New Year

Okay, one of my New Year's resolutions is to actually post on my blog. Also, I hope to get some painting done. I picked up a couple of new things and dug out some old. Here is what I plan on working on:


 Fanticide

Here is aliendungeon's home page:  http://www.aliendungeon.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=510

You got to love flying monkeys!

Muskets and Tomahawks

Forum page:  http://studiotomahawk.freeforums.org/the-muskets-tomahawks-wilderness-f28.html

I will be using Blue Moon 15mm.

I've added some great links to several blogs for Muskets and Tomahawks on the tab to the right.

Wings of Glory

Also will working on some more Wings of Glory (formerly Wings of War)

Looking forward to getting these bad boys:

Ares website, which has some good information on WWI aircraft on it. http://www.aresgames.eu/games/ww1-wings-of-glory-line

  

Last of all I pick up a bunch more Quar.  I really like these guys and will be working on them.

Link to Zombiesmith:  http://www.zombiesmith.com/

Painted Quar

Okay, so I have too many minis and not enough time... so I had some Quar painted.  I haven't seen them in person yet but if they anywhere near the pictures, I'm going to be very happy.  What is sad is Gillis doesn't even live in the U.S. but yet I can still ship and have him paint them for less than anyone (painting at the same level).  I think the best part is that his painting style is very close to mine.  Here are some previews:

New Quar!

This look great a usual.

Also released is the latest book for Quar:

Here is a link to a review for "Of Spats & Pedrails"

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=247447

More trench pictures

This is some awesome stuff.  Here is the link to more:  http://bigleesminipaintingblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/rampage-2011.html

Okay, it's been a few days (or months)

Put saw these pictures and it got my mind to thinking minis again.

The Quar are back

Just released is the new ruleset Songs of Our Ancesters.  Here are a couple of links:

http://theminiaturespage.com/news/909658/

http://theminiaturespage.com/news/521244/

http://www.zombiesmith.com/products/songs-of-our-ancestors

Just look at the cover at for the book.  Got to love the Quar.
I have some more pictures to post tomorrow.  I also am working on a review of the rule book.

Quar on a Stick

Here are a few pictures of my 15mm Quar on their painting stick.  All of these are Crusaders without helmets.  I going to paint up 2 units using two different uniform colors and skin colors with one unit being without helmets, the other with helmets.  That way I can use as opposing forces until the Cofytrans are completed.

Quar terrain

Okay, last night a spent a while surfing old WWI trench pictures. Yesterday I pulled out the 15mm Quar and the rule book and got interested in Quar again.  I'm looking at different rules sets to use with 15mm but right now I think I'm going to try This Quar's War and just change inches to cm.  Anyway,  here is the board I worked on this afternoon.  It was finally a nice day here in Atlanta, so I wasted it on the terrain board.

Here is test of using toothpicks in the trenchline.  Also the blue is going to be sandbags.  Still need to work on them.

 

Here is what the board layout looks like:

 

 

I used my Dremel on the craters 

Getting ready to prime the board.  Some sand, white gule and latex paint. I also added some rock outcropings.  

 

Here is the board primed with sand and mix of the latex paint and gule.  I then built up around the crater holes with extra sand.  Notice the 3 Quar in the crater.  Also, a test of wire block. 

 

Here is the board after several colors of spray paint where added.  Dark Green on the back edges Some red/brown on the trenchlines and No Man's Land.  Then tan along the trench edges.  I will go back and dry brush the details

Comparison

Here are a couple of pictures comparing 15mm Quar, Battle Honors, and Splintered Lands miniatures.


I got 100 15mm Quar today.  Overall I really like the miniatures.  A little flashing between the legs and two poses have a seem line on one side.  One of the best things about the miniatures is the number of poses. 

15mm Quar

I think these guys are just really cool!!!  All of these are from the zombiesmith website:

 

Compared with 28mm:

Here is the link http://www.zombiesmith.com/ to see more.