tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379037652024-03-14T01:57:49.084+13:00flames of warGeekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-83049869694793526952010-01-24T02:28:00.001+13:002010-01-24T02:29:14.537+13:00MovingI'm in the process of moving over to a self hosted wordpress blog.Please update your bookmarks/feeds/whatever:http://www.flames-of-war.comThanksGeekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-36450516593735767192010-01-23T11:57:00.003+13:002010-01-23T12:00:47.607+13:00The Winds Of ChangeHe who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery. ~Harold WilsonIf you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. ~Mary EngelbreitIt is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory. ~W. Edwards Deming Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine. ~Robert C. Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-73732821874379000762010-01-06T08:52:00.002+13:002010-01-06T08:55:17.441+13:00Whitewash City #7Comparing two building plans side by side shows that the Grand Hotel seems to be drawn up to a smaller scale. The front door is quite a bit shorter, which in turn makes the ceiling/second floor way too low for 28/30mm characters. Might have to scrap my plans for a two story building at this stage.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-56256313090752226342010-01-06T08:30:00.003+13:002010-01-06T08:36:13.782+13:00Whitewash City #6Beginning the Grand Hotel. Everything is cut out and I'm feeling happy.The outside walls are almost done.Fuck It! It's the wrong scale. I think I've printed the plans out at 'fit to paper' rather than 100%. Bugger.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-2605831275291949042010-01-06T08:28:00.003+13:002010-01-06T08:30:13.787+13:00Whitewash City #5So I'm going to have to re-think the whole 'sign-writing can't be that hard' theory.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-82263024123797523392009-12-31T10:53:00.003+13:002009-12-31T11:01:29.183+13:00Whitewash City #4I've made a start on the painting of my posse. Sure it's only the smallest of starts, but with my painting speed, any progress is good progress!Undercoated and whitewashed the outside, ready to add some colour.Being my test building, it's going to stay 'white', but after finishing the trim, I will be attempting the sign-writing!!Of course, all three of the buildings I'm currently working on are Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-22525492251927256012009-12-28T13:09:00.002+13:002009-12-28T13:16:20.915+13:00Whitewash City #3Probably the smallest building I will make for Whitewash city - the Bathhouse!Customised the design slightly, removing the back door and adding a ladder so that snipers can access the roof!The Men in Black. No, not Will Smith, but rather my posse of evil doers undercoated in back, ready for me to start painting!Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-9293418598708833502009-12-23T18:19:00.004+13:002009-12-23T18:23:30.671+13:00Whitewash City #2You can probably tell that this is a different building. I gave up on the bakery after I realised that I wanted it built on a thicker base, so that the boardwalk out front was raised. This would also make it easier to attach the fence thingy that you tie your horse to. Basically this photo shows the progress after constructing the basic building of adding planks of 'wood' to add texture and Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-89943693456194801592009-12-23T18:15:00.002+13:002009-12-23T18:18:32.653+13:00The Preacher and His Lady FriendMy two special characters from Dixons arrived today. I'll clean them up and base them tomorrow. Then I'll have to figure out a colour scheme for the rest of my cowboys.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-78177750170425322012009-12-16T22:58:00.003+13:002009-12-16T23:06:06.082+13:00Whitewash CityOk, so this is becoming a bit of a habit, but I've started another project before finishing the one I'm currently in the middle of.A good friend has given me some cowboys to paint over Christmas, and I've ordered a couple of special characters from Dixons Miniatures to go with them. Essentially we're planning on playing a bit of Legends of the Old West, so along with about 8 characters to paint, Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-12749544389299733662009-12-08T12:39:00.003+13:002009-12-08T12:43:10.846+13:00Dixon's Long Range Desert GroupWhilst browsing Dixon's website for a couple of special figures for my Legends of the Old West posse, I couldn't help myself and looked at their 28mm World War II figures where I discovered these chaps:I'm going to have to seriously consider these for a little painting project sometime next year. If we ever get back into Pulp gaming, these will go down a treat.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-38318260455311026712009-09-20T14:56:00.003+12:002009-09-20T14:59:21.456+12:00Zombies!Zombies highlighted... do I know what I'm doing? Nope. Will it work? Hope so!!Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-15817252675003430062009-09-13T07:05:00.003+12:002009-09-13T07:05:00.086+12:00Zombies!I decided to trial a quick pint job on some of my 15mm Zombies! I've decided to start with an undercoat of RED!!!! We'll see how well this actually progresses - knowing me it could take weeks or even months to finish them!Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-41192036840801512382009-09-12T12:15:00.003+12:002009-09-12T12:26:46.127+12:008.8cm PaK43 - Sculpted BasesI decided to splash out recently and subscribe to the new look Wargames Illustrated, and as a bonus got to choose a small box set from Battlefront as an incentive. I decided to choose the 8.8cm PaK43 Anti-Tank Platoon, mainly because it was the only option available that would fit into my as yet un-started late war German army.I was pleasantly surprised to find that the new PaK43's come on Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-52370131781557800712009-09-09T07:37:00.004+12:002009-09-09T07:43:12.558+12:00Russian Propaganda PostersA few years back I decided to try making a Russian apartment building out of foamcore. It turned out quite nice - not that there is really much to a Russian apartment building! But to make it just a little bit nicer, I found some Russian propaganda posters online and printed one out on my colour printer. Getting it the right size was a problem, as for it to be actual scale made it too small toGeekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-12442090754199370332009-04-13T18:41:00.002+12:002009-04-13T18:51:37.483+12:00Carentan - A Litte More ProgressIt's probably worth pointing out that my aims for this 'Carentan Project' is not to re-create Carentan in it's entirety, but to create some buildings loosely based on Matakishi's 28mm Carentan project.For those who want a little more information than just the photos, I'm using 4.8mm Natural Cork Tiles - the ones you are supposed to use for flooring, for the walls and 2mm Cork Craft Sheets for theGeekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-28442086471661847212009-04-13T09:43:00.004+12:002009-04-13T09:45:52.678+12:00Carentan - More ProgressStarted the detailing on the second building. And started to build the third building. Detailing on the first building will wait until I've worked out a few minor details.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-5853278966120625822009-04-12T16:44:00.003+12:002009-04-12T16:48:18.582+12:00Carentan - ProgressBuilding two is well underway, thanks to a relaxing day at home.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-10316200800492811382009-04-06T13:35:00.003+12:002009-04-06T13:39:10.112+12:00Scale vs Playability Part DeuxI've decided that I quite like the 'close to actual scale' size of the buildings, but after reading some comments on the Flames of War forums, I realised that I could increase the spacing between the windows and floors to increase the size of the building without having to upscale the door or window size.Side by side you can see that the new building is a fair bit bigger and will hopefully look Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-70159417945020462242009-04-03T22:36:00.003+13:002009-04-03T22:40:20.465+13:00New Pulp Releases!Artizan Designs have just released six new Thrilling Tales characters, three are British Bobbies from the inter-war period, and three are British mercenary types from the same time. They look good enough to be added to my wish list!Wargames Factory have posted a picture of two of their hard plastic Zombies, painted by Neldoreth. Nice.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-37723449238388189522009-04-03T18:27:00.003+13:002009-04-03T18:37:44.892+13:00Scale vs Playability?So I've decided to get back on track with my Carentan project, but decided to try building something to 15mm scale, with the doors being 20mm high and 10mm wide.Whilst this may be true to scale, the building itself seems very small for a 3 story townhouse.Though technically there is nothing wrong with the size, it looks quite good with the figures......you can only fit one medium base in the Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-88086433779414451482009-03-22T10:39:00.013+13:002009-04-01T18:13:30.230+13:00The Good, The Bad and The Zombies!Let me start by saying that I love Battlefront, they have a great game system and range of figures, and some of the best customer support I've ever come across. So with the impending completion of my Late War British Airborne Army, I figured it was time to start planning a Late War German Army for them to fight against. Fortunately I had some Graphic Novels to trade in at King of Cards that Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-54306320400334538892009-03-17T21:46:00.002+13:002009-03-17T21:47:43.192+13:00More Ink WashingNow I just have to get round to basing them!!Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-26595651706523398822009-03-16T18:19:00.002+13:002009-03-16T18:22:27.671+13:00Weekend PaintingManaged to get some painting done over the weekend, including finishing the bases for some men I've had around for a while. If I keep at it, I might even finish my January challenge before the end of the year!!!Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37903765.post-40311035895651148632009-03-14T20:18:00.002+13:002009-03-14T20:19:29.793+13:00InspirationSome inspiration from the Flames of War forums.Geekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.com0