Category: Painting

  • German Panzer III

    German Panzer III

    Continuing my painting of armor for the Bolt Action game, I finished up the first batch. They came out a bit darker than I expected, which is fine, I think they look pretty good – I just have imagined the final result to be brighter. I did do some basic dry brushing at the end…

  • Distractions

    Distractions

    Scheduling has been very difficult in the last couple of weeks, putting my battle reports well behind schedule. Between fall sports, band activities, and real-life concerns like work, there has not been much time for group activities, though that is hopefully changing back after the end of October. In the meantime, I have been hard…

  • Apothecary Paint Storage

    Apothecary Paint Storage

    I am quite happy to say that my design for what I am calling my Apothecary Paint Storage option is finally finished, after a couple of months of design, test cuts and revisions. Everything fits together well, and all the sizes are accurate (at least for my materials of 2.8mm and 5mm thickness). I have…

  • Behind the Brush

    Behind the Brush

    Months ago, I posted a video or two I titled “Behind the Brush” – short demonstrations and examples of the painting techniques I used. Very primitive and basic but accomplished their simple goal. However, they didn’t get much traction, I suspect mainly because they were so basic. With my recent efforts to do more talking…

  • Star Wars Legion – Republic Clone Commandos

    Star Wars Legion – Republic Clone Commandos

    New unit deployment, acquired and painted on schedule. The Republic Clone Commandos are deployed, ready for close range suppression and engagement. Similar to the Range Troopers, the Clone Commandos ended up being pretty straightforward – they are really only two primary colors, plus some additional adjustments, as listed below for my recipe: Overall, I would…

  • Star Wars Legion – Empire Range Troopers

    Star Wars Legion – Empire Range Troopers

    New unit deployment, acquired and painted on schedule. The Imperial Range Troopers enter the field with long-range firepower and armored defense. I was concerned on the timing for the build and painting, but the Range Troopers ended up being pretty straightforward – they are really only two primary colors, plus some additional adjusments, as listed…

  • New Star Wars Legion units

    New Star Wars Legion units

    As planned, I picked up a set of each of the new Star Wars Legion units, the Republic Clone Commandos and the Imperial Range Troopers. Typical to the packaging, they come as unassembled models, requiring glue, primary, paint and time. In an effort to fight my backlog, my goal recently has been to acquire, build,…

  • T-47 Airspeeder

    T-47 Airspeeder

    Second of my most recent projects is finally painting the T-47 airspeeder, something that has been basic grey since I first started with Legion. This was painted in Army Painter Spaceship Grey, with Citadel Black Templar contrast on the rear end and any mechanicals, as well as the windows to blacken them out. Using some…