Day: July 25, 2017

The Retreat from Moscow

I have been working for over a month to complete a batch of Retreat from Moscow figures.  These were a Christmas present two Christmases ago.  They took a very long time to paint, because each one was a different, so I couldn’t really paint them by assembly line.  I think they came out nicely.  What do you think?

The figure of New in the center foreground was a free giveaway figure at Historicon some years back.

We should see these in a Combat Patrol(TM) Napoleonic game soon…

I created the snow effect by covering the bases with a coarse medium gel.

I coated the bases with this coarse pumice gel, which dried in a gray color.
This is what the bases looked like after the coarse pumice medium gel was applied.
Once the gel dried, I then dry brushed the bases with white and applied some winter grass tufts.

Downed Plane

A downed pilot captured by two members of the Home Guard

I recently completed building a downed German fighter plane for a WWII skirmish game.  The plane was a cheap ($13) snap together kit meant for kids, but it was 1:48 scale.  The crew and the Home Guardsmen are Foundry.

A view of the wrecked plane, including the wings that have ripped off.

Rather than a single, large base, I decided to make the plan on three smaller bases.