Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Crimson Skies Planes #2

I have finished painting more planes for Crimson Skies, a Curtis-Wright J2 Fury and a Whittly & Douglas M210 Raven. This time, both are for The Black Swans. Now I have four planes ready to test them in a few small dogfights.

I printed the decals myself again and I'm happy with the result. Unfortunately, painting with matte varnish didn't work well and the colors turned out very dull. But the miniatures are more than adequate for playing and overall I'm very pleased with the result.

Below are photos of the planes and the colors I used. 


Fury and Raven (sides)
 
Fury and Raven (front)
 
The Black Swans' planes face off against a BAS patrol.
Paints used:
  • Black
  • White 
  • Blue Grey 
  • Boltgun Metal (Silver)
  • Talassar Blue (Blue)

Monday, February 10, 2025

Crimson Skies Planes #1

When I had painted the BFG ships, the idea of ​​painting some aircraft came to mind again. I was torn between aircraft from Crimson Skies and Aeronautica Imperials. But then I decided on Crimson Skies because I had wanted to paint models from them several times in the past. 

I had received a few different types of aircraft, but unfortunately not all of the models were in good condition. So I only painted two planes: the heavy fighter McDonnell S2B Kestral and the plane that is the flagship of Crimson Skies, the iconic fighter Hughes P21-JMKIII Devestator. 

Since I didn't know much about the lore of Crimson Skies and I wanted the planes to be simple and uniform, I decided on a gray color scheme. I could imagine this being a good fit for Blake Aviation Security, so I printed some suitable decals for the planes on transfer paper. And I'm very happy with the result.

The models have been finished for about a year now and I just didn't have time to take some photos.


Kestrel and Devestator (front)


Kestrel and Devestator (back)
 

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Hobgolbin for the Chaos Dwarfs/Havoc Dwarfs

The finished allied Hobgoblins for the Chaos Dwarves for Fantasy Skirmish. A squad of three wolf riders with short bows and a Hobgoblin Leader on a wolf. 

I painted the models over a year ago, but never got around to taking some photos.

The finished Hobgoblins

The Hobgoblin Leader on wolf (front)
 
 The Hobgoblin Leader on wolf (back)