tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77451638443046099412024-02-14T09:37:04.264+01:00A Conflict of InterestsJonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-45719309753499208962016-12-31T11:00:00.001+01:002016-12-31T11:00:48.798+01:00Happy New Year!Hello everyone!<br />
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Despite what some of you might have suspected I've not fallen off the face of the earth, but rather taken a break from the hobby. Since late August there's been a bit of upheaval on the professional front, as I've gone from working full time to studying full time. While this has been a fantastic experience overall, it's also quite demanding with a steady stream of assignments, projects and reports to work on. Between studying and family stuff, I have virtually no time or energy left for painting or modelling.<br />
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So for the time being I have put the hobby on hold, but I'm sure I will return to it in the future.<br />
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Anyway, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year.Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-70555660023479719012016-06-29T13:01:00.001+02:002016-06-29T13:01:59.271+02:00Ruined Columns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are the last terrain pieces I picked up at Salute back in April. Some ruined columns by The Square. They're maybe a bit more on the fantasy side, rather than the historical, but perhaps they could be used for an abandoned Roman villa in Dark Age Britain?<br />
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After drybrushing them with some sandy colours, I went to town with weathering, using a couple of watered down washes of greens and dirt browns. They were then finished off with various tufts, vines and turf/flocking materials.<br />
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Nice and easy, and scatter terrain will always come in handy for skirmish gaming.<br />
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As always, thanks for looking!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-73001743813941375352016-06-15T12:58:00.000+02:002016-06-15T12:58:31.538+02:00Bogged Down 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've finished another set of marshland terrain pieces. Just like <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2016/06/bogged-down.html">the earlier ones</a>, these are from Magnetic Displays.<br />
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As I wanted the new pieces to look different to the first batch, and glued on some sand to change the layout a bit. They were then finished in the same way as before.<br />
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I gave the Vallejo Still Water another chance and it worked better this time. I didn't use any tufts in the water areas, which maybe helped?<br />
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Thanks for looking!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-19922448748785175392016-06-08T09:29:00.002+02:002016-06-08T09:35:51.507+02:00Mini Gaming BoardsAfter the success of the <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2016/03/gaming-with-kids-1-goblin-quest.html">Goblin Quest game</a>, I've been looking at making a small gaming board to use when playing with my oldest son. The two 2'x4' gaming boards I have at home are a bit unwieldy and to be honest, after eight years, I'm not too keen on their look anymore.<br />
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Instead, I nicked an idea from the excellent <a href="http://realmofchaos80s.blogspot.se/2015/07/a-dark-deranged-structure-building.html" target="_blank">Realm of Chaos 80s blog</a> and used two cork pin boards as a base. These were bought at IKEA and cost 40 SEK (roughly £3.50) each. They measure some 40 cm by 60 cm, giving a total playing area of about 80x60 cm – perfect for some quick games on the kitchen table.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VÄGGIS pin board from IKEA.<br />
Not very exciting, but cheap and sturdy.</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I filled the interior of the pin boards by gluing down sheets of foam board. The sheets were 5 mm thick, but since the depression was a bit smaller than this (approx. 4 mm) I chamfered the edges. Filler was then used to smooth out the transition and the small lip on the frame. (In hindsight it probably would have been easier to just slap on the filler around the frame without cutting the foam board first.)</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Once the filler was dry, I glued on the sand using a mix of different types to get some interesting variety. Watered down PVA glue was then used to fix the sand more firmly in place and stop it from rubbing off later. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sand glued in place.</td></tr>
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The sand had a mid-brown tone, so to get a nice natural effect I applied an undercoat in the form of a dark brown wash. This was just some artist's acrylic paint heavily diluted with water. I went back and added more wash to certain parts, to get a more varied look.<br />
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When the undercoat/wash was dry I did some drybrushing, mixing in some light tan into the original brown. I kept the drybrushing very light, as I wanted a dark, earthy look, like a forest floor. However, after the drybrushing it still looked a bit too bright, so I did a new wash to tone it down.<br />
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Happy with this look it was now on to the flocking.<br />
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Once again, I wanted a varied, natural look so I mixed three types of ground cover: Woodland Scenics green blend fine turf, Woodland Scenics earth fine turf and a dark green flock from Javis. I applied this in patches, leaving a path in the middle of the boards, as I thought it looked good.<br />
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When the first coat was done, I sprayed the boards with watered-down glue and added some lighter flock (Javis mid green flock) in various spots, to get some colour variations. This got another overspray of watered down glue to fix it all in place.<br />
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I had originally planned to stop here, as I wanted the boards to be able to handle some rough going – kids you know! However, looking over the boards I couldn't help thinking they looked a bit flat and uninteresting. So after rummaging through my stash of basing materials, I found some coarse turf that also went on the boards. Satisfied with this new look, all that was left was another coat of water-glue mix to fix it all down, and to paint the edges black to tidy it all up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished boards with some lighter flock <br />
