By Vince Rospond The Russian army of the Middle and Late Napoleonic period (1808 – 1815) was based on a dark green jacket with white trousers. The exact nature of dark green is always a matter of debate. If you look at Knötel, the best way to describe it would seem to be olive green. …
Neil at Troop of Shewe has been burning the midnight oil to get a load of our vehicles painted in time for the photo shoots on the forthcoming Bolt Action rules we’re releasing in conjunction with Osprey Publishing later this year. Here is a look at some of his stunning work on our German armour…
Matt Rendar’s amazing Anglo-Zulu War collection first caught our eyes on the Warlord forums and we just had to show it off to you all. Feast your eyes on this inspirational set of photos… Phew! If that doesn’t have you reaching for your Zulu DVD nothing will…
Those fine fellows at The Army Painter have really excelled themselves with this great paint set! Don’t take our word for it – have a look at the new set here! The Warpaints Mega Paint Set includes one of each of the spectacular Warpaints: 28 colours 5 metallics 3 Quickshade Inks Insane Detail brush Detail…
More paint sets for you – this time something for those fighting in the steamy Burmese jungles or the oppressive jungles of the Pacific islands. Whether the Japanese, USMC or Chindits are your chosen force, these paint sets are what you need to get them on the field of battle. We at Warlord have put…
Many of you have asked about the colours needed to paint our recently released Napoleonic Russians. Help is at hand with this starter paint set designed specifically with the Emperor’s brave soldiers in mind. White (Vallejo 951): Overalls, backpack straps, baldric, Pavlovsk mitre cap and shako cords Black (Vallejo 950): Shako, winter leggings, shoes, grenadier…
Check our Paul Schipitsch’s Pike & Shotte marksman model – easy to see how it won a top award at Historicon last year… This superbly painted miniature won Paul Schipitsch Best of Show in the miniature painting competition at Historicon 2010 held at the Valley Forge Convention Center in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA. This well-organized convention takes place…
A few doors away from Warlord HQ are a band of fine chaps who paint miniatures for a living. With rates for every pocket it’s worth checking them out a bit more here. Ibis Miniatures is a professional miniature painting company with over 25 years of combined painting and wargaming experience run by Andy Isherwood…
As seen in the Wargames Illustrated magazine #279 those nutters over at Army Painter have poainted a huge Pike & Shotte army using Warlord miniatures in just 10 days! Check this great video out for how they went about this mammoth task. Well done chaps!
By Dr Phil Hendry Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Preparation Part 3: Painting Part 4: ‘Dipping’ After ‘dipping’ comes basing. I do all my basing the same way, to create a unified look. First of all, I glue on a mixture of sand and fine grit in little patches. I paint the whole base with…
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