Einar Olafson Painting

The Highland Charge III

2012-02-02T17:19:00.002Z

... and some more close ups.

The Highland Charge II

2012-01-30T12:31:00.002Z

Some close ups.

The Highland Charge

2012-01-29T19:27:00.005Z

It has been a long time since I posted something here, it has been a very busy time. One of the last things I have finished painting is this ECW diorama. The miniatures are from Redoubt from their ECW Highlander Range, packs: Highlanders with various two handed weapons , Highlanders with various swords and separate shields, Monk, Highland chieftain, Highland piper, and Highland tambour man. They come in two parts, torsos and legs, so you can get a lot of different and dynamic poses. They are running downhill in that crazy charge ready to smash any foes in their way. I really enjoyed preparing this.

Cossack General on Ebay

2011-06-02T11:09:00.004+01:00

I have put this miniature on Ebay, some of you might be interested in taking a look. I promise to use all the profit on miniatures.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260794515217

Thanks.

Copplestone Botocudo Indian

2011-05-28T01:04:00.001+01:00

I have really enjoyed painting this miniature. I have got some more Botocudos on the table.

Wargames Factory Skeletons

2011-05-27T14:49:00.004+01:00

Hi there.

I managed to get some Skeletons from Wargames Factory few days ago and this is the first I have painted. I would like to paint one regiment (I don´t know for what kind of ruleset, probably HOTT or Kings of Wars).

I´m preparing a small review of this plastic kit (with good and bad things), so I´ll post it soon (I need to finish some work first so I hope that it would be about Sunday or Monday). I must say that IMHO they are the best plastic skeletons I have painted. They haven´t got armour or clothes so you can use them for a lot of purposes (I have got several projects where there is room for them, all disturbing!).

Catalan Company for Field of Glory

2011-05-26T00:22:00.003+01:00

I have been painting this army for a friend, there are plenty of Almughavars and cavalry. I´ll probably paint some more battlegroups soon. The miniatures are by Eureka, Corvus Belli and Khurasan.

Some more Cutting Edge Highlanders

2011-04-20T01:07:00.005+01:00

You can find these miniatures here

The Great Coach For Three Musketeers or ECW

2011-04-19T08:37:00.002+01:00

This is the Great Coach for the Three Musketeers or ECW by Redoubt Enterprises.

Incoming!! Close ups

2011-04-18T10:06:00.008+01:00

Here are the miniatures before I made the diorama. All Redoubt Enterprises miniatures.

Incoming! II

2011-04-17T20:54:00.003+01:00

Incoming!!

2011-04-17T19:05:00.004+01:00

Sorry if I have disappeared all this time. I moved a month ago and my internet broadband has been broken until this past week. The good thing is I have painted a lot so I have a good batch of new pictures. I was in SALUTE yesterday and I met very nice people. Thank you!!

Here are some pictures of a Diorama of people solving an argument. Miniatures by Redoubt Enterprises, Zulus, British and mealie bags.

Escenorama

2011-03-16T16:41:00.005Z

I´m moving this week... you know... that moment when you think "I wish I didn't have anything but just one miniature".

Anyway I´m preparing some tutorials in collaboration with the scenery company Escenorama. May be some of you remember the Wood Elves Forest. I was working with Manuel doing this kind of scenery to play wargames. Currently he is the owner of Escenorama. I think that his products are brilliant and have a good design job behind every piece.

I had the pleasure to talk with him the last week in Spain and he showed me a lot of future releases and projects. So, please, stay tuned to see some collaborations between us. Why don't you visit his page and if you see something you like, you could buy it to see for yourself and spread the word! Escenorama makes bases, historic buildings for 15/20mm, 28mm fantasy sceneries and much more.

Redoubt War wagon

2011-03-12T10:53:00.003Z

These are some pictures of the War wagon set by Redoubt Enterprises. I have painted the side of the wagon that is shown in battle more colourful.

Redoubt Enterprises Trojan Cavalry II

2011-03-09T04:57:00.003Z

Another three Trojan Cavalry miniatures by Redoubt Enterprises.