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I've had a bit of a hobby slump after <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2016/04/salute-2016-battle-of-foteviken-1134.html">Salute</a>, in parts due to painting fatigue but mostly because of Real Life intervening in its usual way. However, over the last weeks I've started to get back into things. To get me going, I painted up a couple of terrain pieces I picked up at the show.<br />
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These marshlands are by Trevor Holland Design, sold by <a href="http://www.magneticdisplays.co.uk/" target="_blank">Magnetic Displays</a>. Nice and cheap resin pieces, really versatile stuff, that can be used in virtually any time and setting – from ancients to moderns; from fantasy to historical and even sci-fi.<br />
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After priming the pieces black, the earth parts were dry brushed with some dark to mid browns, with some olive green in-between, to get a muddy look. Then the water parts were washed with a mix of dark green and dirty brown. Finally I glued on various scatter/flock and tufts, washed parts of these with brown to tone them down a bit, before spraying the whole thing with cheap hairspray and Army Painter Anti-Shine spray to seal the flock.<br />
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The water was done with Vallejo Still Water. I mixed in the same dark green and dirty brown washes I had used before, and poured a small amount in each depression.<br />
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This was my first time using a water effect product, and it was an ... "interesting" learning experience. I had read some reviews and tutorials on using the Still Water, so I knew what to expect and was careful not to do too thick layers. However, despite being very careful I still found the this a very tricky product to use and, as you can see from the images, the results are far from perfect. After doing three pourings, and growing increasingly frustrated with each of them, I pretty much gave up – they will have to do as they are!<br />
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I have another set of three pieces in the works, which should be more than enough for my current needs. These pieces will be slightly modified to make them look less like the first ones. And the Still Water will get another chance before I give up on it all together.Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-3551038250117020242016-04-18T21:39:00.000+02:002016-04-18T21:39:42.735+02:00Salute 2016: The Battle of Foteviken 1134<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well I'm safely back in Sweden after my visit to Salute this past weekend. I had a very nice time, met up with some very nice people and had the honour of being part of a terrific team. It was extremely satisfying seeing this project finally come together like this.<br />
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Thank you to Michael for taking the lead on this whole project and a truly heroic painting effort; to Jan for his stunning terrain and wonderful ships; to Jesper for lovely painting and, as always, being an most enjoyable opponent; to Colin for, amongst other things, his help in setting up the table, repairing damaged models and not least his tireless chatting to everyone who came to see the table; to Steve for helping out with everything, playing and being a thoroughly nice and enthusiastic chap; to Tony for making sure we didn't get in the way of anyone taking photos.<br />
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Finally a big thank you to everyone who came to see us, ask questions and compliment the game. We had a steady stream of visitors throughout the day – and a fair few times it was really cramped around the table – and I was truly humbled by all the nice things people had to say about the terrain, modelling and painting.<br />
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Here are some pictures of the game. I'll be back with another post with pictures of some of the other games I found while walking around on my breaks. Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of details to explore on the table.<br />The fire had a flickering LED-light in it – very nice!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battle is beginning to take its toll: <br />soon there will be more models off the table than on ...</td></tr>
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These past weeks have seen me frantically painting to meet the deadline before the trip to London and Salute. Consequently, there has been very little time for blogging or even visting other blogs.<br />
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However, now I've finally finished the last of my models for our demonstration game <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/search/label/Foteviken%201134">The Battle of Foteviken 1134</a>. Some more cavalry, bringing the total up to 36.<br />
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Just like the other units, this one has a mix of miniatures from Black Tree Design and Gripping Beast. I had to scrape the barrel, so to speak, for this last lot and as a result they have a bit more mixed appearance than the earlier ones. And honestly, they are a bit rushed in places. Anyway, they should blend in nicely with the others.<br />
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Even though this has been a fun project, where I've had to push my painting capacity a bit which has certainly been a useful learning experience, I think I'm done with mounted models for a while now ...<br />
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At Salute, we will be at GA15, just to the right after the entrance – see the map above. If you're at the show, please come by and say hello!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-34637051467092017652016-03-24T10:41:00.000+01:002016-03-24T10:41:29.789+01:00Foteviken 1134: Hirdmen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is another batch of miniatures for our Salute demonstration game, <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/search/label/Foteviken%201134">The Battle of Foteviken 1134</a>. Up until now, my main focus has been the cavalry, but this time I've painted up some infantry from the king's and jarl's hirds, i.e. their household warriors.<br />
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The miniatures are once again a mix of Black Tree Design and Gripping Beast. The BTD 2nd Crusade models in particular, are very nice indeed.<br />
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For this project, I've not held back on the bright colours, especially on the shields. With lots of sharp colours, there's always the danger of them clashing and/or looking too garish. However, here they are balanced by muted browns and the greyish looks of their armours. All in all, I'm rather pleased with the final look.<br />
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This model is supposed to represent the son of the Danish king, Magnus, with his personal banner bearer. Like most of his brothers-in-arms, Magnus was killed at the battle, but not before making a heroic last stand. Let's see how he fares this time ...<br />
