tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153122322024-03-19T18:16:18.500+11:00The Duchy of AlzheimA Blog dedicated to the creation of my Seven Years' War Army in miniature.
Among other things!Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.comBlogger844125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-89995429945207371012024-03-08T15:18:00.101+11:002024-03-09T10:24:03.049+11:00Top Tips for Speed Painters!<p> Don't do it!</p><p>I see a lot of YouTube videos with various people - some very good painters among them - smashing out units or armies of war games miniatures.</p><p>They have plenty of tips and tricks, some of which I have emulated at times. They are often very good and promote a tightly disciplined way of painting so that you can get that new unit on the table asap.</p><p>Now, this is great, and I am sure it helps many get just that result - a neatly painted unit ready to game with in a short period of time. So far as that goes, I suppose that's a good thing. I mean painting is not that delightful an occupation for many who just want to game and need to have painted miniatures to do that.</p><p>Speaking for myself it's a shockingly joyless activity. Take 'x' minis, prime them, then... paint all the trousers. By the time you are done with the last pair, the paint will be dry on the first and you can start over with the jackets!</p><p>Woo-hoo I say with poorly feigned enthusiasm. I recently had the experience of painting a box of Perry Napoleonic French. I assembled (why are there not enough covered shakos for the entire unit?) and primed them. I was about done here, but I kept on and did all their trousers in contrast paints per the speed paint guide I fund online and conked out due to the tedium.</p><p>So, I'll offer my 'method'. I paint what I feel like. I often have 2-3 units on the go at the same time. I never paint more than three of four minis at the same time and they are almost always all different in some way. This keeps me mentally active while I am painting.</p><p>The other thing that I do is keep the completed part of the unit out next to the painting table. My motivation is watching it expand and, as it grows into it's shape, I can see what I have done and what needs to be done - for me this is important when building large units of Willies to the "Charge!" or "Drums of War" rules which both require a large supporting cast of extras alongside the basic types.</p><p>So, just now as you can see in the accompanying pics, I am working on the Arquebusiers de Grassin* and some extras for my French-and-Indian Wars units. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY2b7wHfUThoQkp1fsHy8HFwytmJvdpiJyxDX2Z6Lx2bBUwxMihYboMhxeHS9QibIxhTgn4Dtg6TObaG7EucFxJS33GEpcOY9oU5jambfUkwo-CArpoJ1jKUewHV80_c8dC-uCZ9HoAg_iWoTuTbXpkTlaV0ydgvD_Z0Dx-Ydi304oZX3HUeS/s4160/IMG20240308145812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY2b7wHfUThoQkp1fsHy8HFwytmJvdpiJyxDX2Z6Lx2bBUwxMihYboMhxeHS9QibIxhTgn4Dtg6TObaG7EucFxJS33GEpcOY9oU5jambfUkwo-CArpoJ1jKUewHV80_c8dC-uCZ9HoAg_iWoTuTbXpkTlaV0ydgvD_Z0Dx-Ydi304oZX3HUeS/s320/IMG20240308145812.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Avert your eves, please from the disorganised hell-hole that is my painting desk.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvD3dOYd6XAuQ4oTl8FsBT1IknGJu7DpTqnStwS59FII3wzdLl7AYxzlYuMUlsx6UtaaRxorLsrrerjBpN0BLyMxUFRXDYqGKImuBANB1ww_Xq7ocMouGUkjFnTR_R9ktpFTvoJKljbq9xE5WuNAoR5dbq5Unis7J24TdpUOQIF0_vonOka2O/s4160/IMG20240308145817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvD3dOYd6XAuQ4oTl8FsBT1IknGJu7DpTqnStwS59FII3wzdLl7AYxzlYuMUlsx6UtaaRxorLsrrerjBpN0BLyMxUFRXDYqGKImuBANB1ww_Xq7ocMouGUkjFnTR_R9ktpFTvoJKljbq9xE5WuNAoR5dbq5Unis7J24TdpUOQIF0_vonOka2O/s320/IMG20240308145817.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The expanding Grassins. The officer in the foreground shewing a leg is an unattached ADC. Each of my units has one for the look of it. It may not be too obvious but they are well into their second company or Grand Division now.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3ggTkJ26qKSyDJ65IaScMRsi64Zmfw_H44eT45aRJ_vZIgyDhitQs_TZX15UHsbaQXuNhAhYvvQ4C4x530ORE3CxWR_BLdynI7mOQyHpiR9XjAOR22Ng_stttR-0l4Mf4HQtVbSrGOy0ldn2oEWVyh106IWEaTuadci2xQltzdXnLjH5DlcM/s4160/IMG20240308145729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3ggTkJ26qKSyDJ65IaScMRsi64Zmfw_H44eT45aRJ_vZIgyDhitQs_TZX15UHsbaQXuNhAhYvvQ4C4x530ORE3CxWR_BLdynI7mOQyHpiR9XjAOR22Ng_stttR-0l4Mf4HQtVbSrGOy0ldn2oEWVyh106IWEaTuadci2xQltzdXnLjH5DlcM/s320/IMG20240308145729.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The la Reine and Béarn</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Regiments. Each is having a Light and a Grenadier company added per the "Drums of War Along the Mohawk" rules.