An just like that, after a long drought, eight posts in one month, here are some glamour shots of the finished town boards with added trees.
Close up overhead above, full pan below to show the whole of both boards.
And below, a close-up, side on shot of the buildings showing how it looks as a setting for taking pictures of my work.
And panoramic shot showing the full glory of the completed town boards. Click on the pictures to make them bigger.
Catch you all on the bounce.
I bought this set of terrain so long ago I can't remember when I bought it. Probably pre-covid. The box got put somewhere safe, and then it kept slipping out of 'what I intend to paint next' list, or more truthfully, I forgot about it.
Something about getting older and being forgetful.
So, Gale Force 9 market this as pre-painted, ready to plop down on your table and go, but it all looked a bit flat to me. Hence this repaint.
So first off, paint a brown-black enamel wash (my own recipe: just a mix of left over Mig Ammo brown and black wash into one pot).
While people rave about enamel washes, and they do have their uses, on
the whole I'd rather mix my own enamel washes using old pots of left
over Humbrol paint when I feel the need for them.
Got to let these dry, which is my main complaint as they seem to take forever to do so properly.
Then I painted black on the edges and in the cracks to increase the contrast.
And finally I add more texture to the bases.
Still more to do, but now I have to let the texture paint dry. It's a sad life, but it's my life. And I love my life.
Three insurgent Technicals surge forth. Again, I painted these a while back, but hadn't gotten around to doing a glamour shot.
I still have the white one I converted into a command crew cab to finish, delayed because it made its bitch while I was painting it white.
Still, not all is lost as I can say, check out these civilian commercial robots.
And a final glamour shot of MAPCOMs Alpha Echo Romeo Tango Two team portrait. This is the team that walked in circles and went back through the pillars and were lost.
After losing track of taking some glamour shots of previously finished models. All can I say is I'm easily distracted, but I finally got around to taking some pictures.
And the insurgent improvised attack robot too.
And with a different Technical.
What is a wargamer? And is it different for everyone? A tongue in cheek response.
Setting: A club room where the Grognard, an old wargamer is listening to classical music, sat with a brush painting lace and facings on some Napoleonic figures, with an open reference book at hand.
[Sound effect: a knock on the door]
The Grognard says, "Enter!"
A portly wargamer enters, wearing thick rimmed glasses and asks, "Is this the old Grognard wargaming club meeting room?"
"Yes it is. I am the Grognard. As you can see, I am the wargamer who always has a reference book open, while painting lace and facings on Napoleonic figures.
"I see."
Grognard continues. "I am also the wargamer who says, playing with toy soldiers doesn't mean we're childish warmongers."
The Portly wargamer replies, "I am the wargamer with a mean streak to my character. You will find that I am always rolling my dice, [rolls two D6 on the table] like so. I disapprove of other wargamers who paint lace and facings on their figures. And I am always the one who checks the rule book [as he opens a rulebook] and shouting, that's not what the rules say!"
[Sound effect: a knock on the door]
The Grognard says, "Enter!"
A young wargamer, dressed in a black leather jacket that has the name of a heavy metal band on the back enters, sneers, and says, "Old Grognard wargamers, allow me to introduce myself. I'm the young unconventional wargamer who unsettles everyone in the club by playing science fiction and fantasy wargames. As you can see I sneer at wargamers who obsess over historical details."
[Sound effect: a knock on the door]
The Grognard says, "Enter!"
A slightly effete, well dressed wargamer enters the club room. "Good evening gentlemen. I am the wargamer who cares not for tradition and silly superstitions about lucky dice.
Everybody says, "Welcome!"
"However, you will notice I wear a cravat, and well fitted clothes. I have bathed before coming and therefore lack any unpleasant body odours. I have spent many happy hours painting terrain, and discussing Clausewitz's the science and art of war."
All: [sentimentally] Aaah.
"The reason for wearing a stylish cravat and my effete manner is never explained."
[Sound effect: a knock on the door]
The Grognard says, "Enter!"
Paint it Pink enters. "Forgive my late arrival, I bathed before coming and took time to dress well..."
The stylishly dressed wargamer, clearing his throat, says, "No, I am afraid that role is already taken, I'm sorry."
"... But of course." Changing tack she says, "I wear a black leather jacket and play science fiction and fantasy wargames."
The young wargamer interrupts, "I think you will find that is me, old woman."
Then Paint it Pink says, "I'm the wargamer who picks up the rule book and..."
The portly wargamer shouts out, "That's not what the rules means!"
Desperate to find her role she says, "I am the wargamer who always uses reference book, while painting my figures..." But stops speaking as she sees the Grognard reading a book with a paintbrush in his other hand. And asks, "...while listening to classical music?"
The Grognard, apologetically says, "I'm afraid so."
"You leave me no other choice! I am the wargamer who is outwardly calm but, subject to sudden [slams fist on table] and inexplicable 'fits of temper'!"
All: Aaaaah!
THE END.
With apologies to Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, and any wargamers who might feel seen.
I have finished the refurbishment of the Chopper terrain, and decided that I needed to make the ruined factory match, so I've made a start as can be seen above. Still a fair way to go, but I'm pleased, and more importantly, enjoying doing this project.
Not seen here are the trees, which I'll shoot pictures of when I finish.
I'm noodling what to do next? Do I re-base and refinish some old 6mm building, or start on my new 15mm buildings that were lost, but now found?
Start on that jungle I've been wanting to make, but got distracted from starting.
Decided I'm going to need another piece of terrain to pose models on and decided to refurbish this town board from my Newten project from years ago.
Loving how it looks. Doing this has renewed my enthusiasm for doing more terrain.
I'm thinking about plans for: forest/jungle bases (waited for far too long to do); refurbish some 6mm buildings (for play-testing); and; redo my current 15mm building to be more flexible (taking them off terrain boards and basing them instead).
Having survived another year around the sun it's that time for resolutions, except I don't do them because the reality is that it is very hard indeed to keep to resolutions that require substantial change.
So, as I posted on my other blog, I'm going to wing it as usual.
Above is the current state of affairs on my workbench, sadly mostly neglected over the holidays, though I did do a small amount of painting to make some older models painted yellow pop a bit more.
Which means paint some
miniatures, and keep
doing because they're fun things I enjoy doing.