Remembered My Password

If anyone has ever stumbled upon this blog, I apologize for never updating it. I had lost the piece of paper with my log on and the gmail I never use.

Here are some pictures taken since my last blog in July. I've built quite alot of terrain and painted numerous models.

Here's my work bench from August or September. 25 of the WWI brits are done, a bunch more are primed. I'll post pics of them hopefully soon. A few LOTR models, Perry British Plastics, W40K space marines, Pulp fiction, and Zombies, as well as some different Roman, ECW, and Hungarians all for Warhammer Ancients have been finished, since this picture.

Here are some of the British Penisular War. I think I spelt that wrong. I meant Peninsular War, I think.

Here's the beginnings of some ruined buildings. They could be used for modern or sci-fi battles, or even WWII in a pinch. They're actually almost done and don't look so awful. I'll post more pics as well.

They're made out of foam board, pinned together. Slathered in Elmer's glue and sprinkled with sand.

Top view next to a silly fantasy hill with a skull on it. I finished the hill and it doesn't look so stupid anymore. I'll post a pic soon of that too.

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Here's a pic of the ruins, primed with black. I actually started to panic thinking they were going to come out like crap. They look good now though. I just can't figure out how to make sidewalks and I need to add some more rubbish.

Thanks for visiting. Next post I'll have some more terrain (buildings, trees, chain link fences), painted minis (Zombies, Brits, Ancients, and maybe even some space marines) , and a neat Aquarium building I found in a second hand store for three dollars.

love Baconfat

Minor Progress on Perry Plastics

I've been extremely busy at work (13 days straight) but I did manage a little bit of progress on my Perry British. Actually after taking this picture I put a couple more hours of painting in and they're farther along than shown. I despise painting straps.

Second Batch of Perry Plastic British Started

Hello,

I've started another batch of Perry Plastic British. There's 22 regular line troops with Peninsular shakos. They've been primed a displeasing watery white (Valspar Flat White). I glued them to 20mm cardstock bases, as I'm too lazy to buy magnetic strips and metal bases. 20mm is good for Sharps Practice and the fan made versions of Warhammer Napoleonics based off of Warhammer Ancients.

I used Vallejo Fair Flesh on the skin parts, though someone's hands got missed. I should have used a darker tint as I imagine a little time in Spain and Portugal would have given them a little human color. At least they'll match the first batch. I used Vallejo Gory Red for their jackets.

There's lots of work left, but assembly line painting does speed things up. I still have another 40 models left to even assemble, but I think I'll do a few French up as zombies first. I remember one of the wizards in the book "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell", necromancing up some deceased French soldiers to aid the British cause.

Bacon

Elderly Painting Companions

I paint with a couple old ladies, Candy and Scooter.

Candy is a Nanday Conure who is extremely needy and loud old lady. She's outgoing and wants to sit on my shoulders anytime I'm home. Besides continually grabbing at brushes, her biggest problem painting with her is that she likes to help (hinder) flocking models.

She loves to swim and play in water, so I have to keep the poisonous brush rinsing mug uncomfortably far from myself.

Scooter, a red headed conure, is another old lady who is much more shy. She's not as attention needy with an extreme desire to constantly touch me as Candy, but if you don't ring her little toy bells about once an hour she screeches at the top of her hearing damage causing lungs.

Bacon

Dr CthWholhu?

In my pile of lead, I found and painted some sci-fi/horror models .

Three UNIT troopers (including an officer, GW/RAFM)

three truly awful models called Time Lord Player Characters (GW/RAFM). The "time lords are really deformed looking, but still easy to paint.

And another 2 UNIT troopers and Sergeant I found, after finishing the others. I also have a small bag of pulp Cthulhu? minis that'd be good for Dr Who games. Hopefully I'll paint soon more of them up soon.

Here are two poorly painted two Cthulhu characters?(I guess from RAFM). The lady carries a revolver and purse; the Indiana Jones look-a-like has a whip, revolver, and dynamite. They might make good Dr Who game models.

Bacon

Hittite Test Models

These are a couple test models for a 1K point army of Warhammer Ancient Battles Hittites. The musician's weapon fell off.

60th Perry British Infantry

Hello, here are my slow first attempts at British Line troops for the Peninsular War era. I bought two of the Perry boxes, so I still have the onerous task of assembling, painting and basing another 60 models. Below are pictures of everyone I've painted so far.

the grenadiers or light infantry:

five line troops:

command, no flags yet, because I fear painting them:

rifles:

Here's a size comparison with Victrix Artillery Officer, Perry Officer, and an old Minifig(?) sapper.

The back of the two officers, the Victrix officer should be thoroughly embarrassed arriving for a photo shoot without proper flocking. Someone will have to be flogged.

Love,

Bacon