Last Refurbisment ....for now

This is my last post concerning the refurbishing work I have been carrying out. Today it is the turn of the single tower.

Looks loads better in my opinion and weighs a ton, far more detailed and generally more use in games.

Have just realised I forgot to paint the windows, ah well! One last thing to do.

Quick reminder of how it looked till a month ago. 

Basically lots of PVAcrete and sculpted details to bring it to life.

Next post will concern a project for my son, will be posting in a couple of days.

Briton Warband and Longhouse

 

Painted up my barn/longhouse and stuck it alongside my newly based and tufted Briton 10mm 1500 point KOW army.

Very happy with how it looks and now intend creating 3 or 4 more to create a little Hamlet or village.

I undercoated it black, then overbrushed some brown/mocha emulsion. Then I built up with dry brushing a a lighter brown emulsion and finally a light brush with Egyptian Cotton (Dulux test pot).

Think the tufts and rebasing the Celts have really brought the army together.

May have to create some Roman buildings now too.

Buildings, but very small

 

Yesterday I found some templates for some 1:185 scale or 10 mm/warmaster size buildings and launched into creating some cottages etc before I knew what I was doing.

Cardboard carcass, cereal packaging, worked over with matchsticks and tapers.

Das and PVA was used to sculpt the rough thatched roof and some PVAcrete on the base for strength.

Sorry, out of focus: cereal card was used for the tiles a small cube of 5 mm foamboard for the chimney, covered in PVAcrete and finally a cocktail stick stuck along the ridge.

I am going to make 5 of these initially then see how they go.

Looking forward to painting them.

Refurbishing Five, mostly painted

Following on from my last months refurbishing posts, here are all but one painted up to a basic standard, my usual, and ready to go.

Below is just a photo dump of how they now look.

I feel they look a lot better than they did originally, so quite happy and will be working on some more in the future. I have a whole box of these all ready to be worked on.....

 

Frostgrave Second Edition, Solo Wargaming and Scum and Villainy

 

Last month I went a bit purchase crazy, getting my grubby mitts on the three books feature here and, not shown, a plastic gang of Soldiers Knights and Wizards for Frostgrave.

Looking forward at having a go at running a game of Scum and Villainy sometime in the future, and hopefully this week, "covid" allowing will be playing its inspiration by playing Blades in the Dark, run by the same system, Forged in the Dark.

Mr Featherstone's book has been a revelation to me and a source of great inspiration, I have made cards and written notes for myself to play more organised solo battles. Also, not shown here, I have been re-reading my old copy of the original Mighty Empires book and been suitably inspired by that too. Watch this space for further develpments, as have been organising my 10mm Roman and Briton armies.

Been looking forward to getting my hands on this, although have had little time to read too much as yet.