HMGS Fall In 2023 Nov 3 - 5

 

Save the Date

My vacation time is already in! I am thinking Zombies, Late night Anno Domini 1666 drinking game, Warmaster maybe, and Epic

Anno Domini 1666 shipping?

 

New Video

       Swords of Light and Darkness finally ships. It has been months without an update. Delay after delay. I had hoped to run events at Fall In. Then Cold Wars, just maybe I will have it in hand for Little Wars.

Dark Realms City of Corsairs BLDG 3 part I

 

        The 3 main parts all done on the Ender 3. It took almost a roll? The ground floor was about 2 days, 1st floor a day and a half, and the 2nd floor about a day. The roof, doors and beams were done on the Flashforge.

        The outside was rattle canned brick followed by desert yellow. Then short bursts of Matte Stone.

        Craft paint brown blocking in the wood and mud brick areas.

        The dome getting layered up. The stone is blocked in and doors are on.

    

    The interior wooden floors are done. Brown craft paint followed by a AP speed paint watered down for a wash and a final dry brush of Model Color's New Wood.

    

        The stairs are wooden. I did not notice right away. The same colors used, but the wash was not watered down.

The tiles it will sit on have been coated in AP dip and matte sealed.

Epic Traitor guard part IV

         There were some bare plastic Chaos guys I had not listed yet. The Traitor Guard can take Alpha Legion Allies. Another part of the Chaos collection being repurposed. I had a Primarch that was printed on my 1st resin SLA printer long ago. All primed bone and the washes from the lizardmen mixed with shining spear got me the color. 

        The original Italian Traitor Guard Command minis.

        These are the last 7 Italian infantry stands from the Chaos collection. Now I am into the Italian minis I got years and years ago.

        Tanks were blocked in, washed, flocked, and sealed to be finished on the road. The Alpha Legion got the same and packed to be finished on the road.

The army as its stands. I hope the road time will double the units. If so, I will take them to Little Wars.

Back out on the Road PART III

 

        I end up sitting after Cold Wars. The next job got pushed out. Then compressed the schedule. I started off in one Courtyard. Its 1k a night promotion. Plus a 3k a night kicker. Not the best but this is about normal for points.

        This Courtyards desk had no light. Only this under the shelf light. And I forgot my glasses. I can't see jack anymore up close. And I had a FNG with me. Nothing got done. I tried to edge highlight some Alpha Legion. Can't see jack all.

        I had to bounce out, lose my FNG and go cover someone's Vacation. Is that Bastard at AdeptiCon, NO. Am I at AdeptiCon, NO. Which makes me think what the hell is he doing? I can tell you what he is doing, screwing me out of flying into to AdeptiCon just for the Epic tourney! And this is old pump boy the one that screwed me out of Little Wars last year.

        Another Courtyard. The 1k bonus is the same. This one offered 5k a night. Hell Yeah. It has the standard shit desk lamp. I drag the floor lamp over in every set up like this. This site is a baby sitting job. I got to finish up the Alphas, traitor tanks, blocked in some pirates for the E/I\C and worked on some more girls.

Oh and if your under a rock, the lion is back!

By Fire and Sword ver 2 "Kickstarter is on"

        Its a great game. I have 2 or 3 armies now. You should buy in. Then contact me. I hate painting horses. You can paint mine while your painting yours!
 

Kickstarter

Rules

Scenarios 

Armies

Dark Realms City of Corsairs "building 1"

 

        It took less than a roll to print. The Ender 3 did everything but the roof, doors, and shades. Those were done on the Flashforge. All in all it was a 5 days printing time.

        All sprayed a Lowes ork-ish yellow. AP bone at a 60 degree angle. Then flat white from greater than 12".

        Blocking in colors while waiting on other things to happen.. Some by brush and others with the airbrush. 

        The shade cloth on the 3rd floor attaches to the 3rd and roof. The roof can be removed. I have glued the roof in place and did not add the door.

        As I was finishing it up. The shade thing that hangs off the side I broke twice putting it away. I can't keep fixing these and I want them to last more than one go around. So everything will get mounted a Sarissa tile or have a base it will slot into.

    

           I already have everything for old projects. It will be Sarissa tiles, a pencil, wall paste, and a green stuff roller.

Step 1; The building foot print and supporting structures are penciled in. You got to ensure you always use the logo side or the other. The tiles will not line up if you do not keep that straight. Then all the tiles need two light coats of vanish. If you don't they will warp.

Step 2; The wall paste is smacked down where the structure will not be. The paste needs to be old. You have to put on a very little. So little you will fear it won't work. If it is new there is too much moisture. It will get into the tile and will stick to the roller, not the tile

Step 3; Roll away. Don't push down at all. The paste will stick in the roller and you will create lines at the edge of the rolled area. Look close you can see where I did it. If you do, drag a flat edge over it and roll again.

Step 4; Ask jesus for patience. Don't touch it to check if its dry. This crap will take a day or two to dry fully.

Step 5; Once dry, Matte Stone rattle can.

Step 6; AP Strong tone dip.

Step 7; Dry brush AP Castle grey followed by GW White Scar.

Step 8; Spring green grass, no static grass gun. Battlefield's high desert flock. The sand is extremely fine.

        The building sabot's into the tile. Where the shade thingy remains attached to the tile. The ground, 1st, and 2nd floor can be separated. The roof is glued down. For now it is stored in the linear cabinets. As the more buildings are done. They may need plastic boxes for bulk storage and transport.

Mountain

2023

Bought = 6, 1 collection 

Sold = 35, 71 Detachments

Painted = 185

28mm = 33

20mm = 88

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 49

Terrain bought = 51

Terrain painted = 15

Printed Terrain = 4

Printed = 30

Games

Games played = 11

Games hosted = 5

Books

Bought = 1

Read = 3

2022

Bought = 1289 + a collection + 3 Armies

Sold = 76, 14 Buildings, 22 detachments + 3 Armies + a game

Painted = 763

Blood and Plunder "Great Pirate Paint Off"

 

Blood and Pigment's Summer of Plunder

Great Pirate Paint Off

        I have entered both my Spanish Army and my kid's Chicas. The half of the Spanish that are B&P minis. Blood and Pigment is align with B&P. So there is the problem of minis. Blood and Pigment wants all B&P minis. Well I use Black Scorpion, B&P, 1898, and 3D minis. The majority are B&P and Black Scorpion. Whatever I entered and played dumb. Who reads rules anyways? The Spanish contain 90% B&P. The Chicas are 90% Black Scorpion.

The Spanish

The Chicas

B&P minis entered as a unit

I should enter my indians too. Ahhh I would have to dig them out.