Warmachine

Taking the plunge
Finally, after listening to podcasts such as 'The d6 Generation' I've taken the plunge and bought a Warmachine starter set. I did actually buy and start a Cryx starter set many months ago but put it on hold when I heard that Privateer Press were bringing out a new rule set.
Well, that new set is here and seems to be well received so when I attended Warrior Bazaar I took the opportunity to get a demo game with the guys from Forge Games. I had a quick game (I killed my opponents Caster on turn one but suspect he was going easy on me) but could soon see why people like it so much.

Opponents
I intend to try to get my 14 year old on to have a go at Warmachine and as I don't know anyone else who plays, need to get a second army. After a chat with the guys at Forge Games I decided on a Cygnar army. Forge Games were also very helpful in supplying me with new cards for my old Cryx starter set.

So here is my Cynar army.

My undercoating method
After assembly, I used my standard undercoat system. First, I sprayed them black then when dry I sprayed a litle coat of white (just a distant coat so the black shows thru in the recesses). This gives a shaded effect and, I believe, gives the best of both worlds in the 'black' or 'white' undercoat debate. The black covering stops any metal showing thru in the recesses, while the white allows for brighter colours to show on the raised areas.

15mm British Napoleonic

Yet another scale for my Napoleonics! I already have a lot of 15mm French that I bought cheap at a show many years ago. So I am tempted to touch them up. As a test I've painted up these British.

Obviously, still needs the flags added but otherwise finished.

The Vikings are coming!

These are the first of my Wargames Factory Vikings.

 These are the Wargames Factory sampler pack. I actually bought quite a few packs.

What do I think of them? Well, quite good actually. There were a few problems, I had to hack the arm of the archer and fill the gaps and I am not sure I like the possing of some. Maybe I picked the wrong arms (there are loads on ther sprue) but the wide armed stance seems to be a bit much.

Workstation?

Most modellers will tell you how important a good workstation is. Unfortunately, I don't have one. In fact, as we are very limited for space, my whole painting station is portable. Almost all my tools and equipment is stored in a tool box hidden behind the fridge and brought out when I get the chance to paint!

This is my toolbox, in it are all my tools and a good selection of paints. I do have many other paint and transfer them into my toolbox depending upon the project(s) I am currently working on.

In this shot you can see my workstation fully depolyed! The white board to the right is a breadboard on which I place my current project(s). This is then placed on top of the toolbox for storage. BTW the figures in this shot are my Vikings being painted.

Marauders of Chaos

Finally got round to finishing my GW Marauders. These have been hanging around in a box almost finished for at least 18 months!

Saker

This is my finished Saker. Its based on MDF with the crew on individual bases (magnetic tape on bottom to hold them in place). As always I've used Warlord Dip (medium) painted on.

 

  

The 'fallen tree' is a large twig from the garden.

English Civil War Cavalry

I've just finished the first four of my ECW cavalry from Warlord. These plastic figures have turned out really well. I've not gone for either side just tried to get a general trooper. They were finished with Warlord games dip and Matt spray.