Back to the Brushes 16

Have managed to a bit more work on the Mycenaeans and another stand of archers is near completion. The heavy foot are slowly moving on, but are doubtful for completion in time for the end of the Analogue Hobbies Painting Competition, but you never know.

Looking at the last rush for the Disposable Heroes WW2 Germans that have been getting painted over the last two years or so. So nearly there,  with only a few support options to complete including a PAK 38, PAK 40, PAK 43/41 and a 15cm SEG 33IG. All of which are started and shown below:

The crew are from SHQ and the guns themselves are from Skytrex in memory serves correctly.

The PAK 43/41 won't fit on a 50mm square base like the other artillery pieces. Looking at it here in relation to the three other bases a 120mm base may be more suitable to cover the length of the barrel.

The first of the Hearthguard for SAGA are completed and will be seen here shortly.

Lastly a warm welcome to the following new followers:

• Tim
• Colonel Shofer

Hope that you find something of interest here in future entries.

Cheers for now

Analogue Hobbies Painting Competition 10

The last entry for the above competition consisted of two stands of bow armed skirmishers for the Mycenaean Impetus army that is slowly working its way to completion. Here are a few pictures of said stands:

There is still one stand to complete and the shooting figure will have to be on the opposite side to create a some balance between the stands.

Before finishing this entry, a warm welcome to:

• Duane

The newest follower of this blog. Hopefully you will find some thing of interest from the ramblings.

Cheers for now

Back to the Brushes 15

Well not much has been happening here since the start of March and in fact the only painting was brief session this afternoon touching up the undercoat on a few varying miniatures on the painting table.

Firstly there is the new Warlord for the Viking SAGA force that has graced the table, seen here in a state of underdress and undercoated:

This is a great figure from Gripping Beast with superb animation in the pose of the sculpt. There were a few minor mould lines which was disappointing a such a new cast but nothing to take away from the overall look of the figure.

The next two pictures show roughly some undercoated Foundry Peltasts for Impetus and Citadel Northern Dwarves for Songs of Blades and Heroes. There are also quite a few figures in a variety of stages of painting gathering dust in the background; such is the lot of a figure painter, too many projects and never enough time.

Lastly, there has been another entry to the Analogue Painting Competition which will be shown here later this week.

Hopefully the next rambling entry will show some more productive work.

Cheers for now

Back to the Brushes 14

Another Dwarf for Songs of Blades and Heroes was completed this morning before venturing out to an in-service training day. There are thankfully no pictures of the training day but here are a few of the dwarf.

These old Citadel figures are good to paint and still have character, in some ways more than that of their modern contemporaries. The next figures from this range will include some characterful swordsmen and crossbowmen. This will complete the basic warband though there will be plenty of opportunity and figures to make changes in the future.

Next up are some work in progress pictures of a Mycenaean spearman in full Dendra panoply and a few SHQ support weapon crewmen for Disposable Heroes.

The Mycenaean spearman unit for Impetus is moving along at a slow pace at present and the above figure is one of the more completed figures; which is by no means there yet.

The crew below are for an MG 42 and 120mm Mortar to add some extra punch to the platoon if needed.

To be fair the pictures don't really show that much, but the base colour for the smock has changed from the last group painted. This will hopefully not have the mauve hint on the finished figures.

Lastly, there are three very quick pictures of the Hirdmen being painted for SAGA as the first point of a four point warband. These are fairly old figures from Gripping Beast's Viking range and when compared to their more recent releases show how far they have progressed as a miniature company.vWhen completed these will hopefully be shown on the Analogue Hobbies competition blogspot.

Apologies for the pictures as these have been quickly taken under artificial lighting and are not the best.

Hopefully there will be better to follow later this week.

Cheers for now.

Analogue Hobbies Painting Competition 9

Well here at last are the finished pictures of Hector's Chariot:

 All figures are from Redoubt Enterprises and completing the chariot brings to mind the following from the end of film:

If they every tell my story, let them say I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hektor tamer of horses; let them say I lived in the time of Achilles.

Not sure if these come from the Illiad itself but thought them worthy of adding here.

The next few pictures are of a 75mm IG for the Waffen SS force for Disposable Heroes that have been loitering around the painting table for way too long now. The gun it self comes from Skytrex whilst the crew are SHQ figures:

That's all for now but there will be some work in progress pictures very soon.

Cheers

Back to the Brushes 13

A new start has been made this evening with the first figure of a Viking Hirdmen unit for SAGA being nearly completed.

Some more progress has been made on the Mycenaean Heavy Foot and archers that have been on the painting table for some time; which have been inspired by watching Troy yet again. For a film that isn't rated that highly, its viewing figures here are high; not nearly as good as the classic Helen of Troy which to be honest along with the 300 Spartans and Burton's Alexander the Great have a lot to answer for.

Here are a few pictures of the 20mm trenches that were completed early this week:

These resin castings are available from Iron Clad Miniatures and come highly recommended.

Rather looking forward to using these to stop the Commie Hordes advancing into the Fatherland in the future so even though they scored no points in the Analogue painting Competition there is no regret in spending the time on them.

Thats all for now

Back to the Brushes 12

Not that much has happened over the last few days as motivation and inspiration for painting has diminished greatly. At times like these dry brushing larger pieces of scenery help to regain the impetus for other more taxing projects is helpful. As such 5 sections of a 20mm trench system are nearly complete now and are just waiting on their final flocking in the next few days. This has also spurred the completion of Hector's chariot which waits for the final pictures to be taken alongside the 75mm infantry gun for the 20mm WW2 Germans who will be defending the previously mentioned trench system.

Lastly, like many others SAGA has finally bitten so there will be a fair amount of single mounted Vikings and Normans in the near future as well.

Pictures of all of these and a few work in progress shots of the Mycenaeans to follow shortly.

Thats all for now.

Cheers