New Vehicles

Some pictures of a couple of vehicles I've added to my small force. both models are from Old Crow, very splendid castings and easy to paint. I've gone for a sort of desert cammo so they will match in with the terrain pieces they are fighting over.
The first model is the Glaive medium APC and the second is the Goanna Scout car.

I've also got another 7 genestealers nearing completion which will give me 12, enough for a small skirmish game this Thursday at the club.

FInished Building

Finally finished the building. Gave the whole thing a second dry brush of cream before adding some static grass around the base edge to finish off.

The building is now ready to take its place on the battlefield. I intend to construct a few more but slightly smaller buildings, probably only 2 storey.

WIP

Couple more shots of the building. I've given the whole thing a rough dry brush with cream. I'll give it a second coat to pick out some of the texture and give it a more even look before I add any static grass around the edges.

More troopers

First a photo of some old GW space pirates I've had lying around since the late 80's. At the time some of the best WH40k figures in their day, though they seem to age well and don't look out of place with the more up to date EM4 miniatures.

Next up some more battle droids to support the troopers. These again are from I-Kore, from their Syntha range. Would love to get a few more of these but haven't seen any about for a while. they have been painted in a simple metallic colour as this I feel adds menace to the figures.

Lastly the first finished squad of Genestealers. For some reason they don't come out too good in the photo, but look fine in the flesh.

Building update

I've added a little rubble to the base of the building, using a couple of old sprues cut up. The model has then been given a base coat of Terracotta. The paint has had some sand and PVA glue added, as this gives the foam card some texture and helps to cover the masking tape.

Next up its a simple task of drybrushing the entire model with a light cream. This will blend it in nicely with the other models. I may add some static grass arounfd the edges just to finish off.

Update

Nothing much happening with my ACW project. I missed the big test game at Mick's, so didn't get to see the boys in action. Apparently they did okay and are now in storage at Micks in readiness of the Gettysburg re fight at the beginning of July.

I've still got 2 confederate brigades partially finished, just lost a bit of enthusiasm as they aren't required for Gettysburg. Also Mick has asked if each of the players can paint up a couple of extra artillery pieces as we forgot to designate the Union reserve artillery to anyone. I've got the guns but not enough crew. I'll shortly make a purchase from either Warrior or Peter Pig to remedy that.

Terrain WIP

First up the promised picture of the finished building, again using the GW plastic sprues.

Next up is a work in progress of a 3 storey block. I've used foam card as the basis of this model. I'll be adding some scenic items such as rubble before I get around to painting it. It only took an hour or so to put together and hopefully should look good when finished.