Just about to start a game of TAC II in the Game Room. It’s been a while since I’ve played micro armor … so I’m really ready. Now to see if I can remember my own rules 🙂
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About to start a game of TAC II
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GHQ Releases it’s New Releases list for 2019-2020
There was not much on there I got too excited about, but it’s nice to see them finally doing a Russian T-14 Armata. As soon as they release theirs, I’ll retire the one my company makes … GHQs will be much nicer,,, they are the top dog in this industry for sure.
Lots of progress on the 6mm harbor board
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Working on a 1/285th scale harbor board
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Well, it’s not armor … but it is the right scale
Painted up some PT Boats for Cruel Seas.
New Gaming Mat
I just took delivery of a new gaming mat. Â I had this design printed on vinyl about a month or so ago but this time I went for fleece. Â I’m really liking this version a lot better.
Measures approximately 60″ x 80″ Â and since it’s made of fleece, you can put bits of terrain underneath it to create small hills and bumps. Â Also because it’s made of fleece it’s really easy to fold it up and put it away or transported to a convention.
I’m working on a game scenario where the president of Malakastan crash lands at the airport, and while he survives the crash, rebel forces from the neighboring Krapistan attempt to capture the president. The crashed airplane will be on the runway in the middle of the board and the Krapistanis will enter from one side of the board and the Makastanis will enter from the other side. Â Both sides will be attempting to capture the president alive.
You can check out this new game mat  on the GCmini website by clicking here http://gcmini.mybigcommerce.com/game-mat-airport/
More Workbench Progress
This small workbench that is to the left my main workbench has been on my to do list for quite some time. About an hour ago you could not see the top surface of this workbench, now you can. It’s far from perfect, but it’s a lot better than it was an hour ago.
Tigers Done
Finally got around to finishing the GHQ Tigers. It’s kinda too bad I don’t play WWII, I’m pretty happy with how these came out.
Camouflage was airbrushed using the amazing Badger Sotar 20/20 airbrush.
AK Interactive Ultra Matte Varnish
Final report … Today I got the AK Interactive Ultra Matte Varnish and gave it a try on my M60A3 that felt was still too shiny after first trying Vallejo Matte Varnish and then Testors Dullcoat. As you can see in the photos below, the AK Ultra Matte is fare superior to the other finishes. I REALLY love this product and will be using it quite a lot in the future.
One of the interesting things about this product is that you can control the amount of effect it has by controlling how much of it you use. I think I’ll test this theory on another model … I’ll just keep applying it till I see how far I can take it.
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Photos were all taken in the exact same light with the camera on manual mode with same shutter speed, f/stop, and ISO. Images all received the exact same post processing in Adobe Lightroom. I tried to make the best comparison possible.
Done with the first M60A3
Done with the M60A3. I’m not happy with the Vallejo “Matte Varnish”, it still looks a little shiny to me. I’ve got some AK Ultra Matte Varnish on order,, when it gets here I’ll give it a try and see if it’s better.
