Fred's 2014 Painting Diary

[Leman]

Really like the faces and shading on the above figures.

[fred.]

Really like the faces and shading on the above figures.

It's good isn't it. Very little of it is my brush work though! I can claim the odd bit of shading, but the best work was by the original owner. Obviously shown of by my great photo  ( quick snap with my phone ! )

Phil - both the Arabs and Gladiators are metal. But I do like plastic too for 28s.

[Techno]

Thanks, Fred.
Cheers - Phil

[fred.]

Not much painting this week - as away for much of it. But I did take a box of Perry 28mm Plastic DAK with me, and built about half of them. I quite like the figures, but there could do to be a couple more sets of rifle arms on the sprues. I think that their WoTR figures come with so many options the WWII sets seem a little limited in comparison.

Few bits of highlighting on the gladiators - as usual I have done 80% of the work, then rather stalled, rather than getting them finished.

Actually did some 10mm stuff too!!!!!

Yesterday (back when it was summer) I sprayed a lot of Pendraken Fantasy figures, mainly reinforcements for my Nature army.

And tonight did a bit of base coating on some WWI, an A7V German Tank, and a Holt Artillery tractor with 60pdr gun and limber - if I do a good job on these they will go into the WWI painting club over on LAF.

Everything (but the undercoated stuff) in one photo

[fred.]

With the limber at a crazy angle 

[Leman]

Just managed to reduce the number of figures in my painting area, and despite the temptation. have started to paint up the SYW stuff that's been on the table for the past four months.

[Techno]

Coo......Wottalotta soldiers (and other stuff) on the go, Fred !
Cheers - Phil

[Hertsblue]

Blimey, Fred, I thought my painting area was a mess...

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice Fred!

[fred.]

Blimey, Fred, I thought my painting area was a mess...

That photo was just the main bit - this is the full disaster zone



The thing is I tidied up the other week as there was stuff everywhere - and now there is stuff everywhere again. I've just counted up and there are at least 10 distinct projects on there.

I haven't found a good method of storing in progress stuff. I have pretty good storage for not started and for finished but in progress is more of a problem - as if I put it away somewhere it turns rapidly into forgotten.

[Techno]

Looks on a par with my desk....And mine doesn't have any paints on it. (They're in two...no three different drawers !) 
Your desk's far more colourful, Fred.....Mine's just bare metal and green.
Cheers - Phil

[Matt J]

That picture epitomises the butterfly effect 

(FSN will not be impressed with the pose of figs on the left  )

[paulr]

That picture epitomises the butterfly effect 

(FSN will not be impressed with the pose of figs on the left  )

Or some of the DAK on the right 

[fred.]

The Hoplites only come with overhand spears - clearly they were manufactured long before the current farrago.

What's up with the DAK (from an FSN perspective) - I realise that this is perhaps a foolish, or even dangerous question...

[toxicpixie]

Cor, great minds desk alike! Different figures, same clutter here