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As always, thanks for looking!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-23982169196297946982016-03-15T21:43:00.001+01:002016-03-15T21:43:20.484+01:00Gaming with the Kids 1: Goblin QuestMy oldest son is turning five this summer and lately we've been talking a lot about gaming with "daddy's toys". He's been wanting to play on a "real table" with terrain and everything, so this past Saturday we went down to the club for our first proper miniatures game together.<br />
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I had found some very simple rules, that still looked like a lot of fun, devised by a dad in a similar situation as myself. They're called <a href="http://geeklydigest.blogspot.se/2013/02/goblinquest-ready-for-playtesting.html" target="_blank">Goblin Quest</a>, and it seems they've since developed into something a bit more involved. However, the basic rules were more than enough for my needs at this point.<br />
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The game is played on grids, such as you get on dungeon floor plans, but as he wanted to play with regular terrain I substituted the random, grid-based movement with measuring sticks for movement and shooting. I also decided to move the setting from a dungeon to a mystical forest.<br />
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I had some Foundry knights in my lead pile, originally released by Citadel in the 80s, that I painted up to use as the heroes. I don't want to sound like a nostalgic old grognard, but these are really nice Perry sculpts that have stood the test of time admirably.<br />
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For the enemies, I wanted some classic but not too scary monsters and goblins fit the bill perfectly. Luckily, I had some extra goblin minis from the Dungeon Saga kickstarter that were pressed into service. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to paint these up but they worked fine unpainted (gasp!). I knocked their strength down from 1D6 to 1D4 to speed things up a bit.<br />
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I started the game by telling him he was a knight in service of the king, and now the king had asked him to go to the mystical forest and collect some magical crystals. However, he'd better beware as the crystals were guarded by some evil goblins. He then got to chose which of the knight models to use in the game and he chose the red one.<br />
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As this was his introduction to gaming, I thought it was important that the objectives were very clear and all treasures and enemies visible from the start. The table was set up with paths/corridors leading to clearings/rooms where the crystals were placed (I used some red playing gems to represent these) together with the goblins. In the final room I placed the "boss" – the goblin chief in the form of the first mini my son has painted all by himself, a Reaper Bones bugbear. He was incredibly proud of this contribution to the game, and it made this feel more like a joint project between us.<br />
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The game was a big hit, and he proceeded through the forest, the knight knocking down goblins and collecting crystals, all the while cheering when he won and taking his (few) setbacks in stride. In the end, the knight faced off against the huge goblin chief, which he managed to defeat and thus collecting the final crystal for the king. Victory for the hero!<br />
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The game was pretty much perfectly timed in terms of length: collecting four crystals took about 15–20 minutes, which was about as much time as he could concentrate for.<br />
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We've already talked about playing again. While I'm keeping the general setup, this time I'm thinking about using some other monsters like skeletons, just to make it a bit more interesting. I'm also looking to substitute the Mantic goblins with some Citadel ones, as I'm not a fan of the formers aesthetics.<br />
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Thanks for reading!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-64370129064493106982016-03-09T12:51:00.001+01:002016-03-09T12:53:58.091+01:00Foteviken 1134: Flags for the Cavalry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We did some more play testing for the <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/search/label/Foteviken%201134">Foteviken 1134</a> project at the club a while ago and I took the opportunity to take some pictures, focusing on the finished flags for the cavalry. You've already seen a sneak peek of these in the previous post but here are some better pictures.<br />
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It was very nice to see it all starting to come together. In fact, we were so pleased with the look of our collected forces that I was promptly given the order to do another 12 mounted models. Right now I'm in the midst of painting up a big batch of hirdmen (armoured infantry), but after these I will tackle some more riders.<br />
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I'm now beginning to dread transporting all these cavalry models to Salute ...<br />
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Thanks for reading!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-32595811290866721012016-02-28T20:34:00.001+01:002016-02-28T20:34:16.731+01:00Project F Revealed: Foteviken 1134 at Salute 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The time has come to finally reveal the first details of the elusive "Project F": This is the code name for our early medieval demonstration game at <a href="http://www.salute.co.uk/salute/salute-2016/" target="_blank">Salute 2016</a> – The Battle of Foteviken 1134.<br />
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<i>On June 4th 1134, the forces of King Niels of Denmark and his rival, the Jarl of Scania Erik Emune, clashed by the bay of Foteviken. The battle was not only a struggle for the Danish crown, but also for the archbishophood of Scania and a chance for Jarl Erik to avenge the death of his brother.</i></blockquote>
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We will give more details of the background for the battle and set-up of our game, during the run up to Salute, so be sure to check back.<br />
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The project is master-minded by the ever industrious <a href="http://dalauppror.blogspot.se/" target="_blank">Michael/Dalauppror</a>, and based on an idea by our man on the ground, Swede in exile and terrain builder extraordinaire Jan. Those of you who saw the fantastic table Jan built for last years's participation game, <a href="http://dalauppror.blogspot.se/2015/04/stockholm-1392-pictures.html" target="_blank">Stockholm 1392</a>, knows he's a very talented man indeed and this year's build promises to be even more impressive.<br />
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Together with club chairman Jesper, I have been drafted into painting some of the necessary models for the demonstration game, although the bulk will be done by Michael. He's putting us both to shame though, as I think he's finished most of his share already!<br />
