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Painting the 15mm Ruined Houses

I have the ruined row of three houses and the ruined row of four houses, from Total Battle Miniatures. Having cleaned the models, I gave the inside of the models a black undercoat and then masked the inside of the windows (with masking tape) before I give the model a white undercoat on the outer side of the model.

I then started on the basecoat of one of the houses that forms part of the building, for the brown I used a Tamiya acrylic. I intend to use a lighter brown for the remainder of the model.

I used a thinned coat of paint, as I will be adding a drybrush and some washes.

Once I have finished painted the ruins, I think, as I mentioned with the row of three ruined houses, I will add some additional detrius, broken beams and so on to add a little more detail.

Putting the basecoat on the Dreadnought

The Dystopian Wars is a miniatures games from Spartan Games, one of the models I have is the PPrussian Blucher Class Dreadnought.

Having washed the resin model and glued on the metal pieces, I gave the model a white undercoat, the next stage was a grey basecoat.

I use a Tamiya acrylic and had my usual problem, exaggerated by bad light, in the paint not covering the whole model. I find the paint rather thick and it doesn’t thin well compared to GW paints. So it will probably need some touching up, before I start adding detailing to the model through a drybrush and then adding the decking. I will then give the model a thin wash.

Painting the 15mm Ruined Houses

I then started on the basecoat of the various parts of the building, for the brown I used a Tamiya acrylic.

I used a thinned coat of paint, as I will be adding a drybrush and some washes.

Once I have finished painted the ruins, I think I will add some additional detrius, broken beams and so on to add a little more detail.

Undercoating the Dreadnought

The Dystopian Wars is a miniatures games from Spartan Games, I now have a few models in the range.

Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher was a famous Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshall) who was known for his rather direct military tactics. ‘On it like Blucher‘ is a term synonymous in the Prussian military for taking the fight to the enemy. The designers behind this Dreadnought certainly took this to heart. FOUR powerful Primary turrets rain death on enemy targets and row after row of Tesla Coils rip into enemy vessels.

Having washed the resin model and glued on the metal pieces, I gave the model a white undercoat.

At some point the rear guns got bent, so I had to bend them back.

The next stage will be a grey basecoat.

The 95th Rifles

I really enjoyed both watching the Sharpe TV series and then reading the Sharpe books by Bernard Cornwell.

As a result many years ago I bought some 25mm Napoleonic 95th Rifles, mainly on impulse with the intention of painting them at some point. Found them the other day… maybe time to get some dark green paint out.

2nd Doctor

The Second Doctor was the second incarnation of the Time Lord known as the Doctor. Though outwardly warm, bumbling, and somewhat clownish, this version of the Doctor had a darker, more cunning aspect to his personality — one which he usually kept hidden in order to better carry out his plans.

Back in the 1990s Harlequin Miniatures produced a licensed range of 28mm metal miniatures and one of the blisters I got was of the second Doctor.

Olympic Class Troop Transport

Back in April Spartan Games showed off the Olympic Class Troop Transport for Dystopian Wars.

The Olympic Liner is one of the largest passenger ships ever created. Built at the Proctor & Mercer Shipyards in Middlesbrough, these impressive vessels have carried people over the seas in style since 1861. A main selling point is the advanced technological design, and claimed robustness of the ship’s hull. However, the outbreak of world war saw many of the Olympic Liners refitted to fulfil the role of a troop carrier. With its pioneering keel design, the Olympic Class Troop Transport cuts through the water at high speed, allowing it to efficiently deliver thousands of troops to war zones around the globe.

I remember thinking that would make a great model for various Dystopian War scenarios. I didn’t get one at the time, and thought no more of it.

Finding one recently though, I did buy it on impulse. It comes in a blister and is a one piece resin model with metal masts.

Robot

The first episode with the fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) was Robot.

Mortally weakened by the Spider Queen on Metebelis 3, the Doctor is forced to regenerate. His recuperation is cut short as UNIT investigates a spate of robberies involving components for a top-secret disintegrator gun. The culprit is quickly identified as a highly sophisticated robot built by Professor Kettlewell, being ordered to act against its Prime Directive.

Just how is the robot being used to carry out the sinister agenda of the Scientific Reform Society? Can the Doctor rescue Sarah from the robot’s clutches and avert a nuclear war?

I really like this episode, lots of UNIT action (even if they do use an Action Man Scorpion Tank in one shot).

This is the metal miniature that was made by Harlequin Miniatures.

This is the “normal” size of the Robot when we first meet it.

Of course…

Spoiler Alert

One of the plot points in the story is that the Robot does get bigger… that’s the reason the novelisation is called Doctor Who and the Giant Robot! I wish I had bought one of the 7″ Action Figures of the Robot as that would be perfect for the big version. If I see one, I might get one, but I don’t think they make it anymore, which is a pity.

Kingdom of Britannia Eagle Class War Rotor

Dystopian Wars is a miniatures games from Spartan Games.

The Eagle Class War Rotor is a marvel of Her Majesty’s Flying Corps and the pride of any pilot that is granted the honour of captaining one. Years of engineering have gone into the development of this flying behemoth, and the utilisation of hybrid rotor driven propulsion and Sturginium-enhanced Anti-Gravitation generators allows thousands of tonnes of British steel to glide into the sky above the battlefield, much to the horror of its foes.

This is how it looks from the marketing material.

The model itself comes in a blister.

It is a combined resin model with metal parts miniature.

The 7th Doctor

I always liked the Tom Baker era of the classic Doctor Who, but Sylvester McCoy I also felt was pretty good and some of my favourite Doctor Who stories are from that era, Remembrance of the Daleks, the Curse of Fenric and Silver Nemesis. All good scenarios for gaming too.

I do have a 7th Doctor miniature from the Harlequin Miniatures that will go nicely with the Ace miniature I have.

The Seventh Doctor was the seventh incarnation of the Time Lord known as the Doctor. Originally an eccentric, light-hearted buffoon, this incarnation’s jolly persona eventually darkened into that of a mysterious, cunning manipulator to properly combat the return of Fenric.