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Painting miniature figures for tactical wargames. thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com

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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A bit of kitbashing with Victrix plastics to make up a group of engineers for Infamy, Infamy. Their bolt thrower set has a lot of useful spare arms using various tools, so just used them with spare bodies from other sets. The cart, oxen and load are all from Warbases.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Now that I’ve multibased my SP collection I’m also playing around with suitable markers, still yet to settle on my preferred solution. Shock is the hardest because it can get quite high and minidice do a good job of recording the numbers without taking up too much space.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Very interesting and potentially very useful for scenario or campaign design, thanks for the heads up. I’m due a visit to Canberra to see the new galleries at the War Memorial Museum, might be worth seeing if I can see the maps in person.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
An old Triang plastic model railway bridge has given excellent service in Far East games.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You’re welcome, I hope your wishes are granted….
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A bit of a reorganisation on the blog. My post on the British for for 1944-45 had become too long. It made sense to divide it into two posts - infantry and armour. Much more manageable. Lots of new stuff in there if you hadn't visited for a while. thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2026/10/seco...
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yes indeed. Very keen to give it a go, especially as I have all the kit I need already.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lots to like. Two in a box. Quick assembly but with plenty of detail. Very reasonable pricing. I buy direct from China via eBay sellers.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Little and large. Two kits from s-models, neither tank was really fit for purpose, but for entirely different reasons. Oddly enough, in a one-on-one encounter I’d tend to fancy the chances of the PzII, only because of its ability to manoeuvre.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Staying with the Burma theme but going up a scale to 20mm. PSC M4A4 with crews from AB Figures.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I mainly use Tamiya acrylics but with their lacquer thinner not the acrylic thinner, works a treat with the airbrush for a great finish.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thanks. It’s Mr Color lacquer Russian Green 2, definitely my go-to colour for Soviet armour.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A bit of heavy metal for my Russians. 1/72 (20mm) - two ISU152 plastic kits from S-Models and one ISU122, a 3D print via Dark Castle Terrain. They come in any colour you like.....as long as it's green.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good game of Infamy, Infamy! yesterday. Reminds me what an excellent rule set this is for asymmetrical warfare on the edges of the empire. Of course, having my Germans drive the Romans from the table may have influenced my opinion just a bit. Fanatic warriors doing what fanatics do best!
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Been busy traveling but back home and finishing off projects I started before I left. Three M3A1 half tracks for my US armoured infantry from Plastic Soldier Company plus an M4A3E8 a plastic kit from Trumpeter. All 20mm as usual.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Nope, ditched them forever, decided multi basing is the way to go.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Rebased my British figures for the Sudan. Putting an end to using sabots and very happy with the shift. More compact units look better; footprint is smaller and figures look like they actually belong on their base. All just personal taste, of course.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The 5th scenario in the Driving Charge campaign and it hangs in the balance. A win for the British sees them win the campaign. If the Japanese capture the table we go to one final scenario for a British counterattack to retake it. All to play for then. thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-dr...
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A Driving Charge Scenario 5: Jats in Rubber
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A game changer? Perhaps literally. I’ve rebased my AWI for Sharp Practice from 25mm rounds and sabots to multi-basing. Huge difference in footprint (not to mention aesthetics). 3 groups now occupy same frontage as 2 did before. Don’t know why it’s taken so long. Inspired by @johnsavage.bsky.social
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We reach the fourth scenario in the 'A Driving Charge' campaign for Chain of Command. The Japanese continue driving forward but now reach the Jitra defensive line, where they run up against British regulars in a prepared position. thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-dr...
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A Driving Charge Scenario 4: Holding the line at Jitra
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
More Romans for Infamy, Infamy. Once again sticking with Victrix plastics. They are lovely figures but I'm finding the spears worryingly flimsy. Suspect I should have replaced them with wire ones to save doing ongoing repairs. We live and learn. thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2026/06/more...
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More Romans for Infamy, Infamy
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Lots of small projects coming to completion. Either that or more evidence that I'm a wargaming butterfly…… thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-li...
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A little bit of this and a little bit of that....
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
More of ‘A Driving Charge’ campaign for Chain of Command. The Japanese now face a newly recruited Gurkhas defending a bridge at Assun. They may be inexperienced, but can they hold up the fine traditions of their regiment? thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-dr...
