Ancients

 Here is a couple of pictures of some figures i painted about ten years ago,  they could stand rebasing

Baccus numidian light horse

H&R Sassanid clibanarii

Egyptians Ancients

Here is the start of my new kingdom egyptian army

 Irregular miniatures chariots
paint up ok, like all irregular can look a little like a blob but also the cheapest

 irregular miniatures archers
come 6 to a strip so need to combine strips

 H&R close fighters
better than irreg good detail lots of varients
snap off easy at the ankles though
(ineed to blend the bases in )









irregular close fighters
all spearmen
look good en masse

Painting

here is a guide to  how i paint
its quick and easy because i don't really like to paint but i don't like to use plain metal minis in my games.
i've seen much better paint jobs but it'll do me
i use vallejo paints mostly because of the exact camo colours they make  but also cheap acrylics from art  and craft shops for basic colours like white and black
i'm painting some german armoured cars a mix of H&R sdkfz 234/1(2) and 232

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First stage undercoat

for this i use a humbrol spray black

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next i brush on the base colour (middlestone)

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then i add a set of wavey lines (reflective green)

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then the second colour (some cheap brown)

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next in the case of these A/C's is to paint their tyres black

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then i give the models a quick wash with coat d'arms black wash. this is a water based paint which is easy to use, you could mix your own but this is right thickness allways and is there when you want it.

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last step is to varnish i use a spray can of matt varnish from games workshop but even though they say matt i've never found a varnish that dosen't shine, then i came across tester's dullcote. what a miracle! goes over the varnish and total dulls it. now everything i paint gets a coat.

T34 WWII

CinC T34-76, miles better than H&R, don't know how compares to GHQ haven't got any but comes in 3s not 5s so less waste when building units, luckly for me i wanted just 3 for a company for blitzkrieg commander.
in the uk i recomend getting them from wargames emporium in sheffield excellent postal service

T34 WWII

WWII

H&R pak 40 75mm
all these models are based on a 1 inch square bit of mdf with a square cut out of a woodlands scenics grass mat stuck on (quick and easy)

Modern

GHQ BMP-3
this one is representing a commander hence the aerial
(paint brush bristle)

modern

Ghq 2s6 tunguska

Ghq t-80u

a CinC german stugiii and sdkfz 7/1 20mm flak

and now for something completely different
my son plays warhammer so to teach him a lesson i've started a sisters of battle army

click on the pictures to supersize

Working on a complete german infantry regiment supported by a stug battalion and with a panzer battalion for reinforcement for the eastern front about september 42 in the southern sector.
I've got a polish book on 'fall blau' which states that some tropical camouflaged AFV's that were destined for the desert were sent to the russian front to replace the large losses and thats why my Panzer battalion has its panzer IIs and IIIs in desert colours.
just need to stick some more men to bases to complete

must get a better camera