Table

Along with the long work weeks, another obstacle arose in the path of my painting plans: the dreaded furniture move!


Here is a current pic of my painting table... strewn with the debris of a hasty movement, and this is after some time already spent on re-organizing!

Along with the tedium of moving boxes and other furniture items around, there was unexpected joy. During the shuffle, I discovered yet another box of minis that I had thought (or wished!) long gone. This discovery, however, just muddles my plans even further, as the minis are of yet another, different scale. A sharp-eyed observer will recognize some of the mini packaging on the table in the pic - Peter Pig, Essex, Battlefront (!), and even DP9. 15mm! The 15mm pile spans a lot of different eras and genres - Bronze Age chariots, Vikings, AWI, Ottoman Turks, WW1, WW2, and even sci-fi.

So, what to do?

Having already tried 6mm and 10mm, I am going to try my hand at painting a few of these 15mm minis. I do need to straighten the table out first...


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This & that...

Sorry for the lack of pics - hopefully this will be the last week of long work-days and I can relax a bit.

I made a minor change to this blog's style - what do you think?

I'm slowly working on painting those Old Glory orcs; the skin colors are an ongoing struggle. No green-skins though for this batch!


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More links

Just added a few links to the lists on the right, specifically from Alnavco and Tumbling Dice.

Tekumel on the Lost Minis Wiki

Eyin of the Lost Minis Wiki has started a specific page for all of those Old Guard/Ral Partha/PhD Games minis for Tékumel - Legions of the Petal Throne


He is missing a number of pics but it is a good start!


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Empire Outriders, part 6

Here is a pic of the very first horse I have done in 28mm:


Wow, not nearly done yet, but it is getting there. I used a mix of Daler and Rowney Burnt Umber ink and 50% Future and coated the entire horse except the saddle. I like the effect of the ink on the horse; the mane and tail will require some dry-brushing to make them look right. The tack does not look good, so that will need to be repainted and then a wash of Reaper Pro Paint Wood Stain Ink to give it a more leathery and less pink look. The saddle will be dark grey and the blanket will be dark blue.


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