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A Driving Charge Scenario 3: Gurkhas at Assun
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The Japanese continue their relentless advance down the trunk road towards the defensive line at Jitra. Speed is the key and the initial defenders are only green recruits from the Indian Army. Can they continue to delay the more experienced Japanese? thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-dr...
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A Driving Charge Scenario 2: Roadblock at Nangka
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Set up for a Sharp Practice game using the Magistrate’s Daughter scenario from one of the Lard Magazines. First game against a new opponent who I met in the Lard Zone at CanCon. He lives close to our holiday house, which is in a quiet spot with a dearth of gamers. No longer it seems. Yippee.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I’ll be using the same figures for all three platoons. A long term plan is to paint up a platoon of Indians and one of Africans for Burma, but for now it’s the one lot of Europeans that will have to serve as everyone.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
River is plastic sheet from a hardware store, painted on the reverse. It’s reasonably heavy but still prone to get unwanted kinks in it, so best stored flat or hanging vertically. I’m pleased with the look, but sexy? I’m not so sure 😂😜
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Thank you!
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
They look the business, great stuff!
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
This is the opening game in ‘A Driving Charge’ a campaign for Chain of Command, set in Malaya. The initial scenarios find inexperienced units from the Indian Army trying to hold back battle hardened Japanese units - an interesting tactical challenge. thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-dr...
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A Driving Charge Scenario 1: Probe at Chaglun
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Need an earthwork for a forthcoming Sharp Practice AWI game and finally made some use of a set of Renedra gabions that have been lying around waiting for a moment like this. Gun and crew from Foundry. #sreadthelard
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
It seems like an age since our last Chain of Command campaign, so it was great to kick start a new one today. We’re in the Far East, Malaya to be exact, playing ‘A Driving Charge’, the Japanese breakthrough of the Jitra Line. I’ll be writing these up in full for the blog.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I think my workbench is trying to tell me something….too many periods? I’m a wargaming butterfly? I’m arguing back that this is just reflective of an active and vibrant hobby. Not sure who’s winning this….
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Indeed, just done over fifty, but the end result is worth the effort….. just!
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Thanks. Actually, it was hearing you talking on that very subject on the Yarkshire Gamers podcast when I was trying to work out what I wanted to do that helped me finalise my decision.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Finished off the first batch of Romans to oppose my Germanic tribes using the Infamy, Infamy rules. All the figures for both projects are from Victrix Miniatures. thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2026/04/roma...
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Romans on the Rhine
Having put together a force of Germanic tribes to use with the Infamy, Infamy rules, I felt an irresistible urge to then create an opposing force of Romans. Hole... Rabbit....you know the story.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Thanks, I was apprehensive at first but it ended up easier than I thought for a pleasing result, so very satisfying!
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Finished off 8 plastic Perry figures as 72nd Regiment of Foot for the Second Anglo Afghan War. A first attempt at painting tartan at this scale, fortunately a fairly simple pattern. Pleased with the result.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Lovely to see my scenario getting a run out and happy to see that once again it gives a good, close run game.
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The Dex McHenry @thedexmchenry.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Chain of Command 2 with @stormofsteel.bsky.social at the Outpost tonight. Playing @tacticalpainter.bsky.social 's Tank Banzai scenario from WSS magazine 138. Will it play different in 15mm? #15mm #wargaming #spreadthelard
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Not looking to stir up controversy, it’s only click bait, honest guv! More added to the AWI collection. thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com/2026/02/filt...
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Filthy, revolting Americans...and their law abiding neighbours
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Post something from the 80s
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
It will. Worth the effort for the end result and you’ll have a fine terrain piece for years to come that you can use in game after game. A win in my book.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Take my money!
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Now that I completely understand!
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
😂😂
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Thanks. It wasn’t so much the time it took, it was keeping a steady hand and just enough paint on the brush for an even flow. Stuffed up a few bits at the first attempt, but then found a technique and rhythm which made it work.
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
This way madness lies. Painting tartan trousers on 28mm Perry plastic figures. They’re intended to be 72nd Seaforth Highlanders for the 2nd Afghan War. Now if someone would only come up with a tartan speed paint…..
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Love the versatility of the 28mm Perry plastic sets. All of these were made using the AWI Continentals (except the mounted figure, he’s from their metal range).
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The Tactical Painter @tacticalpainter.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I bought it at a bring & buy at a local show, it’s probably the same kit!
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