I’m going to have a Bar Room Brawl this Christmas!
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About the Project
So, Mantic released an Advent Calendar, Bar Room Brawl, 6 minis, some Scatter Terrain, Board, Counters etc. for a game to play on Christmas day and I managed to pick up a copy for about £27 - not bad for the content (although that is still to be seen - I have resisted opening the windows.) So here is the challenge I have set myself - have this ready and fully painted for December 25th. Easy you say - read on.
Related Company: Mantic Games
Related Genre: Fantasy
This Project is Completed
Week 2 Summary
Not much of a ramble this week as not a lot happened other than the calendar and the fact I have everything up to day 12 painted.
I’ll start with the simple things first, everything got a prime in either black or grey followed by a zenithal of white. All the wooden items were painted the same as last weeks with Xpress Color Wasteland brown. The fireplace was a simple black/grey paintjob on the stone with a wooden mantle although I did add a bit of red/orange OSL into the hearth and some darkening over it to represent smoke damage.
The braziers were painted with Pro Acryl bronze with black Xpress Colour for the coals and a glaze of red/orange over the centre of this. These were then attached to some cobble bases I had previously made to add some stability.
Talking of the braziers , those weird spikey bits that came in the bag of little items – flames for the braziers as far as I can tell but for now I have left these and the other tiny items stuck to a painting stick until I find out if they play a part in the rules.
Touched up the nose on the female hero from last week.
I had planned to try NMM for the first time on the Bouncer’s armour but realised it had too many separate panels in different facings so stuck with Pro Acryl dark and light silver. The cloth parts where painted in a simple black Xpress Color – this colour scheme is based on the bouncers in Tux’s from the nightclubs of my youth. The red hat and book add some visual interest and if your name isn’t in the book you aren’t coming in! As a bit of an aside I once went to a Lindesfarne Christmas concert and the Bouncers in monkey suits were sticking party hats on everyone. You didn’t refuse (I said no once and was growled at).
The Dwarf Barman, that was obvious, Santa but I went with the green as I guess Coca Cola wasn’t invented at this time. Again it was basically just an Xpress paint job with the dog being painted using Speedpaint Hardened Leather. But check out the filthy grey cloth, maybe not the best place to drink.
I finally gave all the models a coat of Satin Varnish. And now on to next week – not long to go now.
December 15
Dice to see you, to see you dice. It’s a Brucie bonus. I’m not usually a Dice Man (just ask Luke Reinhart or George to his mates) but these Christmasy ones are nice and big.
December 17
A different set of tokens – these look like the ‘did you just spill my pint’ tokens.
December 18
If you want a drink then just help yourshelf. Another lovely little terrain piece from the terrain crates. I may be buying some of these sets in the future.
December 19
Well today I either got a cloak of invisibility or the box behind the window was empty. I assume that the contents have either slipped or been dropped behind the wrong window, just have to wait and see.
December 20
Just a few more tokens, 4 days left and still 2 figures left if my maths is correct. I would also like to say thanks to the Unofficial Hobby Hangout. The bad news is I’m not sure if I’ll have everything painted by Monday as I’ve been laid out with Gastroenteritis since Saturday but if I get the chance I’ll do as much as I can.
Oh and thanks to those who let me know what was missing Yesterday – it was the Player 1 counter I got earlier.
December 21
Another mini and it’s another Dwarf. Particularly like the tools mounted on the shoulder and the meat!








































