Aeronef: better late than never

I knew it had been a long time since I bought my Aeronef. I didn't quite know how long until I found a post I wrote on TMP in October 2005!  I did actually paint some back then but just a few  and went on to buy a French fleet and German fleet as well.  The recent start of a facebook page for Aeronef, Les Guerres Extraordinaires, got me thinking about how much I still love the minis. After a short trip to the attic I had my fleets in hand and picked up where I left off 8 years ago.
Here are a few pics of the progress so far. They aren't the best photos as they were taken with my phone. More to come soon!


French squadron (my favorite ships)

 

Italian squadron (a close second)

Austro Hungarian squadron (the bad guys!)

German squadron  (more bad guys!)

 

 

  

 

 

War Times Journal 1/3000 Russo Japanese War Ships

I've wanted to paint some of these ships by War Times Journal for years. I finally bought just a few Japanese and Russian ships to paint up. These are really beautiful models. I did the insane thing and added masts which really finishes them off nicely but it took alot of time. The masts are really fragile and would probably not hold up well under gaming, but sadly I rarely actually game these days so they should be fine! Very highly recommended! Check them out at http://wtj.com/store/

In line from left to right, BBs Mikasa, Shikishima, Fuji and Armored Cruiser Yakumo.

 

 BB Mikasa with quarter for scale.

Pendraken 10mm Masai

I painted these 10mm Masai warriors for the 2013 Pendraken Painting Contest.

Khurasan 15mm Felids

 

I just sold these fellows on e bay but before they go I wanted to share how nicely they painted up. The detail is fantastic. Khurasan does some wonderful work in 15mm. Check them out at http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/

Valkeeri Leader says...

Here is my first finished squad of Valkeeri for Retro Raygun These are probably the most beautiful female sculpts I have ever painted. Hydra Miniatures sale is still on so rush over and get some!

Some Hydra Miniatures offerings

I just finished my Zenithian fleet for War Rocket, and a test figure for my Valkeeri troopers for Retro Raygun. The closeup of the Zenithian class 1 rocket is an attempt to show the paint better. After looking around for a nice metallic green I settled on Testors Mystic Emerald Lacquer spray. It's a bit hard to work with as it likes to repell paint and ink but shooting a thin glosscote onto the models after they were base coated improved adhesion of subsequent paints. Now I finally have enemies finished for my Valkeeri fleet to fight!

 Enjoy.

A few shots to illustrate relative scale of the 28mm Retro Raygun figures with class 4 War Rocket minis.

For sale Adler 6mm SYW Austrians

I have 4 units of nicely painted Adler SYW Austrians for sale. All four units are 36 figures based 6 to a base for a total of 144 figures. Only one of the units has some flock on the bases as shown below. Im asking $70.00 USD plus shipping. If interested e mail me at willdwyer at aol dot com.