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I used my new Sarissa Precision Old West 25mm Buildings in a recent game.
I had also taken the time to repaint my desert scenery tiles from the Martian red they were (due to using too much Red Primer spray paint) to a brown green theme. I however hadn’t got round to drybrushing them or adding tufts of grass in time for the game.
15mm Austin Ambulance in the streets of Normandy.
Roads and buildings from Battlefront.
I have really liked the idea of the laser-etched mdf buildings I have seen online for a while now, so was really pleased when Simon got me a couple of the Sarissa Precision Old West 25mm Buildings for my birthday.
I got the shack and a small building.
They went together really easily. I added a shop sign to the small building.
Here is a PDF of the store sign (and some others) which you are free to download and print for your own Old West buildings.
I hope to get some more to build a complete Old West town.
Watch the exclusive teaser trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
Looking forward to this, I enjoyed the first instalment of the Hobbit.
Buildings and the roads are from Battlefront.
Here is my Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank from Ironclad Miniatures from a recent game.
Alongside them are some Foundry Darkest Africa miniatures from Simon’s collection.
We didn’t use the steam tank as a model in the game, merely as scenery.
I am thinking about how I can create rules for the steam tank for the Legends of the Old West rules. I have been looking at the tank rules in The Great War rules and I think that they could work with a little work. My main concern is that the weapons usually found in the old west probably weren’t able to do much damage to a VSF steam tank and therefore as well as rules for the steam tank, I also need to think about some steampunk weapons for those fighting against the steam tank.
Though I am sure an Elephant Gun might be able to do some damage…
See how the Steam Tank was painted. More photographs of the Steam Tank. See the Old West Miniatures Gallery.
Flames of War British M5 Half Tracks trundle down the cobbled street in Normandy.
Buildings and roads are from Battlefront.
I have been painting the Kingdom of Britannia Naval Battle Group for Dystopian Wars.
Having finished painting King Richard III and used it in a few games, I realised that I may need some reinforcements. The first of these ships is another Ruler Class Battleship, this one will be called King John.
Unlike King Richard III, this only has three turrets, but does have a shield generator.
Next stage will be a white undercoat.
Moving down a road are some Humber Light Reconnaissance Cars and Humber Armoured Cars.
Flames of War British Armoured Cars from Simon’s collection.
I mentioned in a previous post that I had got some Prussian reinforcements. One of the three blisters I got was a second Blucher Class Dreadnought to complement the first one I have finished.
I did think about changing the turrets to generators, but in the end maintained the four turret model that I had done with the first one.
One of the reasons I write up how I paint my models, is partly to inform others, but also to inform myself. So I will be using the workbench feature I wrote up on the first model to paint this second model. It will remind me of the paints and processes I used.