Here is the leader of a new Sergeants unit for my GoT Stark army. This will be a 6 men unit for Lion Rampant /Dragon Rampant.
Here is the leader of the unit built from fireforge pieces. The dog is from Gripping beast.
More about my Stark army here
THE HALFMAN COMETH – AN INTERVIEW WITH KAWE FROM WESTFALIA MINIATURES AND A PREVIEW OF THEIR UPCOMING HALFMEN KICKSTARTER
You find the Interview here thanks to Dagger and Brush !
example painted by me.
Here are pictures of my complete Lannister Army. I will add more units to it in the future but it is usable as is for Lion/Dragon Rampant now . OK One more unit is missing but I think I will finish it until the holiday season.
I hope you like what you see !! Feel free to leave a comment or a like 🙂
I finished the last of the Lannister heavy nights. More here:
I took part in another Painting swop over on the Steve Dean forum
I Painted Ugluk (Lord of the Rings ) for Dazler.
Here are the pictures:
I build this for taking pictures of my miniatures. If you want to know How I did it look here
Battlefields in Miniature
Making realistic and effective terrain for Wargames
by Paul Davies
Like a good General a good warmer should have an eye for the ground. Just as nature plays an imported role in real battles it also does this on the tabletop.
When you spend a lot of time painting your miniatures you should also spend time on building good wargames terrain.
This book helps immensely to fulfill this task.
In the different Chapters everything you need to know about terrain building is explained.
The book starts with showing which different possibilities there are to create terrain like Terrain cloths, Terrain tiles, custom or sculpted terrain.
In the following chapters Davies explains how to build Rivers and Ponds Islands Cliffs and Hills, Trees, Walls, Fences and Screens, Hedges, Gates, Cultivated Fields, Roads, Bridges, Defense and Buildings.
The book is well worth reading and helps building terrain.
It is useful for beginners and old hands alike.
Highly recommended
sample page.
I painted the next heavy Lannister knight. He belongs to the bodyguard unit for Jaime Lannister. Next will be the banner bearer of the unit.
You can see more of my Lannister army for Lion/Dragon Rampant here
Painting Wargaming Figures
by Javier Gomez aka El Mercenario
The book takes the reader step by step through the process of Javier Gomez painting style. From the choice of materials, preparation of the miniature up to basing the finished model.
Techniques such as dry brushing,washes, shading and highlighting are all explained clearly with how to photos. Specific case studies tackle a variety of useful subjects such as mixing realistic flesh tones for different races, painting horses, guns and limbers, shields and flags; napoleonic uniformes and camouflage patterns.
The book is devided into four main parts.
1. Basics: like what do I need, how to paint miniatures or using patinas
2. Colours : here he explains how to paint each colour like black, white, blue, etc. For me this is the main and most important part of the book
3. Themes: like how to paint flesh, horses, shields, flags, Camo etc
4. Other scales: Here he shows how to paint other scales of miniatures . In the other parts he paints 28mm figures here he describes how to paint 40mm-6mm figures.
What ever historical period ( or Sci-fi/Fantasy setting) and whatever scale the reader is interested in, this book is an invaluable source of practical advice and inspiration.
Highly recommended !
sample page
I think this book might be the ideal x mad present for beginners and experienced painters alike.
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