These are some of my Foundry Darkest Africa figures currently on the workbench.
These are nice models with a lot of character. I will be using them for Tally Ho! games and also Doctor Who scenarios.
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Enfield – A League of Exceptional Gentleman
I had a pack of Darkest Africa miniatures from Foundry. I also intend to use them for VSF and Old West scenarios too, as well as Tally Ho! games. This is Enfield from the blister of A League of Exceptional Gentleman.
Another nicely crafted model from The Foundry. The model was glued to a two pence piece and I gave the model a white undercoat. I decided to use a bit of green stuff to texture the base. This will combined with the Citadel Texture make the base look more like a base and less like a coin. In addition I added some Citadel slate as a rock for the base.
Starting on painting the model with a light brown for the hat.
Old West Gunfighters
Have been painting some more of my Old West gunfighters, Bitter Creek Todd and Bitter Creek Todd.
These are very nice models, full of character and will work for games in the old west. Still some way to go on the painting though.
Nearly done with Ned Buck
This is Ned Buck from the VOW232 The Outlaws blister.
Pretty much completed the base coat for this model.
The next stage will be to give the model a a wash of Citadel Shade: Agrax Earthshade.
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart of UNIT
Here is another of the metal miniatures from Harlequin Miniatures. This is Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart of UNIT. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart was one of the founders of UNIT and commander of its UK operations.
I painted his uniform with Flames of War English Uniform 921.
Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart was born in Scotland, according to dialogue in Terror of the Zygons. He first encounters the Second Doctor in The Web of Fear (1968), when Lethbridge-Stewart is a lieutenant colonel commanding a British Army detachment sent to investigate the Yeti in the London Underground. By his next appearance in The Invasion (1968), he had been promoted to Brigadier and was working with UNIT. When the Doctor was forcibly regenerated and exiled to Earth, Lethbridge-Stewart gave him a position as UNIT’s scientific advisor after he helped defeat the Auton invasion.
Bolt Action Partisan Band progress
Still making slow progress on my Bolt Action Partisan Band.
Decided I do need to get them finished, soon, so we can have a game with them.
Bolt Action Commando 3" Mortar Team
As well as my Bolt Action Partisans, I am in the process of building a Commando team to fight alongside them. I am also going to use them as UNIT troops for some Doctor Who scenarios that I have been thinking about.
As well as the plastic boxed set I also have a couple of blisters, a Mortar Team and the Vickers MMG Team.
The 3″ Mortar Team. comes in a blister pack and is made of metal.
They look like nice clean castings.
Bolt Action Commando Vickers MMG Team
As well as my Bolt Action Partisans, I am in the process of building a Commando team to fight alongside them. I am also going to use them as UNIT troops for some Doctor Who scenarios that I have been thinking about.
As well as the plastic boxed set I also have a couple of blisters, a Mortar Team and the Vickers MMG Team.
The Vickers MMG Team. comes in a blister pack and is made of metal.
The first stage will be to construct and base the models, before giving them a white undercoat.
15mm US Kodiak Assault Walker
At Reveille, the recent Bristol show I spent a little time looking at the models and talking to the guys at Clockwork Goblin Miniatures about their great 15mm (and 28mm) alternative World War Two figures, walkers and tanks, War Without End.
In the end I bought a single blister, a 15mm US Kodiak Assault Walker, though I was tempted to spend a lot more money at their stall.
It looks like a lovely clean casting and by using 3D computer design, you have a really good sculpt with the sort of lines and shapes you would expect from a factory manufactured vehicle. This is a really nice alternative model for World War Two games and at 15mm perfect for Flames of War.
I am thinking lots of possible scenarios, including using the Kodiak Assault Walker as an objective for a raid behind enemy lines.
The next stage will be putting it all together.
Basing in the Old West
I took my recent find of Old West miniatures and “flocked” their bases with Citadel Sand.
As well as the sand, I added some slate pieces. All this was held together with PVA white glue.
The next stage was then to give the models a white undercoat.
It was only after I had done this, that I realised with my other Old West models I hadn’t used sand, but had left the bases blank and planned to use Citadel textured paint. In the end I decided to leave them as they were.