Well, if summer was awfull regarding to painted miniatures, september has been worse. Going back to work (I'm a teacher) was not refreshing and added to my daughter who is 9 months and started to crawl...I only painted a couple of French batteries for the Barcelona 1714 project.
I also got introduced in the scenery construction with a set of roads.
So... 2 batteries = 2 guns and 7 figures (a big gun has 4 artillerymen) all from Zvezda GNW Russian artillery.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Scenery on a budget (I). Making roads
There is a time whem every wargamer feels that he needs more scenery. In my case, things went this way: I started years ago collecting and painting miniatures, last year I bought a table, a green cloth and some model trees and finally I made some fields out of an old carpet.
Well, after severall battles I feel that I need more things: roads, rivers, hills, a true forest (no scattered trees), a village, orchards, a fortress... My permanent problem is money. If I buy miniatures I cannot buy scenery so...
Well, in this first post I tried to make a modular road without spending too much money.
Materials:
- 3 DM pieces of about 3mm and dimensions of 20x30cm.
- Modelling saw.
- Flint paper.
- Marker.
- Can of glue in spray for free, it was at home from a previous project.
- Sand for the texture, free it comes from the beach of Barcelona.
- Two big brushes, cheap from a craft store.
- Paint. From Vallejo, not model color but hobby craft line instead (the big ones).
- Green grass. The same I use for the bases. Free, I have a decent stock at home.
- Matt varnish
Total cost: Les than 15 Euros
STEP 1:
With the marker, draw the road sections on the DM boards. I made straigh sections of 30cm (about 1ft) long and 5cm wide plus two "T" sections the same length and several irregular curved sections.
STEP 2:
Cut the sections with the saw. They don't need to be perfect cut. After all its an earth road, not a padded way.
STEP 3:
With the flint paper smoth the endings of the road
STEP 4:
Spray the road sections with glue and cover with sand. Let dry
STEP 5:
Paint the roads and drybrush with a lighter color if you want.
STEP 6:
Put grass at the road limits and at the center.
STEP 7:
Apply matt varnsih and let dry
At the end you get a decent road that in my case is capable to cover all my table in both directions.
Well, after severall battles I feel that I need more things: roads, rivers, hills, a true forest (no scattered trees), a village, orchards, a fortress... My permanent problem is money. If I buy miniatures I cannot buy scenery so...
Well, in this first post I tried to make a modular road without spending too much money.
Materials:
- 3 DM pieces of about 3mm and dimensions of 20x30cm.
- Modelling saw.
- Flint paper.
- Marker.
- Can of glue in spray for free, it was at home from a previous project.
- Sand for the texture, free it comes from the beach of Barcelona.
- Two big brushes, cheap from a craft store.
- Paint. From Vallejo, not model color but hobby craft line instead (the big ones).
- Green grass. The same I use for the bases. Free, I have a decent stock at home.
- Matt varnish
Total cost: Les than 15 Euros
STEP 1:
With the marker, draw the road sections on the DM boards. I made straigh sections of 30cm (about 1ft) long and 5cm wide plus two "T" sections the same length and several irregular curved sections.
STEP 2:
Cut the sections with the saw. They don't need to be perfect cut. After all its an earth road, not a padded way.
STEP 3:
With the flint paper smoth the endings of the road
STEP 4:
Spray the road sections with glue and cover with sand. Let dry
STEP 5:
Paint the roads and drybrush with a lighter color if you want.
STEP 6:
Put grass at the road limits and at the center.
STEP 7:
Apply matt varnsih and let dry
At the end you get a decent road that in my case is capable to cover all my table in both directions.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Juliol/Agost 2011
Juliol/Agost 2011
Tenint en compte que les meves vacances han ocupat part de tots dos mesos i que durant les vacances poc he pintat, es pot dir que aquest mesos han estat bastant penosos pel que a calendari de pintat es refereix. Això no vol dir que no hagi pintat absolutament res. Alguna cosa s'ha fet.
Durant els dos mesos s'ha pintat:
Regiment Prinz Friederich del duc de Brunswick per a la Guerra Independència Americana. Les figures son de Hat en 1/72 i encara no estan a la venda. Son TestShots de la seva futura gamma de prussians per la Guerra dels 7 anys.
