An Old Troll Getting a Base

The ancient Ral Partha troll is getting some attention.

I pondered long and hard, whether to remove a portion of the very thick integral base, before gluing the mini to the washer, but as it is a bit small as trolls go, I decided to keep the added height.

Tomorrow, I have a lot of tasks scheduled, so I shall probably not get much hobby time in, but as soon as I find an opportunitu to sit down at the prepping station, I shall put quite a large amount of filler on the base to make it look a bit more natural when textured, panted, and flocked.

Baboon Family to Go

The baboon family is now also ready for primer, and I expect to get it sprayed alongside the Minas Tirith archers and the ostriches. I may paint the prey animals in between the characters for Lea's SS&SS party, as the Hasslefree fantasy mini is dragging on, and I need some variation (and to get something finished a bit faster).

LotR: Archer Unit Ready for Painting

My Minas Tirith archer unit is finally ready for some primer (actually,  I have 3 models too many, as the leader and one archer are the second hand painted models rebased earlier, and I should also paint up a special model to use as the unit's sharpshooter (probably a Ranger of Ithilien).

I shall prime them, and some African wildlife for Paleo Diet) one of the next days.

Vacation 2016 - Days 11, 12, and 13

On Day 11, there was a flamenco spectacle at the Camping. Of course my shitty photography skills did not fully capture the atmosphere, but never the less...

Day 12 did not bring much apart from sun and relaxation. And sangria on the rocks.

I can heartily recommend this sangria - the relatively high alcohol percentage does that it actually tastes like an alcoholic beverage, even when thinned by melting ice.

Nothing makes my fatherly heart swell with pride as when my daughters immerse themselves in literature, and Anna was - as always - chewing her way through fantasy novel after fantasy novel, and below you can see she found a spot in the light under the lamp post outside our camping lot.

Day 13 was also pretty uneventful. We packed up a lot of our equipment for leaving the site on the next day, and all of a sudden this appeared on the sky:

Our stay in Malgrat de Mar was drawing to an end, and the next day we were going to drive north to France and Carcassonne in Cathar country (Languedoc).

More Rebasing Progress

The two Sellswords & Spellslingers heroes will soon be ready for another adventure.

I shall be painting their bases along with the green-robed apprentice's, so Lea's stand-in party will be ready at the same time as these, but we shall probably not get any games played, until we have a rainy day, as the local tennis courts have finally been opened (they were damage by the heavy rains last fall, and had to be repaired), so most father-daughter time will most probably be spent there, as long as the sun keeps hammering down from a spotless sky.

Second Hand Rohan Archers: One step Closer to the Gaming Table

Yes, they are still ugly.

I finished rebasing them some days ago, so as soon as I can find a gap for it (mind it!), I shall start touching up the colours (and clean up the occational mold line) so they can get a wash and join my Anglo-Saxon/Rohan SAGA warband.

Galleys and Galleons: Templates Finished

I have not found time for a game, yet, but the quick template mock-up is done, an I am actually all set for playing.

I used two 1mm thick neodyne magnets to fasten the Wind Compass arrow, one guled to the compass, the other to the arrow, and it works a treat!

At some point, I shall make a set of templates using a pair of compasses(!) to mark a circular shape, before laminating and cutting out the templates.

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