New Zeppelin launched from my ship yard!

 

Courtesy of Sarissa Precision, I now have a Zeppelin for my German/Prussian forces. It is about 15" in length and with the flight stand it virtually soars into the sky. 

The gondola carries 4 figures, while the top centre part lifts off to allow at least 10 figures to stand, ready for action. I thought this might be a challenge to build, but it was actually pretty straight forward despite a couple of mislabelled parts in the instructions. I primed up the grey board coverings and the MDF fins prior to gluing them to the MDF frame. (which I base coated chainmail after assembly)

I used Army painter Army Green and Vallejo Russian uniform for most of the ship and Gory red for the red bits. I would have used German Uniform but I was out of that colour, did not feel like going to the store and was impatient to get it done. I plan to do some highlighting of the base colours to bring them out a bit. I am tempted to leave the exposed metal rectangles as is rather than painting them to match the skin.

I am also thinking that I will cut the flight stand a bit, removing the front and rear support to reduce the footprint. I also am thinking of arming her as I have some spare parts that should fit. Probably use magnets.

Works in progress, actually progressing!

 

So five buildings for my current What a Cowboy! campaign. The first one is a resin model that really resists paint. I thoroughly washed it, cleaned it again with TPS and even used sealant to try and give the paint something to adhere to. It sort of worked.

So, to be fair it is the peak that lost paint, the other section was where a roofing piece that had been glued on fell off with very little effort. As a result it is important that I stop touching this model, so I have glued it to a base, in this case a clip board with the clip removed. The earth is a textured craft foam sheet that I think really painted up nicely. It has enough texture that comes out when dry brushed. The fence is from Renada. 

Figures for What a Cowboy

 

So, I have become interested in the wild west and as a result I have taken out some unpainted and unfinished figures for the game. Most of these figures are Foundry figures, although a few are from old Glory. 

A lot of contrast type paints were used on the unpainted while a lot of touch up was required on the partially painted figures. I do not know when I started painting some of these but I certainly made a lot of mistakes, some really bad washes. As a result all of the partially done figures needed flesh touch ups. 

Some of these even saw some action this past weekend.

Preparation for upcoming Midgard game

 

So, I never thought I would be posting pictures of rulers, but here we are! These are plastic 3d prints for the game Midgard Heroic Battles. They are nifty and easy to paint. I used a flat black Krylon black primer and then dry brushed a craft bronze paint. Then I highlighted them with a Vallejo light gold paint, but thinking that might be it, but I did not like the result. So I used a P3 Gold paint to bring out the scroll work and to paint in the recessed letters. For the 'gems' I used GW paint.

These are fresh off the painting table, once dry I will hit them with a spray varnish, most likely a semi gloss.

Wash applied

 

Before and after sepia wash.