Fire from Above!

 So I've managed to get 4 more models done. Hopefully, might get 3 more before the end of the year.

This time I've got my Wespes and Panzerbeobachtungswagen III completed.

The Wespes are Battlefront, while the Panzer III is Forged in Battle.

French Connection

 So I have just finished a large assembly and airbrushing job.

First out of this work are these German (previously French) FT tanks. Designed at the end of the First World War, these were used at the start of the Second World War by the French before being taken over by the Germans as booty tank (Beutepanzer). Here they were normally used for second line roles, such as airfield defense, training, dug in as bunkers and policing/anti-partisan actions. Once France was re-invaded by the Allies, a small number of these vehicles would end up caught up in the fighting.

These are Forged in Battle models and were on a good discount for Firestorm Games, so I picked them up more as a painting project than anything else. Two have Machine Guns and two have 37mm guns.

MILAN Rouge

So I have made some progress (and have managed to get some gloss varnish).

Firstly, 10 British MILAN teams for Team Yankee.

Secondly, I have repainted an old Lima Homepride box van into an LMS wagon. Thankfully Army Painter Cold Grey spray paint was a near perfect mid grey.

 

Limited progress

Due to a couple of issues (lack of matt varnish for one), I've struggled to make much progress this month.

However I have got ten minefields done, 5 for the Finn's and 5 for the Jordanian's.

Another Month, some progress

So it's been a busy month personal life and work wise, and I've largely been building german vehicles, including this Panzerbeobachtungswagen III (Panzer III artillery observer tank).

I have however got a couple of things actually painted!

Firstly, I built and painted a Dapol plastic cattle wagon kit. I don't model BR, so this will likely be given away to a friend who does at some point.

Secondly, I got 5 minefields painted for the desert.

Yet more updates!

My, I am treating you with the updates this month aren't I?

So I've been off this week, and have been using it to get a whole bunch of productive tasks done. Largely things around the home that I've been putting off for too long, however I've also been doing some wargaming painting as well.

As such, I've finished 5 more Battlefront Panzer III tanks (uparmoured ausf L variants) and built/painted 5 minefields out of old CDs.

Next is likely to be some later war German stuff, based on what's built.

Two in one week

Got some minor work on railway stuff done, so I thought I would post an update.

This barrels and milk churns are from Tinker Models, a small producer I found on eBay.

Really impressed with the quality of these and they threw in the barrels as a free sample on a £6 free postage order, so have to say I'm a happy customer.

Paint scheme is nothing special, but they were quick to paint up and look good.

Extra Firepower

 Well we have got some more models done, 3 15cm Nbw 41 and a 5cm Pak 38 for my Tunesian Germans. 4 more of the list for this year.

And another month

 To be fair, it's been quite a busy month for me with a holiday, a week away with work and bout of COVID. As such, while I have made some progress over July, it hasn't been nearly as much as I had hoped.

I have got these two objectives painted for the Tunisian German force however.

Hopefully I will have some extra additions for this force soon.

So that's another month

 So those BA-64s that I had nearly finished....well I might have added three more. Finally got them done, after realising I had run out of transfers of the right size and having to improvise. All of this and a trip away with work, has delayed things a bit.

5 BA-64

BA-64 Observation Post

Otherwise, this has been a big build month for me, building several plastic kits for Panthers and Panzer III tanks. Hopefully I can get more of these painted this month, although it's looking busy again!

Just in time!

 Another update, and I've been quite busy.

Tomorrow I am taking part in Conflict at Battlefield Hobbies. Naturally I was a pillock and choose a force that was only half built (and painted), to spur me on to get the other half done. So, after a suitable amount of stress, I have managed to do this just before the tournament.

Below you can see what needed to be built and painted, a platoon of Panzergrenadiers (cobbled together out of bases and figures from my bits box), 3 Nebelwerfers 41, 4 Armoured Cars (only really need 3, but I had the 4th and it needs doing) and another Panzer III (with short 5cm) (all Battlefront).

 

 

Sd Kfz 221/222 Armoured Cars plus the Panzer III

Panzergrenadiers and Nebelwerfer Rocket Artillery.

Some photos of the complete 101 point force (using the new dynamic points)

I still have 3 Nebelwerfers to paint for this force (plus some unbuilt tanks), however next up is likely going to be 3 extra BA-64 Armoured Cars for the Soviets as they are nearly painted now.

After that, who knows!

Assassins, Planes and Automobiles

 So here's an update. I have finished a few models.

The first are the 12 outstanding figures from the Dapol Station Passengers set. Here they are prior to being added to the layout.

Next I have a Ral Partha Thuggee Cultist I picked up. He has been an experiment painting Black, and has mainly been dry brushed grey shades, over painted with Grim Black speed paint.

Finally, I have completed 4 jeeps and an L4 'Grasshopper' Air Observation Post for my US Paras. These models being complete allow me to bring this force back to 100 percent done. At least till I buy more anyway.

Finally, as one more experimentation, I've tried my new phone for tonight's pictures. I think it's done pretty well!

House

Quick one again. I've completed this cottage for the railway. I picked it up for a pound at a model rail show, but believe it's an old hornby kit. Either way, a good way to practice painting thatch, and glazing windows

Adventures in Speedpaint - Dryad

I'm almost not sure I should post this, as it's a bit "exposed".

However, I'm really pleased with the tree on this Reaper Bones Dryad, so have decided to pop it up.

The model is a Reaper Bones Dryad which I picked up as:

a) I liked the model

b) I was interested in doing a limited pallet challenge

The aim here was to paint the model in greens and browns, natural colours. For the dagger I've tried to go for an obsidian effect. Undercoat was zenithal Sand over Brown.

As the tree is a major part of the model, I didn't just want to paint it brown. One side was 'mossed' with Camo Cloak, and vines/ivy picked out in Goblin Green, meanwhile streaks of Codex Grey, were put over the top of Dark Wood, to indicate the bark. Finally two layers of clump foilage where added in small dark green clumps and then mid-green turf over the top, both from Woodland Scenics.

All in all, I'm really happy with the model, though I should have picked a different hair colour I think. Currently I think the hair blends into the wood a bit too much, despite attempts to stop this. One to consider for future models I think!

Photos have been taken outside, to take advantage of the good weather.

 

So somehow another month has passed

 Oh poo, these come round quick don't they!

So what have I got done this month? Odds and ends for the railway mostly, mainly the goods yard.

Firstly there is this Single Pen Cattle Dock from MMR Models. It went together fairly easily, and painted up well.

Secondly, this Hornby loading gauge got a clean up of the moulded numbers and mould lines, followed by a coat of paint.

Finally, both these Dapol figures got some paint

Not a lot really, still better than nothing!