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.

Getting started on the new buildings

 

So, with 13 new buildings, lots of scatter terrain and a bridge to paint I figure I better get started. I went for the low hanging fruit first, the mostly stone buildings and the all wood building. First up were the churches.

I used an assortment of craft paints, mostly shades of grey, but some taupe, tan and other muted colours added in.

The stone work was primed rattle can black with a spray dusting of grey. Then some/all of the following paints were over brushed/dry brushed and/or dabbed on to the stone work.