Day of Ups and Downs

What a day I have had, I was awoken at 12:30 (I work nights and get to bed at 08:00) with the type of lower leg cramp that has you looking around for a sharp implement to remove said limb. I am 2 shifts off the end of a 13 night run with only one night off, on the plus I am taking back the two missed days next week so a long weekend is on the horizon, when I woke at my normal time I needed to post a parcel off but could I find the tape to seal the box... fat chance, no problem I would call in Tesco on the way to pick up my WW (wargames widow) and buy some tape then post it at the post office round from WW's work. I parked up and limped in to the store only to stop swear and limp back to the car as I had left my wallet at home, so I arrived at WW's work 20 min early with no paper to read and a leg that was throbbing.
 Back home after my tea I went on up to do a bit of painting before walking my Scottie pack, I put the last few touches to the AW Miniatures Indian 200pt force these will be picked up by Loki for basing. I have now stated to have my Laptop open and blogger/G+ loaded so was having a chat with Loki over G+ when I noticed he had put up a post about my new terrain boards.....OMG they look fan..bloody..tastic. I can now not wait till Sunday when they will be here in my sweaty mitts. Anyway the day has taken a great upturn with that preview and I completed the flesh on a few different lots and based up a commission of Zulu War Brits that arrived today.
Anyway enough writing from me now for some pictures, the Indian force plus the flesh work on the Dux B slingers, Pulp Fiction spy's and Warlord game special figure.

African Flesh and more for Ebay

I have been busy working out how best to paint some African flesh for a commission I am doing, I am very happy with how it turned out. I used a dark brown base the used shadows flesh as the mid tone and added a bit of red/brown to it for highlights.

As I was working on this flesh I completed the flesh on a couple of more projects, the first of my Dux B Saxons and two more of Curt's Pulp fiction plus another Warlord Games special model heading to Ebay when complete.

Taking about Ebay, I have another figure heading that way this week, a nice AWI Officer.

Fill your boots

http://www.ospreypublishing.com/  They are having a 30% off sale only today and tomorrow, I have just popped over to order their 3 current skirmish rule sets Dux Bellorum, In Her Majesty's Name and Ronin although the last had to be PDF as its sold out. If you are after any of them or any uniform books this weekend is the time to do it.