Ye Olde Inne - A work in progress

Another piece I have been putting together for a [i]long [/i]time. Finally put some paint on it over the last couple of weeks (very little paint, over very many days):

 And with some Perry WOTR figures coming any day now, this should see some use. I'm also looking forward to using it for any Fantasy, Napoleonics, Pulp, Horror... you name it!

I am planning on building some more to go with it, and will hopefully end up with a small hamlet one day. And while I have plenty of jungle bases, I only have one or two forest-type bases... it will be fun to put together some more.

So what's to go on this one? Window grills on the empty ones, a few hinges and mossy growth all around the place.

Greetings from the Iberian Peninsula.

As you can see this hasn't been updated for some time!

While the Steamer stays moored in the construction yard, I have been playing with some conversions based on the Sharpe series. Here are some of them:

Another Rifleman, based on Isaiah Tongue (has he made an appearance here before?)

A foppish British officer (I have given him a French head from the Line Infantry boxed set)

 

A French officer with his trusty steed and mutt (Dragoon body and horse, Line Infantry officer head, British officer sword arm... if you're wondering).

I am also working on a British Sapeur to use for the Songs of Drums and Shakos rules. Really looking forward to some Napoleonic skirmishing in the near future. But for now, it's a little bit at a time! I had put this stylish adobe house together quite some time ago... now I might actually get to use it!

 That's all for now! The next update will have a few more Napoleonics, and even some Warhammer Fantasy *gasp*

Colonial steamer... pt. 9 Back to our regular program

Well, after a bit of work, here is what we have so far:

As you can see, I've reinforced the edge. I've still got the rim of the prow to go, so I'll be cutting plenty of cardboard in the next couple of days.

Launching into the unknown.... Intergalactic Games

Well, it has been a bit quiet around here... but I have definitely been up to something!

With Intergalactic Games I am getting out there with custom terrain pieces as well as the fabulous Lead Adventure Miniatures. There is much more to come in the way of hobby and modelling accessories - some things in the works even now that I know you will like!

It's a place to get creative and see things come to life. So check it out, find out a bit more about what I'm planning to do:

http://intergalacticgames.com.au/

This is going to keep being my personal blog, so don't sweat it!

So, back to the usual program...

Colonial steamer... pt. 8 The Saga Continues

Hi everyone!

Not a huge update today, but an idea of my "next steps". I have been adding rivets to the cabins, as you can see. Just to bulk it up a little bit. I won't be doing much more to the actual cabins in terms of modelling detail, I will be doing more work on that with paints instead.

I did add a rim around the bottom deck to beef it up - a nice little tip from Jim Bibbly over at LAF. I'll be adding rivets all around the ship, including the hull.

But for now, on with the pictures!

Overall I'm pleased with the progression of the ship. I really just have to sit down and finish building it, rather than just working in dribs and drabs! I'll be working on the exhaust pipe next, and planning a few little additional details like cargo, anchors, and a few more suprises!


Until next time, here's a sneak peek of what I've been cooking up for the next part of the Colonial project...

Colonial steamer pt. 7

Finished a fair bit of work on the pilothouse. The outer layer is done with cardboard, the rest of the structural work is obviously balsa. The searchlight on the top is a Reviresco piece. The sun shades on the sides are stowage pieces from a Tamiya 1/48 kit, and the front window is made out styrene held up by paperclips.

And that's the pilothouse. I have some accessories to place inside, and some interior decorating planned but that's for another day.



And in the grand tradition of men riding strange animals, here's another picture:

March is... er, Colonial month, what?

Well I've decided to keep calm and carry on with my Colonial steamer during March, as well as doing some work on The Battle of Frogonia.

Not much else to say about this, I'm afraid. So, here's a picture to keep in the spirit of things: