Update on goings on

Havent updated in a while. This has mainly been due to having a new job but also with the fact that I couldnt be arsed to get my camera all set up for just 1 mini.

Thats not to say I havent been busy. I have painted up quite a number of minis which I will show off below.

First things though. Remember my work area?

Yes, not ideal but it did in a pinch. Well that is done with now. Has been replaced with a much better setup.

As can be seen there is now a more work area. Everything has a place. There is a shelf and a draw and I have my PC next to it so can listen to music or have some movie or show playing.

As to models I have painted up a variety of stuff.

First I finally completed some more of my Imperial Guard. This included a squad of guardsmen, the old metal command squad, a techpriest that has been sitting in my bitz box for about 4 years and a commisar who has also been sitting in my box for a few years.

I really love this sculpt for so many reasons. Gave him a moustache and soul patch to make his face look less bland and also its because its how I imagine an aristocratic high born to look.

This commisar is my absolute favourite Imperial Guard sculpt. Was great fun to paint.


No idea if I will ever use this guy but he was quick and easy to paint up and he looks cool.

Group shot of all the IG stuff I have done. A lot of it is second hand or bought off ebay. THe command squad in the front is the old metal one that I got off ebay for practically nothing as it was covered by around 27 layers of paint. Was super excited as I far prefer it over the plastic.

Its by no means a coherent force but its getting there.

Moving on we now head over to my Heavy Gear Force. This is now complete. I was able to do a deal with my buddy and got around 10 gears to finish up my army. They are all the older sculpts so a bit static looking but I think they still look great. I did have to some weapon swaps as the older weapons just look pathetic compared to the newer sculpts.

The army is essentially made up of a Veteran General Purpose squad with 3 Black Mambas and a Sidewinder.

A normal General Purpose squad made up of 3 Jagers, a Sidewinder and an Iguana. The leader has had a headswap from the old models with a new version head.

The big guns are provided by a Veteran Fire Support Squad with 3 Support Cobra's, a King Cobra and an Iguana (who somehow didnt get pictured)

Also included is my Naga. This guy has been shown before but I got bored and added the sharks teeth which I think adds a huge amount of character to the mini.

Not all of the minis are used at any one time but thet are avaliable. I am going to add some tanks at some point but thats not going to be for some time.

And there we have it. My activity over the last few months.

8.8cm Flak 36 and friends

It has been  rather productive week model and painting wise. I finished up 5 different units of models. 2 units, a set of Pz III's and PzIV's from command decision where for my buddy in the Paint for Panther scheme (though now its a paint for anything sheme really). The rest were for myself.

My main focus was on a pair of 8.8cm Flak 36's. The infamous German AA/AT gun from WW2. I really love these guns. I bought a Tamiya 1/35 scale version about 21 years ago (I was 9 years old at the time)which sat proudly in my room for almost 2 decades.

These guys are quite a lot smaller at 1/100 scale but they just look phenominal. I also took my time with them and made some scenic bases out of greenstuff and some straw I found outside.

I think these came out really really well considering its my first attempt at this kind of scenic base.

A bit of paint and the application of the actual model and Bobs your uncle :)

Crew are not the actual 8.8 crew as I got the models without. These are from the 105mm artillery set which is why they are not quite right. Still, they do look good.


Next up is a couple of Panzer III G's. These are the Zvezda models are are really good considering the price. Sure, they dont have much individual detail and yes, the detail it has could be more pronounced but at $5 each they are perfect. I did add some detail in a jerry can, extra tracks on the front of the commanders tank and I adapted a commander figure and hatch from a Plastic Soldier Company Panzer IV. Doesnt look 100% right but still looks good and at this scale and looking down at it from the table top no-one will notice anyway.