Warhammer Quest : Catacombs of Terror

 Hello guys!

Coming back to fantasy stuff, I bought (without my knowledge) the Warhammer Quest, Catacombs of Terror (1995), along the main game a few years ago... One of the luckiest ebay purchases of my life :)

So I have original floor tiles, cards etc, but not the book . I printed a modified copy of the book translated into Spanish by fans, and I also had most of the metal miniatures of this game, like the necromancer Gunther Laranscheld, which was painted this week.

the original tiles

Spanish fan made book, profesionally printed.

I also was in the desperate need of evil minions, like several skeletons, and had none of them, I studied the alternative brands out there, and chose plastic skeletons by Wargames Atlantic. I am quite happy with the quality of these undead minis, they definitely do the job for my games.

Their aesthetic is ancient greek, but I did not use the more bronze age or greek stuff, and used just the bows and the spears with GW shields and GW decals on them.

The painting was ultra simple; I bought the "new"  or new for me, Citadel Contrast paints, and I am happy with the result. I am a traditional painter, who likes triads, and several highlight layers in my miniatures, but for some excepcional cases, like this, I can go for Speedpainting.

After priming in white the miniatures, I splashed on the Contrast color, then when the paint dried, just did some drybrush runs with bone and white colors and "Voilá" skeletons painted !

I hope you like this little update.

Cheers!

Tanks for Sicily 1943: Semovente 47/32

 Hello guys

Sorry for the lack of activity in the last months, I got married in late April, then came the honeymoon,  a new job, I moved to a new home... so a lot of non hobby stuff as you can imagine, so now, very slowly I am recovering the mood of painting again :)

I wanted to add more tanks to my Bolt Action,  Axis force for the Battle of Sicily 1943. 

as shown previously here: https://spanishleadpainting.blogspot.com/2021/03/bolt-action-italian-tanks-in-sicily-1943.html

Italian armour in Sicily consisted of the captured R35 tank,  the Semovente 90/53 and finally, Semovente 47/32.  I already painted the first two models, so now I have finished the little Semovente 47/32.

These little tank destroyers after the fall of Tunis in 1943 were stationed in Italy, with units attached to the “Black Shirt” Divisions  and Livorno infantry division in Sicily. They saw action in defence of the island when the Allies invaded in  1943 with Operation Husky.

Unfortunately for the Semovente 47/32, when they entered service, they faced newer allied tank designs, with better armour and firepower. The 47mm gun was ineffective against medium tanks like  M4 Sherman, and barely adequate against smaller allied light tanks like the M3 ‘Honey’ Stuart at normal fighting ranges, so I will use the tank carefully in my games, trying to keep it safe under the protection of heavier German tanks or guns.

The model itself is from Warlord Games, resin and metal, but the quality is good and had no flash. The crew was also included, and was mandatory to paint them, as the tank would be absolutely incomplete without the crew, as it is an open top vehicle.

The painting process was the usual;

1) airbrushing the colors, giving them some cenital highlights

2)  gloss varnish

3) decals  

4) gloss varnish again in order to protect the previous work

5) color filter by Ammo Mig

6) Oil dots for color fading

7) Pin wash in the recesses with dark enamel by Tamiya

8) 2 color chipping

9) rust, streaking grime

10) dust effects, mud, and then matt varnish

11)spilled grease/oil , basing and finished!

I hope you like this little vehicle, cheers!