Painting Panzers

 No real progress to report on minis or terrain, but I did start a project I've been wanting to undertake for a while now -- organization. Previously, the table was crammed with stuff, and it became so messy that it was a hindrance to projects. In essence, the basement was a disaster. I resolved to get some shelves, sweep the floor, and reorganize, in order to give myself a fresh start as I move onto work on new projects. The shelf system I bought was just a simple one from Lowes, and put it together in about half an hour. It is really really nice to have some dedicated storage spaces instead of just cramming things in bankers' boxes. Here, I have room to expand and store more kits, terrain materials, and gear. At the end of the day, the shelf has plenty of room to grow into. Finished kits and bits on top, followed by terrain supplies and unbuilt kits, a few terrain pieces, an empty shelf that holds old dios, and finally a shelf with miscellaneous shash. Cork tiles, foam bits, ...

 I'm so happy to post more pictures for you guys  And I'm so glad to be back! It's been a long while since I've written anything for this blog, but I've been at work on a lot of various projects. Number one among them is working on terrain for my personal board. For this, I've been working on slowly building up more and more bocage, along with a faux fur mat, roads, and a forest's worth of trees. Let me know what you think, and what else I can do to add to it!  This Normandy terrain is slow-going, mainly because it's my own personal set, and I put my personal terrain set below painting and assembling miniatures and buying new armies, which is a habit I need to break. I'm trying to finish this terrain by the summer, so it'll be ready for many casual games and maybe even an appearance at a convention or two! I bought this cheap Revell model Spitfire from Hobby Lobby after Christmas when it was on sale. I think it...

Sorry for the lack of updates everyone, but I've got some good progress to report! As was promised quite a while ago, I finally settled on a method for making Normandy bocage that I'm really happy with. A lot of the time, I see hedges as waist-high decorations, but the bocage of the Normandy campaigns were truly formidable obstacles. I've modeled these as having a dirt berm a bit taller than the mini, and then having the foliage extend an inch(ish) higher. These bits of bocage are in about 1 1/2 foot segments and designed as scatter terrain for a Normandy table that I am building up slowly. I took some photos on a smaller piece of board I am using as a mini-photo set. Enjoy some of the bocage pictures, and let me know what you think! Terrain Experiments! After finishing the bocage, I was looking for another mini-project to work on while I waited on some bits for the final display board to arrive. Walking around Hobby Lobby one day, I noticed...

Triumphant Return?  I've always wanted to try my hand at American armor. The monotony of all one color presents an interesting challenge in itself, and I think I have a lot more to learn. The model is Rubicon's Easy 8/76 (W) kit. It was the first Rubicon kit I've put together, and I think it went together quite well! Not to mention all the extra parts, options, and the lower price too! This tank, named after my amazing dad was my first ever attempt at freehand. The writing came out alright. The star was an emergency repair after the decal ripped. D'oh! We're WW2 wargamers: Of course we've seen Fury, and yes we all love the dirty old tanks covered in stowage. I decided to paint this up as a veteran tank that has seen the muddy, dirty horror of Spring '45. The rear presented some challenges as to how to make this large, open area more interesting. I tried adding some washes to simulate oil & fuel stains, but it didn't come out too ...