Chronicles of Dahara

  PAINTING CHALLENGE PART 3 Dec. 2-Dec. 8 Painting progress was all over the place this week.  I had hoped to get more items painted, but a minor medical problem reared its ugly head.  I did manage to meet what I think is the minimum number I need to push out every week. Here We Go! First of all, let me say sorry for the quality of the photos.  Dahara's  official court photographer was on a sabbatical.  Therefore, the alternate McShakey the elder was called in.  He complained that his Hamstring prevented him from holding still, but I'm not sure. Anyway, this first photo is of an Egyptian contingent for The Silver Bayonet.  These figures are from Northstar Miniatures and were painted mainly with Contrast and Speed Paints. This photo shows facilities of Dahara at the present.  These are all 1/700 scale models of several manufactures.  The three buildings represents the Hampton Electrical works.  They produce reactors fo...

PAINTING CHALLENGE PART 2 11/25-11/30  The challenge continues.  In the last post, I forgot to put the statistics for the painting. Here is the catch up: Beginning Count 10,217 September 2024 120 painted October 2024 84 painted November 2024 80 painted TOTAL 9,933 Purchases November 2024 40 new items New Total9,973 Now for the photos from the week. In the background are 5 horses for my Neapolitan Chasseur au Cheval.  I had already painted the command stand and 2 other horses.  I was waiting for lance arms to show up so that I could do them in the 1813 uniform when they were lance armed. In the foreground are 8 French in Egypt figure from the Silver Bayonet range.  Nice figures that are easy to paint using Contrast Paints. Next up are 15 mm Sherman Tanks for my World War II project.  Still have a ton of US armor to do.  The Germans are all set with only minor additions to paint. Lastly we have in the top photo 6mm buildings from GHQ.  With the exce...

A New Painting Process Back in August, as I was looking for a particular set of figures to paint, my pile of boxes of stuff hit the ground with a crash.  I decided then to organize everything in suitable eras.  After a good week of sorting everything I was overwhelmed with how much I had to assemble/paint.   Having nothing better to do with my evenings, I made the mistake of deciding to inventory it all.  This way, I thought, I could develop a plan to got through it.  I am lucky now in that I don't need to paint to game.  I have enough painted to play anything my friends Joe and Greg andI want to play during our Friday afternoons. BIG MSTAKE!  I have 10, 217 items to paint.  The only way out of this mess, is to just sit down and paint.  I started to keep track on September 1st.  My thinking is that I could reasonably paint around 1,000 things in the year that would end August 31, 2025.  I made a good start.  I painted 120 figur...

  UNIFORMS OF DAHARA 7 The Guard de Corps The quiet countryside of a late spring day in Dahara is shattered by the sounds of trumpets and thundering hooves.  The Guard de Corps, pride of the Army, is on the move towards the battle front with Fuddland. The sunlight shines off their gold cuirasses.  Their commanding officer, Count  Lubbock, is resplendent with his golden helmet topped with a bold red comb.  His trumpeter, Max, is in reversed colors with a white comb.  He does not ride a grey horse.  The Guard rides a matched set of Black horses from the Master's Stud.  Their tack is bold red. Daharan Blue tunics with red facings clothe all of the regiment.  Other ranks wear black combs on their golden helmets. Soon Fuddland will tumble to the sound of the guard approaching!

  UNIFORMS OF DAHARA 6 Exploring Officers After a long time training by the Sisters of the Prophet's Light,  Green and Brown Schools, the above two classes of officers are ready to be employed in operation Silver Bayonet.   They are to utilize their skills to travel throughout other countries.  Uniformed in official colors of Dahara, each officer will blend in with the local populations.  There they will observe their surroundings, compile accurate maps, and otherwise report on the terrain they travel through. There are four more classes of officers that have been selected for training.  They will soon be  trained not only by the Green and Brown Schools, but also receive training from the Red school.  This school will give extensive training in un-orthadox missions. All of the above miniatures are from the Silver Bayonet range of Canadian factionss.  Next will be Austrian and Russian factions.

  UNIFORMS OF DAHARA 5 2nd Lancers The 2nd Lancers were formed at the behest of the Junior Deacon of the Order of the Prophet.  These lancers were recruited from the Capital city of Konigburg, and were taken from third sons of wealthy merchants.   Their uniforms are based on the colors of the ceremonial robe of the Junior Deacon.  It consists of white coats and breeches.  Facings were of light blue shown at collar cuffs and turn backs.  They also had a light blue stripe on the outside of each leg of the breeches.  Saddle blankets were of Daharan Blue with white striping.  They wear a light blue topped  czapka with white edging and a white cross on the top.  Solid light blue plumes are worn at all times.  Trumpeters wear reversed uniforms, with light blue coat and breeches with a white stripe on the legs. The regiment is currently a part of the Army of the South.  This army is currently inside the border of Fuddland, as it prose...