New 7YW figures by WarTime Miniatures

I have just received some 7YW Hanoverians to paint from WarTime Miniatures made here in Brisbane and I thought I might take some mug shots for comparison with other brands, I was mighty impressed and some what surprised.

So for other like minded 18th century junkies (there seems to be plenty of us) and the curious at heart take a look and judge for yourself.  I'm giving them a thumbs up. Not bad for a first effort with the period and no I'm not getting filthy lucre before you ask I offered to paint them gratis! No I'm not getting soft I'm still the same cold hearted bastard deep down, true ☺

Eureka, Wartime and Minden the Eureka figure is on an approx. 1mm base

Front Rank, Wartime and Foundry the FR fig is on an approx. 1mm base

 I'll take some better comparison photo's when I'm more organised and the bench doesn't have quite so much activity on it.  As far as eye-line is concerned I think they will fit the bill and the heft is quite nice. I think that I might just build a few battalions of these when/if time permits

thanks for looking
dave

aWIP Austrian Brass (napoleonic)

A short post from the workbench, I believe these are Perry mini's.

I might dabble with a dapple for the less senior (less decorated chap) officer,  not a horse colour I would usually paint.... 

Dont forget to click the pic for maximum effect

thanks for looking
dave

That explains it........

Enough said.

aWIP -Dwarves, the grumpy pig and a sneak peak

Hello loyal Pig Fanciers

It's certainly been a while since I last posted any of the good stuff (eye candy) from the pen, unfortunately burn out is approaching, I can feel it in my water's. For four days in a row I have walked past the door to the painting cave without so much as a thought to opening it, that is a sure sign that I'm getting painting burn out, not even a flicker of interest. I'm afraid that this years annual 'what the hell was I thinking when I agreed to that' painting commish has taken it's toll, it will get done of course they always get done.  I certainly wasn't as active with the camera as I should have been it's straight into the post as soon as the sealing coat is hard cured.

 I did promise to keep a few to one side and take some photo's as they progress (my usual thing) so here is some of the shots so far which will be destined for a bit of a walk through later so please excuse my lack of explanatory diatribe for now. Above you can see part of the commish  in the tub (160 odd in total, I feel like Gulliver) and some of the figures I pulled to one side to feature in the foreground, Yes plastic and metal, painted and unpainted.

remember to click on the pic for bigness

They were very dusty and paint was flaking off all over the place...

....even using low pressure air and a soft make up brush to clean them

Washes of tinted and un-tinted matte medium

Started blending and shading the blue parts

Leather work under way

Beard and hair as well

As soon as I considered a section......

.....  was complete it received a coat of clear satin......

...  for protection, as is my norm, and to reinforce against flaking.

Not fully completed but close, highlighted the hair a little more......

....and at the time was not sure about the powder flasks and some of the metal components

The problem I'm facing is once I have completed the Dwarfs and should be settling down to my normal painting routine, which includes painting some of my own projects, I'm just not going to be interested. Thinking about that is already starting to shit me which in turn means I'm getting grumpier and even less likely to pick up a brush. At least I have some new, and old, books that have been clamouring for some attention, so me thinks come mid May it's going to be myself, Franz Szabo, Duffy, Noseworthy, Chandler, the ol' Author Conan Doyle, China Mieville, a bottle of Bushmills 16yo and afternoon naps in the sun room. Will someone tell my wife!

I sneaked a bit of paint onto one of my Calpe mini's while the Dwarves were looking the other way

 I shouldn't whinge too much, the dwarves have paid for two first editions, a plane ticket, and of course a bottle of Bushmills 16 yo!

thanks for looking and your patience

News - time theives, facebook presence

I haven't had a  posting on the Ask Paint Pig blog for a couple of weeks now due to number of events which are contriving to steal my time.

It's campaigning season with Peters long planned 1814 Battle for France kicking off, so lots of rules and history cramming and plenty of thinking to do coupled with a large dose of scheming, some plans are so cunning you may be forgiven for mistaking them for a weasel.  As the official war historian it is my job to keep the masses abreast of the ebb and flow of  the campaign.  Not unpleasant loss of time in the least, the latest post of our hi-jinx can be found here at fig v fig.

I shouldn't really call the next ongoing event unpleasant but it is starting to become tedious, Dwarfs, lots of GW plastic and metal Dwarfs.  Practically all have been previously painted to varying degrees, doesn't vary much above good-ish, and it's my job to make them look presentable, a species of army refurbishment. They are not going to be stripped as it wasn't economical for myself (at the amount willing to be be spent) or the client (at the price quoted). This was a mistake for both of us as a lot of the metal figures aren't primed or undercoated and the paint is flaky and easily chipped, a solution that didn't involve huge amounts of time or materials was needed. I think we have managed to come up with a happy compromise which will provide a suitable paint job and some durability. More to come on this subject, with accompanying eye candy, as I get closer to posting this lot.

Last of all, Ask Paint Pig now has a face book presence, just over there on the left *huzzaaah*, so for those that think my endless diatribe is worth following we now have a new way of communicating. I suspect your wondering "why so long" and "bout time paint pig you luddite".  I will admit to having had an account for some time but I didn't tend to spend much face time (read none) with the beast of social Notworking. The reasons for my resistance are few but compelling, well compelling to me, but we shall forget all that and embrace the F word.  Blog followers and fellow gamers are of course welcomed with open arms and a jar of the good stuff so look me up via the Ask Paint Pig facebook badge there.

thanks for looking
dave