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzV3vS-UtFP1AIZbauK73gdJGtnKki_uvfIGlD100-61micJxHfQWqvXr98yX9OeSVtmsvo0a3glcmBNWSPwC2kd0NuH_kpCqNTWzsj9IOkOnpTLPGlv5vLZaRdYPBGzAPN9k9BXlq2Qj-FNTdtUAABh5lTiVaMDsEJ21N2rtb-5xtSSxqZVuB/s4160/IMG20240308145718%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzV3vS-UtFP1AIZbauK73gdJGtnKki_uvfIGlD100-61micJxHfQWqvXr98yX9OeSVtmsvo0a3glcmBNWSPwC2kd0NuH_kpCqNTWzsj9IOkOnpTLPGlv5vLZaRdYPBGzAPN9k9BXlq2Qj-FNTdtUAABh5lTiVaMDsEJ21N2rtb-5xtSSxqZVuB/s320/IMG20240308145718%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The la Sarre Regiment and assorted livestock. You will see a harried ADC dashing forward with a despatch from M. le General.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These French regiments are a pleasure to have out on display. I never pass them by without stopping and gazing upon them for a moment or two and maybe daydreaming about what might next be added to the collection. </p><p>And in some ways this is the heart of why I paint as I do. For me one of these regiments is a thing of craft and beauty to be treasured and admired and added to lovingly. The thought of knocking a unit out is the opposite to what I am attempting to achieve.</p><p>Now, I'll have a step-ladder to get down off my high horse.</p><p>* These are largely the original Suren castings. I bought some of the remodelled ones and they are not a patch on the originals. There are a couple of interesting ideas among them -a Grenadier and a Drummer, but the quality of the casting and the mould making is poor. I have miniatures from across the remade range and would not go there again. Too many mould lines, imprecise detail, pits and pockets in the castings. they have been a bit of chore to work with.</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-80482380531314447272024-02-19T15:52:00.000+11:002024-02-19T15:52:17.451+11:00A Weekend of Warriors<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1DugCgTvwy5eztLtTtVKY2blb28ED_n2yN1fF2Yq6dkKKn_VRK-ATyI777fvqUpL40SzQu3GU8et3Evl0Gv8iCPowGhcZfimM6ph8z1k7OCZxWRp5TvNNZO3HmAnbqp5LjEGVEK7v-Dlj4hFH9GjD5scE3qIjtaYZESxqkyIenyL9O3fYZys/s4160/IMG20240219072049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1DugCgTvwy5eztLtTtVKY2blb28ED_n2yN1fF2Yq6dkKKn_VRK-ATyI777fvqUpL40SzQu3GU8et3Evl0Gv8iCPowGhcZfimM6ph8z1k7OCZxWRp5TvNNZO3HmAnbqp5LjEGVEK7v-Dlj4hFH9GjD5scE3qIjtaYZESxqkyIenyL9O3fYZys/s320/IMG20240219072049.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That was a busy weekend...</td></tr></tbody></table>"Er, father..."</p><p>Father was busy so he could only spare me half an ear. The Brigadier would be arriving at our little house on the morrow and he was deadly keen to finish a new unit of light infantry for the War Game.</p><p>"Have you seen the new catalogue by Mr Suren?"</p><p>He shaved off another few flakes of plastic from a Spencer Smith grenadier.</p><p>"No... Why?"</p><p>"There's really something I think you ought to see."</p><p>Father was teasing some epoxy glue to form something like a mirliton. And some fur trim. The tip of his tongue was protruding from the side of his mouth. "Oh? What's that my lad?"</p><p>"These. If you look at the pages for Frederick the Great's Army."</p><p>Father's eye trailed down the page. "Whatever has Teddy Suren done this time? More blackamoor servants or naked lady sailors?" he quickly dashed some paint onto another set of gray gaiters. "A little lining in with black india ink and these fellows will look spanking," he sighed in satisfaction. </p><p>"Right at the end. Past the Cuirassiers and Dragoons. Look. The Arquebusiers de Grassin..!"</p><p>"But.... but... they're not even Prussian!" The eyebrows went up, the pipe dropped from Fathers slack jaw. </p><p>Straight into his tumbler of VAT 69. </p><p>It made a frightful mess.</p><p><br /></p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-90984417697820426062024-02-15T08:44:00.004+11:002024-02-15T09:16:04.872+11:00The Arquebusiers de Grassin<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGie6euNUav_gmdi2K6rqQCbLMl5bGo2KOc-MANhoSAe0HrFCzr4X6KcGrzscMpmNGvZ9MDqku3eF6CUL75yWTzRgBuKT-ZcwUUNsrwuuH1_8Tb7bm6pHDH0t9Gw93AWziLLxB5VY4CvCfJMcIjcH0jKhiDpDsAHiJFXdSiCgiN9wcMYAUal5/s4160/IMG20240215073703.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGie6euNUav_gmdi2K6rqQCbLMl5bGo2KOc-MANhoSAe0HrFCzr4X6KcGrzscMpmNGvZ9MDqku3eF6CUL75yWTzRgBuKT-ZcwUUNsrwuuH1_8Tb7bm6pHDH0t9Gw93AWziLLxB5VY4CvCfJMcIjcH0jKhiDpDsAHiJFXdSiCgiN9wcMYAUal5/s320/IMG20240215073703.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straight from the workbench to you.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I just completed a couple of test figures for a long mooted unit of the famous Arquebusiers de Grassin. Famous? Well wargame-famous anyway from Charles Grants' book on the Battle of Fontenoy where they held the Bois de Berry against the 42nd Foot.