Showing posts with label Footsore Miniatures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Footsore Miniatures. Show all posts
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Gangs of Rome
So from a cold start from frantic impulse purchasing at Salute 2018 with the Blood on the Aventine box set, the Gangs of Rome collection has come on in leaps and bounds. This has been my main project for 2019 so far and has been very addictive. So much character! Here is a few pics of the current collection.
Saturday, 6 April 2019
Salute 2019
Once again the annual pilgrimage was made to E16 at the Excel Centre. This year I met up with some wargamers from Romford and had a chilled walk around the exhibition.
Some of the stand out demo games photos are presented below. Dave Thomas was regretfully absent which meant the metal Perry Miniatures line was not available as well as Wargames Foundry not carrying their sizable Napoleonic line either, that said their stand is massive and good to see them continuing on the show circuit. Thankfully there were other traders in abundance too. Another good year from the South London Warlords.
The mandatory stash photo!
Notable purchases: Gangs of Rome, Bread & Circuses, Sarrisa precision's Ornate Trelis, Osprey Publishing's Rebels and Patriots, Urban Constructs Churchill Ark tank,Rubicons 20mm Okerlion cannons, TT Games Venice MDF buildings and Empress Miniatures late war Britiah infantry packs.
Gringo 40s Gulf of Tonkin table
Friends of General Haig, Lutzen
The Battle of Ligny
WW2 Far East
The Longbow Society, Hundred Years War
To the Strongest, Romans vs Celts
Some of the stand out demo games photos are presented below. Dave Thomas was regretfully absent which meant the metal Perry Miniatures line was not available as well as Wargames Foundry not carrying their sizable Napoleonic line either, that said their stand is massive and good to see them continuing on the show circuit. Thankfully there were other traders in abundance too. Another good year from the South London Warlords.
The mandatory stash photo!
Sunday, 17 March 2019
Paint table Sunday
Managed to get some brush time and knocked out some Gangs of Rome characters including Marcus the Orator (you may recognise him from the HBO series Rome), a Domine, geese and a Mob base. The rest the Gangs of Rome collection was coated in Testors dull coat to protect them.
Sunday, 10 March 2019
Bronze!
As part of the Gangs of Rome I acquired some of these new fangled Sarissa Precision MDF fountains and statue plinths. Assembly is very simple. I mounted on them a Foundry legate and a mounted Julius Ceasar model.
Then the paints came out. Starting with black undercoat, I dry brushed them in copper, dark gold, light gold then ran a wash of watered mint green. The result looks quite stunning. Very pleased with the result. I know the real statues of the day were painted on top of the bronze casting, however the weathered bronze effect renders them timeless.
Then the paints came out. Starting with black undercoat, I dry brushed them in copper, dark gold, light gold then ran a wash of watered mint green. The result looks quite stunning. Very pleased with the result. I know the real statues of the day were painted on top of the bronze casting, however the weathered bronze effect renders them timeless.
I'm back!
It really has been a while. Alot of ground has been covered since last we met, chiefly the birth of my son and the crapness of the blogger app! More posts to follow as there is a fair bit to report.
The Prussian project has moved on... four line regiments, one Jager and two Landwher painted. Blucher and his command stand complete.Russian legion started.
Gangs of Rome. This is my new addiction! Love the miniatures, reminds me of the awesome HBO series 'Rome'. Amazed at the buildings by Sarrisa, my first dip into the world of MDF terrain and the resin from Irongate. Looking to do more of this in 2019.
Bolt action. Vehicle hoarding continues apace and even managed to get a game in although I was soundly thrashed by the SS
Blood red skies, bought a copy at Warlord Shop in Nottingham, impressed by both the models and game play.
Empire project. The oldhammer/middlehammer bug has struck.I have been hoarding three armies for nearly a decade that I previously played in my youth, being Empire, Dogs of War and Bretonnians. Have been filling the gaps in my collection recently and stock taking of which you can see some of the Empire hoarding.
The Prussian project has moved on... four line regiments, one Jager and two Landwher painted. Blucher and his command stand complete.Russian legion started.
Gangs of Rome. This is my new addiction! Love the miniatures, reminds me of the awesome HBO series 'Rome'. Amazed at the buildings by Sarrisa, my first dip into the world of MDF terrain and the resin from Irongate. Looking to do more of this in 2019.
Bolt action. Vehicle hoarding continues apace and even managed to get a game in although I was soundly thrashed by the SS
Blood red skies, bought a copy at Warlord Shop in Nottingham, impressed by both the models and game play.
Empire project. The oldhammer/middlehammer bug has struck.I have been hoarding three armies for nearly a decade that I previously played in my youth, being Empire, Dogs of War and Bretonnians. Have been filling the gaps in my collection recently and stock taking of which you can see some of the Empire hoarding.
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