I’ve recently started collecting a Retribution of Scyrah army for the Warmachine game. I liked the white color scheme of the studio army shown in the rule book but I hate painting white (such a pain to paint the shades). I decided that there two elements needed to be incorporated into my army. The first being that i’ll change the white of the color scheme to a pale grey. The second is that I wanted to paint the army to a high standard but not get bogged down in display quality when having to paint so many miniatures.
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It’s another gorgeous day. Hot. Sunny. It almost makes you forget a year of rain. I’m picking up from where I left off yesterday painting that Khurasan Taliban test figure. Mixing up so white and VMC US Dark Green I struggle to … Continue reading →
Chunky. Overstated. Robust. Just a few of the adjectives that spring to mind when I looked closely at Khurasan’s 15mm Taliban. Compared to Flytrap Factory’s range, they have an almost cartoon quality that’s not unappealing and, to my surprise, they paint … Continue reading →
In this is a painting guide, we go through the basic process for painting an Imperial Fist Vindicator tank, including such things as paint chip marks and engine soot. The overall basic painting does follow closely way we painted the dreadnought that we showed in the previous week so we will recap those basic paint instructions in this article as well.
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As I’m currently ploughing though the 5th Company I thought a step by step might be useful for people looking for a quick and effective way to paint a 100 marines!So once you’ve assembled your model spray it with Army painter angel green, I went straig…
This is a Painting Guide. In it we will go through a basic walk through on how to paint this vehicle up in Imperial Fist colors. This is not a step by step guide (which is another new type of guide which we will be bringing out shortly), and it is assumed that you have painted before.
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So now I know I don’t like painting horses. That’s the trouble with playing the Normans in Saga, you’ve got to paint them damned Gee Gees: Seems I’m not alone. Painting horses is a perenial problem in the Land of the Lead. … Continue reading →
I’m not talking about the highly effective Anonymous legion from 4Chan…We are Legionthis is about the shiney new models from Spartan Games, there 28(ish)mm skirmish system in the dystopian universe, When these were first previewed on the net a while …
by Celedor! “Pyre! Pyre! Infantry on fire!” Since the dawn of the Winter Guard Death Star (WGDS), Trollbloods have fought back with their full-blooded brethren belching globs of liquid fire onto those devilishly nimble and pesky humans. In addition to his skill in bulk infantry removal, his animus provides a damage buff and immunity to [...]
For those that haven’t heard of the awesome Robin Fitton, he’s the genius behind Gruntz 15mm. If you haven’t heard of the game flagellate yourself then click here. Robin has been working on a new Dark Angel army for Warhammer 40k and he asked me if I would mind posting his progress on The Shell [...]
Well after quite a bit of indecisiveness I decided to take the plunge and pick up some scourge for drop zone after my initial game with Lee the other month,I was lucky enough to get some on auction as the same seller had them going for 10% discount whi…
Harvey makes a triumphant return with this much anticipated sequel to his very popular Painting 15mm Model Buildings. This time Harvey talks us through painting corrugated roofing using acryllics and pigments. Take it away Maestro!
So, I managed to grab a few hours today to work on weathering one of my BA-64s. Again, I was experimenting with techniques and enamel products recommend in MiG’s FAQ2. I wanted to model a white recognition bar on the front … Continue reading →
As a couple, we’re a bit like the Queen. We have 2 anniversaries. 1 to celebrate when we first met, the other for when we got married. Anyway, it’s as good an excuse as any to buy presents for each other. All my … Continue reading →
I guess I’ve been spoilt painting 15mm WW2 figures. There’s so many reference books out there to ensure that you’ve really got no excuse for getting the colours ‘wrong’ (if that’s what floats your boat). It gets a little scarier the further … Continue reading →
Continuing my tutorial theme, Hugo over at Ichiban Painting has posted a couple of damage and weathering tutorials on YouTube, so I thought I’d share them with you.
Ok so the deadline has been and gone but I managed to get the three warbeasts painted for Kurt and to say he was a happy man was a bit of an understatement!so the two earthborne flanking Mulg, I basically painted Mulg the same as the two earthbourne bu…
So in between entertaining the GC…. I’ve managed to get the earthbourne pretty much finished off, all I need is the green light from Kurt and I’ll put the brush down, I finished off the stones with a gryphone septia wash and going back over it …
Whilst finishing off some stug’s and panthers I was asked by one of the guys at the local shop if I’d mind help paint some trollbloods for him,he only wanted two models done which were the earthborn dire trolls, In my head I thought no worries on that …
A couple of weeks ago we reviewed James’ Resins range of bocage. Well, Aaron has kindly written a clear and concise tutorial to take you through the painting process step-by-step. Enjoy :) How to paint and enhance James’ Resins Bocage My … Continue reading →
So I picked up a box of battlefront Churchill’s last month so I could have a play about sussing how to paint them prior to ordering my late war British Tank Squadron,I picked up some late war British armour green and that’s how they stayed for a couple…
Create your oil colours “palette”. We have used Winsor&Newton Burnt Sienna, Raw umber, Yellow Ochre and Titanium White. Remember, use high quality brushes.Create la vostra tavolozza per i colori ad olio. Noi abbiamo usato colori della Winsor&am…
We have decided to paint our cavalry unit. But we’ ll use oil colours for the horses.Since we’ ll paint the three horses with different brown hues, the first step is a white primer and let dry 24/48 hours,then a sand or light brown colour, acrylic or e…
As regular readers might recall, when I get bored or want a distraction from existing projects I’m painting a series of what I’m calling ‘flavour- pieces’. I started with cows and – staying with the Normandy theme - I’ve just finished a … Continue reading →
A criticism levelled at Soviet armour is that it’s just too, well, green. This applies as much to individual AFVs as the horde. If you’re not in to black lining your models there can often be a lack of definition … Continue reading →