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Be sure to catch all the updates for the project on <a href="http://dalauppror.blogspot.se/search/label/Foteviken%201134" target="_blank">Michael's</a> and <a href="http://the-miniature-mayhem.blogspot.se/" target="_blank">Jesper's</a> blogs respectively.<br />
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Salute 2016 will be held at ExCel London on April 16th. Our table will be a GA15, just to the right after the entrance. We hope to see you there!<br />
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It's been a bit quiet around here lately due Real Life intervening in the form of colds, stomach bugs, work and whatnot.</div>
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However, amongst all this I have managed to keep Project F chugging along and have now finished the final batch of mounted models: 11 more to bring the total up to 24. Only Gripping Beast models this time, apart from a Black Tree Design horse thrown in for some extra variety.<br />
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I'm still working on the flags, but I didn't want to wait until these were finished until I posted this. I thought I'd take some snaps of the whole force, flags and all, and post them here later.<br />
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Now it's on to the foot soldiers!<br />
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For those of you waiting for details about Project F, hang in there – it should be any day now ...Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-77728711853586611962016-01-22T16:12:00.001+01:002016-01-22T16:12:37.110+01:00FIW Civilians<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I sold off <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2015/11/for-sale-painted-fiw-french-for-muskets.html" target="_blank">my FIW French</a> I agreed with the buyer to paint some Redoubt Miniatures civilians. I've had these in my lead pile for a while and it was nice to finally paint them up even if it was for a commission.<br />
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The sculpts are a bit hit and miss to be honest. Some of the heads are comically big and some of the poses look a bit weird. Also, the gun stock on one of the models was slightly miscast. Nevertheless, I think they have a certain charm and they do paint up nicely.<br />
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They'll soon be on their way to France (very fittingly), to join the rest of the force.<br />
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Thanks for reading and have a great weekend everyone!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-6664617327942605712016-01-15T10:23:00.000+01:002016-02-28T20:34:50.522+01:00Project F: Early Medieval Soldiers 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just before New Year I previewed <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2015/12/early-medieval-soldiers.html">the first miniatures</a> for Project F – the still "secret" project set in the early medievals, master-minded by the ever industrious <a href="http://dalauppror.blogspot.se/" target="_blank">Dalauppror</a>. Now it's time for the first proper batch for this project and the last miniatures to be finished in 2015.<br />
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The miniatures are a mix of mainly Gripping Beast Normans, with some Black Tree Design 2nd Crusaders used as commanders. All very nice minis.<br />
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I'm using a bit of a "speed-painting" approach to this project, utilising a 3-tone technique in the Foundry style and cutting a lot of (small) corners. I pretty happy with how this has turned out, and while the miniatures don't look too good up close they look fine from a distance.<br />
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The shields are hand-painted, and some of them look a bit rubbish but I'm hoping these won't be too noticeable when all the units are done. Yes, there are more cavalry coming ...<br />
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You'll notice there are some flags missing, and this is because I still haven't decided on a design so I'm saving these for last.<br />
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After the mounted minis were finished, I did the painting tally for 2015 and realised I was just three miniatures short of an even hundred. So I picked three foot minis that were quickly painted up.<br />
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I'm quite pleased with how they all turned out, cavalry and foot, and I'm itching to continue with this project.<br />
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Thanks for reading and have a great weekend everyone!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-14535586125777432172016-01-11T10:23:00.000+01:002016-01-11T10:23:32.080+01:00Projects for 2016Out with the old, in with the new. Time to look forward and lay out my plans for this year.<br />
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<b>FIW Civilians</b><br />
As part of the deal when I sold off <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2015/11/for-sale-painted-fiw-french-for-muskets.html">my FIW force</a>, I agreed to take on a commission to paint 12 civilian models. This will be my first project for 2016 (in fact I've already started painting) and should be a rather quick affair.<br />
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<b>Project F</b><br />
The still "secret" project set in the early medievals, that was started <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2015/12/early-medieval-soldiers.html">back in December</a>. There are a fair amount of models to paint and after the FIW models are done, this will be my sole focus for the first couple of months.<br />
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<b>15-hundreds</b><br />
My long neglected <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/search/label/Italian%20Wars">Italian Wars project</a>. I just can't stand having this unfinished for another year so I've come up with a new plan: I will use this force for Dragon Rampant. They should fit perfectly as a not-Warhammer Empire army. By my calculations there are no more than 30 models left to do, including gendarmes/cavalry, artillery and commanders. With talk about Dragon Rampant gaming at the club this will hopefully give me the incentive to finish this project.<br />
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And maybe, just maybe, something else for this period. Yes, a new project! However, this depends on finding suitable miniatures, something that has proved to be a bit of a challenge so far. Maybe I just have to bite the bullet and do some conversion work – though I'm not too keen on doing this for the majority of an army. We shall see.<br />
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<b>Fantasy</b><br />
