28mm Copplestone completed...

Hi All,

I have had a few painting sessions and now I have completed the Azante (?) Copplestone Africans...also for some reason I have been fiddling around with some foamcard to create a few buildings though they dont look as good in pictures as they do on the table. I may try and read up a little on photographing miniatures as my efforts are pants.

What do you chaps think is the best scale to game in? My son who is now 9 is really keen to play some games...I dont really want to paint up two DBA armies in 28mm whats the quickest way-barring 6mm?

I have not had a real project for a long time but with all the plastics being produced I am sorely tempted by Black Powder. Doeas anyone play AK 47? Would my son be able to understand this set? I had a couple of games of this but it was a long long time ago....

Keep painting chaps!

Wrap up warm!

Hi Chaps,

hope that you are all surviving this cold snap...I advise you all to stay in and paint/game by the fire, none of this travelling about nonsense. On my internet travels I came across this chap

http://www.shiftinglands.com/tips&tricksworkplace.htm

What a talented man and what a workshop!! Rather puts my little corner of the bedroom into its place. I will post some pics of my latest painting later but for now I am off into town to trawl the charity shops for a dark towel to thatch some buildings...rather ignoring my own advice about the weather...

happy painting

Pictures (of a fashion) at last!

Hi Chaps

its been fairly hectic here but I have purchased a battery charger and rushed off a few pictures. The Ashanti are a bit fuzzy but when I have completed the unit I will take better pictures. Having "seen the future" earlier this month I have to admit that my first purchase of 2012 was not plastic but Copplestone metal...and excellent quality it was too! Ordered Tuesday and dropped onto my doormat Thursday-now that it impressive by any ones standards and yes I will be ordering from this company again next month. (My order was £20 including postage so really it was tiny...yet still top notch service, well done Copplestone).

At the moment I am just painting whatever takes my fancy...inevitably I will sell some figures later in the year to make room for more-Black powder fever is just around the corner but it would take months to paint up even two opposing brigades in 28mm....Jervis Johnson and Rick Priestly have a lot to answer for.

Slightly unrelated but worth a mention is the quality of other peoples blogs. I now follow lots of you chaps about-nothing like stalking at all-honest. It maybe just me but everyone seems to have upped their game, could it be that the internet is giving us all inspiration and knowledge?

Oh well good luck to you all and keep blogging!

First unit of 2012 completed!

Hi Chaps!

well the first unit of 2012 has been painted and almost based...Copplestone Chinese Bandits in 28mm. To be honest they were the only figures I had to paint and I was in a painting mood! I am very pleased with the result but I dont know what to do with them as I have no other figures to go with these. I would like to post some pictures....but my battery charger fell apart! It was 6 years old but now I am left with no way to take pictures!

French Empress Dragoons by Perry maybe next simply because I want to paint them! I am thinking of Black Powder with avarege units being 3 stands of 5/6 figures...would this work? A cavalry unit would be 3X2 cavalry figures...I dont know why I'm asking as I play solo anyway! Maybe I need confirmation that my plans are not completely insane?

Good to see you all working away on your blogs...there is some really good stuff out there!

Take care till next time....(with pics hopefully).

Carl

I have seen the future! (Its 28mm and plastic!)

Hi All,

I do hope that the hangovers have been forgotten and plans are underway for new armies? Last year I purchased the "Black Powder" ruleset and they read OK and others seem to like them. Being a solo gamer I have to paint both sides (and more importantly pay for) so any new undertaking is a big deal. Also this year is going to be a big one court wise...in the high court in a few months so I am unsure really as too how much gaming time I will have.

Having said all that I am VERY impressed with all the plastic 28mm figures now available. Also having done a little maths the 28mm are actually the same price or even cheaper than 15mm metal! So the future is 28mm and plastic!

Photos soon

Happy New Year!

Hi Chaps!

Happy New year-another opportunity to start a new campaign or period....probably the best thing about a new year all told. So what will you fellows be embarking on? A total new period or scale? I havent decided myself but my 20mm inter war armies continue to grow thanks especially to Doc Vesuvius.

Oh well must crack on...I will post some pictures of the Barrow workers militia soon...along with their new tanks!

Take care All!

Thank you Dr Vesuvius

Hi Chaps,

its not often that I get stopped in my tracks but I have to report that today I had one of those moments and it was a very pleasant one.

Christmas is an awkward time for me-my wife and son died and are not here and as this is family time it grates everytime I go shopping or catch a music vid on TV by mistake. My surviving son Conrad has no concept of christianity as he grew up mostly in Thailand, he absorbed the culture and is even a little disturbed by father christmas but loves the idea of presents! This time of year is alien to us both.

Anyway today I recieved a parcel from Dr Vesuvius...inside it were several British first world war tanks and a letter. I am not sure if Dr Vesuvius can understand the impact that his kindness has had but for me the impact immense. Thankyou Doc.

This has demonstrated to me that there are good people out there...I am moved and cannot thank you enough....

Victorian science fiction....now that is a niche but I am sure that somewhere in a pile of boxes...

Thanks Doc, you helped much more than you can imagine