Redoubt Enterprises Trojan Cavalry

2011-03-07T22:45:00.003Z

Here is the Trojan Cavalry set by Redoubt Enterprises.

Redoubt Enterprises Cavalry Commander

2011-03-06T12:44:00.004Z

This is the Cavalry Commander by Redoubt Enterprises.

Zagros Highlander II

2011-03-05T12:06:00.002Z

This time I have painted a miniature from the set Early Highlander Axemen. He has been converted into an archer by cutting the javelin head and curving the pole. More soon.

Zagros Highlander

2011-03-04T10:33:00.003Z

I´m painting some more Cutting Edge Miniatures. I´m finishing some more highlanders. I'll put some more pics soon.

This is a Zagros Highlander archer from the Early Highlander Archers set.

New Blog Project

2011-02-27T20:39:00.003Z

As I said several posts ago, I have opened a new blog, this time for Strange Aeons and other Call of Cthulhu related stuff. I have added the link to my projects list in the menu on the left.

Alien Squad Leader

2011-02-21T23:26:00.003Z

This is one Grey Aliens stand for ASQL. They are 15mm miniatures by 15mm.co.uk. The robot is a cheap plastic Sontaran with half of a Cybermen head.

Warlord Games Chindit

2011-02-18T15:12:00.006Z

I´d been painting some WWII stuff for Warlord Games. The last things have been the Chindits. I haven't take any pictures but you can see a lot in the Warlord Game website. They are fun stuff to paint, beards, shaved heads, mud and blood!! Click here to see the images.

More Camel Corps Pictures

2011-02-11T11:03:00.003Z

Some miniatures have Victrix heads and backpacks.

Brigade Games French Camel Corp

2011-02-10T17:15:00.001Z

I have been finishing a project for a private collector. They are miniatures by Brigade games. Some conversions have been needed to add more poses. The big cavalry banner was an attempt to do a cavalry flag as an infantry size flag but I'm going to change that because it has an weird effect. This is an enigmatic regiment because there isn't a lot of information, so if you find historically inaccurate elements in the painting, please forgive them! Anyway, when the client gives you artistic licence that is great. Sometimes nothing bad happens if you give your "own version" of the facts.

Victrix 28mm Russian

2011-02-06T10:55:00.003Z

This is one of two officers in the Victrix Russian line infantry command marching 1805-1808. I will post some more pics of Victrix Miniatures this week.

Exterminateeeee!!

2011-02-05T11:56:00.004Z

Something different. Yesterday I read something in this blog. So I couldn´t resist and I bought 119 Daleks. They are bigger than 28mm miniatures but I think they will work well to play some games.

Slingers

2011-02-05T10:41:00.003Z

Newline Design Mycenean Slingers.

Newline Design Mycenean archers

2011-02-04T11:27:00.004Z

I have painted another Newline Design Miniatures group Mycenean Archers.I like specially the tusk helmets.

Newline Design Mycenean Javelinmen

2011-02-03T19:40:00.004Z

These are Newline Design Mycenean Javelinmen, They are fun and easy to paint. Hope you like them.

Some more Cutting Edge Miniatures

2011-02-02T09:50:00.004Z

They are an Amorite warrior, Amorite levy and another colour scheme for the King Sargon of Akkad.

Cutting Edge Miniatures

2011-02-01T12:55:00.004Z

I have painted these fantastic miniatures by Cutting Edge Miniatures. These are some miniatures from the Late Command set, Early Command and Levy Infantry II & III

The sculpting is very nice and the casting is very clean. I have really enjoyed painting them and for sure Cutting Edge miniatures are amongst my favorites.

I´m alive

2011-01-31T20:44:00.002Z

I´ve been very busy at work all this time. I have painted a lot of miniatures and I have got pictures for several posts so I will post regularly now. I have been lurking, just reading other peoples blogs. I haven't left feedback but I have seen fantastic jobs on all of them.

I have opened a new blog: Soft Wars. I will post only 1/72 miniatures there.I have planned to create two more different blogs, one for VFS and another one for Cthulhu miniatures and Strange Aeons games.