<p></p><p>I think I have about 16 miniatures in all sorts of paint as I probably bought them 25 years ago.</p><p>That's changing now as they are all getting a repaint and rebase to my current standard and will be fleshed out to the full "Charge!" establishment of two 12-figure companies plus various officers, NCOs, musicians, standard-bearers, whores, jugglers and mountebanks.</p><p>Flags will be by David:</p><p>https://nba-sywtemplates.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-flags-of-french-volontaires-de.html</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-35967788333681564982023-12-05T08:13:00.004+11:002023-12-05T08:13:35.240+11:00A few more Dirty Rats<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGGWBcsI-HYt0enM80v7MNtv8kjwxkXBXyg3EwP6f0HxoDMJ5O9pGVvjQUJNS111y2r0kwGeC16k7RNg_IQ-CjeZoq7URQ9d6OWZDncwU-M9ulkKEMrO4lskD6JXEuNjftyDUPQqXI99hLGd_B1Axo8pKd2y-C1QGPzqO6md9RN-oEaDIpLl0/s4160/IMG20231205071607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGGWBcsI-HYt0enM80v7MNtv8kjwxkXBXyg3EwP6f0HxoDMJ5O9pGVvjQUJNS111y2r0kwGeC16k7RNg_IQ-CjeZoq7URQ9d6OWZDncwU-M9ulkKEMrO4lskD6JXEuNjftyDUPQqXI99hLGd_B1Axo8pKd2y-C1QGPzqO6md9RN-oEaDIpLl0/s320/IMG20231205071607.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Don't run into these guys in a dark tunnel</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Yeah, so, I bought these back on eBay a little while back. Horribly expensive for plastic minis, but you know, buy what you love, man.</p><p>Great fun to paint and they responded well to a base coat, a brown and then a black wash and some sketchy highlights on top of that. I'm resting them for a day before I go back for one last pass at them with the brush before I flock them.</p><p>There may be some more rats in the lead up to Christmas.</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-58406243275976896112023-10-25T08:18:00.000+11:002023-10-25T08:18:00.343+11:00Check this out<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_t9Fgc5mKUaqixyP00ioDJs43g2I4zZFijwWbIjkL5Ur-AO-Cz3d-a7ala11Xt-80bM_yxp2kMhQ0-dtdjLNsKYHSS5z8RV4zLn8Hf97gG75pzAQv3QMR8zMcedBdcxy3uADnFtoX0R4sqn2SvMgR7ihdVNCp_krF7IRdhY7iclmmfgxC_9XT/s512/The%20White%20Hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="512" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_t9Fgc5mKUaqixyP00ioDJs43g2I4zZFijwWbIjkL5Ur-AO-Cz3d-a7ala11Xt-80bM_yxp2kMhQ0-dtdjLNsKYHSS5z8RV4zLn8Hf97gG75pzAQv3QMR8zMcedBdcxy3uADnFtoX0R4sqn2SvMgR7ihdVNCp_krF7IRdhY7iclmmfgxC_9XT/s320/The%20White%20Hart.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>One to cross the eyes</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Four hours to paint one miniature! Hardly seems economic, does it...</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-23843754566874763592023-10-20T10:01:00.003+11:002023-10-20T10:01:28.198+11:00The story so far...<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1U7vRLJkqIDL2A2GGD1wbUcjaGarSKSobzt2CedcdRGi8wYiigkhZrWKlbCLikKhmDtUhjoq8TC73RDCONCpA17TXQBWouh1tYWbog9DnOuHOt3d543RRYLI_25CMY6yuf_o-vj2f_AxzOs-Hw3QJjPK9ev6g3USzb_KB66Kx6an3idlDZzN/s4160/IMG20231020072947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1U7vRLJkqIDL2A2GGD1wbUcjaGarSKSobzt2CedcdRGi8wYiigkhZrWKlbCLikKhmDtUhjoq8TC73RDCONCpA17TXQBWouh1tYWbog9DnOuHOt3d543RRYLI_25CMY6yuf_o-vj2f_AxzOs-Hw3QJjPK9ev6g3USzb_KB66Kx6an3idlDZzN/s320/IMG20231020072947.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I love it when an army starts to come together</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Sorry folks, I have about another week of boring you with my beloved Bretonnians. We'll be back to our regular programming soon.</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-58022964186985543922023-10-19T11:02:00.000+11:002023-10-19T11:02:00.362+11:00Easy Archers<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiba8Qu94QP9s7Nmnh6Mq8YKOPJvQJjeFBDp7ycpJ7_2NrPhqkhlbQkQ2ww2ctPQ8PWF0roSLQAYA5ge2tPaiYSTaDsfUZxyUPMbJXh6umsQYAH3aR7fcZyOZekq4SEXeDmcXYxVxbOhDwfipz-pNTYBRQn5dMdDOg2C77HaidhZt1Ziz9a1AL_/s4160/IMG20231012204737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiba8Qu94QP9s7Nmnh6Mq8YKOPJvQJjeFBDp7ycpJ7_2NrPhqkhlbQkQ2ww2ctPQ8PWF0roSLQAYA5ge2tPaiYSTaDsfUZxyUPMbJXh6umsQYAH3aR7fcZyOZekq4SEXeDmcXYxVxbOhDwfipz-pNTYBRQn5dMdDOg2C77HaidhZt1Ziz9a1AL_/s320/IMG20231012204737.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ahhh, the classics</i></td></tr></tbody></table>The renovation and repair work on my old Bretonnian army continues apace.</p><p>Never fear, my loyal readers! Many more updates await you!</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-75687508323551930182023-10-09T16:24:00.002+11:002023-10-09T16:24:38.005+11:00Let the refurbishment continue..!