Category: workbench

Flames of War German Armoured Train

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.

Kingdom of Britannia Ruler Class Battleship

As with the frigates and the cruisers I gave the Ruler Class Battleship from the Dystopian Wars Kingdom of Britannia, a wash of Citadel Shade: Agrax Earthshade. I did this to add shadow and shade and emphasise the decking.

I did consider painting parts of the model bronze or copper, to add a victorian science fiction feel, but in the end kept the model mostly grey to be more naval looking. Another thing I have seen on other peoples’ models is making elements of the model a glowing “cobalt” blue colour. I might do that if I go down the route of painting a Covenant of Antarctica naval force.

I think these models have an interesting design concept, but they’re not my favourite.

Next stage will be drybrushing.

Washing the Frigates

I gave the models a wash of Citadel Shade: Agrax Earthshade. I decided against painting the decks of the Attacker Class Frigates as these are very small models and the decking was quite fiddly to paint.

Attacker Class Frigates

Attacker Class Frigates

Attacker Class Frigates

As you can see I have stuck three onto each wooden stick for ease of painting.

Attacker Class Frigates

This is a very quick method of adding shadow and shade to the models.

Prussian Empire Blucher Class Dreadnought

Here are some shots of my finished Prussian Empire Blucher Class Dreadnought in “water”.

I used some full colour print outs of water textures, printed on glossy photo paper using a standard home inkjet printer.

The scenery is from Snapdragon Studios and is an 1/300th SF Bunker, but seems to fit in quite well.

See the full workbench feature on the Prussian Empire Blucher Class Dreadnought for Dystopian Wars.

Painting the Decks

After giving the models in the Kingdom of Britannia Naval Battle Group their basecoat, I painted the decks of the battleship and the cruisers. For the decks I used Citadel Base: Zandri Dust.

I also painted the decks of the Tribal Class Cruisers.

I decided not to paint the decks of the frigates as I found the process too fiddly.

See the full workbench feature on the Kingdom of Britannia Naval Battle Group.

Basecoating the Naval Battle Group

After undercoating the models from the Dystopian Wars Kingdom of Britannia Naval Battle Group were given a basecoat of Citadel Base: Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Here is the Ruler Class Battleship.

It was quite challenging to paint within the superstructure.

Side view of the Ruler Class Battleship. It was mounted on an old blister pack.

The three Tribal Class Cruisers also got the same basecoat. I mounted these on paint pots.

So did the Attacker Class Frigates.

Lots of detail for such small models.

Next stage will be the decking.