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Monochromatic painting- A test and half way decent results
Surfing the interwebs the other night I came across a video of a person painting a portrait with one color. That person used Raw Umber and as I watched them draw out the shape and add detail to the...
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Miniart 1/16 Musketeer Part IV: The first layer of pigments.
After a bit of a hiatus from painting due to spring break here in Oregon and we took off to Sunriver, OR to relax with our friends I am back to painting. I did manage to prime up more WSS figures,...
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Back to the WSS. Two more Spanish Battalions arrive
So after a little hiatus from working on my WSS project I finished 2 more Spanish battalions this week. Please give a nice early 18th Century round of applause for the Madrid and Sevilla battalions....
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Miniart 1/16 Musketeer Part V: Death of the Musketeer
Some disappointing news about this project. It's coming apart at the seams. Literally! So I was getting ready to put the next layer of paint onto the Musketeer when I noticed that his sword arm had...
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The Castilla and Bajeles units report for the Battle of Almanza
Two more units are done for the Battle of Almanza project. The Spanish battalions Castilla and Bajeles are finished. Only 4 more Spanish infantry units to paint and the French and Spanish infantry...
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54mm Italian Knight by Andrea Miniatures
My next large scale figure project is a 54mm Italian Knight by Andrea Miniatures. It's a lovely sculpt and all metal. I primed the figure black and then did a white over spray. The above photos show...
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The last 4 Spanish infantry battalions are done!!!
This morning I am proud to say I have a turned a page in my Battle of Almanza project. I finished painting the last of my Spanish infantry!!!! I still have the French and Spanish calvary to paint...
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How should I base the cavalry?
Okay, I'm to the point where I have to make a decision on how to base my cavalry for my WSS project. These are 10mm figures from Old Glory and I'm planning on using 30mm x 30mm bases. What do you...
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First game of Warfare in the Age of Reason
Gee, it's been a long time since I've updated this blog. Sorry about that. I've creating videos and posting them on Youtube and I've neglected this site for a little too long. Well to bring this back...
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Finished 3 units of WSS Dragoons
I finally finished up 3 of the 4 units of Dragoons for my WSS project. Took a little longer than I had wished but I was a little burnt out and summer activities threw kink into my painting time. So I...
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28mm Renaissance Pikemen completed
Yesterday I finished painting some 28mm Renaissance figures for one of the guys in our group. Don't tell him though, it's a surprise. They are Warlord metal figures from their Italian Wars range. I...
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I posted a review video of some miniatures I received from Dark Sword Miniatures.
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2 units of French Cavalry completed
So I've finally finished up some French Cavalry for my War of Spanish Succession project. I've been a little burnt out on painting troops for this project as I've been working on them non-stop for...
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Three more French Cavalry units for the WSS
The last three units of French Cavalry are done for my WSS project!!! They include the Berry, Belleport and Germinon units. All the figures are 10mm Old Glory and are based on 30mm x 30mm bases.
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French Foreign Legion Bust 200mm
I've started work on Verlinden Productions French Foreign Legion Bust. It's a 200mm resin sculpt. Here are some photos as well The above photos are after I primed it black and then over sprayed it...
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A project for my daughter
Over the last few weeks I've been working on a project for my daughter. As of today I've finished it. My idea for the project was to paint some figures and give my daughter some encouragement and...
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1/35 Italeri M13/40
Here is my first post for the 2018 Analogue Painting Challenge, an Italeri 1/35 scale M13/40 tank. I picked this up at the local IPMS show this past October. I decided to try building a model again...
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Athenian Hoplite 1/16 scale
I've just completed Miniart's 1/16 scale Athenian Hoplite. This is a fully plastic kit with all of the parts on one sprue. Assembly was pretty easy but like most of their figurine kits it took a lot...
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Part 1 of Pegaso Models 200mm Pirate Bust
I spent some time this past week while we were away on our Spring Break holiday painting the flesh tones on Pegaso Models 200mm Pirate Bust. I used all oil paints on this piece. I primed the model...
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Completed 4 units of 10mm WSS Cavalry
After a long rest of painting 10mm WSS figures, I finished up 4 units of Spanish Cavalry for the Battle of Almanza project. The four units are: Roussillon-Viejo Guardias de Corps Rosellon Viejo Pozo...
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