Airbrush box

After getting back in flames of war, I want to use the airbrush to get the camo right. To do that I need somewhere to be, and after a bit of googling and talking to some more experienced hobbyists I went with a simple but hopefully working solution.
The pictures should talk for themselves regarding construction, and the idea is to put the box under the kitchen-fan and the tube on top is to go up through the opened filter to get more airflow. A big something underneath as cover for the stove and it should all be enough to paint some very small tanks with acrylics.
I hope. :)
Oh, it all costed around €20!

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New army case

Got me a new case for my thingies! A bit heavy, but way cooler than the two gw cases. Plus its room for more books and stuff too.

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Museum time!

This week I went to Karlstad for a little buisness and quality time with my brother, we visited a military museum and I thought you would perhaps be interested in a picture or two.
Enjoy!

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Work vs life vs hobby

Another post without a picture... Just wanted to tell you that after a chaotic summer I am in the first phase of moving to another flat as well as taking a temporary(?) leave from my job in order to get my terrain buisness to speed. This includes moving all my work stuff to my office (yeah!) and get settled in.
Ahead are at least 6 months of full time terrain building dedication, so it will hopefully get somewhere now.

This also mean that I can separate the work from my hobby and at last get back to the hobby - as a hobby.

**EDIT**
Proof for the unbeliever:

Here I sit, like a boss, no.. As the boss! :)

Tool quality.

The objective; to cut through 12 thin wooden pieces.

Result; cheap tools break, normal priced tools wont break.

Summary; As all to often, you get what you pay for. But to be fair, the cheap one does come with a handle.

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1/1 scale models

Yesterday on the way to work I sumbled across these big toys! :) Another day in Eksjö...

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X-mas goblin!

I got this little fella last christmas from my buddy Jonas at kampfgruppe-engel.blogspot.se , along with an armypainter wash, his legendary base grass mix and a little painting instruction. A very nice sculpt and a joy to paint!

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Oh yeah, a new year... Doh!

This is a post regarding my year as a modeler, interesting for some, rubbish for most, and a little brainstraightening for myself. Read on your own peril, I wont refund your time!

So, here is the current state of my to do list for 2012:

The TANK ✓
US FoF force ✓
Insurgent FoF force ✓
Middle eastern village ✓
Tiny Town ✓
Viking Warband ✓
Bradley Diorama
Tiny armies
Coastal gameboard section
Them British napoleonics

Let's bring it down to topics:


The TANK ✓
Bradley Diorama ✓
I got the Chally for X-mas 2011 from my GF, it spurred my modelling interest in larger scale and so I made a Bradley and a Tiger too in this wonderful scale, not to mention the unopened PzIV, T-85 and S-Tank I have.

US FoF force ✓
Insurgent FoF force ✓
Middle eastern village ✓
This stuff was great fun and quick to build, but as I wouldn't find opponents I sold/traded it for basically the same but in 6mm, plus a lot of cold war stuff!

Tiny Town ✓
Done and still waiting for a use..

Viking Warband ✓
A part of the FoF trade which was fun to paint and will hopefully grow.

Tiny armies
Well, while some is painted, other stuff pushed them down the ladder..

Coastal gameboard section
Still as unpainted as for some 16 months ago.

Them British napoleonics
They got reinforcements and a lot more painted, still there is a great bunch of lobsters to do!

So, that was the planned things. What else did I do? I will certainly forget a thing or two, but I started with Dropzone Commander, and got it just before Maelstorm went south. Another new game is Bolt Action which I am currently painting my yanks for in 20mm. A far better scale than Warlords 28mm. Less expensive, and it makes a small table big! Plus I had a box full of 20mm stuff to begin with.
I have also tried my wings on an aircraft model, still in the painteworks, but I like it more and more. This blog will see more of these. Perhaps the most important part this year for gaming purpose is that I have found players in my area. GW gamers mostly, but nothing beats a good ol proxy army so I have some of Fireforges Teutons galloping their way here to take the banner from the Bretonnians on the gaming table. I have played a bit of Magic again too, a nice quick way to get a game or two down in no time, but the modeling sure is missing from that game!