I've long wanted to do something with my old Citadel lead. With the release of Dragon Rampant, I think I've found the perfect excuse to do some fantasy gaming. Apart from the Italian Wars army, I have more than enough models for at least two opposing forces (good and evil) but realistically I can only finish one during this year.<br />
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I also have an idea for a multi-player, small scale fantasy skirmish/RPG hybrid that I really want to do. As always, time will be the limiting factor here.<br />
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<b>Operation Winter Storm</b><br />
I'm planning on finishing <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/search/label/Operation%20Winter%20Storm">this project</a> during 2016. What's left to do are the whole Soviet side, a pretty sizeable project on its own, and a fair amount of terrain including buildings and woods, together with smaller stuff like jump-off points, trenches, roadblocks etc.<br />
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I'd better stop here before taking on too much. These projects should keep me sufficiently occupied during this year. At least until something new and shiny comes along and makes a mess of these carefully laid out plans – we all know how these things go!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-72439483609929118172016-01-07T12:41:00.001+01:002016-01-07T12:41:54.390+01:002015 in ReviewA belated Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a good ending to 2015 and have had a great start to the new year.<br />
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Well, I know I say this every January but gosh – is it already another year? Doesn't time fly? As is customary, I thought I'd look back at the year that passed and see what I achieved – and didn't.<br />
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The year started a bit slow hobbywise, as we tried to find some balance on the homefront with the new baby. Miraculously, I managed to keep up my painting routine for the most part, but gaming was a bit scarce during the first couple of months. Luckily, during the spring things began to settle down at home and I could take a night off here and there for some gaming down at the club. After the summer I've more or less been back in the old groove, with regular games almost every week.<br />
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As for painting, the year started fairly well, but really picked up after the summer thanks to me being on paternity leave: I've even been able to get some extra painting done during daytime once in a while! Naturally, this has worked wonders for the productivity which is evident from my output from August and onwards.<br />
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As usual, I made some plans for 2015 and it's time to take a look at how I fared:<br />
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<b>Italian Wars French</b><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>Failed!</b></span><br />
Once again my great shame ... The plan was to finally complete this project after having failed to do so in 2014. Well, I managed to finish the two pike blocks – they even got used in a game! – but that was unfortunately it for 2015. Too many other things taking priority over this one, due to a severe drop in motivation. However, I'm still intent on finishing this project, so it will follow me into 2016. Hopefully for the last time.<br />
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<b>Håtunaleken </b><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Finished!</b></span><br />
During 2015 I finished a 24 point medieval host for our club project Håtunaleken. I had already started in 2014 with the first unit completed and the second unit partially painted. In 2015 I added some foot knights, a unit of allmoge/foot yeomen and a unit of bidowers. Ironically, the first (and only) time I fielded the complete host they stood around for the entire game and achieved almost nothing. Still, I'm very pleased with this host and I'm fired up for some more Swedish medieval gaming.<br />
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<b>Great Northern War Swedes</b><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Finished!</b></span><br />
I missed the deadline by about a month, but at least this unit got finished. We have played one game in our club campaign and it was a gloriously fun and chaotic affair. I think the Swedish side won? Anyway, I'm looking forward to more GNW games in 2016.<br />
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<b>Operation Winter Storm </b><br />
<b><span style="color: orange;">Partially finished!</span></b><br />
I had to face the facts and revise my original, and (overly) ambitious, plan to something more manageable. After this revision, things rolled on and I did complete all the German infantry and vehicles necessary to play the complete campaign. The Soviets and the terrain will have to wait until a little later this year.<br />
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Of course, I couldn't stick with these original plans but had a couple of side projects during the year:<br />
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<b>Frostgrave Warband</b><br />
<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Finished!</span></b><br />
After play testing this fun little fantasy skirmish game, which seems to be all the rage at the moment, I was so inspired by Dalauppror's kit bashing I had to build me a warband of my own. This was a nice side project, with some really fun modelling and painting. Of course, I have yet to play a game with these models ...<br />
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<b>Trees and bushes</b><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Finished! </b></span><br />
It's safe to say I made a fair amount of trees this year. The first batch was a bit of a test, and as they turned out OK I went ahead and made another (bigger) batch. For the second batch, I wanted to take the quality up a notch so I sculpted some roots, varied the colours of the leaves and worked on the bases some more. After getting some nice comments about the trees from my club mates, I also did some bushes.<br />
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I have yet to take some snaps of the second batch of trees and the bushes, but since they've featured in some of <a href="http://dalauppror.blogspot.se/search/label/AAR" target="_blank">Dalauppror's</a> latest AAR:s so you've probably seen them already.<br />
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<b>Rohan Warband</b><br />
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In anticipation of Dragon Rampant I rebased and touched up some old, speed-painted Rohan miniatures for Lord of the Rings. This project seems to have fizzled out before it began in earnest, but there are talk of some other Dragon Rampant gaming at the club which I'm very much looking forward to.<br />
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<b>Project F</b><br />
The still secret early medieval project took up most of December in a frenzy to finish at least one unit before the year was over. I narrowly made the deadline and will soon post some pictures of these final models of 2015.<br />
