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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Recruits Convention this weekend - Spring 2012

I have well documented my love for this gaming convention. The Spring Recruits is this weekend. $5.00 admission if you are not a student. Students are free. Ran by Duane and Laura Fleck. They are the best and they don't get enough credit for single handedly reviving the Con scene in the KC area.

So bring the kids, and spend some time at Lee's Summit High School this wekend for some gaming fun. Can't believe its #19. I think I may have been to all of them. If not its 17 or 18.

On a sadder note, with Ze BAron and My schedules for youth sports we are only goping to be able and participate, but we wont be putting on any games. So the Basement Generals will be there as observers.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

A post script to the Jasmine Throne Foreign Batallion

It just hit me that this force from GZG is an incredible fit for the JTFB for vehicles and armor. I have a full compliment of thses for my human Quick Reaction Force, but I may have to buy another set, cause I can't imagine how cool these would look painted white with some blue markings.

A notice, a smile, and a frown

All of you know of my love for Khurusan Miniatures. A simply amazing range of 15mm miniatures that are a must have for 15mm Sci Fi/Post Apoc/Horror/Fantasy gaming. Well hold onto your socks, Jon has just released a huge amount of models for the taking. the story on TMP: http://theminiaturespage.com/news/?id=760283544

and as you all know of my love for his Post Apoc range that ties so beautifully into my Fallout sweetspot, he finally has powered armor and a new Mutant Warboss. This is one sexy fig:

Painted by my favorite 15mm painter out there, Space Jacker, this guy is definately going in my forces.
Nice job Jacker! http://tinysolitarysoldiers.blogspot.com/

The smile? Well that's for all the love that Khurusan has unleased on us. For some reason the Apocalypse makes me feel better.

The frown? Well that's for the Jasmine Throne Foreign Battalion troops that just seem to be lost in Jump Space. Why does that give me a frown? Well this should make you frown, knowing that these wonderful figs are not released yet:

First two pics painted by Space Jacker, rest of the photos are painted by Steve Dean.

And he even did the Not-Harkolons:

Not-Harks painted by Space Jacker.

Now you know why the frown.

This is the most anticipated 15mm sci fi relaese ever, and I am sure Jon will be buried when he releases them (i will get two of each set).

Good day for 15mm gaming.

Guess I'll keep saving my birthday money.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Napoleonic Update - 2-28-12

A quick one today. I got about an hour so got the bulk of the unit finished. Buff facings, Regular line unit. I have to finish off the commnad, but have them mostly painted. I lik eto do them kinda separate so I can feel like I will spend the time on them that I need to. always fun painting a drummers uniform. Reverse colors are my favorite. too bad its covered in white lace everywhere. Anyway here's a quick pick this morning before work:

New unit in front missing their command, but on their stands. Grens on the right, lights on the left. Unit 1 from yesterday is behind them.

If I can get another hour tonite or tomorrow, I will finish the unit, then on to the rifles next week.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Napoleonic Update 2-27-12

I like doing these quick updates. Helps me focus on the moment.

So at the moment. Some progress.

1 unit of British Light Infantry done.

Six Stand Unit completed

Closeup of the Command

My style is pretty impressionistic when I am unit painting. I tend to make some folds where there aren't any at times as well. Looks good on the tabletop.

I am well into the next unit. I have canteens, facings, and finishing the command.

Next Unit. I like Marching pose. It really exposes the British uifrorm.

I am getting the knack of the British Uniform again. And the painting of the second unit went really quick. The pose helped too, and I have a bunch more in the march pose, whew. Its been pretty fun. If I could do 2 units a month, that would be awesome. If I can finsih the current unit before thursday, I would have gotten the february count done(even though I didn't get started until the end of the month). and I can move on to March.

After the current unit, I will be adding 2 stands to my Rifles to bring them up to 6, and 2 stands to each of my undersized units. Goal for March = get all the undersized units up to size. Tat would be a total of 12 stands, the equivelant of 2 units. At the end of March, that would mean I have 8 complete units, 6 Cannon, and 1 Cv Completed. Afetr that it would be 2 Cav units for April, and Highlanders for May.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Napoleonics - Update 2-23-12

Couple of quick picks to show you progress on my British Nappies.

I had originally formed and based all my units for Age of Eagles/Napoleonic Fire and Fury on Napoleons BAttles lines, so the Brits had 4 stand units, 3 units to a Division, while the french had 6 stand units, 2 to a Division. Well this won't really work for Black Powder, so I needed to bump my units up to 6 stands(16 to 24 figs). So In the end I will have a bunch of Command left over. So I spent the evening scraping, and mounting and painting faces and trousers to get the add ons up to the point the rest of the unit is. I still have a bit to do. But you can see my process here.

The first pic shows my process pretty well. This is two units on paint sticks(free paint stirrers from Home Depot). I paint everything I do this way, unless it is a one off. so I mount the figs, spray black. Then do faces and hands base color(Game color Dwarf Flesh), then wash with Game Color Flesh wash. Mix a drop of the wash into the straight Dwarf Flesh, highlight, then work up from there. Ususally 2-3 highlights.

Then trousers, then jackets, then retrim all belts and trim black, then straight thinned white for them. nextis all the details. and done.

Unit in Front has Flesh done, trousers done, jackets base painted and highlighted. Second Unit has flesh, and trousers done, jackets base painted.

This is the whole group of figs I am working on now. Flesh is done on all of them. Will probably spend the weekend doing trousers and jackets, and hopefully some lace and belts. I have 3 units here, plus the extra stands needed for three other finished units. And a stick of command that will have to wait for some troops to go with it.

I will have, once this initial group of infantry is done, 6 units of infantry, 1 unit of Cav, 6 cannon and command done. The next group will have the extra stands for my Rifles, another 2 Infantry units, and a Large Highlander unit. Then would be a unit of Lt Dragoons in Tarleton, A unit of Hussars and 3 more cannon. After that, a unit of KGL Lt. Dragoons in Shako and 2 Legion Infantry Units.

That would put the army at 12 Infantry Units, 4 Cav Units, and 9 Cannon. I think I could live with that. And if that happens, its Spanish Time. Been waiting for a long time to paint those boys. And then French.

That is probably a years worth of painting the British for me, but doable I think. Also, I'll have to make room on the table to paint the amazing Khurusan Jasmine Throne Foreign Battalions when they finally come out, and some armor and opponents. We shall see.