FT - The First modern tank

The FT tank was the first modern tank, main weapon in a fully rotating turret, engine in a separate compartment etc.

Designed and built in the First World War, they continued in service for a very long time. They took part in the opening battles of the Second World War, and continued in secondary service through the war.

The Empress kit is in their normal (metal filled?) resin and is cleanly moulded.

No idea what I am going to use this for.

Chemical drum

A Skytrex 1/43 scale chemical drum with William Killian for scale.

Also available in blocks.

Anna Lovelace - Malifaux Resurrectionist

Anna Lovelace is a Resurrectionist with a (family) connection to the Freikorp.

The Clockwork Dress was first dry brushed with Vallejo Black Grey, then a 50/50 mix of Black Grey and Vallejo London Grey. The ribbons were then painted Citadel Ultramarine Blue.

It was then dry brushed with Vallejo London Grey and any overpaint on the ribbons was repainted with the base colour.

The metal and the ribbons were then washed with Citadel Asurmen Blue wash.

Her hair is Citadel Scorched Brown, the book Citadel Mournfang brown and the bookmark Citadel Mephiston Red. A final dry brush with Citadel Terminatus Stone provided the final highlights.

The hair was given a Citadel Gryphonne Sepia wash. The ribbons were re-washed with the Asurmen Blue, the Bookmark with Citadel Baal Red.

The pages were Citadel Bleached Bone. Citadel Agrax Earhshade toned down the colour and showed off the pages.

Now she just needs some undead to command.

Breeze Blocks

Many centuries ago (okay this century but a long time ago) I bought a number of scenic items from Skytrex.

Amongst those items was a packet of bound stacks of breeze blocks (cinder blocks are similar).

Here is an example.

Base sprayed  Citadel Chaos Black.

Dry brushed Vallejo Black Grey.

Dry brushed with a 50/50 mix of Vallejo Black Grey and Vallejo London Grey.

Dry Brushed with Vallejo London Grey.

Dry brushed with Citadel Terminatus Stone.

Given a wash with Citadel Nuln Oil (matt).

I should really have painted the straps, probably an off white.

Sarissa Shack - comparative photographs.

I bought a number of Sarissa buildings a very long while ago, a number of them have been assembled but not painted (or painted but not finished).

One of them was the Shack fro their Old West range.

Now I have to admit I thought it was from their "Heroic" rather than 28mm range of the time and had assumed that it would be suitable for the Malifaux scaled figures.

It would appear that this is not the case.

This model is assembled (it might even have been glued but I am not quite convinced).

That is not snow, that is dust (it has been sitting on a shelf for a while).

First up is the standard scaling miniature, William Killian.

 As you can see he is a nice fit though the door even on his base (okay the base might stick but he is not going to bump his head).

 So, next up are some unfinished Malifaux figures. This is Santiago, the tallest and largest figure in the Ortega starter set. He is seriously going to need to duck to get through the door.

Next is a Guild Guard and Perdita. They might just get through the door without ducking.

Slightly better angle, even if the cameraman is diving for cover.

 The two of them shooting through the windows.

Camp Granada...

Renedra has a number of packs of plastic tents, offering large and small ridge tents and bell tents.

Though based on older designs, painted suitably they can be used in modern and post apocalypse games.

This is the smaller tent.

 The tent is based on a 60mm diameter Renedra base.

This is the larger tent.

Post War Bolt Action Miniatures

As mentioned last year, I bought a Bolt Action US Army sprue at Warfare last year.

The sprue contained parts for five infantry but no weapons. To build a fire team of US supplied troops, I used the weapons sprue from a Wargames Factory (now available as part of the Warlord Games Project Z range) Male survivors set.

Some modification to the right hands (to grip the pistol grip of the M16) and the left hand (to grip the fore grip) was required.

The uniform is Citadel Death World Forest.
Webbing and pouches are Citadel Karak Stone.
Helmets are Vallejo US Olive Drab.
Boots and water bottles are Vallejo Leather Brown.
Furniture on the gun is Vallejo Black Grey.
Pistol holster is Citadel Mournfang brown.

Once base painted, they were dry brushed with Citadel Terminatus Stone.
Citadel Athonian Camoshade was used over the green parts and the helmet.
Citadel Agrax Earthshade was applied to the webbing, pouches, holster, boots and water bottle.

The hands and faces were base painted with Vallejo Panzer Aces flesh base. Heavy shading used Citadel Mournfang Brown with a final shade using Citadel Reikland Flesh Shade.

Oops, seems to have picked up some grass.

Fire team in action.

Now I just need the new Rubicon M4A3E8 kit to provide them with some support.

Of course some opposition is also required.