tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49823669266681014962024-03-05T00:32:14.475-08:00Historical Minis Dot ComHistorical Minis Dot Com is my blog where I will post photos about projects or articles that I have written for the new online magazine "Historical Minis Dot Com." The main articles will be posted on the magazine but extra, full sized photos are kept here for reference.
If you have any questions about projects that I have done or about techniques I have used, please do not hesitate to contact me. I love the hobby of wargaming and enjoy trading tricks and tips.Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-37557164496535092082015-01-10T18:35:00.001-08:002015-01-10T18:36:07.144-08:00Wacht am Rhein schimmwagen crew<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took a set of "A Day Out" crew and converted the driver and commander to make a pair of SS crew in a schwimmwagen as seen in many Battle of the Bulge pictures near Malmedy/St. Vith. All in all this took about a month to do during the evenings and I was pretty pleased with the results. I hope to be able to have these cast some time in the future - they're just a little late for the 70th anniversary of the "Wacht am Rhein."</div>
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These are more Murawski Miniatures Duchy of Warsaw Retreat from Moscow March Attack figures converted with extra blankets, jackets and scarves for use in Russia 1812. These are beautiful sculpts and a LOT of fun to paint.</div>
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Here is another vignette for our "Retreat from Moscow" game based upon the movie "The Duellists" and featuring Perry Miniatures. The seated figure is converted from an artillery figure, the figs at the front of the cannon are from their wounded/dead set, the cannon was a gift from my friend Don Perrin and the gun equipment was scratch built. This was almost as much fun as the first vignette and considerably easier to make!</div>
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Painting War: Season 1, Issue 2 - an excellent magazine, even better than the initial issue.</div>
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Standard painting color recommendations - three pages are devoted to standard uniform colors, thereby allowing more detail to be added to the pages devoted to painted miniatures. This is essential given the wide variety of colors worn by the French Napoleonic Armies.</div>
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An example of a painted figure page - the standard uniform colors are listed at the bottom of the page allowing two additional color recommendations to be added to the page. Brilliant!</div>
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These figures from Murawski Miniatures are beautifully sculpted by Paul Hicks and are a blast to paint - you can see the shako details under the hat cover on the shooting figure on the lower right - simply amazing! They are definitely "gotta have" figures if you are gaming the "Retreat from Moscow" period.</div>
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The heavy gun and crew is perfect for Pacific island and jungle fighting. The officer, loader and assistant gunner were conversions of other Company B figures; the seated figure is from one of the 20mm gun sets. I've always wanted a heavy gun and crew; these figures fit the bill perfectly. And, as the base is designed around the same dimensions as the AA gun and crew, they will fit nicely into the two emplacements that I built earlier in the year. </div>
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<em>Note: I bought a large steel washer that fit the emplacements and have used it as the template for the searchlight and heavy gun/crew - if it can fit on the washer, it will fit into the emplacement.</em></div>
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Basic form with reinforced sides.</div>
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A bargain from the Dollar Tree = $1 for an almost endless supply of "bamboo logs."</div>
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Bamboo logs in place.</div>
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Initial coat of spackle.</div>
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I noted the spackle would not lay well as high as I wanted it to lay. I added some "shelves" made from scrap cardboard and glued them at the level/height I wanted.</div>
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A much better look to the walls around the gun emplacement.</div>
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"Sandbags" made from ProCreate added after the spackle dried overnight.</div>
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The blast wall, inside and outside views (this wall would be a separate piece). The basing material is already on the model - a more fine type inside the emplacement and a rougher style on the outside.</div>
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The finished emplacement. Note: the area between the sandbags and the bamboo logs was covered with extremely fine basing material to represent sand.</div>
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The final painted emplacement by itself, with a searchlight and with a 20mm AA HMG in place. I was very pleased with the final result.</div>
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<br />Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-17414130076540062172014-08-26T18:52:00.002-07:002014-08-26T20:42:40.101-07:00"Blacklining"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Above: the difference between brown wash (left) and standard brown paint (right).<br />
Below: Two Perry "Retreat from Moscow" figures before their white equipment straps are lined.<br />
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Above: white equipment straps blacklined with a charcoal wash.<br />
Below: white equipment straps blacklined with a dark brown (bittersweet) wash.<br />
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COMPARISON: The backpack of the figure above had not been lined. The figure below has had the white leather on the backpack blacklined with a dark brown wash, making the details more striking and realistic.<br />
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<br />Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-55497682855148311012014-08-24T22:27:00.001-07:002014-08-26T20:42:59.234-07:00Back in the Saddle Again!<br />
The "Retreat from Moscow" pictures are from the last game I was able to play with the "Gig Harbor Irregulars" before we left the area. After putting 1800 miles on the car, visiting Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Jackson Hole, we arrived in Colorado Springs safely. We are still settling in; while I have not yet reported to work, I have started to paint again - ahhhh! I will try to post more pictures from local games and ongoing projects here. Thanks for your patience!Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-51395899008460154222014-08-24T22:23:00.001-07:002014-08-26T20:43:24.210-07:00Retreat from Moscow, Game 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Above, from left to right: Scott Murphy, Bruce Duthie and Bruce Meyer.<br />
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Above, from left to right: Murphy, Duthie, Meyer, Mikey G, Mark, John McEwan, Steve Gahn and Gene Anderson.<br />
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Above: the only new face is Kevin Smyth wearing the ball cap. The only player I failed to photograph was Gary Griess!<br />
