CANUCKS! …and other stuff...

Well this hasn’t been a particularly productive week for hobby stuff ORriding. I’ve had a Pilonidal Sinus infection (basically an infected pore just above my tailbone) – which has made it rather uncomfortable to SIT (…one a chair – strangely enough I was completely fine sitting on a bicycle saddle!?). Anyway it got so bad that I had some minor emergency surgery yesterday to get an abscess drained – which, I have to tell you, was even less fun that getting the old sniperoo – which was absolutely no fun at all.

My doctor said it’s most common among cyclists and people driving jeeps!? When I asked her what she meant about people driving jeeps she said it was first medically described affecting soldiers driving their jeeps around in the desert… Hmmm… wonder if that could have been the LRDG…!? I can’t imagine how much THAT would have sucked driving thousands of miles across lumpy bumpy rocky deserts with one of those on ones backside!?

Anyway, on the mend now and I should, literally, be back in the saddle again in no time. Just hope I don't have to go back to get the sinus removed - that seems like it would be even LESS fun!

Despite all that I got some new rubber and was very anxious to try it out! I made two moulds for the two 20mm 1980’s Canadian infantry men that I made.

(Remember: click on the pictures for a bigger version)


These actually had to be painted STANDING UP (as in I was standing up while painting them as I could not sit down!). I screwed up the mould on the advancing figure – but was able to get a couple


The lads on the left I painted in camouflage smocks of the Canadian Airborne Regiment. The other stand could be any other infantry unit…

I’m really quite pleased with them actually. I’m already planning to do a few more – probably three kneeling poses; one with an SMG, one with a Carl G, and one with a GPMG.

Next I’d like to work on some Cold War French and some generic looking guys in helmets with AK-47-ish looking rifles that could be Russians or Chinese or Africans… and finish up the Seven Years War figures I've been working on.


I also finished up an observer team for the East Germans – they were actually painted last week when I did the others but I didn’t have enough base goop to finish them off.


The first of John’s Descent figures. These are a pain in the bum to paint – in more ways that one!

The Arsenal of Communist Aggression expands FURTHER!

A while back you may remember I was trying to trade away some 15mm Great War stuff… Well the stuff I got in trade arrived this last week:

(Remember: click on the pictures for a bigger version)


In addition to the stuff I had originally listed I also got rid of a few surplus 15mm WW2 things and some ACW stuff. I would have been happy for a battalions worth of the East Germans the fellow I was trading with promised. I there was enough for an under-strength regiment I would have been tickled pink… What I ended up with was almost enough stuff for a full strength DIVISION!!!? GADS!!

So a big, BIG thank you to Mr. Donald R Maddox Jr of Texas!

If that weren’t insane enough, he also sent even MORE 25mm Romans for John’s part of the trade!?

I’ll be organizing the East Germans as two full-strength regiments and using the extras to reinforce assorted units of Russian or East-bloc equipped African or Middle East armies…


I’ve already painted up three stands of Mortars to equip my Soviet Motor Rifles.




Three shots of My East German Divisional Commander (CO) stand – the fellow with the wedge cap looked more Russian to me so I did him in a Russian camo suit and am calling him a Soviet “advisor” (Note he’s standing slightly behind the commander with a pistol in his hand….)


Also this week I finished up two Command (HQ) Stands for my 20mm WW2 Russians. These are old Platoon 20 figures that were produced under license by Rafm.


I also retrieved my half poured musket mould from John – as I’ve got some new rubber of my own I can pour the second half with – hopefully get on that this week. I’ve also did a little bit of work on the new masters I’ve been working on and started a couple new 20mm masters over the last week or so (they are destined to be more Canadians and FRENCH – to help stem the tide of the communist hordes!).

I also started painting some of John’s Descent figures. Watch for some pics next week.

Introducing the Talented Mr….

…Uh…. Well… I don’t have a name for this chap yet actually… but I’m getting the urge to run some Savage Worlds Pulp Adventure again…

This fellow is from the Artizan Designs Trilling tales line. I think they call him Professor Walcot. I’m not sure I’ll use him as a professor – I’ve got plenty of those already. I’m thinking more of a writer type…

Coming soon on Tim’s Miniature Wargaming Blog:

I started some armatures to make a few new 20mm masters – going to do a couple more Canadians and maybe some ‘80’s French or some generic Soviet equiped troops… I also ordered a new tin of RTV so I’ll be back to sculpting for a bit (and CASTING!) as well as painting some Descent figures for my pal John in Calgary.

Son of More Painting Updates IV: The Sequel to the Other Other Sequel

(Remember: click on the pictures for a bigger version)

Some old Platoon 20 WW2 Germans produced by Rafm. Two infantry units and two pioneer units.

This should finish off the infantry and pioneer stands for my 20mm WW2 Late War SS Panzer-Grenadiers… of course I still have a few mortars and MGs to finish up and a load of AT guns and Tanks, etc!

Yet Another Painting Update

Just cleaning up some odds and sods and painting samples of this and that these days - not tackling any big units or anything as I just don't have the time - and half painted units are a dreary sight on my workbench...

(Remember: click on the pictures for a bigger version)

Some Modern British infantry from Assault Group. though these were probably made with Iraq/Afghaniztan in mind I decided to paint them in Temperate DPM. Seemed like the thing to do…


Some more Grey Wolves from Artizan Designs. With the help of the Aritzan Designs yahoo group I finally figured out that they were wearing boiler suits and thus painted then khaki – with lots of splotches and stains…

Not Dead Yet!

I am still alive and painting… a little…

(Remember: click on the pictures for a bigger version)


Some i-Kore Void figures. I pcked up a PILE of these from a $1 per pack bargain bin last winter to some day use as generic sci-fi skirmishy types. Just experimenting with some different camouflages at this point.

I started these guys a month or so ago when I had watched the Aliens special edition DVD. Originally they had had a camoflage with a sort of grey background – like the Colonial Marines in the movie. It just wasn’t working for me so I made one with a tan background that looks more akin to the SS pea-dot camo… I kept the woodland camo armour for some reason though… Doing the whole figure in the pea-dot camo might be a bit much… I dunno…


This is the last of the Russian infantry. Now I just have to finish off the KV-2 and the GAZ jeep.


Some FAA 20mm SAS. (Still with fresh white carpenter's glue under the rocks and bushes!)

Even with this drastic reduction in productivity I still get more done than half the clowns that call themselves miniature gamers in this town!

Still Plugging Away

I finished up another pile of Russians last night. I only have three more to go plus the GAZ and crew and the KV-2…. Then I guess I’ll need to get MORE!!! BWA-HA-HA-HA!!!!

(Remember: click on the pictures for a bigger version)


I think these are all Bolt Action Miniatures. Glue still fresh under the stone there…

Going to have to get some AT guns soon or some anti-tank specialists… maybe some German tanks… we shall see…