Painting Tutorial: Horses by Franznap

So I came across a really simple guide to painting horses by Franznap. Its based on Vallejo paints but could be easily adapted to your favoured brand. Franznap has more info on their page here.

Painting Tutorial: Tony Barton Painting Guide (AB, Eureka)

So Tony Barton, only the best sculptor of Napoleonic Miniatures around (presumably up there in WW2 etc as well) has written a short painting guide and it is hosted on Eureka Miniatures. Its well worth a look and I am painting my next batch taking the bits that I like (most everything!).

Please Enjoy :)

Click the pic to go to the article at Eureka

I'm back

Hello everyone, after some time off to deal with life I am back in the swing. Unpacking models, trying to work out where I was up to and painting! Such sweet sorrow, so much lead! I've decided already I need better storage for my models. Its already on the list for the kids to get me! But onto other news, I really want some of the new AB 15mm dismounted French Dragoons, dreams of Iberian skirmishes!

Dismounted French Dragoons and command

I have also decided to start undercoating in white again. I have been using black for years, but I am not really happy with it. A blog post by AB himself on painting was the inspiration. Check it out here.

Old Photos

Here are some old photos I thought I would chuck up on the blog. Tell me what you think. All advice/criticism welcome!

A Dutch battalion

Tongue depressors as model holders. Haven't used them for ages. Thinking of using plastic bottle tops. Got plenty, saw it on someone's blog and thought that looks good.

 An old paint station. Designed to fit perfectly over an old couch that was very comfy.

 I used to undercoat in white. Now I use black. Not sure what I like best. I use Citadel spray paints for this.

 My paint box. Now far too small for my paints and thinking of getting a multi story tool box. I arrange them by shades.

 Some Prussians, ready to paint. They are still not finished. A project of my son's. I am going to finish them off and expand them for Lasalle and Blackpowder battles.

 Some of my fave books. I certainly feel very lucky to be able to have such a handy collection.

Painting Tutorials: Deep Fried Happy Mice

I love this website. It is fantastic. Finding everything can be a bit of click and miss. So here are links from Deep Fried Happy Mice for some useful pages!


A general overview page with links links links! Link.


Notes on the scale of the models and what is best. I am all for the tall 15mm's (18mm or so).  Link.

Getting started in military modelling? Link. I live in the middle of no where and paint for the love of it. I haven't had a wargame in years. But I might just try and find a club!

Little research might save a ton of heartache (and wasted money!) Link.

Starting out with painting? Here is a ton of advice! Link. Love the painting space, especially the paint box.

And a link from DFHM to a basic guide to painting. Link.

Another from DFHM to AB. Link.

Now, some websites DFHM links to are now sadly gone. However, through the stalker magic of the web there area ways to find some of them! Here is a very cool site called Ellsweb that has a very thorough guide. Link.

DFHM guide to a speed painting attempt of a British Regt. Link.

600 minutes to paint 100 Flames of War Soviets? See the painting here. Link.

Painting Tutorials: Model Dads

Model Dads is a great website, lots of info, very interesting. There is a focus on Flames of wars and the 15/20mm WW2 field. Here are some links to some of the useful posts. It is actually a website and a blog and they don't appear to be integrated. So if you go to look around check out both!
Blog www.modeldads.co.uk/Life-at-the-Front/wordpress/
Website www.modeldads.co.uk/

Models

Beginner's guide to painting 15mm WWII figures: Part 1

Beginner's guide to painting 15mm WWII figures: Part 2

Beginner's guide to painting 15mm WWII figures: Part 3

Scenery

Timber! Making realistic 15mm model trees

A step-by-step photographic guide to making Woodland Scenic’s pine trees

How to make trees parts 2 (and 3)

Painting tutorials: Too Much Lead

Thought I would put up some more painting tutorials. This one is from a great blog called Too Much Lead. Check it out here.

A second post on overpainting.

Fun post on How to - Paint damn fast!

A little face painting here.

Painting tutorial: Vallejo & Victrix

I am a big fan of Vallejo paints, they have lots of pigment, easy to manipulate, easy to use. I also use Games Workshop paints and when I was younger I used Tamiya and oils based paints such as Humbrol (I still have a few of these for special things). Anyway, I saw this video and I thought it was a very good intro to painting some British. Hope you like it too.