Orcs in the Webbe Advent Calendar - Day Two

Day Two - this time a rather 'cooked up' scenario featuring that great Ferach hero Etienne Gerard and written by Steve Blease - Gerard's Casserole, introduces Mordred's favourite Ferach cook Nejella Lauson, for full details go to this link

This image of Etienne was composed and photographed by me in answer to a plea from Craig for some images to illustrate this years Advent Calendar - as you can see the snow has receded somewhat and Etienne is enjoying a well-deserved after dinner stroll!

Tony

Portuguese Cazadores - a result!

Last night at the Guess the Vintage Port event I raised exactly £50.00 at the charity auction for this repainted figure. Regular followers will know some of the heartache that this particular project has caused me, but in the end, it has all been worth while.

Thanks for all the support and comments, at the low point I was very tempted to 'bin it'. I now know it has gone to a very good home and raised some much needed charity funds.

For those who follow such things - the Vintage Port was Warres Quinta da Cavadinha 1996, a Port that is available from Waitrose.

Tony

28mm European Church from Grand Manner

A third post in one day! This time a link to my most recent 'master' model for Grand Manner - a 28mm Prussian/Germanic Napoleonic Church, for full details go to this link No price details so far, in fact it still has to be moulded and cast, but this is the largest of the European Napoleonic terrain pieces I have produced so far, a real signature piece that should help to decorate many gaming tables.

The model will come with a removable roof, a fully detailed interior and the choice of two steeples - a traditional tiled and an onion dome. There is also the option of purchasing a fitted churchyard (see above).

I think December is going to be a busy month!

Tony

Guilford Courthouse in 40mm - a Workbench Article

Two posts in one day - a rare occurrence. The Miniatures Page (TMP) have a WORKBENCH article on the painting of a Grand Manner 40mm resin casting - Guilford Courthouse which was originally modelled by me some time ago. For full details go to this link

This illustration shows the painted Guilford Courthouse with a 40mm Front Rank miniature shown for scale.

For further details of the Grand Manner 40mm AWI/ACW range (which have recently been reduced in price), go to this link

Tony

Orcs in the Webbe Advent Calendar - Day One

For those who are not familiar with the Advent Calendar, each day from now until the 24th of December Craig Andrews, webmaster of the Black Powder resources site Orcs in the Webbe will be bringing you a gift in the form of an on-line article. This year we have stories, scenarios, background information and interviews. So keep checking back and seeing what is on offer. For more information go to this link

This image is of two miniatures from the original Obidiah Army Box Set. The Advent Calendar day one - Obidiah's Army Character Booklet can be seen here

Enjoy! I for one am looking forward to reading this and the rest of the advent calendar entries. Well done Craig.

Tony

28mm Windmills from Grand Manner

Another post showing some of the 28mm models I have produced for Grand Manner in this particular case the three variation of Post Windmills that were sculpted/modelled by me.

From left to right they are the Thatched Windmill, The Flemish Post Windmill and The European Windmill. Each are based on contemporary illustrations and offer the 28mm modeller/gamer a wide variety of different theatres and time scales to choose from as the basic design of the traditional Post Windmill has changed little over hundreds of years.

This illustration has been copied from the re-vamped Grand Manner web site and were painted by Kate and Dave, The photo being taken by Dave Bodley at the Grand Manner offices in Bromsgrove. For more information check out this link

It is also worth checking out some of the painted German European Buildings, which are also based on actual buildings and illustrations and appear on the New and on the Workbench section. see this link

Finally, Grand Manner have produced issue two of their News Letter which gives details of the Christmas ordering timetable. Well done Chris.

Tony

IPMS Scale ModelWorld 2010 part four

Yet another post showing some of the photos I took at the IPMS Scale Model World show, Telford. This time Post WW2 and Modern Jets (with a few 'what-if's' thrown in for good measure). Sit back and enjoy.

Tony