tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post116979223885864649..comments2024-03-28T18:21:10.728+11:00Comments on The Duchy of Alzheim: Finished GrenadiersBloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-1170103394716938652007-01-30T07:43:00.000+11:002007-01-30T07:43:00.000+11:00Ultimately (and I do mean ultimately!) I intend to...Ultimately (and I do mean ultimately!) I intend to texture the bases properly with putty, ballast &c. Being a dreadful procrastinator and not really enjoying the task, I have put this off and off until I have more than 400 figures to base properly.<BR/><BR/>Err, I think I have a problem...<BR/><BR/>GregBloggeratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-1170034483660726762007-01-29T12:34:00.000+11:002007-01-29T12:34:00.000+11:00Another thought on bases . . . with my Blood Bowl ...Another thought on bases . . . with my Blood Bowl teams, I filled the "hollow underside" of the slotta-bases with spackle (the putty stuff they seal walls with), which gave them a nice weighted base for more stability. <BR/><BR/><BR/>-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-1169979049007335722007-01-28T21:10:00.000+11:002007-01-28T21:10:00.000+11:00Greg,Very nice paint job! I note the comment abou...Greg,<BR/><BR/>Very nice paint job! I note the comment about the slotta-bases. Here in the UK you can get 'closed' GW slotta-bases (without the slot!) which gets around the problem...<BR/><BR/>IanStrykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-1169972079036505322007-01-28T19:14:00.000+11:002007-01-28T19:14:00.000+11:00Very impressive!! Keep up the great work.Very impressive!! Keep up the great work.Naftolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600626655648504428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-1169811182346937632007-01-26T22:33:00.000+11:002007-01-26T22:33:00.000+11:00Morning Greg,Great looking figures! I think you "...Morning Greg,<BR/><BR/>Great looking figures! I think you "greenstuff technique" looks mighty good.<BR/><BR/>Best Regards,<BR/><BR/>StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-1169808040479835402007-01-26T21:40:00.001+11:002007-01-26T21:40:00.001+11:00They look good. One thing I might suggest, for th...They look good. One thing I might suggest, for the figures that I've put on GW slotta-bases, I've first put a strip of adhesive over the slot (so there is no gap). What I've used is strips cut from address labels.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-1169808024083251842007-01-26T21:40:00.000+11:002007-01-26T21:40:00.000+11:00I think all the Bavarian Infantry were in blue by ...I think all the Bavarian Infantry were in blue by the war of the Austrian Succession at least.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>GregBloggeratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-1169798637445678582007-01-26T19:10:00.000+11:002007-01-26T19:10:00.000+11:00Nice work. By the time of the Seven Years war had...Nice work. By the time of the Seven Years war had the Bavarians then reverted to the norm where NCO's wore the same colour coat as the line (during the WSS they wore the reveresd coat and the musicians wore the line coat - something I found out only after I'd painted mine!).marinergrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393687295535460527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-1169798592569311072007-01-26T19:09:00.000+11:002007-01-26T19:09:00.000+11:00Nice work. By the time of the Seven Years war had...Nice work. By the time of the Seven Years war had the Bavarians then reverted to the norm where NCO's wore the same colour coat as the line (during the WSS they wore the reveresd coat and the musicians wore the line coat - something I found out only after I'd painted mine!).marinergrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393687295535460527noreply@blogger.com