Scratch Built 40K Gobsmasha

Today's post is a real 'blast-from-the-past'. A scratch built Orc 40k Gobsmasha that was built nearly thirty years ago using plans included in an old White Dwarf magazine. The model was built during a holiday at my Mother-in-Laws and uses bits and pieces found around the house. The finished model was featured as a showcase model in the old Swansea Models and Hobbies store, Swansea.

The core construction was some thick card, which had been 'layered' with more card to give a strong basis on which to add detailing.

Some of the scrap material used includes, Christmas decorations, pen barrels and tops, a Pritt glue stick for the gun barrel and rivets sliced from artificial flower stems.

The wheels were cut from beer mats and covered with more card and detailed with more cut up beer mat card and some spare washers.

The model was undercoated with grey primer (a rattle can spray paint) and the treads on the wheels are lentils/split peas, stuck in place with PVA glue.

The whole model was 'textured' by splattering the tank with watered-down Milliput epoxy putty which gave the model a solid base for painting and added some subtle interest to the basic and plain panels.

Painting went a little haywire; tiger stripes and lots of rust. I particularly liked the eyes painted on the front.

The exhausts were painted in a basic rust colour and the exhaust staining was drybrushed black.

Some time after it was on display in Swansea Models and Hobbies, it was returned to me and I thought I had placed it in the attic. I am sorry to say that I no longer know where it is. But at least I have these images, which were found when I was searching through some old photographs earlier this week.

I hope you like the Gobsmasha - it was great fun to build and paint.

Tony

Warhammer Army from the 1990's - part two

I received a couple of comments asking for more details of this Oldehammer Orc Army. So here they are.....

Command 4 figures a commander, two shamans and a giant

Regiment A - 18 figures (2 x original Regiments of Renown)

Regiment B - 18 figures

Regiment C - 15 figures

Regiment D - 12 figures

Regiment E - 15 figures

Regiment F - 12 figures

Regiment G - 9 figures

Regiment H - 3 wild bird riders (Wyvern riders)

Regiment I - 6 wolf riders

Regiment J - 12 wolves

1 x Skull faced lobber

1 x Catapult

Tony

Apocalypse Miniatures Olde-World Resin now available on e-bay

I recently came across these resin buildings for sale on the Apocalypse Miniatures e-bay site. The masters for all of the main buildings were modelled by me and cast in resin by Hysterical Games for a Kickstarter Campaign back in 2016. For anyone interested in purchasing the models from Ryan, see this link.

I have one or two examples of raw resin in my own 'to-be-painted' stash and hopefully I'll get around to painting my own pieces soon.

This link gives more information of the Olde World Kickstarter.

Tony

Resin buildings from Apocalypse Miniatures.

The resin buildings that were originally built by me and then cast in resin are now available to purchase via the Apocalypse Miniatures pages for full details see this link. the examples shown are some of the first casts by Rob Alderman of Hysterical Games and were painted by Mark Lunn.

Above; The Traders Shack - £30.00

Below; The Apothecaries Rest - £40.00

And finally for here; The Barn - £38.00

The full range of over a dozen different terrain models has recently been extended and these new models should be available soon.

Tony

Olde World into the Wild Kickstarter - final day!

I will be watching with interest as the Apocalypse Miniatures Kickstarter counts down. For more information see this link or use the Label Oldhammer on the right.

Good luck Ryan/Rob.

Tony

Update;
£2914.00 pledged from a £1000.00 goal. Congratulations to Ryan. 

Now the hard work starts.

The Witches Hovel

Here is the latest terrain piece for the Apocalypse Miniatures Kickstarter - Olde World Into The Wild. The Witches Hovel or Cottage. The master was sculpted by me as a super stretch goal, but as the Kickstarter has gone so well Ryan has agreed to include it as an 'Add On'. Here you see it beside the Two Storey House to show just how big this beauty is.

For more information please use this link.

The model is unique in this range as it has a fully modelled interior and a lift off thatched roof.

Act now as there is less than a week to go on this Kickstarter and I know that once the initial pledges have been made, Ryan is looking to remove the discounted price option.

I hope you like it.

Tony

Oldhammer Kickstarter into its last week

Image borrowed from the Kickstarter page

Ryan at Apocalypse Games has updated both the AP and Kickstarter pages to show even more of the painted resin models that make up this Kickstarter. For more information follow the AP link above or go to this link.

Most of the buildings and terrain have been mastered by me and cast in resin by Rob at Hysterical Games.

Hurry, only 7 days to go.

Tony

Oldhammer Kickstarter from Apocalypse Miniatures on You Tube

I have just seen these two videos that I thought were worth sharing. They show the first painted masters.

Link

and Link

Enjoy.

Full details of the Olde World into the Wild Kickstarter can be found here.

Tony

Oldhammer Kickstarter from Apocalypse Miniatures goes live

The Oldhammer Kickstarter from Apocalypse Miniatures is now live, full details can be found here.

Most of the masters were sculpted by me and then cast in resin by Hysterical Games.  Further details can be found on this Blog, by searching the Label - Kickstarter or Oldhammer, there are also updates over on The Lead Adventure Forum, see this link.