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Looking at the actual numbers, I painted exactly 100 28 mm models (19 of which were cavalry). In addition to these I also painted 56 15 mm infantry models and 7 vehicles/tanks and made a huge amount of trees and bushes. Overall, I'm fairly happy with the output but as always it could be better.<br />
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Now I have officially closed the hobby part of the year 2015 and I will be back in a day or two with my plans for 2016.<br />
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Finally, I want to thank each and everyone of you who read and comment on my posts – it really means a lot to me! I hope you all will have a great year.Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-69632256641750459142015-12-30T14:38:00.000+01:002016-02-28T20:35:03.600+01:00Project F: Early Medieval Soldiers 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, 2015 certainly turned out to be the year of changed plans. Not only did I have to adjust my planning for the <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/search/label/Operation%20Winter%20Storm">Operation Winter Storm project</a> to something more manageable, now there is also something big cooking that has forced me to reconsider some of my earlier plans. Originally I was going to spend the better part of December painting the remaining models for my long neglected <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/search/label/Italian%20Wars">Italian Wars project</a>. But then I was drafted into this major and still secret project, master-minded by my good mate <a href="http://dalauppror.blogspot.se/" target="_blank">Dalauppror</a> and those plans went out the window.<br />
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There are still some things to iron out before we can reveal more about this new project, but keep a close eye on our blogs and you will get all the details eventually.<br />
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For now, however, I can offer you a sneak peak at the first of my models to be finished for this project. The period is obviously early medieval, as is evident from the models but, as I said, the details of where and when will have to remain under wraps for a while yet ...<br />
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The models were kindly donated by Dalauppror and to return the favour I cruelly used them as guinea pigs for trying out some new ideas for painting techniques. I was mainly trying to find out how to cut down on painting time and still keep up a decent standard I can be happy with. As test-pieces go, I think they turned out alright.<br />
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The foot soldier is a Foundry model, originally released by Citadel in the early 80s. I really like these old Perry sculpts, they have heaps of character and are a joy to paint.<br />
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The cavalry model is from an unknown manufacturer. Anyone recognise it? It has lots of fine details, the casting is very impressive in some parts – eg the reins under the horse's head are separate, which is something I haven't seen before – but unfortunately one of the horse's eyes was slightly miscast.<br />
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For the past couple of weeks or so, I have been furiously painting my first proper batch and I'm just putting the finishing touches to these models, which means they'll probably – hopefully! – make the 2015 deadline. More in the next update!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-70999633622933534832015-12-24T15:35:00.000+01:002015-12-24T15:35:19.395+01:00Merry Christmas – God jul!I just wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas – or "God jul" as we say in Sweden.<br />
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It seems the world is a bit bonkers right now so in the spirit of this holiday, if you have the means, please consider donating something to charity.<br />
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I hope you have a great Christmas however and wherever you spend it!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-62564837954717215722015-12-22T12:04:00.000+01:002015-12-22T12:04:14.601+01:00Operation Winter Storm: Panzergrenadiers 11 – Sd.Kfz. 10/5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, this is it – the final German entry for the <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2015/12/operation-winter-storm-panzergrenadiers_14.html">Operation Winter Storm project</a>. It feels very nice indeed to have the first stage of the project finished.<br />
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For the finale you would have thought I'd painted something fitting, like a Tiger or perhaps a StuG, or any other iconic German WW2 vehicle. Instead I've gone the eclectic route and present to you the Sd.Kfz. 10/5.<br />
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The Sd.Kfz 10 was a half-track vehicle that was primarily used as a tower for smaller guns such as the 2 cm FlaK 30, the 7.5 cm leIG, or the 3.7 cm PaK 36 anti-tank gun. As with most WW2 vehicles, there were numerous variants produced throughout the war.<br />
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The Sd.Kfz. 10/5 carried the 2 cm FlaK 38 anti-aircraft gun on a special platform with fold-down side and rear panels. It had magazines for the gun fastened to the panels and usually towed an ammunition trailer (Sd.Ah. 51) with 640 more rounds, the gun's sights and its rangefinder.<br />
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Though the FlaK 38 was designed as an anti-aircraft gun, it was also used against ground targets.<br />
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The model is from Battlefront and required a fair amount of cleaning up, especially on the resin main body. The other parts were in metal and while the cast was clean, the tracks once again suffer from the softness of details which seems to be prominent on most of Battlefronts vehicles. The gun barrel is also very soft, and bends easily, which of course is very annoying. Other than that, it's a nice little kit I think.<br />
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Rather than paint the vehicle in winter camo, I decided to do it in Panzer Grey with the crew in regular Feldgrau uniforms to make it a bit more versatile.<br />
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Now with this stage finished, I'm going to let the Operation Winter Storm project rest for a while. But I've already thrown myself into the next project for which I'm frantically painting at the moment. Stay tuned for more about this.<br />
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As always, thanks for reading!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-47433518866300045802015-12-20T08:47:00.000+01:002015-12-20T08:47:01.833+01:00Operation Winter Storm: Panzergrenadiers 10 – Sd.Kfz. 251/C<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Next up for the <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2015/12/operation-winter-storm-panzergrenadiers_14.html">Operation Winter Storm projec</a>t is some troop transport in the form of a half-track Sd.Kfz. 251/C, perhaps better known by the name of the manufacturer – Hanomag.<br />
