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AD&D Bugbear

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I never played the game, but I have fallen in love with the range of AD&D figures released by Citadel Miniatures in the mid-eighties. Visit the Stuff of Legends for more information about the figures. AD&D Bugbear I painted up this bugbear a couple of years ago and I'm pretty satisfied with how he turned out overall. AD&D Bugbear I believe I have all variants of bugbears now - thanks for taking my money eBay!

Vietnam US Infantry Painting Guide

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When I saw the new Flames of War US Rifle Platoon I immediately knew I had to get some of these. They are beautifully sculpted and I really think Evan has outdone himself here. At the start of a new project I always do a test base/figure and only when I'm happy with the color choices I will move on to the rest of the miniatures in the unit. This time I decided to document the recipe because as we all know I will get sidetracked by other projects before I finish the whole platoon. So when I return to these miniatures at some point in the future I won't have to be guessing all the colors I used. Most of the time I start from a black undercoat and with these guys it was no different. Colors used are all Vallejo . Flames of War Vietnam US rifle team Uniform I start by painting the whole uniform Model Color Russian Uniform WWII (924). I then paint all the recesses with Game Color Cayman Green (067). I mix the highlight color 50/50 between Russian Uniform and Mod