Deviant Designs Deeds

Looking at it I certainly have far too many projects. Today I dabbled again with Darkest Africa painting a female explorer. Although I am currently sort of working on a Mordheim undead warband, with a vampire finished this month. Thats ingnoring any other projects including amoungst others an undead army, including this old plague cart. So I need to concentrate on finishing something!

It is about time this blog was relaunched so here it is. The aim will be for a bi weekly post of what I am up to and anything intersting, but who knows.

Project Zulu was cancelled as the order never arrived and I got distracted with other projects and cancelled the order. Still tempted however Looking at the positive But since cancelling the project I did finish my 15mm PITs British Foot army and purchased the dervishes who are based and some even partially painted, should be able to knock these out once I get going Other painting this year has included a couple of Parrom Station Miniatures Martians bought 3 years ago at Salute. In total the first quarter was only 35 figures including;- Perry Miniature Mahdi, pack donkeys and adventurers for Darkest Africa and a few Chinese for BOB. Hopefully get some figures up soon. I went to the Tunbridge show and bought a few pieces of terrain and have also purchased Too Much for the Mahdi plus osprey books on the Russians and Chinese Looking at the negative A quarter of the year gone by an I still have not fixed in my mind one single project that I want to throw cash and tim...

Back in 1987 I started toying with doing some colonial wargaming but my will was not strong. Over the last few years I’ve started painting irregularly and to a good standard. So for 2006 I thought I’d go for just one plan and stick to it. Obviously it should be finish off my Sudan stuff or go for a more formal Modern Zombies game or Back of Beyond, or finish my Warhammer Empire army, or 15mm PITS stuff. But no, harking back to my 1987 interest in the Zulu wars I have decided that my first six months of 2006 will be building a Zulu and British army for DBA. That’s apx 72 figures in 6 months, well within my capability. I’ve already test painted 3 zulu’s and am quite pleased with the results. Plan is to paint the figures and then base them, hopefully making the bases reasonably scenic. The plan is no figure purchases 2006 until I finish the Zulu’s. The other army that will be finished is my 15mm DBA moors. The second project for 2006 will then be Sudan using Perry miniature Brit...

My weekly updates just haven’t happened but I have got a few things done. They include 12 WW British, a number of darkest Africa, a few modern zombies and some 25 mm Sudan stuff, Photo’s to follow. I also bought Dog Town rpg which I am struggling to read, hopefully I’ll get back into it and get around to running a game next year.

A week gone by. Starship troopers have arrived but I have done nothing with it except open the box. Have painted the base colours on most of my PITS figures (paint ran out : ( ) , plus a few red coats/blue trousers, just got to work out what is the best bulk painting method for these. Did one test paint of a WW2 British, is ok if not a little too dark for my tastes, this could be the black undercoat or that I am mixing the colours too dark to start with, need to experiment. Also painted up the base colours for my Back Of Beyond Chinese executioners and may well finish painting up them before doing much else. These are using the new lighter base colour scheme rather than my usual colours. Once I paint these, the commanders and Russian command may go for an army, cavalry first, this period just keeps calling too me. Probably 2-3 hours spent on miniatures this week. On impulse bought Stalingrad by Antony Beevor and am very impressed so far, if it’s as good throughout I will cert...

Next to no painting done for over a week. Went to Selwg over the weekend which was good as usual although once again seemed to be fewer people there and this year it was only on tow floors. Bought a number of pieces of painted terrain, including a 25mm Church, Barricades for Mordhiem and 3 15mm far east buildings fro Patrols in the sudan. Was also tempted by some lovely 25mm Colonial flags but at £4 each felt they were just a bit too expensive. I did try to avoid buying figures but fell into the trap of finally buying some 25mm Bolt Action Miniatures ww2 British, which I based this morning. Target over the next week or so is to paint up the WW2 British and return to the PITS British, who’s original target date for completion was end October.