Natholeon
eldannardoFiled under: Warmachine
I love painting Warmachine figures. They pretty much paint themselves, and I recently had a comment asking about the Rhulic paint scheme.
Above is a rough and ready guide to the Ghordson Driller. Click on the picture to enlarge it. I use the same techniques on the other Rhulic figures which can be seen here http://ndcblog.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/warmachine-project-just-about-complete/ .
The webbing and shields on the infantry are Vallejo Desert Yellow base with the detail picked out in buff. There is no shading or mixing.
The skin of the Ogryn Bokur is Vallejo Oxford Blue lightened down in steps with Vallejo white.
All metal is Vallejo gun metal with a black wash or Vallejo Oily Steel with back wash. Both are then mixed with silver for highlights.
To conclude, I’ve got some pictures of Alexia and the Risen.
Let me know if this was useful at all or if you have any questions.
Nate
Another Blog? I can’t even keep this one updated on a regular basis! Well, no, but then I have been a bit busy. My new daughter, Olivia, was born on the 28th October. As if that wasn’t enough, we are moving in 2 weeks as well, so a lot of my stuff is getting packed away. Having said that, I have continued to paint some 15mm Marlburian, and will try and get some photos uploaded soon.
What I am going to do though, is moving the tracking of my Marlburian project to a new blog based on a campaign in the imagi-nation of Frankenberg. This documentation can be found here http://frolicsinfrankenberg.wordpress.com/
The plan is that this strong narrative thread will pull me on to get my 15mm Marlburians finished ASAP. It also allows me to be a bit more creative rather than just showcasingphotos of my models, which is what seems to happen here. Sometime in the near future I will also put a new blog together specifically for WWI.
In the meantime, stay tuned to Frolics in Frankenberg.
Nate
Folly, thy name is naval wargaming. I know NOTHING about sailing, except that you do it on the water and you need wind. Apart from that , I have a working knowledge of several naval battles, and like the look of ships. What more do you need?
I purchased the Warhammer Historical Trafalgar rules earlier this year, and was immediately impressed. I could play naval games with no idea of the finicky sailing detail that confuses me so much. So I have finally bought some ships. Everyone I have read raves about Langton minis. And I have to admit, they are very nice. But I am cheap, and this was always going to be a secondary project for me, so I bought 2 NavWar starter packs for a very reasonable sum. They arrived within a week of sending my fax, which is fantastic service seeing as I am on the other side of the world. I never fail to be impressed with English companies and Royal Mail.
The ships themselves were good. I’ve seen in the flesh Langtons and they are exceptionally detailed. NavWar, not so much, but then I want them to game, I’m not overly concerned with details and they come in less pieces than a Langton (I’m not big on constructing models… too much time that could be spent painting…).
Being a bright sunny day I thought I’d make my model outside in good light. Hmmm, well I’m just glad that I have some modelling nouse in order to compensate for losing my bowsprit through the cracks in the deck! I found that the rearmast (which one is that again?) wasn’t quite long enough. so I chopped it up and used a piece of florist’s wire to extend it’s length. I used a pin vice and drilled holes wherever the Trafalgar rigging guide told me to. I painted the hull and the sails seperately, and at about 9 o’clock at night I glued the model together and proceeded to rig the ship. Now, I think that I’ve already made it quite clear that I’m not looking for perfection here, but I do think that the rigging adds a lot to the look of the ship when finished. So what I wanted was some elementary rigging to make the ship look like it had some ropes somewhere. At 11 o’clock I put the last of the rigging on. In the morning I got up and had another look at the Trafalgar book and realised that I had done it rather wrong! However I had managed to rig my ship, it wasn’t the way that it was done back in the day. The worst thing was that having used superglue I couldn’t really fix it. So here it is, the flagship of the French fleet, painted and rigged for sailing under the ‘Nate’ system of sailing.
Bugger it, so long as it can trade a few shots with the bloody poms, that is all that matters. At least the ships will look better in the future.
Nate
I enjoyed the game that Dan and I had of Rules of Engagement so much that I made the completion of a German platoon for these rules a priority. I started painting these as SS, simply because of all the cool equipment that was available in the Army lists. I usually shun anything related to the SS, so these are an exception. I have enduring respect for the basic landser, though, and in 1944-45, these guys can fit into Das Heer OK. In fact, some of the support and command has been painted in everyday field grey to emphasise that point!
The comand squad with some ornery veterans of the Eastern Front. Equipped with captured PPSh SMGs as a badge of honour.
The full platoon of infantry. Pictured below are squads 1, 2 and 3
Above and below are the support sections – 2 HMGs and a mortar.
Specialist troops that can be merged into the infantry platoons, or in the case of the sniper and his mate, selected as a support choice.
Above and below are the PaK 40, all camouflaged and ready for an ambush. I have the first of the German tanks undercoated, but I’m going to borrow an airbrush to finish it off.
Nate
Well, after numerous changes of mind, I have finally settled on using 1644 as the rules for my Marlburian project. I’ve therefore had to start looking at 24 figure regiments. The intermediate plan is to have 8 infantry, 4 cavalry and 4 guns finished, enough for 1500 points a side. I’ve broken this down again into making sure that I have 4 regiments of foot, 2 cav and 2 guns per side completed first.
I’ve been painting figures in groups of 12 infantry or 6 cavalry to limit the boredom factor that I often find with painting too many of the same figure, so a lot of these pictures show the first half of regiments. All figures are Lancashire Games.
The Gardes Francaises
The German La Marck regiment
The Lyonnais Regiment. I have since worked out that the drummer shouldn’t be in the livery uniform, but in regimental colours. He will be repainted, but only after everything else is finished!)