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The Sd.Kfz. 251 was meant to transport the Panzergrenadiers into combat. Despite a fair number of vehicles being produced, they were always in shortage and most Panzergrenadier units had to make do with trucks for transport.<br />
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The Hanomag had room for one squad of men, who thanks to the armour of the half-track was protected against small-arms fire and to some extent artillery fire. In its role as troop transport, the vehicle was armed with at least one MG 34/42, with another mount at the rear, which provided close-support fire for when the soldiers had disembarked.<br />
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Once again this is kit from Plastic Soldier Company. As for the earlier kits I put together there were a fair number of components, and the instructions were very "bare-bones" to say the least, but it went together without any major hiccups.<br />
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Next up: the final German vehicle for this project.Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-66190370163802981092015-12-14T10:40:00.003+01:002015-12-14T10:40:56.368+01:00Operation Winter Storm: Panzergrenadiers 9 – Panzer III<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some more German support for the <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/search/label/Operation%20Winter%20Storm">Operation Winter Storm</a> project in the form of three Panzer III J.<br />
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Introduced in 1939, the Panzer III was designed as the primary battle tank for the German forces intended to fight other tanks. They were originally equipped with a 3.7 cm KwK 36 L/45 gun, which proved adequate during the campaigns of 1939 and 1940. However, after Operation Barbarossa, the Pz III proved to be inferior in both armour and gun power when facing the heavier Soviet tanks such as the KV-1 and T-34. In a bid to counter these tanks, the Pz III was upgraded with a longer, more powerful 50 mm gun and more armour.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">These upgrades proved somewhat effective for a while, especially against the T-34, but by 1942 the Pz IV and Pz III had effectively switched roles – the former was now the main tank fighter and the latter used in close support of the infantry – due to the better upgrade potential of the Pz IV. After the Battle of Kursk in 1943 the Pz III was gradually withdrawn from the frontline. Instead the chassi was used as the basis for the Sturmgeschütz III assault gun, the single most produced German armoured fighting vehicle of WW2.</span><br />
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Like the <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/2015/12/operation-winter-storm-panzergrenadiers.html">Panzer IV</a>, these models are from Plastic Soldier Company and represent great value for money. They're nicely detailed – especially compared to the Battlefront kits I've done before, where the tracks in particular have been poor with soft details.<br />
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One difference between the Panzer IV kit and this one, are the one-piece tracks. A welcome change indeed, as I found the separate tracks on the Pz IV too fiddly for my liking with no apparent gain in details. And with these tracks there wasn't any risk of putting anything on in the wrong place ...<br />
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I've added some more stowage to these Pz III:s, where as on the Pz IV I kept it relatively clean. Painting was done in the same way as the other tank. As for the weathering I tried to keep it a little more subdued this time, but I'm not 100% satisfied yet – slowly getting there though.<br />
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Now I'm in the homestretch for the German part of this project: just two more vehicles left.<br />
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Thanks for reading!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-60580237078253119272015-12-09T21:53:00.001+01:002015-12-09T21:53:31.265+01:00Operation Winter Storm: Panzergrenadiers 8 – Panzer IV<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first German tank to be finished for my <a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/search/label/Operation%20Winter%20Storm">Operation Winter Storm project</a> is a Panzer IV G.<br />
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Introduced in 1937, the Panzer IV was the only German tank to remain in combat and production throughout the entire WW2 making it the most widely manufactured "proper" German tank. It was of course constantly upgraded and adjusted to fit the ever-changing fighting conditions of the battlefields in Africa, Europe and the Eastern Front.<br />
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The Ausf. G model was introduced in 1942 and the upgrades included an increased front armour of 80 mm and the new, longer, 75 mm KwK 40 L/43 gun. These were both direct measures to counter the new, heavier, Soviet tanks such as the T-34.<br />
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This model is from Plastic Soldier Company and was my first experience with this manufacturer. I must say that despite a fair number of fiddly bits and somewhat spartan instructions it went together very well. The only problem was the driving gears which I at first managed to glue on in the wrong places – I switched the front and back ones on both sides – but this was all my fault for not having checked the instructions properly. I had to slice them all off and glue them back in their correct positions.<br />
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I can't really comment on the historical accuracy of the kit, but when it comes to value for money it certainly scores high marks indeed!<br />
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As this was my first time painting a vehicle in winter camo, I looked at some tutorials to get familiar with the different techniques employed to get this particular effect. However, it wasn't until I got some excellent pointers from fellow club member and all-round nice chap <a href="http://blackpowdergames.blogspot.se/" target="_blank">Sören</a>, I felt ready to have a go myself. Now, Sören is a much more skilled painter than me and I of course managed to botch up his instructions. In trying to salvage the paint job I did some experimenting which in a roundabout way lead to a camo effect I was rather pleased with and intend to use on all my winter vehicles for this project.<br />
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As for the weathering, I'm not particularly pleased with it – it's more than a bit overdone. I find weathering is an art, and one I have yet to master. Still, it's "good enough" so I'll leave it at that.<br />
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Next up – more Panzers!<br />
