Tag Archives: 1812

TGT Video: Weathering Napoleonic Infantry

Posted on 8/29/2011 by Coyote

After finally shelling out the cash for a proper video editor I was finally able to complete my first real tutorial video. I tried to keep it short. I don’t think it’s necessary to watch every stroke of the brush … Continue reading →

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Waiting on Magnets

Posted on 6/7/2011 by Coyote

One of the draws of Heavy Gear Arena is the amount of customization available for your Gears. Weapons are assigned slot levels which the various Gears have in different quantities. What weapons you can stick on a Gear are limited … Continue reading →

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Painting Contentment

Posted on 5/26/2011 by Coyote

Victrix Napoleonic British Infantry painted by Tyler Provick Last evening I spent an enjoyable, leisurely couple of hours painting my 1812 British figures. After the frantic weeks leading up to Cangames the ability to not care how much painting I … Continue reading →

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Painting Log

Posted on 4/17/2011 by Coyote

This week I managed a good balance between family, video games and painting. I managed no prodigious feats of painting or modelling but I feel that a sustained effort will get me to my goals in time. Four Victrix Brits were finished, … Continue reading →

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Taking notes

Posted on 3/4/2011 by Coyote

Victrix 28mm British Peninsular Center Company figure. WIP by Tyler Provick. After grumbling about old pots of paint that don’t cover well I’ve created a list of all the paints I own which I now keep next to my desk. … Continue reading →

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Speed isn’t everything.

Posted on 12/1/2010 by Coyote

Shading the pants of the British and refining the Gremlin’s jacket. Once, I painted a bunch of miniatures at an average of one hour per figure. Since then I’ve been trying to get back to that rate of painting. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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A new way to post

Posted on 11/28/2010 by Coyote

I guess I can always edit the image later. It’s time to clean some of the dust off this blog. After a long period of no painting I’ve started making time to paint. I also discovered a WordPress App for … Continue reading →

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Republic to Empire Review

Posted on 8/2/2010 by Coyote

I don’t like to review games without playing them. This is why, after purchasing it sometime in November last year, I haven’t written a review of Republic to Empire. After playing two games at Historicon I think I can give … Continue reading →

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Republic to Empire at Historicon

Posted on 7/12/2010 by Coyote

As promised, here is my description of the game I played on my first day at Historicon. The game was Republic to Empire, presented by the writer Barry Hilton and graphic designer and artist Clarence Harrison. Barry Hilton is part … Continue reading →

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Grinding Forward

Posted on 5/17/2010 by Coyote

Motivation failing. Want to paint Flames of War. Now, more than ever, I am feeling the drag of dedicating myself to a single project. Even I’m losing interest in posting yet another image of partially painted Brits. Tonight I had … Continue reading →

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