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<br />Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-5894115267194857742014-08-24T22:17:00.000-07:002014-08-26T20:44:05.565-07:00Retreat from Moscow - pre-game photos showing off our miniatures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The photos above are Bruce Meyer's pre-game table set up. The figures below are my contribution to the game. I think I need to "snow" their clothing.<br />
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The following pictures are figures from Bruce's impressive collection.<br />
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The final pictures are Mikey G's units. They were, in part, from an amazing eBay find!<br />
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Some pictures from our "Retreat from Moscow" game. The first pics are from the pre-game set up; most of the wrecked items are Bruce's but the third pic, the Duellist's wagon, is mine. Figures on the speckled gray table are mine (and I realized that I forgot to "snow up" their clothing!), those on the wooden table are Bruce's (some he painted, some he got Fernando Enterprises to paint) and those on the white table are Mikey G's eBay purchase. Lots of awesome looking figures.<br />
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The players, from left to right around the table (and forgive me for not knowing everyone's last name!) are: Scott Murphy, Bruce Duthie, Bruce Meyer, Mikey G, Mark, John McEwan, Steve Ghan and Gene Anderson. Kevin Smyth arrived late (he's in the ball cap at the end of the table in later pics) as did Gary Griess (however, he failed to appear in any of the pictures I took!) An awesome group of gamers in the Gig Harbor Irregulars!<br />
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The rest of the pics are from the game. The French arrive in a gronk or disorganized mass. The Russians slowly whittle them down and the column slowly gets strung out with some French units more threatened than others. Russian Cossacks, regulars and peasants made an appearance on the table. Mark and Kevin's Frenchmen did a great job getting their original units across the table; Mark's wagons are seen getting off the table. Gary and John did a Malachi Crunch and captured Steve's group and wagon; Gary's peasants even did an awesome job fending off an attack by John's Cossacks intent of stealing their captives. I lost three units in the game but, due to the capture of a French gun, scored big as a Russian player. We did some in-game rules tweaking and know we've got more to do but Bruce's rules are pretty much 80% there on the first go!<br />
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A test picture - reduced to 33% by Microsoft Paint - to see if I can post it on the Steve Dean Painting Forum without taking up the entire page. Russian regulars advance against the retreating French columns, burdened by all the swag they were taking out of Moscow. The lines are starting to get a little spread out and a little more vulnerable. The "Duellists" wagon can be seen in the background.<br />Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-59841252280088420082014-07-26T17:54:00.001-07:002014-07-26T17:54:37.570-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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More stages in the final construction, weathering and winterizing of the broken down cart from the Duellists movie. More of the "how to" will be published on the Historical Minis Dot Com website shortly. Look for post game pictures there, too!Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-53983178139664399662014-07-26T17:42:00.001-07:002014-07-26T17:42:49.063-07:00Test Piece<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Before I started the final stages of the broken down cart from the Duellists, I needed to try do a test figure. I wanted to try out the snow technique on something small so I could figure out how best to combine painting and adding snow. In the end, my fears were unfounded - the process was really quite simple and I really liked the final piece.</div>
<br />Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-79267683250964391732014-07-09T21:04:00.001-07:002014-07-09T21:04:18.176-07:00Destroyed wagon - "Missed duel/The Duellists"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To support the Retreat from Moscow scenario we are running my friend Bruce Meyer built a lot of extras - snow covered dead, broken down carts, extra bits and detritus - to make the scene look the way all the paintings show the end of the 1812 campaign. I have always liked the movie "The Duellists" and find the Russian scenes very awesome looking - just watching the movie makes me feel cold! My contribution to the game will be the broken down cart from the "Missed Duel" scene in the movie.<br />
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Hmmm, this would not let me copy the link in the previous post so I am re-posting it here.<br />Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-40458723375282903512014-07-09T19:34:00.001-07:002014-07-09T19:34:37.489-07:00Osprey Publishing pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pictures from Osprey Publishing Men-At-Arms series. Ospreys remain my #1, first "go to" source for all uniform painting guides. Reproduced with permission of Richard Sullivan.<br />Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-6434883971028689342014-07-09T19:30:00.000-07:002014-07-09T19:30:43.742-07:00Back in the saddle after a break in the action<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow, I took a look at this site and noted that I had not posted anything since March! The reason was I was a single dad taking care of three small children, full time working, soccer practices, games and tournaments, flag football, cheerleading, gymnastics, some wargaming, laundry (yuck!) and the usual stuff involved with managing a family. We all survived and, best of all, my wife/mom came home yesterday and we are starting to get back to normal. I am looking forward to doing more writing and posting.<br />
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Of course, things may slow next month when the Army posts us to Colorado Springs...<br />
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Eureka Marshal Ney - "Bravest of the Brave"</div>
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Perry Cossacks!</div>
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Perry French - Retreat from Moscow</div>
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More Perry French - Retreat from Moscow</div>
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A comparison of basing options</div>
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Perry Russian Peasants</div>
<br />Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-88617656120621398372014-07-09T16:39:00.000-07:002014-07-09T19:36:28.961-07:00Starting a new project - Retreat from Moscow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Perry "Retreat from Moscow" figs arriving from across the "pond."</div>
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Cleaning and basing Perry "Retreat from Moscow" Russian civilians.</div>
<br />Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-36256182221060935182014-03-05T11:13:00.000-08:002014-03-05T11:13:20.119-08:00Chi Ha 120mm turret<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chi Ha with 120mm turret<br />
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Original Tarawa emplacementMichaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982366926668101496.post-76091851637618920382014-02-02T18:05:00.000-08:002014-02-02T18:38:47.623-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These pictures are examples of how the resin "hot water trick" works to reshape errors in resin casting. Check out the full article on "historicalminis.com" - thanks!Michaekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717028033441307073noreply@blogger.com0