They are to go with our existing Boxer Japanese figures that are pictured below. There are also plans to have a pack of casualties and armed naval troops then it'll be moving onto the first Chinese packs.
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05/09/2017
More Boxer Japanese
I am pleased to say that we have some more Boxer Japanese greens ready to go to the casters. This time we have a firing line. Four poses as with the normal packs and as soon as I get them back I'll paint some up. These figures can also be used for the start of the Russo-Japanese war as the uniforms didn't start to change until later in the war.
They are to go with our existing Boxer Japanese figures that are pictured below. There are also plans to have a pack of casualties and armed naval troops then it'll be moving onto the first Chinese packs.
ttfn
They are to go with our existing Boxer Japanese figures that are pictured below. There are also plans to have a pack of casualties and armed naval troops then it'll be moving onto the first Chinese packs.
ttfn
03/09/2017
Aspern-Essling commission. Building base 2 part 1
On to the second Aspern Essling building bases.
The first one was a lot of fun to make and I'm really looking forward to this one as well. The basic design had been sketched out along with the first one and the build principles will basically be the same although there will be more wip posts with this build because (as I mentioned earlier) I will be documenting more work here.
The plan for this one is a bit grander in st than the first and subsequent ones will be simpler. I'm also going to be having a clock tower on the corner, mainly because I fancy building one :-)
These builds all start with a set of elevations, cut from card and use an extensive collection of suitable reference photos that I have gathered over the years. These are all cut by hand because even though this style of building is rather regular, doing it by hand does help to give a more realistic look, rather than a box with right angle corners cut on a laser.
All the basic forms are made and put together with the exception of the roofs which will be kept separate (to help with painting etc). Certain details are also left until later depending on how integral they are to the main build.
The next phase will be the timbering and although it will take a while it is quite relaxing.
ttfn
The first one was a lot of fun to make and I'm really looking forward to this one as well. The basic design had been sketched out along with the first one and the build principles will basically be the same although there will be more wip posts with this build because (as I mentioned earlier) I will be documenting more work here.
The plan for this one is a bit grander in st than the first and subsequent ones will be simpler. I'm also going to be having a clock tower on the corner, mainly because I fancy building one :-)
These builds all start with a set of elevations, cut from card and use an extensive collection of suitable reference photos that I have gathered over the years. These are all cut by hand because even though this style of building is rather regular, doing it by hand does help to give a more realistic look, rather than a box with right angle corners cut on a laser.
All the basic forms are made and put together with the exception of the roofs which will be kept separate (to help with painting etc). Certain details are also left until later depending on how integral they are to the main build.
The next phase will be the timbering and although it will take a while it is quite relaxing.
ttfn
01/09/2017
Aeronef mooring post
This was a relatively quick build for a game idea that one of my gaming friends had. We play a lot of VSF (mainly on Mars) and he thought it would be a good idea to have an airfield with some of my Japanese neffs moored up for him to attack... Sounded like a plan and I thought having a small mooring post would be a good idea.
It's a simple build using various images from the internet for inspiration. The main elements are shown below and these consist mainly of laser cut acrylic but with some brass rod and a 3d printed roof (because I didn't really have the time to make a proper one).
All the bits went together fairly well with just some minor tweaking for a good fit. Here are some almost complete shots of it.
And now for the completed pictures. Plain background for now but it took part in a game and I'll show those at a later date. The roof was sprayed a copper colour and a patina wash was added, the rest was my standard Mars paint job; greys and whites inked down, drybrushed up again and then given a subtle treatment of rust. In hindsight I should've put some sort of handrail for the stairs and mounted the whole thing on a solid base (concrete).
I need to build some stairs and platforms for neff access but didn't have time for this particular game. Maybe next time :-)
ttfn
It's a simple build using various images from the internet for inspiration. The main elements are shown below and these consist mainly of laser cut acrylic but with some brass rod and a 3d printed roof (because I didn't really have the time to make a proper one).
All the bits went together fairly well with just some minor tweaking for a good fit. Here are some almost complete shots of it.
And now for the completed pictures. Plain background for now but it took part in a game and I'll show those at a later date. The roof was sprayed a copper colour and a patina wash was added, the rest was my standard Mars paint job; greys and whites inked down, drybrushed up again and then given a subtle treatment of rust. In hindsight I should've put some sort of handrail for the stairs and mounted the whole thing on a solid base (concrete).
I need to build some stairs and platforms for neff access but didn't have time for this particular game. Maybe next time :-)
ttfn
30/08/2017
A Scottish castle - part two
Well, I must admit, I really enjoyed the painting on this one. Took a bit longer than I first thought but I wanted to get the tones right. At around the start of the 1400's the UK (as it is now) was entering a little ice age so I wanted to get a more 'autumnal' feel to the groundwork and I think I've pulled it off.
Onto the pictures, not many more words to say apart from the fact I'll be starting on a smaller base with a stables on it next for this commission.
Onto the pictures, not many more words to say apart from the fact I'll be starting on a smaller base with a stables on it next for this commission.
29/08/2017
A Scottish castle - part one
This is a wip post but it's not far off from being done now.
I think I'll be doing more wip posts in the future, the reason being is that Photobucket stopped third party hosting unless an extortionate fee is paid. I won't be and seeing as I don't frequent the LAF as often now I thought it would be good to have a place where most of my projects get some recording.
The castle was commissioned by David Imrie who is a splendid painter and jolly nice chap :-)
The brief was to have a Scottish borders tower castle similar to Portencross Castle as shown below.
A stables block was also requested which is still very wip at the moment. It had to be separate but also butt up against the castle base, there will be some magnets in some removable walls top allow the two to be joined together.
The main body was formed from foamcore and the quoins were styrene strip of varying sizes. David decided that rendered walls would be best so a suitable mixture was concocted and applied over the blank sections of the walls.
The merlons were made from a material called chemiwood which is a resin compound and is very machinable. These were stuck on in fairly regular intervals and the render was applied up to them.
The main part of the roof was flat using Wills sheets but there was also a small pitched roof on top to allow access. David bases his figures on 20 rounds so there was enough room around the pitch to allow figures.
It has now been primed and painting will commence this week along with making a proper start on he stables.
ttfn
I think I'll be doing more wip posts in the future, the reason being is that Photobucket stopped third party hosting unless an extortionate fee is paid. I won't be and seeing as I don't frequent the LAF as often now I thought it would be good to have a place where most of my projects get some recording.
The castle was commissioned by David Imrie who is a splendid painter and jolly nice chap :-)
The brief was to have a Scottish borders tower castle similar to Portencross Castle as shown below.
A stables block was also requested which is still very wip at the moment. It had to be separate but also butt up against the castle base, there will be some magnets in some removable walls top allow the two to be joined together.
The main body was formed from foamcore and the quoins were styrene strip of varying sizes. David decided that rendered walls would be best so a suitable mixture was concocted and applied over the blank sections of the walls.
The merlons were made from a material called chemiwood which is a resin compound and is very machinable. These were stuck on in fairly regular intervals and the render was applied up to them.
The main part of the roof was flat using Wills sheets but there was also a small pitched roof on top to allow access. David bases his figures on 20 rounds so there was enough room around the pitch to allow figures.
It has now been primed and painting will commence this week along with making a proper start on he stables.
ttfn
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