3d prints – The Wargaming Erratic

This year’s season of scenery has been very productive indeed. Thanks Dave.

Although Dave has extended the season which would be great for me normally I think life will intervene a lot in September and so I will call it for now. If I get lucky there might be a picnic no7 in October- who knows?

Anyway back to the scenery…

The test piece of battlement is from my iron gate scenery Scottish castle set. I have opted for a Norman’s in the south theme.

I base primed with Vallejo white then a stone craft paint coat followed. A heavy dry brush of Naples yellow craft paint left the stonework as suggested pale mortar with sandstone walling. Finally a sand highlight gave it a more dusty look. I used a very diluted raw sienna wash for the steps and walkway. I may yet make the walling look a bit more grubby.

Now I need to decide if this is the look I will run with – about a dozen pieces make up the castle as sold.

The water tower is an Airfix original 1/72 kit for model railways. Dapol make these kits in Wales using the original moulds. They warn about warping and miscasting etc and offer to replace completely any kit found wanting. Unlike Airfix who offered a parts service dapol only swop complete kits.

The parts did have flash but it was easily removed. Instructions were clear but I did not follow them

I opted to make the cross ties first which was a mistake

Top right you can see due to the warped base of the tank that there is a gap glueing the last column to cross ties piece. I was able to coax everything into position and then with some restraint to hold everything together the glue (revel) welded the parts solid.

Next time ! I will probably glue the ties to the columns and then take out any mismatch on the circular castings which is probably how the originals were tensioned up…

I had a few issues with twisted parts but managed to fix them all without resorting to hot water flexing.

I am pleased with the result especially once it was painted.

A suggested level of wear – I might try a bit more weathering on this one.

Afterglow I – AHPC16

I have had a successful third year in the analogue hobbies painting challenge.

I kicked off with some Fauxterre 1930, trucks 1/60 scale lledo models

This year the challenge was less heavy on a theme and returned to a greater focus on the painters choice.

The theme was about rebellion and resistance – 3 subjects and in my case the first was 1848 Hungarians rebelling from the Austro Hungarian Empire (Hat 1/72)

In my case that focus on figures paid dividends as I got plenty done.

A second theme entry was the Duke of Berwicks Irish Regiment (strelets 1/72) the wild geese

In fact it’s my most productive AHPC so far. The constricted theme helped.

More Fauxterre 1930 trucks by PSC in 1/72

Tumbling dice 1/72 English civil war figures – Covenanters made my third and final theme submission

These Covenanters were painted in standard block method

King Stephen was painted with contrast paints

A scratch build of an 1848 Hungarian steam engine using 2 Airfix Stephenson rockets in 1/72

I had made the steam engine for AHPC15 but it missed that boat because it was only part finished by the end of the challenge

This was a garden rescue figure – games workshop era elf – another contrast paint excursion

40mm Vikings by Irregular Miniatures who retired their business this Spring

I used a combination of block, contrast and washes for these figures

Two “days past” OO gauge railway model transporters carry as it happens John at Just needs varnish gifted Renault tanks for Fauxterre 1930

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Johns Renault tanks have some campaign colour while most of my AHPC16 trucks are fresh from the factory

1/76 Airfix Morris tractor and bofors anti aircraft gun

At this point the challenge entered its last month and you can see entry photos prep seriously declined…….

Three 1/72 plastic soldier company Opel blitzes

1/72 plastic soldier company Valentine tank

Hat miniatures 1/72 World War One British lancers

Just for fun I returned to using static grass without applicator.

Mardav printed 20mm Italian support group

These Italians got a mix of craft paints, contrast paints and dry brush to get the green I wanted- they too are rookies with shiny new helmets

Left to right antitank gun, medium machine gun and a light mortar

My idea for “afterglow” is mainly centred around what nearly got painted during the challenges. In this case 1:72 strelets War of the Spanish Succession, French Dragoons which were fun to paint. I really like the sculpture work in this range – the wild geese Irish also being from that range.

The uniforms were done in Vallejo yellow ochre topped with deep yellow while the bags and cuffs were done in Oxford blue

The horses received coat d’arms chestnut brown followed by citadel contrast gore grunta

My 1700 era armies are based in a toy soldier style – these are perry bases from the 28mm box sets

Paint What You Got ran in parallel to AHPC and I aim to post about an “afterglow” for that too.