Flames of War 90/53 and Lancias

Hi all,

Welcome back to another installment of painting guides to tabletop standard for your minis!

Today I am showing the Lancia (Coolest model in Flames of War) and the 90/53 gun (the useful version of the Lancia).  I must admit these models were a very quick paint and man are they fun to work with!

WWM Bolt Action German LMG Teams Painting

Painting West Wind Miniatures German LMG Teams for Bolt Action

  Hi All,

I would like to introduce you to my method for getting my minis to table top standard in a quick and easy fashion!


I use Vallejo Paints, and I use a variety of guides available on the internet to pick the colors for every mini I paint.

Unboxing and assembling Plastic Bolt Action BRITS!

Hi all,

Today I am going to go throught the unboxing and assembly of the Bolt Action Plastic British Figures.

British Plastic Boxed Set

The box comes with 25 plastic soldiers on 5 Sprue, and Weapons on 3 Sprue.  As an added bonus you also get shoulder markings of waterslide decals!  This of course creates a problem for me, for now I have to research the rank structure of Brits in WWII to make sure I have the proper chevrons on the rightful shoulder!

Each sprue comes with 8 heads, for 5 bodies.  Good variety there.  The only thing that I noticed was that there wasn't an obvious "Officer" head like in the German Box set.  I am of the opinion that purchasing the British command section will be vital for anyone starting a Standard British Force.

Additionally you get 3 sprue of weapons that offer a good number of weapon options to build a well rounded force.

This is the list I am assembling for 1000 points and the products I am using to assemble it!

138 (V) Captain +1 Man

030 (V) Medic

065 (V) Sniper

075 (R) 6Pdr Gun

187 (V) M5A1 Stuart + HMG

084 (V) Universal Carrier

084 (V) Universal Carrier 

086 (R) Infantry x8 +SMGx2
073 (R) Infantry x5 +BREN+SMG
086 (R) Infantry x8 +SMGx2
070 (R) Infantry x5 +BREN
020 (R) FAO+2

I am using the Brit Command Blister to supply the miniatures for the Captain +1, the Medic, and one of the FAO men.  10.00 USD

I am using the Bitish Boxed Set to build my two BREN sections, plus my two Rifle Sections.
                  36.00 USD

I am using the UC Boxed Set for my two UCs
                  38.00

I am using the  M5A1 Stuart for the tank.
                  29.00

I am using the British Sprue for the Sniper team, the FAO +1, and one man for one of my rifle sections.  (There are enough weapons left over from the 25 man box that I do not need to buy a weapons sprue also.)
                    8.00

Finally I am also using the 6pdr model.
                 19.25

This is a full, well rounded 1000 point army for the British with plenty of vehicles for that WOW factor all for 140.25 USD!

If you wanted to save even more money, just cut out the vehicles and add more infantry.  There is 67.00 USD in vehicle, yet only 355 points tied up in them.  You could take two more full sections of infantry and another officer or some PIATS if you wanted to (included in the sprue boxed set) for just 36.00 USD for a second plastic infantry boxed set!

That would be 1000 points for 109.25 USD and with free shipping worldwide (for being over 75.00 USD) from the Warlord Games website, your price doesn't go up!

Now for assembly, this is my way.

TOOLS
Nippers (the little baby wire cutters.  I use these to cut the plastics free from the sprue, because twisting them free can damage or break the little bits.)
Xacto knife (to trim up the components before assembly)
Loctite Super Glue because other stuff is not as good!
Tweezers (some parts not even suart little could put in place!)
Patience - unless you like gluing yourself to....yourself
Foam-  I use this to wipe off the excess glue if I get a little to liberal with it.  As I often do!  All of my foam pieces are saved from Flames of War Blisters, just so you know what I am using exactly!

I first cut away whatever section I am going to create from the sprue.  Every torso and base to start with.

Unboxing Bolt Action's "Wittman's Tiger"

Hello all,

Today I am unboxing and assembling Bolt Actions Wittman's Tiger.  I must say from the second I saw the package on my doorstep I was leaping with excitement.  I just finished assembling the M5 Stuarts for my Americans the other night, and I was desperate to see how the Tiger Compared.  

From the very beginning I must start with the detail is amazing.  The packaging is amazing.  It is December 15th, but Christmas just arrived for me today!  When you pick up the package the first thing you say to yourself is, Oh Man is this heavy!

The art on the box is nice to look at and the story on the back about Michael Wittman is a nice short read.  

This is the front of the package.

Bolt Action Americans Part 1

Welcome back!

Today I am going to unbox and begin assembling the American forces for my bolt action 500 point list.

UNBOXING

These two pictures show the very helpful guide to the contents of this Bolt Action boxed set.

The first side of the insert in the picture below states all of the details of the weapons sprue.  This includes exact descriptions of every item in the sprue, helping you ensure that you are putting the weapon you intend to on each figure.  (This helps those of us who are not altogether experts on the various ground weapons used in WWII!)

The picture below shows the second side of this guide goes through and details the purpose of every part on the infantry sprue.  It details which hands and arms are defined to fit which weapons, and what components work well with each other.

Below is a picture of the weapons sprue itself.  In the American box set you get 3 of these.

Khador 50 Pointer is complete!

Hi all,

I am now going to display the completed paint job on the Khador Army I painted.

Mainly pictures so enjoy!

Kommander Sorscha

Man Hunter

First Man of War Platoon

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Polish 1rst AD Flames of War

Just to let you all know why I have been absent for a couple of days...I have been painting.

With my initial push into Flames of War I found myself looking through all of the lists and picking out ones that really have unique "flavor" that interests me.

I started with the Afrika British Motor Company with the Kingforce Churchills.  That was my mid war, but I had a buddy who HAD to play late war.  I started digging around in the late war offerings and finally found something for me.

The Polish 1rst AD.

Well I have had all of the models for a while, started painting them a year ago, and finally put the finishing touches on the armored platoons about a month ago.  I have all of the Decals on hand, thanks to Dom's Decals, and two boxes of American decals.  (where else am I gonna get all those damn stars I need for the tanks and sextons?

Well I dipped them today, while I was dipping Kommander Sorscha and my first platoon of Man-O-Wars.

Here the CC, 2iC, CC section tank and firefly, 3 Armored Platoons and an 8 gun battery of sextons sit drying slowly.  They will get their stars in a week or so Finally!

Pictures Below!

How I decided to paint my first Warmachine Army

Like all tabletop gamers it is hard for me to stay glued onto one game system.

I recently have been pulled into the Warmachine realm by a very fortunate trade I made with a fellow gamer.  I am a married man with kids, he is single.  I had two HUGE floor speakers left over from my "wild" days, he had an extra Khador Army sitting around after a recent split with a girlfriend.  (It was hers, now it is not!)

I have little spare money laying around (look back at the wife and two kids lol) and he has almost every Warmachine model for every army released to date.  (single)

Lets just say we are both happy now, and I can join him with his favorite game system.

This entire post will be a work in progress.  I have typed up the blog itself as an outline.  I might add more comments as I go along, but mainly I will just be adding photos.  Stick with me and keep checking back on my progress.  I expect this to take about a week to complete.

So I started with a bunch of assembled and primed black models.  I am going to show you how I have decided to paint them up.

Pictures Below!