People behind the blog are still alive.... apparently just not posting :P

 Bit of cold war gone hot once again, painted with the usual scheme

But this t ime those are T 64

US Army update for FOW has been completed

Here we are, 100 pts of Flames of war late war American Tank Company.

28 tanks.

Then I packed them away and found it quite impressive.

My OCD is a bit disturbed though... That is 2 tank companies, minus 1 tank per squad, so 3 tanks are missing per company, so 6 tanks short in total. I think I will have to get them done in a near futur so I could boast 2 complete tank companies. We call that Battallion level me think ;)


And the russians are coming too

See ya around!

Les os à moelle sont là

Des résidents d'un donjon ?

Des morts inapaisés pour warcry ?

Le début d'une légion de Nagash ?

Une seule chose est sure : Ils ne joueront pas à Warhammer Underworld.

Here is the C Squadron 2nd Armored Battallion, the Irish Guards

Greatings!

Last year I started working on a an upgrade for upgrade.

They beer ;) the Division insignia of  the Guards Armored Division
The Battallion colour and number of the Irish Guards and the Round sign of C Squadron.
And they got some stuart and M10s to support them

This is what was painted in 2020:

Bloody claws!

 Here they are, after way too long of on and off work on them.

Painted them the same way I painted the Grey hunters and terminators.

 

For the last one.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ5LpwO-An4

 

Ju 88 aaand first big project of the year done

Hello!

Here are my Ju 88 finally finished.

This mark the end of my Battle of Britain project I stated last year. 48 aircraft in total, will have to snap a familly picture of them

Color chart to come

Cutiebowl stadium

Comment bousiller ses objectifs ?

En intégrant des projets imprévus au planning !

Voici le cutiebowl stadium, prêt à accueillir les athlètes pingouins, morses et ours polaires à venir !

Hurry! Hurray! Hurricanes!

And here are the hurricanes in the form of the Polish 303th Squadron!

First wanted to do another squadron but I was satisfied with the decals I could find for them, plus it'll be accurate whenever I want to play Witold Urbanowicz in Blood red Skies.


The paint scheme is the same as for the Spitfire, only the nose case has been done in  GW abadon black.

Here are the Zerstörer

 grey car primer

A-Mig231 blue grey all over

A-Mig217 on top and wings and small wings

A-Mig233 camo on the slate green

spunging on the sides with  A-Mig233

Black canopy

canopy structure in A-Mig233 camo on the slate green

Vallejo English uniform 921 for exausts


AK2071 Brown and green camo Paneliner

GW Eshin grey propeler cone

black drybrush for exhaust fumes traces

Spitfire full Squadron!

There we go, I finished the 6 next spitfires last Sunday.

So here are the reinforcement:

And here is the whole squadron:

They were painted the same way as the first 6. However I used a paint brush to use the Enamal thinner to move along the pannel liner and it works a ton better.

Full Me 109 Staffeln!

Here we are, I finished 6 more Me 109. Yay the 6 first minis of 2019 (69 to go).

They were painted with the same method as described for the first 6. However I did got a bit heavier on the panel ink and tried to clean up with a paint brush rather than those earbuds things. I prefer this result.

And here are the 12 of them.... I will not deny it's a childhood dream that came true. my own Staffeln in minatures.

9/JG 26.  So 9th Staffel which was part of III Gruppe / JG 26.

The decals are from miscminis  and the paint reference were found in a Histoire & Collection book on Me 109 (tome 1 1936 to 1942).

I will not lie, I might add 6 more for half another Staffeln, which would bring me close to half a Gruppe ;)

Dame Ned 2019

So here we are... 2019.

As Le com said in his previous post I talked about doing a bit of a yearly objective setting and talk about it.

First of all, what about 2018? Going back through this blog I found out that I painted 75 minis in a year (I know 2 mirages F1 were not taken in picture and posted but I swear I did them right after the first 4. ok this won't happen anymore).

Painting Policy:

So first objective of all in 2019, paint at least 75 models. And as a Guideline try to paint as many models that I buy (in the vain effort to reduce my big pile of shame, aka stock). And on that front thank you Le Com' you already kick started the year with 10 necromunda models to paint :P lovely gift still.

Gaming Policy:

Another objective. One game every, single, month. At least one game a month. And if I do two in a month no it does not mean that next month I don't have any to do. January will be easy as I am writting this little article on my way to Warlord Games Blood Red Sky and Cruel Seas boot Camp. Where I'll only play blood red sky (3 games seems to be planned through the day).

I started to write this article in the aeroplane towards Birmingham and I estimated that I was to buy 18 more aircraft at the local Warlord Games store. In the end only 6 of the planned planes were acquired.... for a total of 17 planes bought (pictures coming soon in my article on Blood Red Skies Bootcamp). And 2 of those were gifted... and 3 of those were limited edition they found in the warehouse (yay for useless Paul Defiants!)