The Gendarmerie – not a particularly good photo, as it is all front on and a little blurry.
The British Foot Guards. There is a limit of 20 figures in this regiment, so that is how many I have done. The individually based 19th and 20th men are on the right hand side. In order to make sure that they didn’t just fall over on terrain all the time, I have glued thin magnetic strip between the sidesof the elements. This works very well.
The rest of the British Infantry, in complete 24 figure battalions. Churchill’s regiment and Stanhope’s regiment featured.
The first of the Dutch are – German! The Brandenbourg Regiment in homage to my ancestry! Not sure about the Lancashire Games figs here, as the hat brim is perhaps too flat. My reading is that the sides were turned up, but I’m not too worried, as the flat hat really differentiates them.
I’m just working on the other 12 figures of the Gardes Francaises at the moment. Not pictured are the 24 figure Picardie Regiment, the Villequier Chevaux-Leger and the first 6 figures of Wyndham’s Horse.
I’m really enjoying the Marlburian project, and it is my priority for the rest of this year to get it finished. However, in about three weeks or so there will be a new baby on the scene, so we will have to see how far I get.
Nate
Filed under: Wargaming
It has been a hectic month or so, but we have finally sold our house and I’ve had some holiday time as well, so I’ve been able to catch up on a bit of painting and a few projects. So these posts will mostly be photos detailing my latest amount of work. I’m fully into the Marlburians at the moment, and hope to have them completed by the end of the year. So, in three seperate posts, here is what I’ve been up to.
Nate
I’ve finished off the two regiments of French that I was painting – the Regiment Champagne and the Regiment Lyonnais. I accidentally glued the wrong labels and flags to the command stands, but have now swapped them around, although that was just slightly annoying…
Being a committed and focused painter, I also thought I’d pump out a few other figures. Here is a squad of GIs for Rules of Engagement (more about that later).
And a close up
I also painted up the first of many Mid-Republican Roman elements for Field of Glory. Here they are hiding behind their big red scutums…
They were quite easy to paint, and the main reason for painting them was to get an idea of how long it might take to get the whole army done. I’d say, if i could focus, three months. Reality? Give it a year or so… Especially as the Marlbs aren’t finished and the Napoleonic Principles of War book showed up today.
Finally, I recently invested in Song of Blades and Heroes, and its Napoleonic version Song of Drums and Shakos. I really like these rules, and I’m thinking that SDS will work very well for the NZ Wars. I’m also looking at SBH for a Celt-Roman skirmish game. Without further ado, I’d like to introduce my first Celt – his name is Obelix.
I’ll catch up on the great first game of Rules of Engagement that Dan and I had in the next post.
Nate
Filed under: Marlburian
I fit the wargames butterfly mold very well. Even when I decide on a project that I want to complete, I still um and arr over rules. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and my logic has arrived at a final conclusion. I play, and want to play, many different preiods and genres of wargames. But I also have limits on my time. Therefore, it makes sense not to have to learn too many rules systems. So I’ve decided to narrow down my wargaming rules to a few sets that are multi-purpose without losing the character of the period. With this in mind, the top contenders are: Ancients – Field of Glory; Horse and Musket – Principles of War; WWI and II – Rules of Engagement. For Pike and Shot, I am currently at a loss. I like the look of 1644, but will definitely buy and try Renaissance FoG when it comes out. I’m hoiping these rules will revolutionise and revitalise the tournament environment, so that we never have to suffer another comp using DBR…
Therefore, I’ve gone with 18th Century Principles of War for my Marlburian. This means 9 figures to an allied infantry unit, and 12 to a French one, which makes my figures go further. It also appeals to my painting style and my laziness. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy painting, but dislike painting too many of any one thing. So 9 figures to a regiment is perfect for me – I just don’t get bored! There is also a finite number of units to paint in order to enjoy a game, and I am very happy with this aspect as well.
I’m using the Dutch army list for the Anglo-Dutch allied army, and the French list for the French (well, d’uh…). All of the Brits are painted, and can be seen here supported by a Hanoverian Battalion:
The ability to put an army together rather cost-effectively and relatively quickly has huge appeal. What about the rules themselves? I like what I see at the moment, not having actually played them. If they don’t work out, I’ll just use Shako instead, as I know that I also like those rules, and the basing can be the same.
Next: 3 finished French units by next Monday 24th August – for real this time!
Nate
Filed under: Marlburian
My apologies. Two weeks late and the Lyonnais regiment has only begun to be painted.
I can’t believe how busy I have been this month. We’ve had a school inspection (which we passed with flying colours), I’ve had loads of marking, and of course, the house is on the market. The latter has eaten away most of my free time, I’m afraid.
So where am I currently in terms of wargaming? 12 figures of the Regiment Lyonnais are undercoated with base colours painted. About a third of the way through. I chose the Lyonnais because of their awesome colour scheme – red cuffs and stockings with green waistcoats!
I’ve been rethinking rules again. The current decision is to go with the 1644 rules, as I was going to originally. I may look at the command system and maybe applying the Warmaster mods I was thinking of anyway. The big thing is that my French battalions need to be 36 figures strong, so a bit more painting yet.
Hopefully the first 18 Lyonnais will be ready soon. I’ll post as soon as they are.
Nate
Filed under: Marlburian
One day late on here, but it took time to base the regiment up. So they are totally finished. A bit of a rush job with the photos, but I’m a bit short of time this week - it’s parent teacher interviews.
Next week: Another French Battalion, due 3rd August.
Nate