I will continue posting all my other paintings jobs here.

Regards.

28mm "Plastic Soldiers Company " Russian

2010-10-26T02:27:00.003+01:00

There are 57 miniatures in the box and this is the first. I couldn't resist the temptation and I bought a box. The detail seems soft but when the miniature is primed it come out and the final result is good, IMHO. I'm using Renedra 25mm round plastic bases. I'm waiting a pack from Renedra, when it arrives I will paint some more soldiers.

Some Perry miniatures

2010-10-25T14:59:00.002+01:00

These are a little group of Crusades Civilians and priests. I have enjoyed painting them.

Listed in Ebay

2010-08-30T13:55:00.004+01:00

I´m selling this miniature on Ebay. Happy Bidding.

Click here to go to the item.

A very dangerous man

2010-08-30T09:58:00.002+01:00

Redoubt British Infantry, 9th Norfolk

2010-08-27T17:25:00.000+01:00

Sharpe & Co, from Redoubt Enterprises

2010-08-24T09:57:00.004+01:00

Here are some pictures and a question, Are there any other companies that make the character of Sharpe?

Redoubt Enterprises British Limber, Cannon and Crew

2010-08-23T01:06:00.004+01:00

More Redoubt Enterprises Miniatures. I specially like the crew on the cart, they seem they are speaking each other and saying "we should not be here" or "I think that we must leave, now".

Redoubt enterprises Maryland Provincial Command Group

2010-08-21T16:12:00.004+01:00

These are more Redoubt Enterprises Miniatures from their Fench & Indian War Range.

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I´m going to open a new blog for my 1/72 miniature works. If I finish the minis I´m painting now the next week I´ll create it.

Redoubt Provincial troops

2010-08-20T23:21:00.003+01:00

From a colony that I don´t remember now.

Something different

2010-08-19T20:15:00.004+01:00

That is the beauty of painting on commission, that you can paint a lot of miniatures that you would not paint otherwise because that would mean taking on to many projects at once.

These are Redoubt miniatures for American Civil War. General Meade and his officials.

Deep One

2010-07-22T22:33:00.004+01:00

This time I have painted a Black Cat Bases Deep One. I need my Strange Aeons rule set and the expansion, but they have definitely got lost in the dark, it's the second order that hasn't arrived in the last two months...

It is the only thing I have painted for my own collection, I have been painting some armies for others.

Strange Aeons

2010-07-05T19:56:00.004+01:00

These are my first miniatures for the game "Strange Aeons". I´m painting things but I have no idea how to play because I haven't receievd my rule books yet. I think a blasphemous creature may have eaten it somewhere in the Atlantic between Canada and Wales.

Finally, the result...

2010-06-19T14:59:00.003+01:00

These are the Warlord/WAMP painting contest results:

http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/?p=6292

Congratulation to the other winners. I have my prize in the painting table corner, an "imperial roman starter army" plenty of plastic romans.

FoW Objetive Marker

2010-06-18T14:36:00.002+01:00

This a Kerr&King objetive marker for FoW that I have painted for a friend.

FoW Italians

2010-06-17T11:30:00.003+01:00

Volley of arrows

2010-06-16T12:12:00.002+01:00

More Redoubt miniatures, Lukka Pirates

2010-06-15T10:49:00.001+01:00

More Redoubt trojan spearmen.

2010-06-14T13:22:00.002+01:00

Byzantine cavalry

2010-06-13T15:27:00.008+01:00

More Byzantines

2010-06-12T00:10:00.004+01:00

Tomorrow, the cavalry.

Byzantine Infantry

2010-06-12T00:04:00.003+01:00

I have painted these following Osprey Books illustrations.

Khurasan Miniatures 15mm Nikeforian Byzantine Army

2010-06-11T14:04:00.000+01:00

I finished this army last week for a customer and sent with success by courier.

Almost 90 stands for Field of Glory. I have enjoyed painting this army. For shield and flags I have used LBMS Byzantine products.

I will post some close-ups this weekend.

