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hough I have already painted some of the Epic Forgeworld Ork Gunwagons, I am currently painting some more.
They started with a white undercoat and then I sprayed the bottom with black paint to seal in the resin.
These are very detailed models and well worth getting and very good value (compared to the metal models from GW) at £5 for three.
I also like the weapons on them and it is worth getting them I think just to get the guns for conversions.
Did the tyres on my Epic Bowelburnaz.
With some new Epic Skorchaz I am currently painting I am going to follow a scheme I have used on some Wartrakk conversions.
Starting with a white undercoat I have painted the metal parts in black paint.
Once this is finished I will drybrush with Tin Bitz and Boltgun Metal. The rest of the model will be painted in a shade of brown with each model having their own shade. This will then be washed with an ink and paint wash before detailing is added.
My current Epic Skorchaz look like this which was based on an all over black undercoat.
My intention is to follow a scheme similar to these Wartrakk conversions.
I have painted the base coat on my Lunburstaz.
They are going to be in the same paint scheme as my more desert models.
I really like this model, the detail on the casting is excellent and in some ways better than current models.
Note the paint is still a little wet in that picture.
Here is a picture of a KV-1 Russian tank and infantry.
From a World War Two demonstration game.
it’s okay…
Saw Spielberg’s War of the Worlds on Friday night which stars Tom Cruise.
In many ways it is a summer blockbuster in the traditions of Jurassic Park, however I thought it was okay.
Maybe I was expecting more from the film, maybe I was hoping that it would be excellent.
Maybe my view was coloured by the fact that I like the concept behind H G Wells’ original book and would like to have seen it set in England in the 19th Century (though there is the Pendragon production).
For some reason I could not see Tom Cruise as a believable blue collar worker. Tim Robbins was rather wasted as well.
The effects were good, but a film has to be more than effects.
It was okay, I did enjoy it, but it was not a film to remember.
This is a Rough Rider from Simon’s Imperial Guard army.
Luckily for my Orks, he has only one and it took him a year to finish!
Try your local model railway shop…
I was in my local toyshop looking for presents for my son, when I checked out the model railway section.
Two things caught my eye for having a use on the gaming table, Hornby’s Skaledale range and the Cararama range of 1/72nd vehicles.
Hornby’s Skaledale range is a superb range of ready painted resin UK 1/72nd buildings that would be excellent for any Operation Sealion type game. This pub is typical of the quality of the range.
There is also a range of modern stuff that could be used for a modern type scenario. These skips are an example of the Skaledale range.
You can see pictures of all the range on the Hornby website.
There is also a N gauge range which could be used with 15mm figures at a push. 15mm is approx 1/100th scale and N is 1/160th scale.
The Cararama range of vehicles would be ideal for any moderns game in providing some real background scenery. These are highly detailed scale model cars.
There are also quite a few for a scenario set in the 1960s.
