The brush has finally come out of the "I really can't be bothered box" and helped me splash a little paint on these 15mm buildings. Two are from Hovels 15mm ACW range, but I'll be using them for my 15mm French Indian War figures. The first building is 19AC5 and represents Stone House that served as a hospital in both battles of Bull Run. The second building is JR4301 Brawners barn from Manassas made by JR minis supplied in the UK by Magister Militum. The last little building is again from hovels ACW range. 2AC5, Log Cabin with stone chimney.
I'm in the middle of painting more of these plus a few other 15mm buildings, after such a long hiatus in painting, I thought I'd paint something reasonable easy and quick, as well as the fact that they've been sitting in the "Paint me please"box for an age!!
Lastly I've two blog milestones coming up soon, I hope? I'm only 1 away from having 700 followers and I'm only just over 1500 visits away from the magic 500K.
The houses are nicely painted and look very good.
ReplyDeleteCheers Ken!
DeleteGreat to see you painting again Ray and looking forward to the massive milestones coming up!
ReplyDeleteIts bad, but I really had to force myself to do it!
DeleteNice job really like them :D
ReplyDeleteCheers Simon.
DeleteYou did these at work you shameless whore!
ReplyDeleteYep! the new one! Mwah ha ha!
DeleteThose are nicely done FIW/AWI buildings
ReplyDeleteThanks Sgt
DeleteCool buildings, I might have a look at using them for Flames of War. Do you feel tempted to make a fake profile and then become the 700th follower? You could even have a free giveaway to yourself...
ReplyDeleteHmmm? I didn't think of that?
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ReplyDeleteDamn why can't you just edit these comments? Oh well: Huzzah, you've finally come out of the clo...erm "can't-be-bothered-box" and very nice results it gives us. Cheers Ray! Hope you get to 700 followers pretty soon, I'm stuck on 99 myself ;-)
ReplyDeleteNo you're not.
DeleteCheers chaps!
DeleteThanks mister Amos!
DeleteIf you did manage to paint them at work As some bog Irish Blaggard suggests good for you. More importantly it's good to see you painting and blogging again. Obviously when you turn a corner you are not at full speed. But I feel sure once you gain momentum we can look forward to a plethora of painted metal delights.
ReplyDeleteI do hope so Clint!
DeleteGood to see you painting again, these look really nice, glad to see no rust on you
ReplyDeleteIan
It was a bit of a slog, but I'm happy with how they turned out.
DeleteThose buildings look much better painted up than in the catalogue/on the trade stand. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gary!
DeleteGlad to see you've finally touched a brush. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteIts been a while Seb!
DeleteNicely done Ray, glad to see you've got your painting mojo back
ReplyDeleteI'm not quite sure its back yet, but ut was good to get the brushes out again.
DeleteYou seem to have been infected too by the lethargy virus that's seems to be in abundance currently, but progress is progress.
ReplyDeleteWhat with the new job situation and this heat, painting has been replaced with, sit on the settee with a cold beer or ice lolly, and I don't care which one either, moment!
DeleteThose are some neat blogging milestones. Very cool and the house looks great but I'm most excited to hear that you are painting again.
ReplyDeleteCheers Whisk!
DeleteExcellent work on the buildings! Felt good to paint again, didn't it?
ReplyDeleteStill just one away from seven hundred. Hope you hit it today.
Yep your right Alex, and Tom has become No 700, cheers Tom!
Deletethose are gorgeous, Ray! I wanna live in the first one, but I already promised Anne I'd live in one of her painted shrooms if me was small like a spider :)
ReplyDeletelol, I do worry about Anne's influence in blogland!
DeleteVery nice houses. You've got the magic 700 now :)
ReplyDeleteWooHoo!
DeleteMr. Brusho, you paint very well.
ReplyDeleteTa very much Jay!
DeleteLooking good, Ray! And congrats on tearing up the blogging world with those numbers!
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DeleteNice looking buildings and a good way to come out of a painting block. Looks like you have 700 followers now.
ReplyDeleteYep, that's what I thought Sean, something nice and easy.
DeleteExcellent painting Ray, hovels do make some nice buildings.
ReplyDeleteThey do, I just wish there ranges were a little bigger, I can't remember the last time they bought out something new???
DeleteGreat job Ray! Even though they often take a bit of work cleaning-up I've always had a soft spot for Hovels stuff.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree, these ones weren't that bad, but I spent quite a bit of valuable painting time, cleaning some building up today, I wasn't impressed!!!
DeleteBeautiful buildings! And it looks like you just got your 700th follower -- congrats!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris, and yep 700 it is!!!
DeleteBloody nice work there Ray and gosh those milestones keep coming up
ReplyDeleteCheers PK!
DeleteAs cool as ever Ray... the painting break may have been good for you mate :) A 'please paint me box' eh...so thats what they are called!
ReplyDeleteTrouble is the PPM box is getting a bit full!
DeleteThats hardly a hovel Ray. Lovely work all around!
ReplyDeleteCheers Paul!
DeleteI must be 700! :dance:
ReplyDeleteI have begun the transition to 15mm from a scale that once was smaller than it is now. Once upon a time they really were 28mm.
As I work at table, terrain and troops, I wonder what good dimensions are for 15mm structures.
What is an optically comfortable ceiling height/door height?
What is a playable first level height if I intend a skirmish to access under-balcony or porticoed spaces?
Or at this scale is the trick to design your own structures with minimal overhanging architecture, thus avoiding the problems of fitting a mini with hand attached into a world not built for giant hands with arms extending to the heavens?
Cheers.
Most 15mm building are a little small for the figures we use, 20mm does look better to the eye.
DeleteWonderful work on these buildings Ray!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rodger.
DeleteThose houses are great Ray!! And congrats on those huge numbers! MAJOR milestones!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mel, I am quite pleased with the milestones!
DeleteNice looking !
ReplyDeleteCheers!
DeleteThey look great Ray!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonas!
DeleteFantastic houses, very nice colours!
ReplyDeleteI kept them quite plain looking, not sure if they'd have been very colourful??
DeleteVery nice houses !
ReplyDeletebest regards Michael
Great looking terrain pieces Ray!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Glad to see you painting again Ray. Those house really came out great!
ReplyDeleteThese look great. Good work.
ReplyDeleteNot used to having you paint buildings. They end up quite nice!
ReplyDeleteNo I've not painted any for a few years.....I think???
DeleteWell done, Ray.
ReplyDeleteSome excellent buildings indeed!
Cheers
Stefan
Cheers Stefan!
DeleteNice models mate, nicely painted as always. Glad to see the apathy is ebbing!
ReplyDeleteSlowly.......very slowly.......
DeleteHovels unlike some other 15mm building manufacturers are definitely worth every penny you pay for them.
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