Continuant amb el Projecte Barcelona 2014 he pintat 4 companyies de la Coronela de Barcelona: fadrins sastres, taverners, ferrers i calderers i llibreters i flassaders. De Zvezda en 1/72
Finalment he tornat als 28mm amb una nova campanya. 1a Guerra Carlina. Infante Don Sebastian i estat major dels germans Perry. Absolutament fabuloses.
Així:
1/72 a peu:
Regiment Prinz Friederich @ 16 figures = 16
4 companyies de la Coronela @ 2 figures per companyia = 8
1/72 a cavall:
1 coronel del regiment Prinz Frederich = 1
28mm
Infant Don Sebastian i Estat Major = 3 figures muntades
Total: 24 figures de 1/72 a peu, 1 a cavall i 3 de 28mm a cavall.
July/August 2011
Taking into account that my vacations were between July and Auguts and that I have not paint anything during this period, I can say that both month have been a little bit discouraging referred to miniature painting. However it doesn't mean that nothing have been painted. There is always something that can be done.
In this two months I have painted:
Prinz Friederich regiment from Brunswick to be used in the American War of Independence. The miniatures are TestShots from Hat in 1/72 and are not for sale at the moment. They will be Prussian infantry for the 7YW.
Following with my Barcelona 2014 project I've painted 4 companies of the urban militia of Barcelona (Coronela de Barcelona). From Zvezda in 1/72
Finally I've started a new campaign in 28mm. 1st Carlist War of course with Perry miniatures. At this moment only with a command pack of Infante Don Sebastian and ADCs.
So:
1/72 on foot:
Prinz Friederich regiment @ 16 figures = 16
4 Coronela companies @ 2 figures/company = 8
1/72 horse:
1 officer Prinz Frederich = 1
28mm
Infante Don Sebastian and ADCs = 3 figures on horse
Total: 24 figures 1/72 foot, 1 on horse and 3 in 28mm on horse.
Tenint en compte que les meves vacances han ocupat part de tots dos mesos i que durant les vacances poc he pintat, es pot dir que aquest mesos han estat bastant penosos pel que a calendari de pintat es refereix. Això no vol dir que no hagi pintat absolutament res. Alguna cosa s'ha fet.
Durant els dos mesos s'ha pintat:
Regiment Prinz Friederich del duc de Brunswick per a la Guerra Independència Americana. Les figures son de Hat en 1/72 i encara no estan a la venda. Son TestShots de la seva futura gamma de prussians per la Guerra dels 7 anys.
Continuant amb el Projecte Barcelona 2014 he pintat 4 companyies de la Coronela de Barcelona: fadrins sastres, taverners, ferrers i calderers i llibreters i flassaders. De Zvezda en 1/72
Finalment he tornat als 28mm amb una nova campanya. 1a Guerra Carlina. Infante Don Sebastian i estat major dels germans Perry. Absolutament fabuloses.
Així:
1/72 a peu:
Regiment Prinz Friederich @ 16 figures = 16
4 companyies de la Coronela @ 2 figures per companyia = 8
1/72 a cavall:
1 coronel del regiment Prinz Frederich = 1
28mm
Infant Don Sebastian i Estat Major = 3 figures muntades
Total: 24 figures de 1/72 a peu, 1 a cavall i 3 de 28mm a cavall.
July/August 2011
Taking into account that my vacations were between July and Auguts and that I have not paint anything during this period, I can say that both month have been a little bit discouraging referred to miniature painting. However it doesn't mean that nothing have been painted. There is always something that can be done.
In this two months I have painted:
Prinz Friederich regiment from Brunswick to be used in the American War of Independence. The miniatures are TestShots from Hat in 1/72 and are not for sale at the moment. They will be Prussian infantry for the 7YW.
Following with my Barcelona 2014 project I've painted 4 companies of the urban militia of Barcelona (Coronela de Barcelona). From Zvezda in 1/72
Finally I've started a new campaign in 28mm. 1st Carlist War of course with Perry miniatures. At this moment only with a command pack of Infante Don Sebastian and ADCs.
So:
1/72 on foot:
Prinz Friederich regiment @ 16 figures = 16
4 Coronela companies @ 2 figures/company = 8
1/72 horse:
1 officer Prinz Frederich = 1
28mm
Infante Don Sebastian and ADCs = 3 figures on horse
Total: 24 figures 1/72 foot, 1 on horse and 3 in 28mm on horse.
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