<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhU1OKt8eDpwTFsdeZMMwRmP2Oe-6XPqx286CPnAOCmDodYkhJ3A8I9vtOkrCOpo_XfXJxppPFQ5hPwqaZPWq5BmiuBse2idkdmBYqWJAlW3M3RA7iiYXIUVEi6XBzgr2_xsyAPBiUGsJcCQo-n4AOJ-YV_iO7sn1kVYNKd-R9nBUK3tpxlXo/s4160/IMG20231009072246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhU1OKt8eDpwTFsdeZMMwRmP2Oe-6XPqx286CPnAOCmDodYkhJ3A8I9vtOkrCOpo_XfXJxppPFQ5hPwqaZPWq5BmiuBse2idkdmBYqWJAlW3M3RA7iiYXIUVEi6XBzgr2_xsyAPBiUGsJcCQo-n4AOJ-YV_iO7sn1kVYNKd-R9nBUK3tpxlXo/s320/IMG20231009072246.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Gritty pseudo-Frenchmen</i></td></tr></tbody></table>I have - um - large numbers of 2nd-3rd edition metal Brettonian infantry that much younger me painted up in the styles that were in vogue back in the day. Looking at them closely, I decided me of today couldn't really do all that much better, so apart from a bit of touching up and some minor changes is the beginning of a unit of Men At Arms led by the Sieur de Thionville Roderick who has deigned to dismount for the task.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk71nPqdvmcxLxzFOl6GJxH6Bh3oUqba0spMz2cMJxYekrghHIKfXwq-snL8VB9RLSUmC1eYejh7CIqQuuCb2CsHZBtWDWX8rRbTG2qw18W-b9uxyGHof26ApuBcuDL122GCV2eGxGaO6D6tZz-t97VVgcJvjhHQ-oM2DQ-PXnWAmTnsnxjdFF/s4160/IMG20231009072254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk71nPqdvmcxLxzFOl6GJxH6Bh3oUqba0spMz2cMJxYekrghHIKfXwq-snL8VB9RLSUmC1eYejh7CIqQuuCb2CsHZBtWDWX8rRbTG2qw18W-b9uxyGHof26ApuBcuDL122GCV2eGxGaO6D6tZz-t97VVgcJvjhHQ-oM2DQ-PXnWAmTnsnxjdFF/s320/IMG20231009072254.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Bold Bretonnian Archers</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Not quite Robin Hood and his Merry Men, but still, most of my first unit of Archers. I believe they were sculpted by the Perrys back in the day. I think that they are nice miniatures that have stood the test of time due to their essentially sound design.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLFnOWkt2nPS0bxYjONlbFQHOj-8jldD2x0PwSIcqxH4ryv17FwFqsAKqQn7F7bBt0fUdYBu4brR0b0bm_0EKuel8yQaD4Vqgnan0YPAaLi2BGfYvcNKJBM80zuWuY6pRCqof52Arb8Ib4DtYSASfwI6s2xjTl0jCSqJNZDOqLe5KJ9clFebe/s4160/IMG20231007184326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLFnOWkt2nPS0bxYjONlbFQHOj-8jldD2x0PwSIcqxH4ryv17FwFqsAKqQn7F7bBt0fUdYBu4brR0b0bm_0EKuel8yQaD4Vqgnan0YPAaLi2BGfYvcNKJBM80zuWuY6pRCqof52Arb8Ib4DtYSASfwI6s2xjTl0jCSqJNZDOqLe5KJ9clFebe/s320/IMG20231007184326.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Assume Lance Formation...</i></td></tr></tbody></table>I have finished my first full Bretonnian unit of 'Knights of the Realm', being a mixture of old multi-part metal riders on plastic horses and the completely plastic minis that are contemporary with the mono-pose 6th edition Archers whom I have bales of. Some, like Mr Blue-and-White stripes at the front are newly painted, while others have merely been touched up<br /><p><br /></p></div>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-29692747440323981932023-10-05T09:55:00.001+11:002023-10-05T09:55:12.959+11:00Vive la Brettonie!<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9NVuc5sULg2_1p2Np5pzSJX5wK4DLrE-f8OWuKSCU_FJVLJuiQOwdFIJIYWvc6E2f8BlVLI5wSsFNyf9SC3MIZD4hagyF5DNJv-v-oofichoCVi2fse_uNUwnRySKkvEj9L8SPqNTQCa_9nDxH1Olvf_3f8MvDOu5smCsZnVJLA8amWXXjpj/s4160/IMG20231005065606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9NVuc5sULg2_1p2Np5pzSJX5wK4DLrE-f8OWuKSCU_FJVLJuiQOwdFIJIYWvc6E2f8BlVLI5wSsFNyf9SC3MIZD4hagyF5DNJv-v-oofichoCVi2fse_uNUwnRySKkvEj9L8SPqNTQCa_9nDxH1Olvf_3f8MvDOu5smCsZnVJLA8amWXXjpj/s320/IMG20231005065606.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Chaaaaaaarge</i>!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A slow-burn project that has me enthused at the moment (yes, OK, I know I have about 6 on just now) is refurbishing my old Brettonnian army for WHFB 6th Ed.</p><p>The aim is to have about 1000 points worth ready to go by Christmas. That's about sixteen knights of various kinds (a unit of ten and another of six), ten Archers and ten Men at Arms.</p><p>Painting the knights is being kept deliberately simple as the riot of colour should make for more than enough visual complexity.</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-45054162130448352572023-10-03T07:51:00.002+11:002023-10-03T07:51:13.392+11:00Hold the press, Shortie!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ86ISDtaZUNL_xu1xrru2h7omUa1sfFfXR6Ol5CQ4ZU0gyzXLsNOGvT2x6cUd4nVVqgPVlOgcuRmCRxaC-RTdqBDPAaN9BjoTJIq0g13vDY_T3R4hqMTH_tmhDo9BLqT8Imbl6-SG0YTrLfoumCmXFvkmFpvOhAePNSswMPZUtMRRQO2gz7Lf/s4160/IMG20231003070946.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><i><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ86ISDtaZUNL_xu1xrru2h7omUa1sfFfXR6Ol5CQ4ZU0gyzXLsNOGvT2x6cUd4nVVqgPVlOgcuRmCRxaC-RTdqBDPAaN9BjoTJIq0g13vDY_T3R4hqMTH_tmhDo9BLqT8Imbl6-SG0YTrLfoumCmXFvkmFpvOhAePNSswMPZUtMRRQO2gz7Lf/s320/IMG20231003070946.jpg" width="320" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Just a moment there...