Posts made by Spitfire38

THANK YOU! I don’t think anybody here understands your hard work, including myself, so hopefully a thanks will suffice  :-D This is awesome, especially for playing with people over long distances.
You’re the best!

His actual website doesn’t discuss pieces. I said on “this site” which is his thread in the Global board called Accurate Custom Painted Miniatures or something. Just search allworkandnoclay in the search box and you will find it. All the info you ever need including pics, some technique, prices, etc are there

According to his prices posted on this site, his pieces range anywhere from $5.00-8.50 a piece, with infantry being the most expensive, understandably.

Well if you look at his page, he hasn’t been active since March of 2011, so I’d say he has scrammed  :x

That’s a pity. I am a painter as well, and it is important for your potential clients to trust you! I can’t believe he has done that.

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India taken with 1 FTR casualty.

Noncombat

India FTRs return to FIC
SZ34 to SZ15: 1 BB, 1 AC, 1 SUB
SZ63 to SZ60: 1 BB, 2 TT
SZ 49 to SZ60: 1 DD, 1 SUB
Japan to Sinkiang: 2 FTRs
Russia to india: 1 BMBR

Collect Income
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I think its gonna be hard for me to win with the 9 VC conditions, but Japan is faring well.

Factory takes 2 damage

India
Attacking with 3 FTRs 3 TNKs 2 INF
Defending with 1 INF

A:Rolls: 2@1 6@3; Total Hits: 42@1: (5, 6)6@3: (3, 2, 2, 5, 4, 3)
D:Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)

Lost one fighter in the India Attack

India
A:Rolls: 2@1 6@3; Total Hits: 32@1: (4, 6)6@3: (6, 3, 2, 5, 5, 1)
D:Rolls: 4@2; Total Hits: 04@2: (5, 6, 3, 5)

Bombing
Bomber DamageRolls: 1@6; Total Hits: 11@6: (2)

J4

Starting IPCs: 40

40

• 15 (3 TNKs)
  -20 (2 FTRs)

Save 5

Combat Moves

FIC to India: 2 INF
Kwangtung to India: 3 TNK
Sinkiang to India: 4 FTR
Sinkiang to Russia: 1 BMBR

Combat:
India
Attacking with 4 FTR, 3 TNK, 2 INF
Defending with 1 AA, 4 INF

AA rollRolls: 4@1; Total Hits: 14@1: (6, 5, 6, 1)

Russia bombing run
AA rollRolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (6)

Heeeeyyyy everybody!

Does anybody know where I could get some extra pieces for A&A Global? I know about HBG, which is a GREAT site, but I am looking for anyone willing to trade or sell at a better price.

Unfortunately, I don’t have many pieces to trade because I paint my pieces…BUT, I am also open to painting some pieces in exchange for extra pieces.

anyone interested? Thanks

It’s the button with the picture/postcard looking thing above the frowny face. And the link button is above the  :-o

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Bf-109s!! They look fantastic! Are those decals on your planes and ships?

Yeah, that’s an awesome site, especially for planes!

Hey, those are great!! I agree with Viracocha, the individual differences make them have more character and make them interesting. I try to do the same with ground forces or planes as well (squadron markings, division insignia)
where are you getting your pictures of the ships themselves? I’m always looking for resources to draw on.
For the British ships there is also a disrupted camo. If you want a great site for some ideas, check out this painters work http://www.flickr.com/photos/allworkandnoclay/sets/

In terms of techniques, I have a thread stickied over at the Global thread if you want to check that out. It contains some pictures of pieces, but mostly it’s a painting technique resource as well as an FAQ.

Hey, don’t worry about it. My bad!
If he gets hit, I’ll just remove him from the board when I post J4.
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (2)
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (3)

Yes, I’m very interested in your pieces! I am a painter myself (as is Viracocha).

To post pictures on the site, you right click on the picture and “copy image location”. then you hit the “insert image” button on the reply box on this site, and paste the text in. Then preview, and it should show up.

How long have you been painting?

@techroll42:

If they retreat, I’ll take the IC’s with very little so I can build from there, and really go at the money territories.

It shouldn’t be hard for Germany to economically overpower Russia.

Well, yes definitely keep a force poised to take a weakly defended IC, but keep a clear objective in mind.

And in regards to your 2nd comment, just remember that Germany should be devoting resources to the defense of the Western Front as well.

