Roy Eastland Skeletons

Got these four done. Time to trawl Ebay for some more! :D

Sorting out some old figures

Found a pile of old figures in a box, I will have to sort them properly.
I reckon there is enough here to make up a Dragon Rampant warband or two.
(or at least a start in some cases)

 Citadel - two-part Chaos Knights. c1989

 Citadel - two-part "Empire" Knights c1989

 Marauder Miniatures - Reiksguard Knight and Chaos Knight (can't find him on any catalogue sites though). c1989

 Citadel - Skeletons c1990

 Grenadier - Skeleton Bolt Throwers

 Grenadier - Skeletons

 Grenadier - Ghouls

 Citadel pre-slotta  - Orcs, a Goblin, and a Pirate.

Randoms - two Ral Partha (top right) and a bunch of unknowns...

Bognor Game - SS vs US Airborne

First game of Bolt Action at the Bognor Club. A kinda AAR because I didn't have the camera out all through the game.
Photos are a little dark, due to the lighting in the hall not being the best for taking pictures.

SS vs US Airborne, the Americans held a small village and ordered to hold control of the Crossroads and T junction. The Germans attempt to push them out.

2 squads of SS and a Panzerschreck came in from the far side of the table, while a Mortar, HMG and one squad with attached Untersturmführer came in from the near side.

The Americans opted to hold the three most central buildings in the village. With three squads, a Mortar,  MMG,  Medic, and Bazooka team.

The HMG and spotter set up in a building overlooking the main road through the village, while the mortar deployed in the courtyard.
The HMG put up a decent show throwing some pins out at a squad of Airborne in the grey/brown building and drawing some fire from the US MMG in return.
The Mortar managed to miss every shot in the game despite accuracy increasing every round of fire.

The Lone SS squad, after moving through the cover of some fields, attempt to remove the American mortar from the fight.
Gaining a pin and losing one man to rifle fire, from an ambushing Airborne squad, in the attempt.

More Germans move up under the cover of empty buildings. Towards the T junction.

They take heavy losses on one unit and a second moves in to fill the gap, while the Panzerschreck (out of shot) gives covering fire into 'La Maison Verte'.

After pushing the Mortar back into the building, the lone SS squad moves up to assault, away from the Airborne MMG's field of fire.

After two turns both the Mortar and MMG have been assaulted and destroyed by overwhelming numbers.
A second squad of SS link up and prepare to move into the adjoining building.

At this point we wrapped the game up, as it was time to go home. It was agreed a German win, as the Airborne were cut off from the junctions, and had taken losses at both ends of the village.
Losing a MMG, Mortar, the squad holding the Grey/brown building had lost a man or two to machine gun fire, and the unit holding 'La Maison Verte' had been hit hard by the Panzerschreck. While the Germans had lost one HMG crew member, the loader for the PZSchreck and around 8 men across the squads.

A good game overall even if there was some confusion caused by a new ruleset. Nice to see the figures I'd painted for another member get an outing.
The buildings My Dad from Bognor Models built for Barry, helped make the game more interesting I think. FIBUA is always more fun than slogging it out over a field.  :D

Even more commission SS

Some figures painted for a member of the Bognor club. I think I've got some weapons teams next, then I'm onto US Airborne, Brits, US Marines, and Japanese. Gets me some pocket money, though My own figures aren't getting much of a look in.

More Comission SS

Painted up for a guy at my club, to a bit of a time limit.

I fixed the few errors visible in these pics, but had to leave before I had a chance to take a few more photos. He must think they're alright though, because I got another 11 to do today.  :D

Toad base Update

I was showing the blog to a friend the other night, and noticed I hadn't put up this image.
Here's the base for the Toad model I'm working on, a little further along.


And a reminder of what the toad looks like, I've made a bit more progress with him, but I've yet to take photos.

Bolt Action painting commisions.

Some figures I've painted for a chap at the local club.

Squad MG42 and an NCO

Three Riflemen and an NCO

Four Riflemen

Sniper Team

All together now!

Squad Corporal and four Riflemen


Squad Lance-Corporal, a Bren Gun, and three Riflemen

Laser Cut MDF Carts

I love these models! So quick and easy to put together. :)
These carts are made by http://www.4ground.co.uk/



Once I've put them together (with superglue), I like to give them a wash of PVA to create a sealed layer.
Generally I've been keeping them in groups of parts, to make painting easier.
This literally took 1/2 an hour to build. With some oxen from Perry miniatures (best VFM IMO), it would look the business.



Here's another oxcart I've been working on. The cover is made out of Rizlas (cigarette papers) soaked in PVA water.



The only problem I've had so far is the wheel rims are very fragile on the smaller cart, and could do with being moved in 1/2 a mm or so.
Other than that small gripe, the models are very well designed. The tolerance of the cut is fantastic, with most pieces fitting with friction alone.
The glue is almost an afterthought.

Christmas project nearly finished.

Clare got me something special for christmas, something model related.
Its almost finished, here is a sneak peek.


More pics soon :)

A base for the toad.

Some more done on the toad, and started on the base.





Stiffened with watered down pva, and coated with wall filler, the foam is now rock solid.




Added more to the base, the first layer of soil.
I’ve sealed and washed the wood to darken it.
I also built up around the log with acrylic resin, which will take the heat of the fake water I’ll be adding later.



I made the dead colonialist out of a stripped undead warrior.
One from the old old Skeleton army box, I bought it when I was 11 I think. I added a helmet from the Perry WotR box.