</i></td></tr></tbody></table>I think this is a Marauder/GW (I was never clear on the distinction between the two) magic-user. A nice, easy paint that I knocked out in about an hour last night.Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-75546712850187213952023-10-02T09:53:00.003+11:002023-10-03T07:48:41.650+11:00A GW/Citadel ramble (including Rats)<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpRYIQ__Wz9717iKtau2OSCk0rkSq0mOCLygw9GfNUPvdREySzc_1ATHsNMIrgaMsVWBo5CFaMkfINHaGCG-E90XVuQu7juWgiRJkeXpZP6EG5ofv2StYSYuNFLwIaUB59CJK3CrsZBRrucoVYJQEDgZhoG8KAztHeJelc2QnfP6QMP7KUowO/s4160/IMG20231001115634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpRYIQ__Wz9717iKtau2OSCk0rkSq0mOCLygw9GfNUPvdREySzc_1ATHsNMIrgaMsVWBo5CFaMkfINHaGCG-E90XVuQu7juWgiRJkeXpZP6EG5ofv2StYSYuNFLwIaUB59CJK3CrsZBRrucoVYJQEDgZhoG8KAztHeJelc2QnfP6QMP7KUowO/s320/IMG20231001115634.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lots of Rats<span> </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table>Well, hello there.</p><p>A bit of a painting miscellany posting today.</p><p>I finished my unit of clanrats over the weekend. They had been sitting there for a couple of weeks waiting for the PVA glue-and-sand treatment. I was watching the Clone Wars animated V series and thought, what better time than now.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSs1kQPQVVaLoXi_EmgBBp_8BA_UxIIYPlz93nY5lKvMw3eK1taAjuF4N_RThjPM1Kd8G7d8jXUOW-KW9NThp5f8lSpN5KGMQlEojCiPhdTvufjaP8mFTgpxzi5ZLFDYu2A3YPBs8p0sQsbLOYpB5nOV1gvRmhmdUG8vJphRLA4lFkSkoS-xM7/s4160/IMG20231001213949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSs1kQPQVVaLoXi_EmgBBp_8BA_UxIIYPlz93nY5lKvMw3eK1taAjuF4N_RThjPM1Kd8G7d8jXUOW-KW9NThp5f8lSpN5KGMQlEojCiPhdTvufjaP8mFTgpxzi5ZLFDYu2A3YPBs8p0sQsbLOYpB5nOV1gvRmhmdUG8vJphRLA4lFkSkoS-xM7/s320/IMG20231001213949.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Not quite a horde</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I had been going through the lead pile recently in search of some of my old Bretonnians when I stumbled across these fellows. I have a large stash of OG plastic undead and thought that there two would make nice hero/champion figures.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SCjVQd3AHRGzXJGvFh7ZUrAxtz9NjJoDK0twZktc6mzY4hP10ixgLekR62NyJ6oCJR95gDJS11CfTAkCYFsIbMu_L2E4Joh-5ssG1Pu5mkbQw1zZNZixQOiHp0GS0AlBCf5m_Z8W7r-iHC_SyaaJexH6sBRaV-xBGagOCQNN4RVH_lOSuFAO/s4160/IMG20231001115831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SCjVQd3AHRGzXJGvFh7ZUrAxtz9NjJoDK0twZktc6mzY4hP10ixgLekR62NyJ6oCJR95gDJS11CfTAkCYFsIbMu_L2E4Joh-5ssG1Pu5mkbQw1zZNZixQOiHp0GS0AlBCf5m_Z8W7r-iHC_SyaaJexH6sBRaV-xBGagOCQNN4RVH_lOSuFAO/s320/IMG20231001115831.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Speaking of which...</i></td></tr></tbody></table>I got a bit excited about the Bretonnians again recently and so went on a rampage through the lead pile to see what I had. Oo-er. Rather a lot really. So, that's a slow-burn project. Refurb them for WHFB 6th ed.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtx-d_FV-W4HGVAuW4ig_tL-Biso1blYch4W8AIxkFQrGbHNasC7lE8WJPd5W9oltT76CdrKYMm9D-qAYC36MaUMMlEqWHPu0FSOadYXfGnKOCDEoo2Z-4ZiuDo7bXPVNxxpBdAul21_AGLbSjROR5p0uIoztlHwWtc1TyO0ZzoloqP_36_6Pn/s4160/IMG20231001115745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtx-d_FV-W4HGVAuW4ig_tL-Biso1blYch4W8AIxkFQrGbHNasC7lE8WJPd5W9oltT76CdrKYMm9D-qAYC36MaUMMlEqWHPu0FSOadYXfGnKOCDEoo2Z-4ZiuDo7bXPVNxxpBdAul21_AGLbSjROR5p0uIoztlHwWtc1TyO0ZzoloqP_36_6Pn/s320/IMG20231001115745.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Fair Folk</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p>I also painted up a few of the early 2000s Elves from LotR. You know the ones, they got about 5 mins at the start of the first movie, so GW made a ton of miniatures. And I am glad for it, too. I'm very fond of these sculpts and enjoyed trying something different with them. Lots of glazes were used in the painting of these. I have yet to settle on a banner design. Something sinuous, no doubt.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO0LC3NH_C41XugdMv7nL2gTKwkGOzJntHGS8985GFyhjIU-I7nlFugyVV6qG48yr14DVn6yXbaQfJuyNewbzjna0E_M9kxWnNpXkbf-rotxL77sKDydk_-WCMJIqKpnxeYwNOp2pe_-RGCsl72GOOfjMoYuV1i9I8wPeUVWEf2Vd-NjNA4AN/s4160/IMG20231001215925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO0LC3NH_C41XugdMv7nL2gTKwkGOzJntHGS8985GFyhjIU-I7nlFugyVV6qG48yr14DVn6yXbaQfJuyNewbzjna0E_M9kxWnNpXkbf-rotxL77sKDydk_-WCMJIqKpnxeYwNOp2pe_-RGCsl72GOOfjMoYuV1i9I8wPeUVWEf2Vd-NjNA4AN/s320/IMG20231001215925.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I just had to, didn't I?</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Just to whet various whistles, here is every painted skeleton I own...