The Duck Pond

I have finished my Duck Pond for a Vignette project on the Very British Civil Forum take some of the chaps have been doing. Some of the vignettes are amazing and hopefully all will be finished shortly.Anyway back to my little vignette, it started as a small side project, a bit of light relief from all the illustrations I have been doing lately and also to add some interest to the Partizan board. I have to say I am rather pleased with the results as I have to confess that I am not a big terrain maker. Now I have done this and I am so pleased with the water effects I am seriously thinking in making so river sections now in the future. Back to the pond, I have actually finished the thing and once I added the vegetation, grass and the ducks, of course, can't be a Duck Pond without ducks, the whole thing pulled together and I am so chuffed with it. 

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More Terrain Goodies for Partizan

With the show coming up on me quickly, have I mentioned it is on Sunday 2nd June, Kelham Hall, Newark, no, are you sure. Well I have finished some other bits and bobs for the show on the terrain front. Now I am hoping this time we put on a great looking table and be worthy of the show and with the terrain that Mr Smillie over at Painting Diary and myself have been putting together I hope we do. Actually before this show my terrain really consisted of a few buildings and some walls, now I have terrain mats, enough to cover 12 foot by 6 foot, 12 foot of hedges, trees, smoke markers, more trees and a duck pond, plus buildings, a factory, cattle, sheep and some road blocks. I was shocked, well a little, to find just how much stuff I have recently made and I know that there is more on the way. So here is a few photos on them.

Hesh's Hosiery is Open for Business

I have actually finished Hesh's Hosiery factory and it is ready for both Partizan and my better half, she is the one who wanted it. The factory is from Warbase as are the roof tiles and I have to say I am rather chuffed with it as it has turned out better than I hoped for. The rendering with a bit of a pain to do as I wanted that 1930s factory look and I think i have got it. It is a big building about the size of two of Warbases terraces side by side but it does look good. Well its over to you chaps.

Still a work in Progress, The Duck Pond

Here is the latest stage the pond is at. I have used the Vallejo's Gel Denso and it has come up a treat. Its just the first layer and I think that I will do another layer of the Gel just to make it deeper. I have to say I rather like the reflective abilities of the Gel and it does give a good water feel, but it takes an age to dry clear. This gave me a couple of kittens at first as I thought that I had ruin it but it came through. As I have said before I have another layer of the gel to add and then some grass and duckweed and bits to add to the pond. I have also finished some ducks for the pond too.

May Day

A message for the Socialist Council of the City of Leicester

Fellow Brothers
Today is May Day, a day of celebration of the Socialist cause but today we have found that the Duke of Rutland is mobilizing his forces once again and is planning an assault on the city directly. As the Fascist forces of the King are planning their assault shortly, it is looking likely to June 2nd, (Partizan), the socialist council is calling out to all brothers to come support and help with the defense of the city. So Brother are you prepared to let the city and its valuable industries fall into the hands of the Fascist government of the King? This would be a great loss for the socialist cause and means the King will have a strong and important foothold in the Midlands with the Social councils of Nottingham and Birmingham coming under threat.

So Brothers are you willing to lend your support to save the city?  

From the Socialist Council of the City of Leicester, member of the Midlands Socialist League. 

Remember to celebrate the People's Day Brothers.

Chaps just to let everyone know its Partizan soon, June 2nd, and once again Mr Smillie, myself and the good people of the Very British Civil Forum are once again putting on a game, The Assault of Leicester. So if you are interested in joining the fun or simply just coming to the show, please let me know.

WIP The Duck Pond

Over on the Very British Civil Forum we are having a little fun project about doing a small vignette and I have decided to do something a little different, that being I am making a duck pond. Now tell me if you can think of anything more British than a village duck pond? Here are some work on process shots of it. The only problem I have at the moment is how to do the water, I am thinking of watered down PVA, but I am not totally sure on the mix of PVA to water.

Here is the start.

At this stage I have flocked and textiled the base.

Now I have finished the base and it fully painted. My next task before I fill the pond with "water" is to make a duckboard or jetty to project into the pond. So its off to find the balsa and matchsticks to create a small projection into the pond. I still have the grass and moss to add but I figured that I'll do that after I have added the "water" which is scaring the heck out of me in case it goes wrong. Anyway here is the latest stage.

More to come I think once I have worked out how to do the water, any ideas?

The Duke of Rutland's Mobile Artillery

Here is the latest device for the Duke of Rutland to help crush the Socialists in the city of Leicester, a mobile artillery piece. Having received aid from Moseley's government for the attack at Houghton on the Hill, (the last Partizan game), the Duke purchased a 3' naval gun to mount on his yacht. But this gun was too big and cause the yacht to be unstable, so the Duke "acquired" a stream truck from the local brewery, Ruddles Brewery, and mounted the gun to this. Now the wagon is being mobilised to be used in the Assault of Leicester, (the nest Partizan game).