Friday, July 12, 2019

Timecast fields painted up for 15mm ACW



So right after I said I was done with terrain and was gonna paint some miniatures I went ahead and did some more terrain.

Life is like that. 


Just Because I had these Lying around and an ACW game in the Works...


Since I'm hosting an ACW game at the convention, and an ACW table could always use more fields, I decided that it was time to paint up those 15mm latex fields that I got from Timecast oh-so-long ago (back in December as part of the Christmas and Birthday loot as seen On This Previous Post). 



Turned out to be an easy quick project. 
spray dark brown primer
dry brush browns
brown wash.
flock the edges. 



Some 15/18mm Union Cav or scale on 1x1 inch bases.



End result, 4 more fields for the ACW table.  These will see the table during the convention for Barlow's Knoll.


I'll reserve final judgment on the fields till I see them on the table surrounded by the other terrain, but the Timecast fields were very easy to work with and seem to do the trick. 


Ready the Miniatures!


The small local convention is just about a week away, so the rest of my hobby time will be spent doing all those little prep jobs of a gaming host: printing out the OOBs and player aids, organizing the miniatures and terrain, getting a haircut and manicure so I look good for the public, etc and etc..


BONUS BUILD!


4 foot tall Unicorn Sprinkler.
That's right, you read that correctly.
It sprays water out f the horn.
For Daughter #1 to play in during these hot summer days

OK, so I didn't build it but inflated it like a beach-ball.  
Still was a lot of work for these tired smoker lungs.

Till next time.  


28 comments:

  1. Nice fieldwork...and a scary unicorn too!

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    1. Thanks Jim. Scary in its utter cuteness. 😀

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  2. I wasn't aware that Timecast was still in business: nice! Use the unicorn responsibly.

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    1. Yeah, based in the UK. They seem to have some good products.
      Child responsibility is my middle name. 😀

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  3. Good looking fields. My Little Pony?

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    1. Thanks Jon. Simple job really.
      It’s not MLP, but my daughter is certainly in that phase where everything is unicorns. 😀

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  4. Nice fields, I have just done a couple of packs of their 10mm version. Enjoy your Con.

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    1. Thanks Norm. Expect a AAR after the con of course. 😀

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  5. Great work on the fields. Scale for the unicorn I guess make a full Squadron out of the question ? So perhaps stick to skirmish game ?

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    1. Thanks Matt. Now all I need are some unicorn skirmish rules. 😀

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  6. Great stuff Stew! The fields really look the business :)
    4 foot tall unicorn... that sprays water... yeah, terrifying lol!

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    1. Thanks Ivor, the fields were a quick easy project all in all. 😀
      The unicorn isn’t so terrifying once one gets used to it.

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  7. Excellent work on the fields! It looks like they were something you could crank out quickly which is always a good thing. I really do hope you enjoy the convention as it seems like it will be the culmination of quite of bit of hobbying work for you! :)

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    1. Thanks Kuribo. I seem to be more productive when I have a goal / convention to work towards. The con will be fun buts it’s a small affair really. 😀

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  8. Good looking fields and decent looking unicorn! Enjoy your con!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Ivor. All are Simple projects that came out well. 😀

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  9. I have some of their rivers, roads and bridges. Enjoy the con Stew.

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  10. Mani/Pedi and a haircut seems like a great way to make yourself presentable.

    And my daughter and her same age cousins would love the unicorn, so I am sure your daughter does too.

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    1. Thanks Laz, she likes it well enough, if anything for the novelty. 😀

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  11. Great looking fields Stew, they look nice and real!

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  12. Nice set of fields, just love the unicorn!

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  13. I have to ask where you found the unicorn. My daughter would lose her mind.

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    1. It was a bday gift for the daughter, I have no idea where it came from. And now it’s here forever 😀

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  14. Good fields. Way better than my carpet ones.

    Hope the Con goes to plan. I totally forgot about it to be honest.

    At least when the unicorn shits, it'll be easy to see those rainbow landmines on your lawn.

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    1. Lol. Thanks 😀
      Next post will be a con AAR where you can read about the action like you lived it.

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