For 2013 I plan not to plan anything. I will still have a list of Projects, but they are for when I feel like it rather than a year.

Finally I would like to thank all you readers and especially all you great guys who help me with tips and motivation, thanks!

That time again...

:-)

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Liebster award!

I have seen this award pop up here and there the last few days, but I never thought of getting one myself!
Thanks to Leif Eriksson over at figurfanatikern who nominated me, it's always nice to get this kind of feedback. : )

Having been awarded "the Liebster", I have to do the following:

- Copy and paste the award on your blog linking it to the blogger who has given it to you.

- Pass the award to your top 5 favourite blogs with less than 200 followers by leaving a comment on one of their posts to notify them that they have won the award and listing them on your own blog.
- Sit back and bask in that warm fuzzy feeling that comes with knowing that you have just made someone's day!

- There is no obligation to pass this on to anyone else but it is nice if you do.

So, now to the hard part, which ones should get this? Some of my thoughts already have gotten the award, Plastic Warriors, Tiny Solitary Soldiers for example, congrats to you!

First of all I'd like to award my fellow project hoarder Eng at kampgruppe-engel, he does a bit of everything and is a real inspiration both in idéas and painting skill.

I also like to give the award to Mr. Mcharty at Land War in Asia, a blogger who has some really nice AAR's and other things that make his blog a great one!

Another on my list is Ben from Bens Soldiers, a nice guy who mainly stays in 20mm's modern, but lately has tried the mystical scale of 6mm, as well as some historical stuff. A nice blog to follow as he always has some new pictures to show!

We also have ScanableGoose from Tiny Metal Men, the guy responsible for luring me into this 6mm thing.. Always some new pictures from one of his projects!

Congrats to you guys!

Me, a proper wargamer?

Monday morning, tired from a weekend of epic proportions (but this is a blog about my hobby, so you don't get to know..) and I'm not working today. I plan to get some hobby things done, but for now I just take this coffe and answer a few questions from here. Why? Well, because I found them funny and it's a way to think about what I have done, and for those of you who care to get to know my wargaming side a little better!

Here we go:

* Spent at least £500 on figures / tanks - and you get extra kudos for every £500 you've spent
Guess I get a box of kudos then?

* Pricked your finger or thumb on a pike block - several times
Ahh, those prickin basterds..

* Tried at least 10 different rule sets and vowed never to play half of them ever again
Actually it's more that I don't have tried at least 10 different rule sets...

* Bought an army off EBay
In Sweden we call it Tradera! And yes!

* Sold an army on EBay
In Sweden we call it Tradera! And yes!

* spent months painting an army - then used it in anger once
And then, Tradera!

* tried several different periods and genres
More like all of them...

* dropped a box of figures on the floor from a great height
Shit happens.

* lost a battle on the last throw of the dice
Even worse, I lost a tournament!

* made at least one enemy for life
I only make plastic enemies when playing games.

* had a proper, stand up argument over a wargamers table
Like a boss.

* thrown a dice across a room
Someone needed a scatter dice?

* rebased an army for a different rule set
I have rebased stuff for many reasons, but not that one.

* inflicted a whopping defeat on an opponent
Well, when you have 30 khorne berzerkers you get a lot of blood for the buck. Eldars are weak btw.

* suffered an embarrassing defeat due to a stupid tactical decision
Wait, you can quick kill my general with that? (DBA)

* joined a wargamers club
At least 6.

* bought a ton of lead that remains unpainted
And yet it seems like I am missing something?

* been to a wargamers show
A few..

* have more dice than is logical or necessary to own - and have used most of them
Well, some diceboxes just dont seem to like me, or they get old...

* have taken boxes of troops down to a club just to show them off to your mates
You make that sound like a bad thing?


That's all folks, hope some of you enjoyed reading this, there is no refund of your time!
I crown myself a proper wargamer with or without this list. :)

Now I shall behols some 90 minutes of zombies and base them UNA infantrymen.