Good luck with the project.

Tony

Oldhammer Kickstarter - the well

This is a cropped image of The Well, a multi-part model for the Oldhammer Kickstarter which is due for launch very soon.

The model was built by me and comes with alternative bases, a flagstone base and this rough ground base.

For full details of the kickstarter go to this here.

Tony

Oldhammer Kickstarter - update

Here is an example of the painted Apothecaries Rest. The image was taken from the latest update on The Lead Adventure Forum, for details see this post.

The masters for most of the buildings were sculpted by me and cast in resin by Rob Alderman of Hysterical Games. Further images can be found here.

I think you will agree the painted example looks fantastic.

The Oldhammer Kickstarter is now planned for launch very soon and I will update the Blog once I have more information.

Tony

The Traders Shack for the Apocalypse Miniatures Kickstarter

The Traders Shack is yet another scratch-built master for the Apocalypse Miniatures  OldHammer Kickstarter due to be released later this year. I will be keeping the Blog updates with details once I have more information.

Tony

The Stone Bridge for the Apocalypse Miniatures Kickstarter

This is another image of the finished stone bridge that I built for the Apocalypse Miniatures Kickstarter Campaign. I am particularly proud of this model as it used a new DAS sculpting technique rather than a core structure covered in DAS. When the shape was fully defined and the DAS was set, I carved the stonework with scalpel, before refining the shape with a large needle. Additional texturing was done with sandpaper and a wire brush.

I have a resin cast (cast by Rob Alderman of Hysterical Games) and I will be painting it up very soon.

The Kickstarter is due to be launched later this year and I will add further details once I have more information.

Tony

Apocalypse Miniatures Stables

This is a pre-production image of the latest model made by me for the Apocalypse Miniatures Kickstarter - The Stables. Like the earlier models this 28mm/30mm scaled building should be released later this year as part of an OldeHammer Kickstarter featuring around a dozen buildings and terrain pieces.

You can see some more posts on the Lead Adventure Forum by clicking on this post.

Tony

Apocalypse Miniatures Resin Farmhouse

This is an image of my very latest master for the Apocalypse Miniatures Kickstarter, which I have been working on. The model is of an Old Farmhouse and will be dropped off to Rob at Hysterical Games tomorrow. Details of the Kickstarter can be found either on my Blog using the Oldhammer label or on the Apocalypse Miniatures Web page. In addition, I am aware that Ryan is posting images and comments on this Lead Adventure thread.

The official launch is due later this year, with comments on all sites, mentioning a late Spring/early Summer launch. I will keep this Blog updated with any developments.

Tony

More resin from Hysterical Games

Another post and another look at some of the new resin casts that Rob Alderman of Hysterical Games has produced for me from my originals. These particular resin pieces were original intended as 'clutter' items for the bases of my scratch built terrain models, but I'm sure you can twist Rob's arm should you want a set (or two).

The first image shows some barrels, all of which were sculpted or modified by me from some earlier sculpted models I had made. The image below shows a book case, lots of small bottles, pots and pans which were once again modelled by me and intended as clutter. Should these and the earlier mushrooms prove popular, I can see me producing more.

Happy Bank Holiday.

Tony

Mushrooms from Hysterical Games

Following hot on the heels of yesterdays post, here are some resin mushrooms that I picked up from Rob at Hysterical Games earlier this week. The mushrooms were sculpted by me for use as decoration on the bases of Hysterical Games Panzerfauste miniatures and the Olde Hammer Apocalypse Miniatures Terrain Kickstarter.

Uses for resin mushrooms;
1 - Toadstool Decoration for wargame terrain - adding the small mushrooms to the bases of fantasy terrain or large individual miniatures and painting them as traditional red with white spots mushrooms would add colour to most fantasy terrain.

2 - Mushroom Mines - small batches of three or five mushrooms on a small plastic base could be used as minefields in Panzerfauste. Any model that was within 10 cms of the mushrooms when the mines go off could be effected by the explosion. Death, sleep of or vomiting could be the effect/effects.

3 - Fungi as Food - Use the resin mushrooms as objective markers in fantasy games, Goblins and Orcs would collect tokens which could be objectives in the game.

I cannot find the mushrooms on the Hysterical Games web site, so contacting Rob Alderman at Hysterical Games would be the best way forward should you want a set or two.....

Tony

Pig Sty for Apocalypse Miniatures Kickstarter

Sue and I were babysitting in Leamington Spa yesterday afternoon, looking after our grandson Finley. On the way over I stopped off at Hysterical Games to drop off the latest masters to Rob Alderman for the Olde Hammer - Apocalypse Miniatures Kickstarter and picked up this example of the Pig Sty casting that I sculpted some time ago - this is the very first resin cast of this model which will feature as part of the Kickstarter campaign due to be launched later this year.

I didn't stay long as Rob and Hannah were busy re-arranging some storage shelving for the tons of newly cast resin, hopefully I can visit later in the year and spend more time discussing the different projects Rob is working on.

Tony

Update 1

Here are some more details of the Kickstarter, posted on Lead Adventures Forum this week by Ryan and showing more painted examples.