Garg said it well. If you can strangle the Russians economically, your job will be much easier. That being said, your main objective (besides Moscow in the end) is Stalingrad and the money territories around it. Don’t pull a Hitler and split your forces all across Russia. If you can hold that and pick up territories to take out the Russian economy, you will be relatively safe. Like Garg said, if you can make them attack you, you’re already at an advantage. Don’t go straight for the heart and the big stack at Moscow unless you are relatively sure you will get it. A foothold turned stronghold in the south is the best course of action.

The FMG ground forces are finished!!

After the pieces were given a sand/camel color base coat, I did 2 or 3 coats of a brown inkwash, just because it kept coming out a little too light for my tastes. The first thing I did after that was the tires of the arty and mech inf and the tracks of the tanks. The tires were pretty difficult to perfect with even circles, but after a but of tweaking I got it to the desired look. I used the sharpened skewer, as a brush isn’t stiff enough to get the tight cracks and smooth lines. As you can see, especially on the arty, there were stray black paint marks, but I went over those later with either a sand color or a gunmetal gray for the mechanics of the artillery (Does the silver on the arty look good? I tried it out just for kicks. Let me know if I should do it for the European Italian units).

I didn’t really like how plain the tanks were, so I painted the things on the back (they appear to be barrels, but they may be bundles of supplies) brown to add some interest and variety. For the mech inf I painted the jug of gasoline, the entrenching shovels, and the headlights/mirrors on the front to add the same variety. (they were part of the piece, but its optional to paint them)

A quick note on the treads (Frame 3). I don’t know how well you can see the grey, but it shows up more in person. If you did this by hand, painting each individual line it would take forever. So basically what you do on anything with clearly defined or raised parts is…yep, you guessed it, drybrushing. I painted the tread brown, then selected a relatively stiff brush, and got started. Get the brush tip wet with some pain, then dry it almost completely off on a paper towel until you can barely see any paint coming off. Then do a rapid back and forth motion over the length of the treads…if you don’t see it at first, give it a sec and keep doing it- it will show up surely enough. By having little paint and doing it quickly you are ensuring the paint only comes off on the raised surfaces… ideally the tip won’t touch the depressions in the treads at all, only the raised parts.

Next it was time for the division and platoon markers. I did this because it
1. Fills up the empty space on the side of the piece
And
2. Gives the pieces more character in my opinion. It is cool to see the different pieces with its own unique something. You may find yourself cheering on your HQ “black and white stripe” mech inf in the battle for Alexandria because it has withstood the enemy fire- it is now an veteran piece to be counted on!  :-D

Here is the site I used. Great site for painting ideas- its a miniatures WWII battle site, but its great for this too. http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=110&art_id=856&kb_cat_id=27

Add the platoon markings, do some touch up, add the Italian flag on the back (merely for identification) and voila!! You’re done. They turned out fairly well if I do say so myself. Keep in mind when you’re painting your own pieces (I need to remember this often!!  :-)) that perfection isnt the goal. If there is a slight problem that you can’t quite fix, leave it. The piece should look good from table view (2 ft or so), so it doesn’t have to be an unblemished product. Do your best work, and appreciate it. I can see some flaws in my pieces right now, but it’s not a big deal in the end. They look good from far away, and we’ll have fun with them.

Comments and questions appreciated!! Thanks for reading.

-Spitfire38

@Ghost:

wow these are realy good.i have been painting models for a while and have wanted to do this to forever. do you use a spray to prime them before painting and do you use a gloss to finish them. also how long did it take you to paint the chinese ones? thanks.

Well, I discussed the primer earlier. I hadn’t used it up until the Italian FMG pieces, but now I’m sold. I will always use it now- its just basic Krylon gray primer- $4 at Walmart or Home Depot.
I also use a spray enamel to finish the pieces (matte, not gloss). I may have covered that before…I don’t remember. Basically it justs portects the pieces and gives them a nice finish.

Total painting time depends on a few things.
1. Your level of alertness/mood- If you’re really tired, not into it, or just sloppy, it will take a bit longer.
2. Type of piece- Infantry definitely take the longest to paint; then planes, ships, and ground units.
3. Number of schemes and difficulty- It really depends how detailed you want your pieces to be and how much variety you want as well.

Overall, those Chinese pieces (15, not the standard 30) probably took me 7-9 hrs. For 30 it would probably be about 8-10. But again, I did that over a few different days, and I didn’t really know what I wanted, so it took a little bit longer than normal.

I couldn’t figure out where to put it, but I think it looks pretty good on the side! I was also afraid the scheme would be a little too plain, but with a few ink washes of brown, it turns out to be a “dirtied sand” color… I really like it because it makes it look like its been driven around and in combat.  :-)