POC Tigers repainted for FoW!

These models are from a company called Point of Contact (POC) that I found on TheWarstore.com.  They come pre-painted and are a soft plastic.  I added some spare bits, a base, and repainted them to match the rest of my FoW army.  I am pretty pleased with the overall result, especially considering the price point.  See you guys soon.

Flames of War - Königstiger (King Tiger) Platoon

So the Schwere platoon was pretty straight forward to paint.  I used the airbrush for 90% of the model through the base coats and camo pattern.  A real time saver.  This is my 3rd outing using the Vallejo pigments to weather the miniature and add the mud to the basing.  I am very pleased with the overall result.  Happy painting!

And so it begins...

Guess what arrived in the mail today?

This dude is massive!

This dude is also massive!

The next stage in my model art is about to begin.  The compressor is set to be delivered tomorrow via UPS.  The airbrush should arrive tomorrow as well or at latest, the day after.  I am going to start off on some mecha for Dust Warfare and then work up to tackling these huge bastids.  I am very much looking forward to getting started on these monstrosities.

Airbrush-y goodness

So I finally broke down and picked up an airbrush of my very own.  After watching some tutorials and vids by Schnauzerface on YouTube I can't help but feel this is the direction I need to head in.  I had the opportunity to speak with the local distributor for the Harder & Steenbeck line of airbrushes at a local convention about a year ago and I have to say these machines are amazing.  Not to mention his shop is about 45 mins away so in a pinch I can get it fixed post-haste.  It also follows my belief of buying quality; instead of replacing the cheapest thing I can find every 6 months.  I found a deal on a really good compressor on the cheap so it seems like everything is falling into place.  I ordered the Cygnar Stormwall colossal and the Trollblood Mountain King colossal for WarmaHordes.  I also have some Dust Warfare tanks to do on commission so the idea is to get the spray area set up, practice a bit on some of my models, and then start slinging some serious paint.  I am very excited to see what I can create using this new airbrush.  Wish me luck!

Dust Warfare - Americans

BBQ squad Sergeant

BBQ Squad

BBQ Squad

BBQ Squad

"The Gunners" Squad

"The Gunners" Squad

"The Gunners" Squad

"The Gunners" Squad

"The Gunners" Squad

 

 

 

This is a commission I am doing for a buddy of mine.  I jumped the gun a little and snapped the photos before the water effects "puddles" on the bases had the chance to fully dry so they look a little milky in the photos.  I am very happy with the mud effect that I have achieved.

Lara Walter, Axis Officer

close up of plate details

Really happy with the way this model turned out.  I am very excited about this game and since I have a week of work due to the storms here in used-to-be-sunny-Tampa, FL I have been making strides to get the basic set completed.  See you soon!

Dust Warfare

Amazing new game!

Light Panzer "Hans"

Sturmpionere Squad

 So I have been busily finishing my Germans for FoW and low and behold a buddy of mine gifts me with a set of the Germans from his Dust Tactics Revised Edition box set.  Beautiful models that come pre-assembled and pre-base coated!  With a small effort I changed some poses and then glued the models in place for painting.  All the models from Tactics are useable in Warfare.  We met up at the LGS and tested out some of the rules and I have to say I am very impressed with the ease of game. More pics to come and some of my finished FoW Germans.