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The Perry Brothers released a plastic kit that would make a nice piece of terrain for anyone using Warlord Games’ Black Powder rules. I am, of course, talking about the North American Farmhouse 1750-1900.
This retails for 15 GBP, which, according to XE.com, converts into $24.36 as of the time of this writing. You can see some pictures below of the assembled and painted product. That is followed by a couple images of the sprues with thanks to Wargaming the War of 1812 for the sprue images.
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Host Jonathan J. Reinhart brings you this solo mini-cast to discuss some important reminders and announcements. Jonathan briefly discusses his guest appearance on the debut episode of The Gate Stormers. He states why listeners may like this other podcast and he focuses a spotlight on the contest/giveaway he created at the end of The Gate Stormers Episode 1 – Interview Jon Reinhart.
The middle, and bulk, of this episode is dedicated to a reminder of our War at Sea contest. The deadline is Thursday, March 31st. The prize basket has grown to almost $60 worth of prizes. You can see full details at War at Sea Contest. But, they include t-shirts, a War at Sea booster, 1 set of 4 Litko Aerosystems Small Smoke Markers, and some RPG PDF files, PLUS 1 current issue of Battlegames Magazine.
Please get your submissions to us. E-mail us at [email protected]. Leave your submission as a comment on this blog (on the contest post, on this post, or any recent podcast posting. Or, post your submission on our Facebook page.
Jonathan then succinctly mentions the upcoming Episode 50 of the podcast. He thanks the listeners, and his co-host Tom, for the support. He does a quick rundown of our how many subscribers we have and the number of downloads of recent podcast episodes. In short, both are growing.
The discussion tapers off with a short mention of Jonathan’s initial experiences with the Black Powder rules from Warlord Games. You can read more about that by looking at the Black Powder articles on this blog.
As always we conclude with a message from our sponsor, 12-7-Games.com, and contact information (find us on Facebook and Twitter).
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Several months ago I began to paint a Fuel Dump objective marker for my Mid-war Panzerkompanie army for Flames of War. I meant to chronicle my progress and naturally forgot. Actually, I knew if I kept track of what I was doing that I wouldn’t complete the model. It became an easy decision to fully paint something for once.
What I do remember is I spent over 12 hours to paint and base this model spread over 2-3 weeks. I made many custom paint mixes from Vallejo brand paints. It was a pain in the rear trying to get some of the paints I needed but The Whiz, Rte 9 East in Westborough, really came through for me. The barrels of petrol have at least 6 coats of paint and 2 separate washes. They were primed, base coated, highlighted, inked, and dry brushed. The tarp received 3-4 coats and one wash. The textured base received the most attention between multiple coats, multiple washes, drybrushing, and added basing material. The tall grass was the most time consuming product to use. It is Woodland Scenics Harvest Gold Field Grass. I also used some of their clump foliage plus Games Workshop static grass.
It may be overkill but I want to make another of these as my final objective markers. What can I say? Those Panzers devour the petrol.
I know I went extra crazy with the coats of paint and I know that I probably could have achieved the same results with fewer coats of paint and fewer washes. But, I am a reluctant painter and an amateur painter. In time I’ll learn. Despite that I hope you enjoy the pictures.
