Klingon Ship

This is my Klingon C7 Heavy Cruiser for the game A Call To Arms: Star Fleet.

I want bold!

Miguelito's Maniacal Machine: Part the Second

I found this at a Tuesday Morning discount store for 8 dollars in Yankee money. It's a Clone Trooper / AT-TE Transformer toy. I've always thought that walker tanks in futuristic science fiction to be anachronistic in concept. But I love the idea in Victorian Science Fiction! This is a WIP and my tribute to Miguelito Loveless of the TV series and movies "Wild Wild West."

I am missing something here, I could just clean it up but there is more that I can do with the beast, I'm sure. Any suggestions?

By the way, behind the AT-TE, is a 1/72 scale Captured Maus by Dragon Armor (Also 8 bucks and also found in the toy section at Tuesday Morning) In the mock turret is a Rebel Minis Sahadeen infantryman. I am probably going to cover the open top and make it a mobile communications platform. I think that'll make a good objective for Tomorrow's War.

Transformers Tomahawk

8 bucks and about an hour and a half worth of work. Including letting the Armypainter spray paint dry....

Mechwarrior Miniatures for Tomorrow's War

I found these at Miniature Market's Dent & Ding shelf. $5 USD got me eight 'mechs of which I only kept two...my son got the other six. :)

The original paint job was a hideous black & blue scheme.

I used Krylon Black Primer to cover the original paint colors then I hit it with Army Painter Green followed by some quick inking and then some block painting. Sealed with Krylon Matte Clear. I'm happy with them.

Archon 35 and Beyond...

I had a great time at Archon this year! Hanging with the family is always good and I got to do a panel discussion about miniatures painting. I discovered some shortcomings on my part but there's always next year. ;)

So I will be doing the modelling thing here and to start off I am going to work on my 28mm F&I French Marines from Conquest Miniatures.

Just now the figures are just at the primer stage and I will get pics up when I get something done to them.

That's all for now. Bye.

Archon 35 Miniatures Painting Panel

Archon 35 Miniatures Painting Panel

This coming weekend is Archon 35; the 35th St. Louis Science Fiction/Fantasy Convention. Check them out here: http://www.archonstl.org/35/
I will be hanging out with my wife Angela and presenting a Miniature Painting Panel (sort of) I will be splitting this up into two parts. Part 1 is on Friday at 5PM.
Here is the outline that we will be working from for the Friday 5PM and Saturday 12PM sessions:

Basic Miniatures Painting Outline

1. Tools

a. Paints

b. Brushes

c. Files

d. Knives

e. Other Tools (tweezers, nail files, etc.)

2. Cleaning

a. Knife or File?

Knife on plastics; file on metals

b. Solvents

Simple Green or Dishwater

3. Dry Fitting

a. Straight on dry fitting

b. Determining when to pin

4. Assembling & Filling

a. Glues

Super glue! or maybe something else?

b. Fillers

Brands: Milliput, Squadron, etc.

5. Primer

a. Spray Can

b. Brush On

c. Colors

Black, White or what?

6. A Word on Paints

a. Acrylics

b. Oils

7. Base coat

a. How many coats?

b. What’s my Journal for?

c. Techniques

d. Styles

8. Highlights & Details

a. Highlighting

b. Picking out the details

9. Sealing

a. Spray can sealers

b. Brush on sealers

10. Basing

a. Materials

b. Glues

c. Advanced goodies

11. Wrap up Discussion

This is the List of Basic Tools that i will be handing out:

Miniatures Painting: Basics

Minimum Required Tools and Materials:

A Good Primer; either a spray can or a brush on

I like Krylon for spraying and Artist’s Gesso for brushing on

Selection of acrylic paints

I like Vallejo Acrylics for realistic looking models but for brightness and Pow! I like Privateer Press, Citadel and Vallejo Game Color paints

Size 000 brush for small details and &final highlights

Size 00 brush primary detail and highlight brush

Size 0 brush good for coverage and base coats

An old large (size 8 or so) brush for dry-brushing

Palette for mixing paints I prefer a plastic palette but an old glass plate works fine

Water container for rinsing paint brushes

Coffee Filters for cleaning and drying paint brushes

Old newspaper to cover your work surface

A Painting Journal like a watercolor sketch book

Fine Sand

Advanced Tools and Materials:

Set of small jeweler’s files

Flock and ground cover materials

Bottle of PVA glue Elmer’s, Mrs. Glue or any white glue will work

Bottle of Future Floor Wax

Modeling putty optional, good to fill in gaps or convert minis

Spray varnish spray Testor’s Dullcote, Krylon Crystal Clear, etc.