May Is Monster Month!
Or at least it is over at Dead Dick's Tavern And Temporary Lodging. So as it turns out, this coincided with me ainting my wife's Frost Giantess from Reaper Bones.
So here it is. Enjoy!
So here it is. Enjoy!
Matchbox Car Scenery
OK, so a while back I bought a Matchbox car of a 1974 Volkswagen Thing for a dollar, just to see if it was the right size to be a Kubelwagen for background scenery in 28mm WWII gaming. I measured it, and it is 1:58 scale while 28mm is normally considered 1:56 scale (thank you, Warlord Games for standardizing this!) So, close enough for a scenic item, am I right? I know the front end is all wrong, but it should be fine for a bit of background color. It took me a couple of hours to get painted, but I think it turned out well. I need to acquire some decals at some point, and get the windshield frame painted (my hands are too shaky tonight to fo that.) Maybe steal a matching wheel from another toy car to throw on the hood as a spare. But it's finished enough for now. My DAK infantry models are from Artizan Designs, but are still unpainted. Instead, I have a British soldier from the same range shown for scale. The vehicle looks the right dize, with the top of the door being just a
That's a sweet-looking giantess! I really like the light color palette...and the blue really ties it all together. Nice work! I have a feeling it won't be the only giant painted this month, but we'll have to see...
ReplyDeleteThat is a cracking bit of painting, I bet your wife is over the moon with it!
ReplyDeleteHow big is she? it would have been nice to have had a 28mm figure for scale.
Cheers Roger.
Very cool model, and great paint job. I'm curious, too, as the the height and heft compared to a 28mm model.
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