Elephants and more.

2010-05-11T08:57:00.000+01:00

More Xyston 15mm Successors.

Something diferent

2010-05-10T09:05:00.000+01:00

I have been painting a dark elf army for a client and these are some of the special miniatures, the Blood Cauldron and a Witch.

My WAMP contest entry

2010-05-08T22:26:00.001+01:00

I have painted this Warlord Games Roman engineer with his mule.

http://www.wamp-forum.com/photopost/warlord-games/p710-mule-and-donkey.html

Wargames Factory Shock Troopers

2010-04-25T16:39:00.000+01:00

A few days ago I received a test sprue of the new miniatures from Wargames Factory - Shock Troopers. At first sight, the components of the sprue look quite interesting, enough to assemble three soldiers with many different options. The best thing about this sprue is that you can use it for many different rules sets, from the well-known Warhammer 40K to weird World War. They can be used for regular soldiers or irregular militian soldiers, aliens, etc.

The mould line is hardly visible so they do not need to be treated very much, at least on the sprue I have received. When assembling them, I find the same problem as with other Wargames Factory miniatures - the head-neck joint makes the neck look unnatural, it looks too long. But this can be solved with a little cut at the base of the neck. Other than that, I see no problems, the pieces fit in very well and you can achieve diffferent and dynamic poses. They could even be improved by including parts from other Wargames Factory miniatures and other makes.

I enjoyed painting these miniatures because they have sharp details and the areas are well defined. I think Wargames Factory is constantly improving its work. I have assembled three miniatures as regular soldiers and painted them in three different schemes. For each of them I have chosen a different type of weapon from the sprue: laser rifle, grenade launcher and laser gun, or something (I'm not too sure what the last one is!). I have used brown and cream for the first miniature to represent a type of trooper used to fight in rocky lands and dark forests. Blue, grey and white for the second miniature, which could be for snow troops or urban fighting. The colours on the last one are a mixture of WWI and II German soldiers, which can be for a WWII game.When I get more of these I will try more colours and I will probably end up making a large Warhammer 40K Imperial Guard army, like many of us who have been waiting for these miniatures; or a Secret of the 3rd Reich army.

Thanks to Tony and the team at Wargames Factory for sending me the test sprue and for being able to be one of the first ones to try them.

More Redoubt Trojan Miniatures

2010-03-15T19:04:00.000Z

This time javelinmen.

Redoubt Etruscans

2010-03-14T16:05:00.000Z

I´m thinking about buying some more Etruscans (Redoubt or Aventine). I have painted these for Redoubt.

Redoubt Trojan Hero on Chariot

2010-03-12T23:05:00.000Z

This is the first of several Redoubt miniatures I have painted in past weeks.

Finally... Aztecs

2010-02-11T11:52:00.000Z

I have begun to paint my Aztec army for Field of Glory and this is one of the 80 stands I have to paint.

More commissioned work

2010-02-10T11:09:00.000Z

Two small diorams.

Two small diorams.

Delivered today

2010-02-10T11:00:00.000Z

These are some commissioned work I have completed this weekend.

15mm FoG Macedonian.

15mm FoW American Vehicles.

Good news for me!!

2010-01-14T22:32:00.000Z

Today the results of the Khurasan Miniatures painting contest have come out. I am one of the winners. I would like to thank Khurasan Miniatures for choosing my miniatures and congratulations to the other winners.

http://theminiaturespage.com/news/2130/

Wargames Factory Saxons

2010-01-08T10:57:00.000Z

These are the new Wargames Factory Future Release, the Saxons. I like this set more than the vikings, there are a lot of different shields, heads... Mixing the two sets and some barbarian cavalry pieces you can built a whole Dark Ages Viking/Saxon or similar army with light, heavy infantry, berserks, archers, cavalry.

Thank you to Tony Reidy from Wargames Factory for sending me these fantastic miniatures.

Wargames Factory Saxon

2010-01-04T17:13:00.000Z

Just the face, I´m finishing several of them.

