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, 4 June 2017

Paint desk and mancave updates

Since the Partizan show I have re tidying up and re-organising the storage boxes to make better use of those I have - and they are all now stored away until the next big game on August at The Other Partizan event on the 20th of August. In the mean time I have an upcoming game of VBCW to look forward to with the guys from the Old Guard club near Northallerton. Its being run by Martin (28mm Heroes blog) so look forward to seeing what he does with it.

The paint desk now has a few different things on it for a change as I am doing a few units for friends,

28mm Stradiots - Italian Renaissance cavalry for Curt  

10mm Napoleonic Mamalukes for Gerry 

my own 10mm ACW , and more bits of railway track for the Sudan and my cowboys.
The man cave works have been progressing in between things. My display cases are all now up.

The preparation , airbrushing and soldering area. 

Additional shelving added above the main painting area

The central area of the room is clear - awaiting my new bespoke games table. 

Central area from the other side ... 8x4 table to go in there..

hopefully the new games table will be built in the next week or so...

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22 comments:

  1. Paul O'G4 June 2017 at 20:55

    Looking fantastic Dave! You can hear the other AHPC guys trembling at what this might do to boost your productivity...

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    1. DaveD4 June 2017 at 21:59

      It might add a figure or two to the output ... ;-)

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  2. MartinC4 June 2017 at 21:58

    Looking great

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    1. DaveD4 June 2017 at 22:00

      Cheers... first game in the planning phase..

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  3. Old Nick5 June 2017 at 01:28

    What a great man cave!

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  4. Michael Awdry5 June 2017 at 05:05

    It really is looking splendid Dave.

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  5. marinergrim5 June 2017 at 07:32

    That is a very nice set up Dave and quite a busy workbench.

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    1. DaveD5 June 2017 at 08:56

      Cheers Paul .. it's coming along ..plenty of lead being stocked up for later in the year too

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  6. Graham C5 June 2017 at 07:35

    Excellent set up and still so well organised.
    😀

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  7. Anonymous5 June 2017 at 08:40

    Crikey. It looks a little too well organised if you ask me. Where's all the organised chaos that is a vital ingredient to painting little figures.

    I love the hoover, though. Not many man caves will have their own hoover! Respect.

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    1. DaveD5 June 2017 at 08:54

      I have to say the Dyson was a very recent addition , it's proving very handy keeping the mess under control!

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  8. Independentwargamesgroup5 June 2017 at 08:52

    Bloody hell Dave, do you have ADH, that is a very neat and tidy desk and room. I try to keep my room fairly orderly but it always ends up a chaotic mess.

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    1. DaveD5 June 2017 at 08:54

      Oh chaos will be along right enough when I start the next big project!

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    2. DaveD5 June 2017 at 08:57

      It's been 20 years in the planning .. so I better look after it!

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  9. Mallius Vane6 June 2017 at 16:52

    So envious....

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  10. Phil Curran6 June 2017 at 21:43

    I'm not jealous at all ;-)

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  11. Curt7 June 2017 at 03:25

    Your hobby space looks fantastic Dave! I particulalry like that trio of painting cabinets on the wall. I can see some treasures in there. (And I love the balloon waiting in the wings.)

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    1. DaveD7 June 2017 at 08:08

      Thanks... I am considering some more cabinets in due course too.. nice to be able to view the fruits of ones labours!

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