Weekend Update

 What better way to spend the long weekend ( a sincere "thank you" to all our American veterans) than paint miniatures?  Oh, that's an easy one:  Drink beer and act obnoxious.  Amidst my busy weekend schedule, I somehow managed to find time to paint.  I got half of the auxilia in the can for my DBA Early Imperial Roman army, and I'm nearly finished with a trukk for my Warhammer 40k orks.  I had a grand time experimenting with different techniques and colors on this one.  I asked myself:  "What if a WWII Sherman tank and a garbage bin got drunk in a bar, and then staggered home together?  What would their lovechild look like?"  Well, this is what my twisted imagination came up with...

                      It just needs a few more touch-ups, and I still need to paint the                 
                  driver and machine gunner.  (Saving the best for last).

                    White glue, ground cinnamon, a mix of dark brown, and   
                 a smidgen of yellow paint gives an interesting mud effect.

                     I'm pleased with the mud on the wreckin' ball and tires.

                              My DBA army is officially half-done!


 That's it.  Next on the agenda: Finish up the trukk, and start working on the Roman
  cavalry. Giddyup.