Paint Table Saturday

As usual, not actually on a Saturday. However I spent the day moving these guys forward, and I'm quite chuffed with them. Still got to finish them off with crew figures, basing and a Matt coat of varnish.

Excuse the Yes badge!

First up my two Churchill AVsRE of 5th Assault Squadron, RE (79th Armoured Division). 

Then we have some Daimlers from 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry:

15mm Daimler Armoured Cars 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry, 51st Highland Division - with Army Painter varnish and highlights.

Just to compare these now to how they were prior to the Army painter:

 
Then some random trucks... One for my pioneer platoon, the other currently unallocated.

And lastly, not as far along, is my converted Sherman ARV mk.1 from 144 RAC.

Paint Table (almost) Saturday!

One of the objectives I had from playing YD last weekend was to use the game as a boost to my painting mojo - as such for the first time in a long time I broke my own rule about fielding unpainted models. The plan was to move the models from the gaming table to the painting table.

The targets for this little operation were the Daimlers and Churchill AVsRE. Work started on Saturday night and continued through the week. As of today, they are ready for their Army Painter coat.

I also took on board Dai's comments about the Humber LRC's dust coating being a little over the top. So I gave them a quick wash of Russian Uniform Green (Vallejo Model Color 70924).

I might need to do something about the wheels, but they are a little toned down over how they were previously.

One of the things I changed with the Churchills and the Daimlers was to start using Vallejo Model Color German Grey (70.995) instead of the usual black coat for the tracks and tyres. Other than that, these models could have been painted a lot faster than they were, but my busy weeknight schedule meant it was today before I would apply the gunmetal.

There is no shading or highlighting on these models as that is done post Army Painter coat.

Turret hatches are all open as with these being recce vehicles I feel it's fitting that they all have crew figures. The command vehicle may have 2 - space dependent.

Unlike the Bofors guns I finished recently, I have really enjoyed painting these. The models are all from Battlefront so are a mix of resin and metal. Stowage on the models has been added and is mainly from the Skytrex range of vehicle stowage. Radio aerials will be added post AP varnish.

Basing wise I'm thinking the Daimlers will fit on medium bases and the Churchills large bases. However, if they are too big I will be putting in an order from warbases again. Another couple of Churchills are planned as I would love to try a conversion with fascine bundles... I'm not quite up to trying the bridge carrier option, however!

Carluke Wargames club 16/8/14

During my Flames of War game yesterday I took some time out to quickly check in with the other two tables that were running.

The first was a 15mm Sci Fi game - I think called 'Fast and Dirty'. The guys playing it seemed to have fun and it's something I have thought about getting into myself in the past.

The second was a 10mm Napoleonic game pitching Russians against British using the Black Powder rules. These seem to be a lot faster playing than the usual General De Brigade - but the game ended early due to some sort of disagreement over something in the rules. Bit of silliness really as it's just toy soldiers - if you don't agree with a rule interpretation, roll a dice to decide the matter and move on. If you don't agree with the rules, don't start the game and argue all the way through it! If you disagree with a rule that's in the rulebook, bite your tongue till the games finished then talk about it! Simple!

Some nice looking figures and a nicely set up tables and just goes to show that the club plays everything from Naps to WW2 to Sci Fi.