</p></div>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-7292503823183746362023-09-11T08:02:00.001+10:002023-09-11T08:02:28.487+10:00Busy-busy, rats-rats<p> A minor diversion from the Zulus this past few days as I have sunk my prominent incisors into painting some clanrats from GW's line of Skaven.</p><p>Always liked them, often trembled on the brink of buying some and now I have finally made the move and bought forty of the little beggars. Why? Well, why not ultimately.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh571ZCdJJtlAAanc3nfpT3DnJC5tzyADLuUd2XTTBvYmLisnKAk7Zgd9HzkPNJaxw13AwTzfaYWlQ-5JRF2ZlFVP5G2BvueG84L--oclawC1hLIrdwnd3mNuPewuxTr41mUPNMnTmaIzx5BEErbFDs9o_xDl17eRUy5G0k6vREP2uEJ5PVomHM/s4160/IMG20230911070248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh571ZCdJJtlAAanc3nfpT3DnJC5tzyADLuUd2XTTBvYmLisnKAk7Zgd9HzkPNJaxw13AwTzfaYWlQ-5JRF2ZlFVP5G2BvueG84L--oclawC1hLIrdwnd3mNuPewuxTr41mUPNMnTmaIzx5BEErbFDs9o_xDl17eRUy5G0k6vREP2uEJ5PVomHM/s320/IMG20230911070248.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Story So Far</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I am sticking with a pretty limited palette, mostly bone, gray and a dull red. Main colours get blocked in then it's two washes - a black wash and a red-brown one once the first has dried. Then I layer up the colours. I am going for a rough, sketchy final highlight to suggest grot and coarse cloth over a smoother initial highlight which basically tidies up the shapes after the washes have gone on and blurred everything.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oESk4DVywjZ2NuJOf5HMswKLonQsUd7mz3Gz0JBu0OcxyLbUgXgTzXwolxfep_VNK-z5pSs0c2PnmcWTS9J5s_XNbQHqJFn0tTEzK911e4LSR1R4mSRBzLZzOuTJrlwclyvMx2o64C0n8tmXi3n3dMx5TY2-bRbwxM6zmJHbVOFMMh0mgfZJ/s4160/IMG20230911070254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oESk4DVywjZ2NuJOf5HMswKLonQsUd7mz3Gz0JBu0OcxyLbUgXgTzXwolxfep_VNK-z5pSs0c2PnmcWTS9J5s_XNbQHqJFn0tTEzK911e4LSR1R4mSRBzLZzOuTJrlwclyvMx2o64C0n8tmXi3n3dMx5TY2-bRbwxM6zmJHbVOFMMh0mgfZJ/s320/IMG20230911070254.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A dozen paints and a couple of washes.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I am still thinking about basing. Initially I thought one of the dark gray texture paints and some dead grass, But, I don't know as things are already pretty dull. Needs thinking about a bit. I want the bases to make the figures stand out rather than for them just to mush into them.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARGH1ozVY_txFO6QATb0XkwdoFMYK1Y-yuJvcdwxxvYH1XVh2daOj96Pt7Dvz8RYdyibow6XGc1C1QLLG-szgDB4sDMwxVL071gfqhiCy4pnoJbKdsKO4dxR-2nF_y421f6Z8EZKLUq2g-laRn-yKLMcYazxMLe8nReXgtmQo8zbL8lTRR8hG/s4160/IMG20230909094425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARGH1ozVY_txFO6QATb0XkwdoFMYK1Y-yuJvcdwxxvYH1XVh2daOj96Pt7Dvz8RYdyibow6XGc1C1QLLG-szgDB4sDMwxVL071gfqhiCy4pnoJbKdsKO4dxR-2nF_y421f6Z8EZKLUq2g-laRn-yKLMcYazxMLe8nReXgtmQo8zbL8lTRR8hG/s320/IMG20230909094425.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shewing Detail of the Artists' Treatment of various Materials and Textures</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRGcB7RPb6pYsfmKFBHJECxa_O_PBo4Anp_Gzur60GOhFoM7M5QEodPHiCfWD2s5a8k4doSIRmHKavQd-liMzLea3CD9kKByravvpGd6j-AzPFoV5QTfLeVnVGw4kaDIR-FALzLvZYrmcraRvIfhiKNNF_nQH6S_Cko_JwmG4zuQlPbE3_0ry/s4160/IMG20230908065854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRGcB7RPb6pYsfmKFBHJECxa_O_PBo4Anp_Gzur60GOhFoM7M5QEodPHiCfWD2s5a8k4doSIRmHKavQd-liMzLea3CD9kKByravvpGd6j-AzPFoV5QTfLeVnVGw4kaDIR-FALzLvZYrmcraRvIfhiKNNF_nQH6S_Cko_JwmG4zuQlPbE3_0ry/s320/IMG20230908065854.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Would you want to meet this character in a dark alley?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-39841069143588997282023-09-04T07:52:00.004+10:002023-09-04T07:52:34.929+10:00Lots of Zulus!<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierUE-05Bxc699yCHR6N5CkQwb5_mi_VHoPsh4td1-jmRi96y0QsNafRdAgRBgU-xSPkCgo9yHCpptSfVRz5ze_uX6i9E_5sBKumsyhH1ONR9vr3bpH_-ESVxBaLnK1XvPlaRPElD30dSs1oP9t9-C2xjDaswlPd29Z3BOkSRrP7ScGZy3i09J/s4160/IMG20230904070527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierUE-05Bxc699yCHR6N5CkQwb5_mi_VHoPsh4td1-jmRi96y0QsNafRdAgRBgU-xSPkCgo9yHCpptSfVRz5ze_uX6i9E_5sBKumsyhH1ONR9vr3bpH_-ESVxBaLnK1XvPlaRPElD30dSs1oP9t9-C2xjDaswlPd29Z3BOkSRrP7ScGZy3i09J/s320/IMG20230904070527.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small horde of Zulus</td></tr></tbody></table>It's not been all redcoats here at the Duchy of Alzheim. No, not by any means at all. As anyone who has had even a glancoing appreciation for the Zulu War, you realist that for every red-coated son of brecon that you paint, you need five or six Zulus.</p><p>In that wise, as I have been painting Bromhead and his handful of stalwarts, I have also been working on some Zulus. I spent my weekend painting a few more of the Zulus it was time to do some basing.