Damn I already start the year with a baseline of 27 models to paint! and I have not finished a single one yet! Don't worry, the first 6 are coming soon as I started 6 Me 109 in order to bring my Staffeln to full strenght.

Real Objectives:

- Foldable Gaming table for the flat! I will need to work on those with Torisun I am affraid
- Receive and get that Terrain cupboard organized! (wohoo just got an SMS today saying it has arrived!)
- Space Wolves 1500 pts painted and ready to go. 12 models
- Imperial Guard 1000 pts painted and ready to go. 7 models
- Necromunda, paint my old style Orlocks, paint my new style Goliath. 20 ish models
- Orks 2000 pts painted and ready to go. 68 or so models (yes boys and grots are cheap pointwise)
- Blood red Sky Full spitfire Squadron, Full Me 109 Staffeln, Full Hurricane Squadron. Half Squadron of Me 110 , Half Squadron of JU 88 (to start I want to test drive a scenario that grew in my head a few weeks ago) 36 models
- Fallout Waistland Warfar. Paint the base box plus rad scorpions, ghouls, Rad Roaches. Priority to the last 3 (yes I can't justify to start painting Super mutants as my survivor will be real low level to start) 30 ish models

- Flames of War. Late war comes out in June. Update of my 4 base tank armies. Scope has not been set yet it will be set once the book is out and I know the point cost and so on. Admitedly I am going to gage the point level of a full US Tank Company, a full Sovient T34 Battallion and a full British M4 Squadron. The germans will get their update too but wil depend of the others. God knows how many models... but let's say at least 20 models
- Team Yankee. Base US army first. then Soviet upgrade. no clue yet
- Adeptus Titanicus. Paint all I got at the moment (2 Warlords, 4 Warhound, 2 thingie in between, 12 Knights + the terrain and objectives). 30 ish models
- Get that damn Perry's miniature travelling wargame kit PAINTED and flocked and ready to play! That was an objective of last year's Hobbycation that sadly was not completed. to be honnest the only one that is not completed yet. 50 ish models

Man that is a LOT. And I haven't even talked about Napoleonic or Bolt action. Damn...

So that is 8 different game systems... and at least 247 or so models. ok I'm doomed. that is nearly a model a day (keeps the shrink away?)

I think another Hobbycation will be required this year again. Maybe 2 weeks....

Wondering:

- Terrain? Daaaamn
- Blood ball?
- 10 mm Cold war Gaming from PSC? Hell wouldn't it be cool to have a scale more appropriate to cold war than 15mm. or go full 6mm? That is VERY Tempting
- Blood Red Sky: Pacific Theater? If yes how many? Double check that Facebook thingie. I would say roughtly 1.5 squadron of Wildcats and Zeros and 0.5 squadron to 1 squadron of Kate

Damn 2019 !

A la demande du Wolf, qui veut des nouvelles de ma liste de courses, je dois donner mes objectifs gurines pour 2019.

Facile...
- 1) Faire mon gang Necromunda pour la campagne locale.
- Bonus : En faire 2.
- 2) Faire mon équipe Blood Bowl des fois que la ligue locale revive.
- Bonus : En faire 2.
- 3) Monter une Kill Team primaris
- 4) Agrandir la kill Team d'orks
- 5) Faire une armée SdB pour le FWD d'hiver. Condition préalable : Qu'Impact! tienne ses délais.
- 6) Avancer/Finir mon armée 30k de FWD.
- 7) Commencer Kingdom Death. Tiens, peindre les 4 survivants de base et le lion blanc aussi.
- 8) Peindre la boite Monster Slaughter
- 9) Peindre la boite Rail Raiders
- Bonus : Peindre des survivants Zombicide.

Tiens j'ai même pas mentionné les décors...

Battle of Britain incoming!

Here are the Brits and the Hun for blood red sky. Did magnet them too


what you mean I wanted them done this year? Yeaah!

Me109  grey car primer

A-Mig231 blue grey all over

A-Mig217 on top and wings and small wings

A-Mig233 camo on the slate green

Black canopy

AK2071 Brown and green camo Paneliner

GW Eshin grey propeler cone

black drybrush for exhaust fumes traces



Spitfire

grey car primer

A-Mig027 Medium brown dark earth all on the top (included below the tiny wings)

A-Mig915 Dark Green camo on brown

A-Mig243 Skype type S below the wings    / Duck green for Hurricane

AK2071 Brown and green camo Paneliner

GW Lorthern blue Canopy

White propeller cone and exausts

Orc reinforcements!

