Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Sunday, 15 November 2015

Something a bit bigger. Lord Lovat

As my paining mojo has been in hiding for a while , and I really did not fancy tackling a horde of 28mm figures I have been looking for something interesting to have a go at. While I was on a supplier website I came across a 100mm bust of Lord Lovat the commander of the 1st Special Service Brigade on D Day , and thought that might be fun and challenging.

I have spent a few hours today cleaning and assembling - still a bit to do with a rifle to add , but I will do that after most has been panted .


Yes that is a 28mm figure for comparison.


I have no idea how long this will take , but I am looking forward to it.

The casting is a limited edition run made by RP Models.

9 comments:

  1. Very interesting indeed. I occasionally think about stepping up in scale but then hold off, mainly because of space/storage issues. I see no point in painting something like this without being able to display it afterwards.

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    1. Yeah I am going to need another displY cabinet I think...

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  2. A formidable looking piece Dave, and I've little doubt it is going to have pride and place within your significant collection once you've finished it. Plenty of WIP shots please :-)

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  3. That's a great looking piece - it will be interesting to see how it comes out. It should be good for working on techniques, although how you'll then adapt them to smaller scales is another question altogether.

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  4. Slightly different to painting 15 or 28mm! Looks cool.

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  5. I always fancy painting something like this, but wouldn't know where to start, that combined with my limited attention span would undoubtedly lead to a host of unfinished models cluttering up the house.

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    1. I will start with the head to give it life and take it from there!

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  6. Impressive model. I´m sure this is going to be a very interesting experience!

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