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I have four metal models from this range that I bought some time ago, not sure if that was the only ones I bought or if I have merely mislaid and lost the others…. I thought I had ten, but there are only four.
The first stage will be to clean the casting and base them. I will then be following this painting guide from Foundry.
Having washed the Ruler Class Battleship from the Dystopian Wars Kingdom of Britannia the next stage was drybrushing the bring out the detail and weathering.
The weathering didn’t quite work out as well as I thought it would. I was using a Citadel Shade to add rust and oil, and it appeared to “bleed” the paint underneath.
I am basically finished with these ships and they are ready to use in games. I would like to add some masts, rigging and flags, but not sure if they would work in this scale and be robust enough for gaming with.
This model is an original Grendel casting from the 1990s, part of a wider range of Egyptian models and scenery.
This model is an original casting from the 1990s.
There are three resin pieces. This is a nice casting, with lots of detail and sculptured weathering.
Still available if you want to buy one.
The Olympic Liner is one of the largest passenger ships ever created, these impressive vessels have carried people over the seas in style since 1861.
I gave the hull was given a basecoat of Citadel Chaos Black.
I then decided to add a dark red to the hull where it (in theory) would be under the waterline. Similar to the marketing shots for the model.
Check out the workbench feature on the Olympic Class Troop Transport.
Check out the Dystopian Wars workbench.
Here are some more photographs of my Victorian Science Fiction Steam Tank from Ironclad Miniatures, with helping support from two Old West figures.
See how the Steam Tank was painted. More photographs of the Steam Tank. See the Old West Miniatures Gallery.
Citadel have released another guide on painting Citadel Miniatures, this time to coincide with the release of the Tau miniatures this one is (as you might have guessed) is about painting the Tau.
The valiant Fire Warriors, advanced battlesuits and sleek vehicles of the Tau Empire fight at the forefront of their great Third Sphere Expansion. In this Army Workshop, the talented Studio army painters demonstrate how to paint a varied selection of Tau Empire miniatures using the Citadel paint range. Example miniatures featured in this extensive painting guide include Commander Farsight and a mighty Riptide Battlesuit painted in the colours of the T’au Sept.
Always think it is useful to know the paints that others have used, so you can at least get a similar effect.
Get the How to Paint Citadel Miniatures: Tau Empire guide in the iTunes Store.
Codex: Tau Empire is out and now available for your iPad. Can be a quick and easy way to get hold of the Codex and certainly useful.
Codex: Tau Empire is your comprehensive guide to unleashing the might of the Tau upon the battlefields of the 41st Millennium. This volume introduces the four Tau castes, the Ethereals, and their mercenary allies. This dynamic race has begun its Third Sphere Expansion, setting forth into the stars to grow the borders of their burgeoning empire and bring the Greater Good to the galaxy. This digital codex includes interactive miniatures galleries, lavish full colour artwork, and full rules for fielding an army of the Tau Empire on the battlefield.
Certainly at £29.99 it’s basically the same price as the printed version, so time to make a choice. Useful to have on the iPad if your opponent is Tau as you can switch very quickly to the digital version and not have to worry about carrying lots of heavy books around.
Update
Have worked on the models in the Dystopian Wars Airfield Set. Doing some more light washing and drybrushing.
Certainly now in a position to be used as scenery in a game.
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After much consideration I did in the end get a German Armoured Train for Flames of War, well an armoured locomotive to begin with.
Though they were not used on the Western Front (as far as I am aware) it is my intention to use it against British (and American) tanks. Then again I might just get in a few Soviet tanks for a quick game.
As with most Battlefront models the kit contains resin with metal parts for the details. The engine and tender are two resin parts with the front, the funnel and the wheels in metal.
Next stage will be washing the resin, and cleaning the castings before constructing the engine.