Painting the decks

Painting the decks of my Prussian Blucher Class Dreadnought for the Dystopian Wars reminded me why I never liked making Airfix ship models as a kid and why I don’t usually play naval wargames in the first place! Painting ships is really fiddly, especially the decks!

I painted the decks with Vallejo Tan Yellow (912).

The next stage was to give the decks a wash of Citadel Shade: Agrax Earthshade.

I did wonder if I ought to add any metallic, as in copper or bronze parts to the model. The stats for the model include the Tesla Coils and there is the prow of the ship too. Or do I keep it more traditional naval, in both colour and appearance? If you look at the marketing picture for the model, it is quite “normal” in appearance with minimal shiny bits!

Prussian Empire Arminius Class Frigates

The Dystopian Wars is a miniatures games from Spartan Games. The Prussian Frigate is a simple ship with a single turret and aft Tesla weapons. Squadrons of Frigates are often used to screen larger ships, combine their fire against enemy ships, and sometimes chase down vessels that have submerged below the ocean waves.

There are six models and they come in a single blister pack. The first stage will be washing the resin models and giving them a white undercoat.

These are very small models, but are very well detailed.

Check out the Dystopian Wars Workbench.

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.

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.

Prussian Empire Pflicht Class Scoutships

Prussian Empire engineers love the classic zeppelin shape and have made extensive use of the gas powered blimp shape throughout the military. So what does this machine of war bring to the gaming table? Well a powerful aft bomb, fore Tesla coils and broadside weapons that hit out to Range Band 2.

This is how it looks from the marketing material.

The two models come in a blister pack.

The first stage will be washing the resin models and giving them a white undercoat.

Prussian Empire Arminius Class Frigates

The Dystopian Wars is a miniatures games from Spartan Games.

The Prussian Frigate is a simple ship with a single turret and aft Tesla weapons. Squadrons of Frigates are often used to screen larger ships, combine their fire against enemy ships, and sometimes chase down vessels that have submerged below the ocean waves.

This is how it looks from the marketing material.

There are six models and they come in a single blister pack.

The first stage will be washing the resin models and giving them a white undercoat.

Dystopian Wars – Prussian Empire Blucher Class Dreadnought

The Dystopian Wars is a miniatures games from Spartan Games.

The Prussian Empire Blucher Class Dreadnought is a powerful vessel in the Prussian Empire navy.
This is how it looks from the marketing material.

This is a very clean casting and the computer aided design certainly shows in the detail of the model.

I gave the model a wash in soapy water in order to remove any release agent remaining on the model.

I then glued the metal turrets to the model.

Dystopian Wars – Prussian Empire Blucher Class Dreadnought

The Dystopian Wars is a miniatures games from Spartan Games.

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.

This is how it looks from the marketing material.

The model itself comes in a quite a large blister pack.

I really do like the concept of and background to the Dystopian Wars and I really must get around to painting the models I have bought.

Dystopian Wars – Prussian Empire Sky Fortress

The Dystopian Wars is a miniatures games from Spartan Games. I have discussed my thoughts on this game in an earlier blog post.

The Prussian Carrier – or Sky Fortress – is a terror to behold, especially when searchlights catch it floating above a town or city, ready to launch its Aeroplanes against targets below. This Sky Fortress has plenty of offensive capability, and is more than able to soften up enemy defences with bursts of Tesla energy and clusters of bombs dropped from high in the clouds.

The model comes in a quite a large blister pack.

It looks like a very clean casting.