What we painted in August 2025

[mikedemana]

I've had these done for a couple days, but was waiting to see if someone else would start this thread...   



Painted up a dozen Vietnamese civilians for my 28mm Vietnam project. They are from Empress Miniatures (purchased in the U.S. through Age of Glory).



One of my favorites of a very nice line was the Hmong lady in the middle of the above picture. I did some image searches and tried to get the feel of what the tribal traditional apparel looked like.



Figures are very simple, but clean and full of character, I felt. Happy with these!

Mike Demana

[voltan]

Not completely painted in August, but definitely finished this month.

First up a plastic Rapier that I've been waiting for since they were rumoured to be in the Prospero game. Crewed by techmarines because I think it should be, not sure why, see it as lower level techmarines getting field experience, the Angels of Vengeance shoulderpads are home made and I know they're technically wrong, but I'd made enough to think, whatevers.

Also for the Angels of Vengeance a heavy bolter turret that looks suspiciously dawn of war like.

And Finally a unit of scavenger grots, the start of a Dread mob, which is why the Runtherd has a cyber squig hound.

[FifteensAway]

Personally, I think 'completion date' is what matters.  I suspect a huge number of us have projects partly done that get set aside for various lengths of time (days, weeks, months, years, even decades) until we finally finish them.  It is being table ready that is my measuring stick.

And, with that said:



35 Robin Hood figures finished so far this month.

And these:



21 deer game ready for those Robin Hood games.  But I'm not counting these since they were purchased painted.  Sure, I did some work on them but I didn't paint them, just modified them - and not enough I'd claim it as my work, have to be a lot more 'me work' before I'd do that, basically wipe out the underlying work.

Need to figure out, again, where my total for the year is at.  Still hoping to maintain my 1,000+ figures per year average for five years straight.  Only game table standard but a figure on the table is a figure on the table.   Edit: Just did some backwards digging and I'm at - at least - 811 figures painted so far this year (and as close as I'm going to calculate, frankly)!  And more on the table for Robin Hood in process and a lot more to get done for a pulp game in November.  I think I'm safe on that goal.  I hope.   

[mikedemana]

Forgot to post my 3-D printed Canyon Rocks and Stacks. I'll be using them for Star Wars games on Tatooine. However, they'd work for games set in the desert Southwest of the U.S. or really, any such rocky desert area.



These are from Diabolical Terrain and printed at 32mm. If you're here in the states, I highly encourage you to check out his products. High quality prints through and through.



Mike Demana

[Mr. White]

@mikedemana, that Vietnam project is looking fantastic. Very cool. Are y’all still using XR for Vietnam games?

[Spinal Tap]

Some lovely looking painting on this thread.

[mikedemana]

@mikedemana, that Vietnam project is looking fantastic. Very cool. Are y’all still using XR for Vietnam games?

Thank you, sir! Actually, the XR! game was a larger, 1/72 scale engagement my friend Keith put on. The game I just put on the Cold Wars boards is my own adaption of Sellswords & Spellslingers, a solo or coop fantasy miniatures rules system from Ganesha Games. I've known Andrea at Ganesha for years, and he's green-lighted me to write a supplement/version of it. Thus, the play testing
(Here, for those interested: https://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2025/08/first-playtest-surviving-nam-year-in.html)

Mike Demana

[TWD]

Percy Billmen



https://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2025/08/percy-wars-of-roses-billmen.html

[mikedemana]

Latest thing finished this month are six Sci-Fi civilians. I used the Stargrave plastic kits and assembled them from various torsos, heads, and limbs. I'm of mixed feelings about how they look. They're okay, and I will definitely use them in an upcoming game.



My favorite is the Fishman alien, above. I love his big, black bug eyes and how the "freckled" green skin turned out! To see closeups of all six, check out my Lead Legionaries blog:
https://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2025/08/some-sci-fi-civilians-using-stargrave.html

Mike Demana

[syrinx0]

Painted more figures for Aliens. 

For a friend:



For me:

[Dean]

Something that doesn’t fit with one of my current threads,  a lovely vignette of tanners designed by Black Knight Miniatures and printed by Ransons Tabletop.

[FifteensAway]

Dean, that is very cool and may inspire me to populate my desert tannery I recently acquired (not yet assembled let alone painted).  Nice work.  But in 15 mm!

And now an additional 65 figures (YTD: 876), the Sheriff's contingents for Robin Hood game tomorrow (obscenely early on Saturday where I'm at):



See also this thread for more on Robin Hood: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=144549.0

[marianas_gamer]

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I bought the GW War of the Rohirrim set at Christmas and painted about half of it in January.
I painted the remainder in August.
Here is the whole thing.



I bought some Gondor Ruins and the Tower two weeks ago and built them in a weekend.



The tower can be pristine or damaged.



I also finished off some Morannon Orcs.

I am slowly getting closer to a game with the siege towers from this year's Build Something Contest

[mikedemana]

Two great projects finished so close to each other. Congrats, Mick and Marianas! And all I did was finish up some 28mm Fishmen that I'm really not sure what I will use for... 



The Pike fishmen above are from Beldolor Studios, as is the Bass fishman. The other two are Kuo Toa from the D&D Nolzur's line.



More pics and discussion of how I painted them on my Lead Legionaries blog:
https://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2025/08/last-of-28mm-fishmen.html

Mike Demana