Monday 25 July 2016

Special Ops...


Inserted under cover of night, Special Operators from Empress make their way into the lair of the Warlord of Whatchicalitstan...(see previous posts for the "low down").


They are wearing a combination of Multicam, Desert Digital & drab. Also carrying skater style stack hats with their other equipment.








These figures were a pleasure to paint - I know I go on about Empress Miniatures, but they are just so good. Being a "beardie" myself, I enjoyed painting these hairy chaps too :-)
As far as painting is concerned, I think these figures benefit from a bit of extra attention. There is some great fine detail on the equipment, uniforms etc., that really delivers when you take the time to apply washes and "lining in" to bring them out. Now, granted, on a real person wearing this equipment, a lot of those distinctions would be lost, as the camouflage is designed to "break up" a figure. But I think that as miniature figurines, they benefit from the accentuating of creases and borders between pockets & equipment. My weapon of choice for the final stages is Reaper "Brown Liner" and a thin, long haired sable brush to make those creases "pop". Otherwise, with all those dots, dashes & splodges, it would be hard to see where straps & pockets are on the model - and after all the sculptor has taken the time to put them on there... :-)

I hope you enjoyed this post.
All the best,
John

Friday 15 July 2016

Empress British Special Forces

These were completed recently and are from Empress Miniatures, packs SA S7 & SA S8 - although there may be a ring in from another pack too. I believe these are a relatively recent release of British Special Forces from them.


The British Special Forces have made it to Whatchicalitstan to curb the growing power of the Warlord & his inner circle.... (see previous post).











Great sculpts from Empress once again, plenty of detail & realistically proportioned.

On the workbench right now....28mm Perry Miniatures British for the Peninsular War... :-)

All the Best,

John.

Saturday 9 July 2016

The Warlord's Inner Circle...

Dressed mainly in black, with an assortment of equipment, the inner circle of the Warlord of Whatchacallitstan are a foe to be reckoned with!








28mm Miniatures from Empress Miniatures. Painted & based by me :-)

Next- Special Forces are inbound for Whatchacallitstan...

Monday 4 July 2016

Final Installment of WW1 French...

The last of the WW1 French. It's satisfying to get to the end of a project with no more lead left in this particular pile :-)





Stay tune for the next exciting episode... in which we will see some splendid sculpts from Empress Miniatures...

17th Century Characters...mostly

 Here are some 17th Century character miniatures I finished recently.  28mm metal, mostly from Wargamer Poland: https://sklep.wargamer.pl/gb...