WAB Gamer

First Unit Almost Done

Mike — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:42:45 +0000

Made some progress on my first unit of Perry Crusaders after taking time off for finals and term papers. I’ve noticed a few things I have forgotten to do-little mistakes here and there, such as some bosses need to be fixed, but mostly minor stuff.

The unit as it stands now, 20 men strong. Wordpress is being a total pain, so I have uploaded more pictures to my Picassa album here. Just click on the “WAB Crusader” folder.

Getting Back to It

Mike — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:06:08 +0000

I’m finally going to get some painting done today and will post some pics tonight!

New Work

Mike — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:33:41 +0000

Started work on my front rank which includes a leader/standard bearer/musician. I love these figs!

The last pic is my new basing scheme, which was encouraged by feedback at the WAB Forum.

First Rank Finished

Mike — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:49:30 +0000

Here are some pics of my first six finished crusader spear. I’ve got the front rank ready to be primed, so keep checking back!

Finished Clothing

Mike — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:23:54 +0000

Finished up the clothing on my first batch. I plan on painting up the bases tonight before starting on shield.

Even More Progress!

Mike — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:17:26 +0000

Thank you to everyone who has commented either here or over at the Steve Dean forum! Tonight I managed to paint up the spears and the leather work (except the shoes), and also blocked in the trousers. I also did a bit of touch up on some of the helmets.

After the trousers are finished I can move on to the shields.

Crusader Progress

Mike — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:52:50 +0000

As promised, I ordered my first pack of Perry Crusaders and received them in just eight days directly from the Perrys! I ordered a pack of standing spearmen to get started. After cleaning them up (there was very little to clean up) I glued them to their bases and base coated them with a water mix of GW Chaos Black and Renaissance Inc. black ink. I kept it thin since these figures are all mailed and most of the figure bodies would simply be dry brushed. I sped up the drying process by using a hair dryer.

Next up, I drybrushed a layer of GW Boltgun Metal with a final drybrush of GW Chainmail.

I really wanted to avoid a real shiny look, preferring a more rough iron finish–I think I achieved it. Next up was flesh and hair on one of the bearded chaps.

You’ll undoubtably notice that the left hands are a bit sloppy. This is because they will be covered by shields! :p

At the end of the day I decided to paint a bit of clothing.

The day’s work.

Hitting “Reset”

Mike — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:54:30 +0000

I have really dragged my heels starting my WAB project. I think this is due to the fact that I have a million ancient Greeks already painted up for DBA. One era I have wanted to game is the 1st Crusade. So I’m hitting reset and I plan on ordering some Perry Crusades figs ASAP! My wife is going to play with me, so I will be building a Turkish force as well. Probably up to a thousand points a side with an emphasis on skirmishes.

Perry Bros. Crusader Knights!

New Pics

Mike — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:50:36 +0000

Slow progress, but hey, I’m in grad school!

Hiatus

Mike — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:19:40 +0000

Hi there! This blog is not dead! I’m currently moving to NY and have not been able to paint anything. I did pick up a bunch more hoplites and Cretans at Historicon from the flea market though, so look forward to some painted stuff soon!