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wDTmAjPhRthvqACorSGZaYfyY6zGbJP9Ja1qKFsKy7T1gzJJu-qZf9TgZYsSGjY-0MZ8B0yDfyZIZTk-6nY8yDpN6W7luY9tfHdmydXuFkhweDJ8gkqDEuKdwmPI6Rab_WFzSsd581VeHLJDGH3YTGyzdt89z1rk6iPiq1OCkd9ascx_gEaq/s4160/IMG20230904070342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wDTmAjPhRthvqACorSGZaYfyY6zGbJP9Ja1qKFsKy7T1gzJJu-qZf9TgZYsSGjY-0MZ8B0yDfyZIZTk-6nY8yDpN6W7luY9tfHdmydXuFkhweDJ8gkqDEuKdwmPI6Rab_WFzSsd581VeHLJDGH3YTGyzdt89z1rk6iPiq1OCkd9ascx_gEaq/s320/IMG20230904070342.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backs to the wall!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>One or two more British were added. Gosh they are a fiddle to paint if you want to get the straps looking nice and tidy... Just imagine if the Zuus were as fiddly!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIOEhUb3FuUBFEuZlq6cujZ0a3HNheyQ_vWGVvy8pEzfiVFPN_Sisk71AI9Udpbjccj_MuUUPhIEJie2NCjmArw31DJoeED-LDJMvtWNvH1LmmOgN2WHWFaM8t2uCFJ4gkQCYRQBhoqZChZtYIjvek7sn5BMwcpndE6vIj_la4z98q2uwhhEO/s4160/IMG20230904070546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIOEhUb3FuUBFEuZlq6cujZ0a3HNheyQ_vWGVvy8pEzfiVFPN_Sisk71AI9Udpbjccj_MuUUPhIEJie2NCjmArw31DJoeED-LDJMvtWNvH1LmmOgN2WHWFaM8t2uCFJ4gkQCYRQBhoqZChZtYIjvek7sn5BMwcpndE6vIj_la4z98q2uwhhEO/s320/IMG20230904070546.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wippy Chard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-19521035014202114552023-09-01T08:20:00.003+10:002023-09-01T08:20:50.728+10:00Reading Books is Fun<p> So, I was reading Mike Snook's book on Rorke's Drift and came across a reference to an Induna who was shot down off a gray mare.</p><p>Then this happened.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8PmWqlAhI1UiAdBwnb8pavy5EtiNfo4QlxHIOHnukcqNvku9OANRirmz1wNyQB6-G5U6uBqjZX-XKKj-LCa5iAYL8NSDov2yJVqbllXrL8aFhWF5BOfsdeJvLuvp5Ci-cpokQ2JNpELZmVbmaYPh3nEup9ZE1oEW3sQmqz3i6qGjZfoy4RCM/s4160/IMG20230901081550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8PmWqlAhI1UiAdBwnb8pavy5EtiNfo4QlxHIOHnukcqNvku9OANRirmz1wNyQB6-G5U6uBqjZX-XKKj-LCa5iAYL8NSDov2yJVqbllXrL8aFhWF5BOfsdeJvLuvp5Ci-cpokQ2JNpELZmVbmaYPh3nEup9ZE1oEW3sQmqz3i6qGjZfoy4RCM/s320/IMG20230901081550.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My inner 14-year-old wanted to splash some red paint around. The outer 55-year old said 'no that would be crass'.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-90305838157844659182023-08-31T10:08:00.005+10:002023-08-31T10:08:55.304+10:00Corporal Allen!<p> You heard that Hofficer of hengineers...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfOKY7tA2XjRbESC_wdT-CyU_2cijxcded8v7DRUYDiUrnE98z6-hqW5EtHWtMtU2ovy-xFt15zz3OjkH4w6pLxBrW7vWUBfx-560cLpvMoXRVQaHQtRklHDBeqGok0VXybZT3G3bj2KuGUK-fQ3HRMBS9wOrv0sC11kJuPnGA_q25V9xESdQ/s4160/IMG20230831100502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfOKY7tA2XjRbESC_wdT-CyU_2cijxcded8v7DRUYDiUrnE98z6-hqW5EtHWtMtU2ovy-xFt15zz3OjkH4w6pLxBrW7vWUBfx-560cLpvMoXRVQaHQtRklHDBeqGok0VXybZT3G3bj2KuGUK-fQ3HRMBS9wOrv0sC11kJuPnGA_q25V9xESdQ/s320/IMG20230831100502.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-92201271223615442712023-08-30T08:46:00.001+10:002023-08-30T08:46:02.883+10:00Back to Zululand<p> I am a fickle creature, I know. I bounce blithely from one project to the next, picking one up and putting it down again after the roughly six weeks it takes me to run out of steam.</p><p>Well, the latest batch of Willie castings have arrived and I am off to paint things for the Zulu War. I'm intending to remake my terrain and paint another few units for the Zulus and fiddle with the Willie figures for the 24th Foot. I have some ideas for command vignettes for both sides that I want to try out, so there is plenty to do.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pFnwJriW7--Mk3SS0bFRTASlc9XmTFmVSdfvR0HSmdsKJ8YLmnUvpdzTI_V59cCjapjPU7d6hRww55PmuYYGiBLKsfYDB07i90ptEPb7aUPwYjy8SnreGGZ3ZQh8jfUo4dtlg66Y7t7XzF0smVbVS-Ep3FcQSo_ssSjWp3Y3VxI8a-THBd5l/s4160/IMG20230830071802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pFnwJriW7--Mk3SS0bFRTASlc9XmTFmVSdfvR0HSmdsKJ8YLmnUvpdzTI_V59cCjapjPU7d6hRww55PmuYYGiBLKsfYDB07i90ptEPb7aUPwYjy8SnreGGZ3ZQh8jfUo4dtlg66Y7t7XzF0smVbVS-Ep3FcQSo_ssSjWp3Y3VxI8a-THBd5l/s320/IMG20230830071802.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The officer is meant to be Lt Bromhead. The fellow in shirtsleeves looks to be very useful in a variety of roles, as well.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>So then, a couple of pictures to get us going.</p><p>Having re-read the Mike Snook books on Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana, I am keeping an eye on the latter as an expansion option for the future. And that private in the shirtsleeves might make a neat gunner.