Not much going on this site, but I did go to Cancon and pump out a few pictures. These pictures are mainly of the Flames of War and Epic games going on, but there’s a few other things too.
Cancon 2014 Pictures
Dropzone Commander Skimmers
My chosen Dropzone Commander faction, The Scourge, use skimmers. According to the fluff these sit about 2-3 feet above the ground levitated by some advanced alien technology that no one really understands (Arthur C. Clarke: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”). As Dropzone Commander vehicles are not based I have, like most others, … Read more
Pirate Commission – Part IV
After a busy Christmas I’m finally back at the painting desk. The first priority is to finish off this pirate commission. This instalment features a couple of strips of generic, boring pirates. I’ve tried to keep the colours varied with a mix of browns and greys with muted brighter colours. I’ve also thrown in the … Read more
Happy Seppuku Base Stamps
Happy Seppuku manufacture textured stamps for creating you own textured bases. If you’ve ever dreamed of having something more exciting than sand on your bases, but are put off by the expense of cast bases then these might be of interest to you. They are pretty simple to use, in fact there are just three … Read more
Pirate Commission – Part III
A little progress, not heaps, but a little. 2 more stands done: one of pirates and one of Red Coats. These are coming out well and are actually quite fun to paint. These are not quite finished, I didn’t put down a final layer of Dull-cote. It’s just the gloss varnish. They will look a … Read more
Pirate Commission – Part II
Quick little update on the latest commission. Just a handful of these completed. The Redcoats got a little boring so I threw in a quick pirate for some variety. Great little models these from Rebel Mins and are quite nice little sculpts. I’m not at all happy with how the pictures came out. I will have to get some better lights as the exposure is just too long and there are too many vibrations in the room.
