Fred's 2016 Painting Diary

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Is there a U.K stockist? Either that, or anyone fancy sharing postage? Ignore that, found it...
http://www.darkrealmminiatures.co.uk/products

[nikharwood]

Is there a U.K stockist? Either that, or anyone fancy sharing postage? Ignore that, found it...
http://www.darkrealmminiatures.co.uk/products

They are in the UK, Will:

http://www.darkrealmminiatures.co.uk/index.php

[nikharwood]

 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

And the only thing they don't have listed is the snipers!  

Or they have, under another faction! http://www.darkrealmminiatures.co.uk/index.php?prod=92

[fred.]

That's the. HI008 just checked my order email.

Slightly worrying how many emails the search for  sniper brought back.

[nikharwood]

Slightly worrying how many emails the search for  sniper brought back.

[fred.]

Squat Biker's Guild

These were a quick overpaint of the original paint job, they came with from eBay, green uniforms, and some grey on the mudguards, gloves, and that was about it!



Started work on the Land Train, going for a dazzle camouflage, grey, blue and a third colour. Not sure whether to go with the bright green of the uniforms, or something else, perhaps white?

[Womble67]

Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Bikers I would add a thin wash, just to tone them down.
On the dazzle, bizarrely, a good third colour is yellow ochre!

[fred.]

Bikers I would add a thin wash, just to tone them down.

Absolutely!!

On the dazzle, bizarrely, a good third colour is yellow ochre!

Interesting idea...

[fred.]

Squat Land Train



Gone with one carriage with ML's suggestion of yellow ochre - does this work, or is he living up to his name?

It is a bit less bright yellow and more ochre in real life.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Okay, was thinking more finer areas of yellow/ochre!
Now add White splats over if all, then stonegrey dry brush to dirty it down, it will all be fine!
Off to look for an example of my work.

[fred.]

Okay, was thinking more finer areas of yellow/ochre!

It's 6mm, go bold or go home!

Now add White splats over if all, then stonegrey dry brush to dirty it down, it will all be fine!
Off to look for an example of my work.

Ummm.. pics of this would be good.

Well at worst I've got a second train

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Here you are on some Grymn (Hasslefree space dwarves) it would have been easier to go out and find them in the garage and photograph them from fresh.
https://www.scribd.com/mobile/document/136429400/nlal-grymn-pdf

[fred.]

Yellow Ochre added to all carriages and the engine - the engine looks a bit like a duck now.

[fred.]

Here you are on some Grymn (Hasslefree space dwarves) it would have been easier to go out and find them in the garage and photograph them from fresh.

Thanks for the link - I'm not sure about that look - but might try the general light grey dry brush, it'll be similar to giving a dry brush of a dust colour to WWII tanks.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Actually, I really like it, apart from ducky at the front! Maybe a pair of eyes?

[fred.]

Eyes... hmmm, there are some nice round hatches available on the side of the turret.

I'm kind of liking the grey/blue/yellow bonkersness of the whole thing.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 
Sorry

[fred.]

Played more mini epic on Friday, Squats (with newly painted land train) vs Space Marines

Early game - the Squats have advanced into the village, and have just repulsed the first Marine assault. On the far side the Squats are dominating the Objective, and some Terminators have just teleported in, and failed in their assault on some artillery - mainly due to some awful dice rolls!



Later on the far flank, the Marines have attacked in force. The Bikes, who were probably the Marine MVP have shot away the defending warriors, and Iron Eagle gyrocopters have retreated and the Tactical Marines have arrived in force. Suddenly this flank was looking a bit weak for me  


Later, on the left flank, the Cyclops and Land Train have provided devastating fire, but are far too far from the objective

In the distance you might see the Moles that the Squat Berserkers tunnelled to the objective in. Unfortunately they arrived under the watchful gaze of a Devastator Company, who rather lived up to their name. Killing half the Squats in one volley. Ouch. So much for my assault on the second objective.

Another good, game, looked to be going to the Squats early on, swung to the Marines, and ended up a no-score draw, as I was able to shoot the Marines off both objectives, but couldn't get my troops to either of them.