Author Archives: Phil
What lay beneath – part 1
I seem to be playing catchup with long abandoned 15mm building projects at the moment. So here is another one! Several years ago I had a bit of an accident whilst casting one of our advanced buildings. It certainly didn’t … Continue reading
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Mixing things up
Against all the odds there has actually been a bit more progress on my little 15mm township. Based on past performance this post is several years ahead of schedule. The majority of the buildings that I’m planning to use will … Continue reading
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Apathy, apathy, apathy…
Quite a while ago I painted a house and I was very happy with the results. Buoyed by the success I started on some more. And then. Well nothing really. Now obviously in wargaming terms four years between glue and … Continue reading
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A cracking good time…
As models go our very first 15mm building (B15-1001 – bunker) is particularly awkward to paint. It has a smooth and rounded surface. You can’t really dry brush it as it doesn’t have any edges to highlight. There are no … Continue reading
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Incommunicado
My colleague Mr Francis is temporarily finding himself back in the dark ages with no broadband access and limited ability to reply to emails!! He is expecting that normality will be resumed by the end of the week. In the … Continue reading
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Casting and counting
As well as normal orders we’re also steadily working our way through the large number of 6mm tanks needed for our part of the Polyversal Kickstarter. We’re progressing nicely with them and the first parcel has just been dispatched. Pictured below … Continue reading
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Town planning
Since I was quite happy with the results of my test desert building I decided to take Tony up on his challenge of making a town comprising of ten bases in a similar style. I’ve not finished them yet but thought I’d … Continue reading
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It helps to have a minion….
Especially when that minion is due to go on a school trip to Ypres (lucky bugger) in early July and is prepared to work to earn some spending money. He quite enjoys counting out things so is being put to … Continue reading
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The Little House on the Prairie
Well actually “Medium house in the desert” would be more accurate but that just didn’t sound quite as good. Its been a long time since I’ve painted any decent amount of 15mm sci-fi models. The majority of what I have … Continue reading
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Well that wasn’t supposed to happen!
Whilst casting some 15mm building stock a few days ago something rather bizarre happened. What was supposed to be a large advanced building turned into a bit of a blob. The resin comes in two parts (resin and hardener) which is … Continue reading
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