Firelock Games has recently released several pieces of resin terrain and I'm starting to get some painted up. This is a quick review and painting tutorial for the Farmed Field piece that sells for $10.00. The painted example on the website looks fine. It looks like they primed and then brushed on a coat of … Continue reading Firelock Terrain – Farmed Field
A couple people asked me for some details on the the paints I used on my Galleon so I'm putting together a "rough guide" for painting this big ship. This isn't a super detailed guide since I didn't take notes or appropriate pictures as I worked on it over the last few months but I … Continue reading Galleon Painting Guide
This isn't the typical Redcoat English militia color scheme but I've painted a bunch of these militia in red and I wanted to do something different. This is a quick guide using my standard approach of Base/Wash/Highlight. Step 1 - Prep and Prime Standard practice for metal minis. I detail the model with a knife, … Continue reading English Militia Painting Guide
I've painted most of my Native models with a fairly "brown" skin tone, mimicking the Firelock promotional models. This easy Tan Earth+Seraphim Sepia paint job works fine and I did a painting guide on the Warriors using this method but this guide will be using a different set of paints with the goal of a … Continue reading Warrior Musketeers – A Painting Guide
The Warriors are here! It's great to finally fill out the model options for the Native factions with these melee-focused Warriors. This painting guide will help you get your minis looking a lot like the examples Firelock Games uses for promotional material, although I'll be aiming to imitate the general look of the Natives in … Continue reading Native Warriors – A Painting Guide
I'm slowly getting to my Dutch models! The Zeelieden are some of the best sailors/artillery crew in the game and I'm eager to get some painted up so I can use them in my unaligned forces and play some Dutch Privateers and Dutch Navy factions as well. With Expert Artillery Crew, Expert Sailors, the hardiness … Continue reading Zeelieden – A Painting Guide
My fort arrived! It took me a while to get around to ordering it but it arrived last week and I've been pecking away at it in the little time I've had for painting recently. I did a very quick and simple paint job that probably took less than 2 hours from start to finish. … Continue reading Stone Tower Fort
