First Perry "Retreat from Moscow" unit finished

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Okay, the first unit is done!

I imagine that this unit is a bunch of veterans, including a few Guard, who are moving through the snow.  You can see the Old Guard themselves on the right of the commander... there are four guys in the dark blue overcoats.

I have to say, I really struggled with basing.  My first attempt at snow really didn't work... I painted the sand white, put some white glue on, and sprinkled on the flock.  It wasn't thick enough.  I ended up making a paste of white glue, white paint, water, and flock, using THAT, and THEN flocking it.  That worked out well.

There are a few extra guys on the stands... a cantiniere, several dead, and a guy pulling the boot off a dead man.

So!  Not sure if I'll make any changes... I might have to flock them completely in snow, rather than leaving the sides brown, but I am not sure.

1st Perry "Retreat from Moscow" unit gets paint...

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Well, the first unit of my Perry "Retreat from Moscow" French army has gotten some paint!

There will be three units of marching infantry like the one pictured above (note, the movement tray is a stand in, the real tray still has drying paint...).  It will then have three stands of skirmishers like the ones my main French army has, along with a unit of cavalry and two sleds.  That's it, for now, although I might add to it.

Anyway, here is what I have so far.  Note that the front and back rows are filler rows, which will feature dead and dying figures, a bit of terrain, and some scavengers and hangers-on to add flavor.

So far, I think, so good!

Some commission work for Armada...

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Well, after a LONG time, I finally have an Armada set of ships that I did on commission.  Unfortunately, I did them once already for this client, and then they got lost in the mail.  So I had to burn 20+ bucks of my own money to buy them again, and now have to pay for shipping and insurance again... so overall I think I am barely breaking even:(  But still, they are done, so I'll ship them out tomorrow

Thought folks might like seeing them!

Some 10mm Napoleonics on the table...

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Thought I would share a few shots of the latest set-up on the table... this time, 10mm Napoleonics!

The English are holding a road, using large farm buildings as defensive points.

The French, meanwhile, are attacking in massive columns!

But the British lines are ready!

Here is the Duke of Wellington, organizing the defense!

A Viking objective... sheep!

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Okay, I know I mentioned I had a lot... well, here is the latest!

I know it seems silly, but I've had these sheep hanging around for a LONG time... leftovers from a pack I bought for the 25mm Napoleonic Russians, which I bought only for the dog.  So I finally decided to do what I had wanted to do for a while... use them as objective markers for my Vikings!

So here they are!  I didn't go with the traditional white sheep, because I figured they should look a little more accurate (although I was sorely tempted!)  I did one large base and two smaller, because I thought that would be fairly useful.  I think overall they turned out pretty well!

Reworked 15mm Abrams tank

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Well, I did a little bit of work on my Abrams to try to spice it up a bit.

First, and most importantly, with the help of a buddy of mine we added a driver!  He is a Flames of War German, with some goggles made out of green stuff.  We picked a guy who looked like he could be yelling into his comms, covering his other ear so he can hear.  I added a hatch, cut out of an old credit card, and then painted it all up, and voila!  It scales it quite nicely.

Then I painted the black between the bars of the rack on the turret, and did a little more brush work on some of the stowage... overall, I think it is looking better and better, which is good because I've never really been happy with how it looks:(

Anyway... thanks for taking a peek!

Some cars for the 15mm moderns

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Well, thanks to a buddy of mine, I have a few cars for the 15mm Moderns!

Now, because my table/game basically works one block at a time, you don't need many cars to make it look pretty full.

So he gave me four (out of a bag of like 50 cars... he is doing his table on a FAR larger scale!) and one night we hung out and painted them up!

We did two cars that are basically in good shape.  One, a white one, is a bit beat up, with a replaced front fender in a different color.  The other is a nice looking blue car, whose owner apparently really pissed someone off, judging by the bullet holes through the windshield!

We also did two destroyed cars.  One had taken a few bullets to it... maybe someone was talking cover?  The other is a straight wreck.

Here is a shot of some Americans moving up the street past one of the cars... overall, I think they look great!

Next up I'll share some other goodies my buddy donated to my little set-up... having a buddy who donates random awesome stuff is a pretty sweet deal!:D

A new project; a 28mmFrench army retreating from Moscow!

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I know that the blog has been super quiet recently, although actually I've gotten a ton done... new moderns stuff, some new Armada stuff, and even some stuff for my Vikings!  I just haven't gotten to take photos and post them!

Having said that, I DID just purchase the materials for a new project that I am SUPER excited for!

So, soon to begin?  My "Retreat from Moscow" project!

Done using the fantastic 28mm Perry Twins "Retreat from Moscow" line, I will be doing a small army to represent my own 28mm French army as it would have look retreating after Napoleon's disastrous march into Russia.

Since it is supposed to represent my own current army on the retreat, base sizes and movement tray sizes will be the same as my main French army.  Right now I am planning for three units of infantry (half of what my current French army has) with a screening base of light infantry for each one.  I will have a single unit of cavalry, although only three will be mounted... there will be a few dismounted cavalry and a dead horse to fill out the movement tray.  I will also do two of the sleds.  No artillery, as the guns would have been left behind.

I'll be focusing a great deal on the modeling of this project... lots of dead and dying scattered around, scavengers... the whole nine yards.  The infantry units will be guys in line because I DO want to make sure they are game-able (even though I never game with my 28s!)  But still, I want them to look NICE... time to work on my snow scatter technique!

Anyway, as I get the figures based up I'll post a bit more of the specifics... but I am looking forward to the project!

Another shot of the room...

Thought I would post a random panoramic shot of the wargames room that I took one night during some video game time.  I love my room... Just need more folks who game!:)

Lots of Armada Rogues and Villains, and a Shuttle!

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Okay, I got a few more Armada squadrons painted up, and FINALLY got some photos!

First up... a shuttle, courtesy of Mels Minis on Shapeways!  I have to think a bit about rules for it...

Next up, the Aggressor, IG-88s ship, and the Punishing One, Dengar's ship!

Here is Outrider, flown by Dash Rendar.

And finally, here is Nym's Havoc, with one or two finishing touches left to do!

Hope everyone enjoys!