Here are the last bits in order to get me up to 1500 pts.

Namely the big boss! and one more killa kan,

enjoy

Here come the man in black

Et voilà un beau man in black avec son fusil euh... son fusil.

Mais donc, le voilà en 3D pour plateau de jeu, c'est mieux.

Ok, le rendu chrome est pas nickel. C'est parce qu'il n'est pas dans son élément (*)

Mais comment obtenir ce rendu sur le fusil, ôôôôôh maître ?
Et bien on part d'une sous-couche blanche
Wash de nuln oil pour travailler les creux
Sotek green partout, sauf au fond des creux.
A partir de là, on va travailler en éclaircissement depuis le haut, en bandes de plus en plus fines.
Sotek green + Lothern blue
Lothern blue
Lothern blue+blanc
Petites touches de blanc pur.
Et un coup de wash de sépia sur le dessous.

(*) : Cherchez bien pour comprendre la blague !

Genf report.

Suite à la violente défaite occasionnée par les orks, le champion des exécutors, Luthor tête de chêvre (mais ne l'appelez pas comme ça en face, vous passeriez un sale quart d'heure), décidât d’éliminer le bosco ork, celui qui dirige ses attaques avec une telle férocité.

Après une progression dans les ruines de Genf, le contact fut établi et la bataille s’engageât. Les premiers orks tombèrent rapidement, pris au dépourvus par la soudaineté de l'attaque. Les hommes du chaos progressèrent vite et bien, fauchant les peaux vertes désorganisés au passage.

Luthor lui même parvint jusqu'à la position tenue par le bosco, mais les orks, devant le nombre de leurs pertes, plièrent bagage.
Les exécutors avaient repris du terrain sur les aliens, mais n'avaient pas atteint leur cible.

Terrain for the club

Hello Guys,

got a club starting up around here.... so we did get some free loot from a local shop to get us some terrain. And we were tasked with painting some of those GW terrains, here is my part:

thermal plasma regulator GW


Black undercoat

 Ledbleacher spray

hashut copper

overall agrax earthshade

focalised agrax earthshade

overall ironbreaker drybrush


maccrage blue on coil

sotek green drybrush on coil

coelia green shade on coil

temple guard blue drybrush on shiny lines for the coil

white scar drybrush on the shiny line for the coil

DONE!




Ruines

Black undecoat

Tin bits metal from Vallejo Game Color

Lead Bleacher drybrush GW




Iron Braker drybrush GW









Containers
Grey Version :

Black Undercoat

Plug the vent with bluetac

Mechanicus Standard Grey spray until nice even layer is there

remove bluetac

Apply Agrax Earthshade all over

GW Mechanicus Standard Grey Dry brush all over

GW Dawnstone dry brush all over

Lead Bleacher drybrush on vents

Black on skulls

GW Hashut copper on skulls

Apply Agrax Earthshade on skulls




Red Version:

Black Undercoat


2/3 light run of GW Mephiston Red spray can. be light on it so the recesses are still darker

Evil Sunz Scarlet Drybrush all over

Lead Bleacher drybrush on vents

GW Ushabti Bone on Skull

Apply Agrax Earthshade on skulls

More 1/600!

Hello Guys it's been a while!

However I haven't been all unproductive at all.

So here is the first completed project that was waiting for a snap for a good month or so

The French airplanes are there! Those are from Thumbling dice because I couldn't get any Ozdial Ozmi. But I really like them I must say

Mirage F1

White undercoat

Flames of war Khaki Grey 880 all over

Flames of war Leather Brown 871 camouflage

GW Administratum Grey for missiles

GW Lothern Blue for canopy

Abadon black for nose cone and reactor

Gloss Varnish

AK panel Liner Brown and Green Camo AK 2071

Anyway I did get an email the Ozdial Ozmi have been shipped so.... more F1 will arrive soon

Ivan can run but he can't hide....

Finally the basic british force is completed with the helicopter support!

They took way longer to be out than planned but here they are. Wanted first to do a shiny varnish on the canopy but I thought they looked good like that


 Black undercoat

white zenith

Chieftain green base

putty masking

worn rubber camo

 rotor + engine exaust: leadbleacher GW then nuln oil wash

big rotor tip FOW Deep yellow 915


tail rotor tip: base of Administratum grey base ; FOW 951 white ; FOW Flat Red 957 red strips

canopy : FOW Luftwaffe Uniform 816 + highlight FOW Sky Blue 961



gloss varnish

Decals from Peddinghaus-decals.de and Microscale Microsol

Gloss Varnish

pin wash  AK interactive Panel Liner  Brown and Green AK2071

Matt varnish (Ammo Mig jimenez though airbrush)

Weathering with Ammo Mig nature effects Kursk soil