War at Sea Fleet Muster

It's been a pretty quiet week for me in terms of wargaming.

I did get quite a bit of stuff painted for Battletech, which might get posted in the near future.

Meanwhile, here's a little overview of the work I've done so far for my 1/1800 scale WW2 naval minis. 

It's a bit of a mish-mash of stuff I got from Axis and Allies Naval products and minis I bought from Shapeways.

These are the Japanese vessels I've got painted up so far.

Mini review continued: 1/1800 HNLMS Java painted

After receiving my Shapeways order earlier this week, I got started on painting them fairly quickly.

When the aircraft models presented some difficulties because of the material's rough texture (kind of annoying on aircraft) I decided to switch my attentions to the 1/1800 scale warship I had also received instead.

This is the 1/1800 NL CL Java[1942] by matt_atknsn, for your reference.

Here's a picture of it painted up:

 

Mini Reviews: 1/1800 HNLMS Java by matt_atknsn and 1/350 F-8 and MiG-21 by Kampfflieger

Earlier this week, I decided to explore a new source of miniatures, especially historical ones; 3D printing on demand via sites such as Shapeways.

I ordered two different products:

-1/1800 NL CL Java[1942] by matt_atknsn

-1/350 F-8 Crusader & MiG-21PF by kampfflieger

Shapeways offers options for different materials for some models, such as the aircraft in my order.

I went with the default and cheapest option, WSF (White, Stong and Flexible).

I'd read that this material would have a slightly rough texture, which might become visible when painting, but decided that it would be OK for a test case.

After placing the order on monday, I the indicated time to delivery was roughly 1 week. However, the models were completed even faster than that, as they were shipped on thursday and arrived on my doorstep on friday. A pleasant surprise.