Space Hulk

2009-12-03T15:29:00.001Z

These are pics of the new Space Hulk Terminators. I have painted them for a friend. I think I must be cursed because when I buy something, someone else buys the same thing and gives it to me to paint. So when I paint his miniatures, I´m too bored to paint the same again for me.

Wood Elves Forest

2009-11-14T20:18:00.000Z

These are pics from a really big proyect that my friend Manuel and I made two years ago. It´s a ancient high elves ruined casttle that the wood elves have used as a forest fortress. The measurement is 100cm x 70cm x 100cm (high).

I hope you like.

Two minis for another friend

2009-11-13T12:42:00.000Z

High Elves...

2009-11-04T09:57:00.000Z

...I´ve painted for a Friend.

Bueno, Bonito y Barato (Cheap, Good and Beauty)

2009-11-03T23:42:00.000Z

This is my new hobbie:

Paper Undead Army.

15mm Welsh Archers from Essex Miniatures

2009-11-03T14:49:00.000Z

2009-11-02T11:49:00.000Z

I painted these miniatures one year and a half using Army Painter "dip". I gave them one highlight. The shield is from Little Big Men Studios.

Foundry Elephant.

2009-11-02T11:11:00.000Z

The Foundry Elephant. I´m going to sell it at Ebay.

Cephalods

2009-10-30T16:16:00.000Z

Cephalods. The first stand of my army. Miniatures from Black Hat.

Some 15mm Black Hat miniatures

2009-09-17T19:23:00.000+01:00

I´m trying to made a Field of Glory army but I don´t know wich period. I testing miniatures wich I like. I´m thinking about the Aztec army, New Kingdom Egyptian, Mycenaean Greek Or Chinese Warring States.

New items in the Shop

2009-09-17T17:16:00.000+01:00

Chariot Miniatures 15mm Ancient German for Field of Glory, DBM, DBA...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260477584815&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Games Workshop Night Goblin Warboss on Giant Squig
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260477575181&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

My first Aeronef

2009-09-15T17:56:00.000+01:00

The past thursday at 3.00 am I saw several blogs about the Aeronef wargame and I couldn´t to resist to make one of those flying ships. I tried with plastic, balsa wood and little plastic rods. This is the final result, a medium vessel. I have made two airplanes to test the size. I think that the little one is better. They are just trials to make my own german fleet.

My Ebay Shop " Einar Olafson Painting"

2009-09-01T20:07:00.000+01:00

I have opened an Ebay shop to sell painted miniatures by myself. I will list every day.

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Einar-Olafson-Painting__W0QQ_armrsZ1

Perry Napoleonic French in Ebay

2009-08-20T00:25:00.000+01:00

I´m selling the napoleonic french that I posted one entry before.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260465217397&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Perry French Napoleonics

2009-08-14T20:56:00.000+01:00

I´m finishing a box of French Army from Perry miniatures. They are nice miniatures but they are a real pain to paint. I had never painted Napoleonics (only one British Fusilier from Victrix). They have a lot of details in very few space, but the final resulting is great. I´m thinking bring them with me to Britcon.

Xyston Warband

2009-07-01T10:06:00.000+01:00

My last work, a true torture but sweet torture.

Wargames Factory Ancient German Cavalry

2009-06-29T18:36:00.001+01:00

This is the first Wargames Factory Ancient German Rider I have painted. This is an impressive plastic set. I will post another two riders.

Carro Celta de Wargames Factory / Wargames Factory Celtic Chariot

2009-06-06T17:32:00.000+01:00

Las Navas de Tolosa

2008-08-27T16:59:00.000+01:00

Aquí dejo unas imágenes de las miniaturas que pinté para una recreación de la batalla de las Navas de Tolosa en el Museo Arqueológico de Sevilla, en Mayo de 2008. Las miniaturas son de Perry, Artizan y Gamezone.

Sucesores de Xyston

2008-07-01T01:45:00.000+01:00

Éstas son las últimas miniaturas que he pintado para un conocido. Los escudos son calcomanias de "Little Big Men".

He usado la técnica de las tres capas que usan los de Foundry.