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Wider Wargaming => Painting & Modelling => Painting Diaries => Topic started by: nikharwood on 28 January 2012, 10:42:31 PM

Title: AVBCW BUF
Post by: nikharwood on 28 January 2012, 10:42:31 PM
Fun way to spend a Saturday evening - on-table pics to follow once they've been matt-varnished - The BUF:

Overbrush & vehicle basecoat, bases highlighted:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43303.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43304.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43305.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43306.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43307.jpg)

Vehicle highlights & infantry uniform basecoat:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43338.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43339.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43340.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43341.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43342.jpg)

Uniform highlight:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43343.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43344.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43345.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43346.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43347.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43348.jpg)

Webbing basecoats & highlight:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43349.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43350.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43351.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43352.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43353.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43354.jpg)

Weapons, flesh & detailing:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43355.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43356.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43357.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43358.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43359.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43360.jpg)

Final details, static grass, 'Magic' wash [still wet]:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43361.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43362.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43363.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43364.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43365.jpg)

(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/10mm%20AVBCW%20BUF/STA43369.jpg)




Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 28 January 2012, 11:17:04 PM
Nice Nik!
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: Blaker on 28 January 2012, 11:33:01 PM
A Saturday Evening   :o    :'(    :'(


very nice work there Nikaroo  :D

I think I just need to fly you out to my house for four days and you could finish painting my entire lead pile   ;D    ;D
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 29 January 2012, 09:16:49 AM
Interventionist forces ?

ianS
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: Steve J on 29 January 2012, 09:18:50 AM
Definately a Saturday evening well spent :). It's amazing how everything comes together once the magic wash goes on. Now time for these dastardly chaps to make short order of the Broadwood Farm Brigands, unless they are in league together :o ;).
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: Raider4 on 29 January 2012, 09:28:43 AM
Most excellent, as always.

/sob

How are the infantry based? 40mm x 20mm? And I presume you're using BKC for rules?

Cheers, Martyn.
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Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: nikharwood on 29 January 2012, 10:03:22 AM
Quote from: Blaker on 28 January 2012, 11:33:01 PM
I think I just need to fly you out to my house for four days and you could finish painting my entire lead pile   ;D    ;D

I'm up for that Blake  8)

Quote from: ianrs54 on 29 January 2012, 09:16:49 AM
Interventionist forces ?

ianS

BUF...well-equipped from Jellalabad barracks, itself receiving kit from overseas.

Quote from: Steve J on 29 January 2012, 09:18:50 AM
Definately a Saturday evening well spent :). It's amazing how everything comes together once the magic wash goes on. Now time for these dastardly chaps to make short order of the Broadwood Farm Brigands, unless they are in league together :o ;).

I reckon they'll be scrapping soon...

Quote from: Raider4 on 29 January 2012, 09:28:43 AM
How are the infantry based? 40mm x 20mm? And I presume you're using BKC for rules?

Infantry are on 50mm x 25mm; yep - BKC with the lists I put together [here: https://sites.google.com/site/avbcwstormcloudsgather/ ]
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: snafu on 29 January 2012, 10:38:08 AM
nice again Nik. a question if you dont mind ....
looked with envy at the work youve done on the lists. well done ( saved me a lot of time )  =D>

Do youre bases represent a squad or platoon ! Im going towards each base representing what it is ie 5 men. 2 bases to a squad.

Which leads to my question, im giving a squad 1 lmg, hence 1 lmg per 2 bases. how would you do the stats for the base withe lmg ! Im thinking just upgrade the attacks.

Suggestions  :-\
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: nikharwood on 29 January 2012, 10:46:47 AM
Thanks - glad you like them  :)

For AVBCW I'm definitely thinking of these as 1:1...for your LMG I'd add in an extra attack dice I think [keeps it simple - bit of a fudge on range maybe but I could live with that]; alternatively, you could do the LMG as a separate, single base? [like I've done here with the anti-tank rifles] - and then stat those appropriately?
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: snafu on 29 January 2012, 10:51:44 AM
cheers

I think Il go with the extra attack dice, keep the range the same as the majority of the squad is rifles. I want to stick with the lewis been an integral pert of the squad. Now must go sculpt one for the BUF  ;)
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: nikharwood on 29 January 2012, 12:21:27 PM
Quote from: snafu on 29 January 2012, 10:51:44 AM
Now must go sculpt one for the BUF  ;)

Coolio - except I'll have to add 'em in to mine now  ;D

Base edges & decals done, matt varnish drying now...on-table pics soonish.
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: snafu on 29 January 2012, 12:33:40 PM
how many points is there !

Im working on some vehicles at moment. Unfair to put pics on leons site as for vehicles i use 144 scale. vehicles that leon doesnt do. just ordered 12 vehicles from Japan in resin, not cheap but there vehicles nobody else does, inc some luvly arm cars, french and italian home made arm cars too. spot on for AVBCW.
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: Steve J on 29 January 2012, 01:38:01 PM
Check the BKC Forum for tweaks to unit stats to represent units at section level. One post from last week linked below:

http://www.blitzkrieg-commander.com/Content/Forum/Topic.aspx?CategoryID=2&ForumID=22&TopicID=14758&ForumPage=1

Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: nikharwood on 29 January 2012, 09:07:44 PM
On-table pics now done: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,4541.0.html
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: Blaker on 29 January 2012, 11:52:52 PM
Very nice painting Nik.  What I am still amazed at is the speed at which you can turn out painted minis that look soo good!!!

Keep up the great work and keep amazing us with your speed techniques  :D
Title: Re: AVBCW BUF
Post by: nikharwood on 30 January 2012, 07:48:55 PM
Thanks Blake - I'm quite pleased with these - they're not as well painted as my Brigands, but they're good enough to get on-table pronto.

I was reminiscing on Friday night with an old Mordheim gaming buddy & we were laughing [crying?] with how obsessive we used to be with painting those figs...multiple layers, wet-blending, painting-until-the-eyeballs-bleed  :d

I look at those figures now & they are truly beautiful - but those days are behind me until retirement; I can't imagine painting just one figure for an entire week..!