Dungeoneering!

Work continues on a bunch of Dwarven Forges' Dungeon Game Tiles. They've just started shipping their second Kickstarter for caverns, and recently they had a restock of several resin sets. I sprung for a bunch of Catacombs and some Medieval Building sets, and there's really no way to describe how cool they are.

Speaking of cool, there's a resin Kickstarter going right now from Zealot Miniatures I'm backing called Twisting Catacombs. They've got a ton of cool little accessories and scenery pieces, and so far the quality looks top notch.

Reaper is also expected to deliver on their second Kickstarter for Bones sometime hopefully before 2015 rolls in. So, it looks like I'll have my hands full with dungeon stuff or the next year.

I painted a female ranger mini from the Bones line recently to get back in the swing of 28mm.

Reaper 77033 Callie

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Normandy Germans

Germans with foliage camo and zeltbahns - AB Figures

Plastic Soldier Company Panther ausf As - AB Figures crew

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Some Ostfront Kit I Painted Recently

PSC Panzer III ausf Ms - AB Figures crew and ValueGear stowage

SS Platoon Command Squad - AB Figures and Battlefield/Blitz

PSC Panzer III ausf J - Battlefield crew with ValueGear Stowage

Soviet Infantry - Plastic Soldier Company and Elhiem

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Digging Through the Backlog of Photos

Just an update to add in any photos I've neglected to post from the month of June.

Roden SdKfz 232

Dragon Ferdinand

C.D.C diecast and PSC (RB barrel) Pz IV ausf Gs

PSC and Hasegawa Pz IV ausf Gs

Battlefield and AB Figures SS Platoon Command Squad

PSC and Elhiem Soviet SMG squads

PSC and Warmodelling

PSC, Warmodelling, Battlefield, and Elhiem

PSC M4A1 Shermans, AB crew

Italeri (missing his crew!) and PSC M4A1 Shermans

PSC M4A1 Shermans, AB crew

PSC M4A1 Shermans (all stowage by ValueGear)

PSC M5A1 Stuarts

Polly's crew! AB Figures

HO scale telephone poles

Hitting the Beach

Some way OOP Battlefield Miniatures Omaha Assault Teams came in this week, and I'm super excited that I was able to get them.

They're great sculpts. They show their age compared to Battlefield's latest offerings (the several packs I have from their Blitz range is stellar), but the character and motion for each model is brilliant.

Really holding out for a new, updated line from Battlefield for D-Day landings.

Several .30 cal LMG teams, some Boat Team leaders, Bangalore carriers, wounded and medics, and a couple 60mm mortar and flamethrower teams. Bunch of light-kit figures as well, which I might try adding some extra gear to to bring them more in line with the others.

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Some WIP for WWII

More kit being close to wrapped up.

Roden SdKfz 232. Just needs some (better this time) pigments and basing finished.

Dragon Ferdinand. Base and pigments.

Really satisfied with the Badger Sotar 20/20 I used to get the finer spray patterns.

Plastic Soldier Company StuG III ausf Gs.
This has to be the third or fourth time I've painted these tanks. 

And it really shows on these little guys:

S-Model Hotchkiss H38s.

Also snapped some better pics of the SS platoon I finished up a while ago:

AB Figures, Warmodeling, and one lone Blitz

On closer inspection, it appears I forgot to paint up the last batch's smock ties. May also go back and try and paint in collar tabs (probably black squares with some white dots) to give the impression.

And finally, a few more test figures for ETO US infantry (poor lighting and still a bit shiny from a recent dull coat that hadn't dried). Quite pleased with how they turned out.

AB Figures

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StuG III Ausf. E

As part of the Armor/Armored Build over at The Guild, I've recently painted a Trumpeter StuG III Ausf. E to test out some early war panzer grey paint techniques (in preparation for the upcoming Battlegroup: Barbarossa book).

Basecoat black, followed by a coat of Tamiya XF63 German Grey, then panelling in Tamiya XF66 Light Grey. Applied a wash of thinned Burnt Umber and a pin wash of Lamp Black oil paints. Pigments are Secret Weapon Miniatures Yellow Earth and Burning Sands. Stowage is by ValueGear and Plastic Soldier Company.

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The Armored Parking Lot

Finish painting and basing.

Finish it all by end of March? I think it's doable.

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New for January and 2014

Some new work done in the first weeks of 2014.

SS platoon - AB Figures and Warmodelling

Normandy SS - Battlefield/Blitz Miniatures

Normandy SS - Battlefield/Blitz Miniatures

Panzer IV ausf H - Plastic Soldier Company

Tiger I - Dragon Armor and MRC pre-builts

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