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Thank you all for reading!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-76944812184107674982015-11-23T07:34:00.001+01:002015-11-26T21:38:12.733+01:00SOLD! For Sale: Painted FIW French for Muskets and Tomahawks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>EDIT: These are now sold!</b><br />
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Dear readers, I have decided to sell my French for the FIW. This is a complete 200 points force for Muskets and Tomahawks consisting of:<br />
10 Compagnies Franches de la Marine<br />
1 Compagnies Franches de la Marine Officer<br />
6 Canadian Milicien (Militia)<br />
5 Huron allies (ie Indians)<br />
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22 models in total.<br />
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All the models are from Northstar, except the militia which are from Galloping Major. They are painted and based to a high wargaming standard by me. All the models are matt varnished.<br />
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<b>I'm looking to sell them for £149 plus shipping from Sweden. Payment through PayPal.</b><br />
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To sweeten the deal I can throw in 12 unpainted FIW armed civilians from Redoubt Miniatures. For an extra cost, I can paint up these civilians to match the already painted miniatures.<br />
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Below are some more pictures of the miniatures. <b>Please note, none of the terrain or movement trays in the pictures above or below are part of the deal.</b><br />
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If you're interested, please contact me at: jonas[dot]mockelstrom[at]gmail[dot]com<br />
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Thanks for looking!<br />
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Compagnies Franches de la Marine</div>
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Canadian militia</div>
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Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-58538348818453205302015-11-20T07:35:00.000+01:002015-11-20T07:35:09.749+01:00Operation Winter Storm: Panzergrenadiers 7 – Marder III <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Time to bring in the first vehicle for my </span><a href="http://conflictofinterests.blogspot.se/search/label/Operation%20Winter%20Storm" style="text-align: left;">Operation Winter Storm project</a><span style="text-align: left;">. Not a regular tank though, but rather a mobile anti-tank gun in the form of a Marder III, Sd.Kfz. 139.</span></div>
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Always in search of more powerful ATG:s to counter the new heavier Soviet tanks like the T-34, the Germans began experimenting with converting captured or obsolete tanks to tank destroyers. These became known as the Marder series, and were armed with either captured Soviet 76.2mm F-22 Model 1936 divisional field guns, or German 7.5 cm PaK 40 ATG:s for later versions. This gave them the firepower to destroy the majority of Soviet tanks at the time. The Marders were not fully armoured, due to weight and the space constrains of the small chassis, and they were all open topped.<br />
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The Marder III was built on the Czech-supplied Panzer 38(t) and at first fitted with captured Soviet 76.2 mm field guns (Sd.Kfz. 139), and later with the PaK 40 anti-tank gun (Ausf. H and Ausf. M).<br />
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Because of their thin armour and open tops, combined with their high silhouettes, Marder III:s were very vulnerable to both tank and artillery fire. They were also risky to use in urban areas and in assault or close-combat situations. Instead they were best suited for defensive or overwatch roles.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Due to these weaknesses, the Marder tanks were subsequently phased out in favour of better armoured tank destroyers with lower profiles, such as the Jagdpanzer 38(t) (also based on the Panzer 38(t) chassi) and the StuG III. However, Marder vehicles were used until the end of the war.</span><br />
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This is a Battlefront model and a rather nice one except for the wheels and running gears which have very soft details. The kit went together very well. The only problem was the "lock" for the gun barrel (the triangular thingy pointing out at the front) which has a very small point of contact, thus making it a bit fiddly to glue in place.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I made the decision to go with Panzer grey rather than a winter camo to make this Marder a bit more versatile. I kept the model pretty "clean", with just some extra tracks at the front and some light weathering on the tracks and lower parts of the hull. However, looking at it now I probably should have weathered the transfers a bit more. And I still haven't decided wether to add an antenna or not – it certainly looks good but how practical is it on a wargaming model?</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">For the rust effect on the exhaust I used the excellent Rust Effect from </span><a href="http://www.modelmates.co.uk/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Modelmates</a><span style="text-align: center;"> – so simple to use even I get great results!</span><br />
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Thanks for looking – have a great weekend everyone!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745163844304609941.post-64196516949306899732015-11-17T07:00:00.000+01:002015-11-17T07:15:41.731+01:00Operation Winter Storm: Panzergrenadiers 6 – PaK 40<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Germans need something to counter those pesky Soviet tanks so it's time to bring on the heavier stuff in the form of a PaK 40 anti-tank gun.<br>
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The PaK 40 (Panzerabwehrkanone 40) had been in development since 1939 but after Operation Barbarossa in 1941, the Soviets began to field more heavily armoured tanks like the T-34 and KV-1 and the Germans found they lacked the necessary firepower to combat these. Thus the development was given an increased priority and the first PaK 40:s were used on the Eastern Front in November 1941. It soon became the main ATG used by the German forces during the later parts of WW2. <br>
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The crewmen miniatures are all from Peter Pig, while the gun itself (kindly donated by my good mate Dalauppror – cheers Micke!) is from Battlefront.<br>
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In keeping with the rest of this project, I avoided any fancy modelling on the base and just did some simple wheel marks in the mud (not really visible in these photos) and added a couple of ammunitions boxes.<br>
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Next up – the first vehicle!Jonas Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03104129336412766484noreply@blogger.com18