War of the Roses Mounted MAA
Completed some more mounted Perry miniatures, these are such a joy to paint!
"walk the battlefield in the morning, wargame in the afternoon"™
From Caesar to World War Two
Matt
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Terrain Tuesday Aircraft Flight Stands
Terrain Tuesday Flight Stands
This week I decided while building the Dassault Mirage III model that I would make another two flight stands for jets, one for Arid and desert games and one more for more green looking european games.
They are mounted on some MDF octagon shaped 10mm deep pieces that I picked up once in a paint shop clearance about 8 years ago. I left with about ten pieces and then had a Hotz mat made to match them for my WW1 Canvas Eagles 1/72 scale aircraft games and I also use them for ww2 larger aircraft like bombers, and DC3-JU52 para landings. Happy with them, although I may add some more bushes to the arid one I thik.
"walk the battlefield in the morning, wargame in the afternoon"™
From Caesar to World War Two
cheers
matt
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Argentinian Dassault Mirage IIIEA 1/72 finished
Argentinian Dassault Mirage IIIeA
Completed, really happy with the build, went together ok, did need some putty, but sadly my squadron putty had dried out and I tried to resurrect it, sort of successfully. I added a wire through the centreline to attach to my flight stands for jet aircraft. If I was building a display piece I may of spent more time on it, but this model is a poor example of the dassault Mirage III, requiring major changes (wheel hub location, rear tail alignment, panel scribe detail and tail deflectors etc. The paint went on well and happy with my camo work, added the extra fins to the missiles to make them look more like the magic 550 missile. I did fek up with the clear varnish and forgot to mask the canopy for the matt finish.....oh well still serviceable. Decals were the biggest problem but saved by and a big thanks to my mate Robin for saving me, as Hannants are not delivering to France at the moment.
Built as a Mirage from Grupo 8 de caza I-1003 with the yellow tail marking for the falklands war
I will get around to a Harrier soon, but onto some ww2 stuff for the next three weeks!
"walk the battlefield in the morning, wargame in the afternoon"™
From Caesar to World War Two
cheers
Matt
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Monday, March 1, 2021
Aulerci Cénomani V Gaulois tribesmen
Aulerci Cénomani V Gaulois tribesmen
More tribesmen, again I have tried to make them look a little different from their neighbouring tribe of the Diablintes. With this unit I am just short by two miniatures of the 300 figure mark for Aulerci federation army. Still need to add the remaining 80 odd figures to finish it off. Again all Victrix figures, I also started painting up a Warlord general who will be off the desk this week also. Thinking about getting some chariots for the northern part of the Federation for the Aulerci Éburovices (modern Normandy). I think the Nobles rode chariots into battle as a taxi rather than some wild charging beast that we all think of as wargamers.
"walk the battlefield in the morning, wargame in the afternoon"™
From Caesar to World War Two
cheers
Matt
Aulerci Cénomani IIII
Aulerci Cénomani IIII
More completed Gaulois, another Skirmisher base of four Victrix miniatures. Getting closer to the armies completion, almost clocked the three hundred mark with these figures, hoping to have the army completely painted by April.
"walk the battlefield in the morning, wargame in the afternoon"™
From Caesar to World War Two
Cheers
Matt
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