I am afraid I have nothing newly painted this post. But as we now have only 6 days before the Analogue Painting challenge starts I thought I would share with you just a little Prep that I di yesterday in anticipation. At the club yesterday I played a board game about making wine, then left early so no Pics of that. I mention it as I was able to get two bases case in resin by Tim (LINK to Frontline) From Frontline wargaming. For what I need they are a little too large, but totally serviceable as any smaller and they will fall over.
These are them in the raw state. and they are the smallest flying bases he make. What is more I scrounged them free so that makes them twice as good. They do not come with anything to make the flying things hover in a flying position high from the table. So I roughly worked out the bases centres and then drilled a very small hole at an angle. as you can see in the third photo. 
Not a huge amount of preparation but more than I have done either last year or the year before. Some bright spark is going to ask what I will be painting that needs flying bases. But I am not going to say just yet as the figures have not arrived. (but I do expect them today or tomorrow). And until they do arrive I don't like to talk about it too much. I have got more preparation to do this week, some of which are markers and terrain so I will score no points for them in the challenge so best get them done before hand if I can. SO expect that to be the next post as well.
Additionally I am the very happy winner of some figures from Ray's blog post giveaway. Link to Ray's Blog! Just the figure I most wanted that he was offering and I have emailed him asking if he can hold on to them until the Cavalier show at the end of February. That should save him a few pennies in postage.
Finally I have set a new high score on World of tanks. (I found out that high scores only last a week so it is still good, but not awesome. Again in my German Light tank. I am not so good and I do die a lot in it, but 2 kills in a game where I am the lowest level tank in the game is not anything to be sniffed at!Back to more prep today and trying to source a Polykarpov P15 (Biplane) in 1/200 th (10mm) scale! I do not need one but having one would be nice,
All the best and enjoy the day.
Clint
Preparation is key, but if you are like me you will be distracted within minutes of starting something - it's a curse I tell you!
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael. I agree. I know I will get distracted very quickly, but there are some wargames projects I NEED to get done that do not involve painting and they are the ones I will concentrate on. Oh look a book on tanks, I wonder what is in it!
DeleteYour own little piece of Blitzkrieg!
ReplyDeleteThank you Fran. I have to be lucky for my tactics to work as one shot can kill me from some guns
DeleteClint, best of luck with the Challenge and I'll certainly be looking forward to your entries this year. Prep is definitely the key... and you posting minis which will distract Michael from painting anything to do with his Pulp side-challenge ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Blax. At this stage I only know some of the figures I will be painting so I may or may not be distracting Michael or indeed you. I just do not know. More to the point I do not have that as a super power!
DeleteGood luck for the Challenge mate. Looking forward to your offerings!
ReplyDeleteThank you Millsey. I am also looking forward to yours.
DeleteCongratulations Clint! On both your win and your prep work.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bob. Like most people I am not ken to do the prep, but it just has to be done.
DeleteGood luck with the challenge Clint and your win in Ray's competition.
ReplyDeleteThank you Joe. I feel it is all to get me to paint more historical figures
DeleteNice one Clint, I really need to get my finger out and do some prep work, before its too late!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray. So you need some flying dragon stands as well? No, what about Napoleonic fighting Balloons stands, I am sure you must!
DeleteInteresting flying bases. Recently I've been trying to find something I could use as plinths for statues; these might work.
ReplyDeleteThank you C6. I realise there is nothing to scale them in the pictures. So let me tell you they are 2+1/4" Across flats.
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