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“I think he might be French”
This is another of my Darkest Africa miniatures from the A League of Exceptional Gentleman – DA012 range.
He is certainly an elegant chap, holding his pistol as though wary of what might happen just around the corner.
I am intending to use these models in Old West scenarios as well as Tally Ho! adventures set in Africa and Asia. I also think they are ideal Victorian Science Fiction miniatures.
This model is from the Wargames Foundry Darkest Africa range. Graf von Schnyderis walking whilst carrying his rifle. This is a picture of the painted model from the Foundry website.
In the first instance I based the model on a two pence piece. I then gave the model a white undercoat.
This is a nice model, not sure if I will follow the paint scheme from the Foundry website.
The stage after painting the base coats and the details on the boomer I thought the next stage would be relatively much easier, however I was mistaken.
I was using a variety of Citadel shades initially, I left the boomer to dry. I found one of them I was using left a residue on the model. I was lucky that I was able to remove the residue with water and some kitchen towel. I am not sure what caused the problem, maybe one of age of my paints or not mixing it properly.
In the end I am quite pleased with the end result. What I was trying to achieve was a weathered aged look that is the result of a complete disregard to maintenance or care for the bommer. If this was a human Imperial Guard plane, it probably wouldn’t be able to fly, however as this is an Ork aircraft, it flies because of the sheer will of the pilot.
The next stage will be drybrushing, but in my next posting about the bommer I will look at the engine and engine details.
This model is from the Wargames Foundry Darkest Africa range. The Younger Stanley is carrying his rifle. This is a picture of the painted model from the Foundry website.
Having based the model on a two pence piece, I gave Stanley a white undercoat.
I also, as I said with Teddy Roosevelt, intend to use the model for VSF and Old West scenarios too.
This model is from the Wargames Foundry Darkest Africa range. Teddy Roosevelt is carrying his helmet and carrying a rifle. This is a picture of the painted model from the Foundry website.
Having based the model on a two pence piece, I gave Teddy a white undercoat.
I also intend to use the model for VSF and Old West scenarios too.
Bill Longley is part of the OW9/1 Shootists pack. The model was based on a two pence piece and then given a white undercoat.
As with my other Old West models I will be using a series of browns as basecoats and then wash with a brown colour.
This is a nice model, full of character.
I already have quite a few miniatures suitable for the Old West style game. At GamesDay 2008 I did purchase the Warhammer Historical Old West rules, I also found some other Foundry Old West models to complement the blisters I already had.
Wild Bill Hickok is part of the OW9/1 Shootists pack.
The model was based on a two pence piece and then given a white undercoat.
An interesting move from that Games Workshop.
Their magazine, White Dwarf, is now going to be weekly.
Available exclusively through Games Workshop stores, independent retailers, and games-workshop.com. White Dwarf is an exciting and essential weekly hobby magazine that contains something for every hobbyist, every week – guaranteed!
I think this a strategic approach to get people to physically go to gaming stores. With weekly visits, are you more likely to spend more money? I am sure that is what GW want to happen. However I am sure like others you will remember in the UK when they stopped selling White Dwarf in WHSmiths, that certainly had an impact I am sure, it wasn’t that long before White Dwarf found its way back there.
A physically weekly magazine is an interesting approach and I wonder if it will be digital at some point?
In addition GW are also launching, Warhammer: Visions, a new magazine which will be their monthly journal, and I suspect that it will be available in places like WHSmith.
Experience a visual feast of super high-quality Citadel Miniatures. In more than 230 pages you’ll find a completely new take on the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 in a stunning new extended pictorial style.
Much more of an approach for the casual browser in the newsagents, looking for something visually attractive.
I find it interesting that this is relatively a quick change from the recent big change to White Dwarf. Very interesting approach for sure, will it work? Who knows?
I also have some of the original 25mm Gunslingers from Foundry (probaly Guernsey Foundry if my memory serves me correctly). I don’t have their original codes (or names) so I have made them up.
The next stage will be a white undercoat.
I have continued to paint my Old West Gunslingers, I am hoping to get a few more finished, despite having started to paint some more.
This is how far I have got with Judge Guthrie Prentice.
