WIP (FOW): Panzer Brigade 101

Plastic Panthers on the prowl

PiP (40K): Drookian Fen Guards

First platoon of Drookian Fen guard based off conversion with GW cadians and Victoria miniatures Moss guard kits.

PiP (FOW): The God of War → Russian Artillery batteries

"Artillery conquers and infantry occupies" J.F.C. Fuller 

WiP (40K): Tread bare tanks

I am a bit keen on Forge world. When they were doing their guard range I was a bit fanatical.  Since they have moved on to the Marine range my wallet gets a badly needed break.  My current go-to tournament list is a Wagon Waaagh which includes a Kill blasta battle tank which counts as a battlewagon. Unfortunately individual resin track links, while they look cool, fall apart quicker than my no spending pledges. After the fourth time gluing them back on I decided to strip them for something more robust for game play.

The Big Red Un

PiP (FOW): What the Flak?

Hmm, less than two weeks after I finish my first Russian aircraft is ready for FOW, two AA platoons clear the painting bench for ze Germans.

The dreaded furniture vans takes aim

PiP (FOW): brewing up some 25 pdrs

British staff team takes time out for tea.

40K; La garde meurt et ne se rend pas*

*The Guard dies and does not surrender -  General Cambronne

PiP (40K) Maldred the deceiver and digging in

I am trying to ignore the existence of 6th edition 40K until after the ETC but considering a chaos marine sorcerer and some max-mini fortification have infiltrated the workbench my efforts may have been in vain

Maldred the deceiver scourge of Ptios

WiP (FOW): flyers

Nearly finished the zveda Stuka and IL2 for FOW at at 4 euro a pop what can go wrong :)

Mission Critical (FOW): The Crossroads, France late 1944

Introduction

Confusion reigns in US Army command. What was thought to be a small probing attack by the Germans is turning out to be a major offensive. It is uncertain where the Germans have broken through and in what strength. Without any solid information a scratch built taskforce has been put to get and order to hold a vital cross roads until the situation in clearer. Reinforcements are on the way but it is not clear when they will arrive or where the enemy will attack from.

Luftjaeger advance on a french village overwatched by an 88.

WiP (40K): Definitely not friendlies

MIA (40K): For crimes against the Emperor part III

It is the twilight of the fifth edition of 40K.

Rumours race through the ether.

Some claim the Emperor has died, others say he has risen.

Countless thousands hold their breath waiting for arrival of a new era.

So why on earth do a post about a unit from a soon to be outdated edition??

(Author unknown)

PiP (FOW): Friendlies?

Sonder kommando panzer brigade150 from Forged in Battle roll off the paint table. Painting wise there is no new methods. The decals, from Dom decals, were applied trying something new

Method:
Paint the vehicles as normal.
Prime the decal area with Vallejo decal softener. Particularly, if the area has a lot recesses and raised areas.
Apply the decal.as normal
Give another light coat of decal softener.
Once dry, lightly dry brush the decal to blend into the background.
Then weather the vehicle as normal.

Ersatz M10 (panther in disguise)

Forged in Battle halftracks flank a Battlefront halftrack

Battlefront models tend to be a bit bigger but Forged in Battle models have a certain style

Disguised Stug

Volksgrenadier platoon ready for priming

Skytrex and Peter Pig models form a test platoon for some late war camo schemes

Battlefront AA platoon get ready to take allied air craft

Zveda flyers are on their way (nose cone and cockpit will be painted separately)

Not bad for 3 euro