat, Select and paint base colours, wash, use the same colours to highlight.


Paints used: Revell (R), Games Workshop (GW) and Vallejo (V)


Horses


To speed up the horses I choose not have very much variation. Nearly all horses would be brown except for the Trumpeter whose horse is usually grey.

1. Assemble, clean all horses
2. Undercoat with Black R302 or Basalt Gey V869
3. Heavy dry brush brown horses with Scorched Brown (GW)
4. Highlights, 1st - Bestial Brown (GW). 2nd - Black Badab (GW). 3rd Light dry brush Bestial Brown (GW)
5. If any horses are having "socks" use 1st Fortress Grey (GW), 2nd Skull White (GW), 3rd white V951 - Repeat for Nose/Head colours
6. Saddle Rug:
7. Reins:
8. Fur:

Pictures to follow......

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

LOTR Chess Collection

One day I'll be able to actually have this on show, due to little fingers

Mini Coopers

Ninco Lexus

Subbuteo Team Collection

Germany vs Argentina

A couple of F1 cars in my collection