</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-68691340640092019272023-07-11T16:03:00.007+10:002023-07-11T16:09:11.071+10:00Old School Franco-Prussian War<p> I have been doing a little painting these last couple of weeks and decided it was time to do a small update on a project of - er - mature years.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1rnesJiD75-ViBgmiUHQ8blPrTg_ruBcEiV7yqkXig67eCkWHV6zT06B8dadcvQ6I0yKzNCIueAqWSHfWC48YHT9f1xWuL8kLW3Mj03zB5NSM83tZVXfoVYYgmB3eEHwm6Q-tGUJm-16jaVuFzSCGxqXwd9dBktHdYZoK_lNI33qTokJwyaZ/s4160/IMG20230711072023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1rnesJiD75-ViBgmiUHQ8blPrTg_ruBcEiV7yqkXig67eCkWHV6zT06B8dadcvQ6I0yKzNCIueAqWSHfWC48YHT9f1xWuL8kLW3Mj03zB5NSM83tZVXfoVYYgmB3eEHwm6Q-tGUJm-16jaVuFzSCGxqXwd9dBktHdYZoK_lNI33qTokJwyaZ/s320/IMG20230711072023.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, quite some time ago I started painting some Willie Franco-Prussian War figures. I wanted a very definite style for the figures and basing and this was what I came up with on my first unit.<br /><br />I liked that very much so I applied it to my first cavalry unit.<br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyFjAO7qYWS1TWNYxO1SruEHzLlWKXWEbf-SLAVopebuLtGHyydeHa6-x1OiVBdYXDJIJhM6YUuMk52Epm1SpaE-XoygKELXTe3iDyMVoVW9WAw8wWboLn1ekRMLAFjkj4N3JBtDZ_jWxAqpkBgVRkHwDB75zLIg0dn61qVQTqkl48soWyREc/s320/IMG20230711071948.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very much in favour of how that turned out! So, I cracked on and painted four Bavarian Infantry and primed another eight and... then... ran out of steam.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxf3Tabs0QCOf1SBL3r1yARR1c_O9JedfdBmWwN18dVLXmG0wxVPdQZThWkor-Rfos2pbNy4XbmT7lkpIB7q-TrZtSkPFkPO3lHfLu0t1yd7vnD7Ck6c2kOajdHIbJiFmJ29IDbFMVh9YgRmdY5LhVqF69zcfR_pyixT-2HN_pr_Rm5N0C4IT/s4160/IMG20230711071923.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxf3Tabs0QCOf1SBL3r1yARR1c_O9JedfdBmWwN18dVLXmG0wxVPdQZThWkor-Rfos2pbNy4XbmT7lkpIB7q-TrZtSkPFkPO3lHfLu0t1yd7vnD7Ck6c2kOajdHIbJiFmJ29IDbFMVh9YgRmdY5LhVqF69zcfR_pyixT-2HN_pr_Rm5N0C4IT/s320/IMG20230711071923.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basing is a work in progress, however, still I'm liking the result.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyFjAO7qYWS1TWNYxO1SruEHzLlWKXWEbf-SLAVopebuLtGHyydeHa6-x1OiVBdYXDJIJhM6YUuMk52Epm1SpaE-XoygKELXTe3iDyMVoVW9WAw8wWboLn1ekRMLAFjkj4N3JBtDZ_jWxAqpkBgVRkHwDB75zLIg0dn61qVQTqkl48soWyREc/s4160/IMG20230711071948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKeNnEkq-kCa5Fz0AmrVGjKzxuCG2mzEIpd0jXt7v5Hphygz_kslwlN4_m_UlVQWpeLJMBuPIF2yiltsF_zIpKG5wrc0VldAOfaZhu-JPGhZ9FHPq4iOLwWEEcBCrAt0wfPzA_ht3jUZ3hCJ1hvEBtA0yAEexIuMsh_0enJgrOCrOWafciSKo/s4160/IMG20230711071910.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKeNnEkq-kCa5Fz0AmrVGjKzxuCG2mzEIpd0jXt7v5Hphygz_kslwlN4_m_UlVQWpeLJMBuPIF2yiltsF_zIpKG5wrc0VldAOfaZhu-JPGhZ9FHPq4iOLwWEEcBCrAt0wfPzA_ht3jUZ3hCJ1hvEBtA0yAEexIuMsh_0enJgrOCrOWafciSKo/s320/IMG20230711071910.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Consider this a slow Zoom.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sIPaJ32iQag62DTpjY_25isPk1Ms6R1mK5TzmSyguDyBfUt7LV_MHRLkYWD2iIokZSZRVVjrZLyd7M4-SlWeunzlfDPtdYc6wPm22IAP1dzsF_jwvOZ6gl8I4yZfzh_pyUq2KYAcq9-kCHs99vAkdGGilUeG20V_tXYJS-QbwNMYY1P_kbtB/s4160/IMG20230711071906.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sIPaJ32iQag62DTpjY_25isPk1Ms6R1mK5TzmSyguDyBfUt7LV_MHRLkYWD2iIokZSZRVVjrZLyd7M4-SlWeunzlfDPtdYc6wPm22IAP1dzsF_jwvOZ6gl8I4yZfzh_pyUq2KYAcq9-kCHs99vAkdGGilUeG20V_tXYJS-QbwNMYY1P_kbtB/s320/IMG20230711071906.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The horse-holder needs a rifle and something to connect him to the horse.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjE21pQT7euUiVYhr14dAQkKLM5WOuvb2TYpas4XP1wEpUkEo6bOPgwTDF99c7YpVxWasj1EgzMOJcuXgr3H9xji4KMLln7f5jfHbgKhNqykaQ-lrJuH1sHNl4NqEYng_SQNgKY72f1OJIwQv1LQPT3TWlz3zvDFEw_lrTbbAaX_ZMNExLz-O/s4160/IMG20230711071853.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjE21pQT7euUiVYhr14dAQkKLM5WOuvb2TYpas4XP1wEpUkEo6bOPgwTDF99c7YpVxWasj1EgzMOJcuXgr3H9xji4KMLln7f5jfHbgKhNqykaQ-lrJuH1sHNl4NqEYng_SQNgKY72f1OJIwQv1LQPT3TWlz3zvDFEw_lrTbbAaX_ZMNExLz-O/s320/IMG20230711071853.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Don't talk to him about Blood and Iron.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Coming up, I have a French Line Infantry unit that just needs a few touches and it'll be finished.<div><br /></div>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-30073028106772050662023-07-04T08:32:00.002+10:002023-07-04T08:32:26.940+10:00Not the Sudan?<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mH1tIkrqIaHJCtdzhjrLLegt6Y0ehp3SnIolNPyc1kwtbL9tDNuQrNdxadOC1QxJ5sJSw7XhUl3x4l_BgU-0OmQV01Dw-mJxoESHPFBvB-Z4XcuEXxwEl-cbng7_CUWsO3HhBm0JcCCsVC-gB_xsbYYEbMoBm-EC-hiYitgDCiLaHS_M_8Vm/s4160/IMG20230703210610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mH1tIkrqIaHJCtdzhjrLLegt6Y0ehp3SnIolNPyc1kwtbL9tDNuQrNdxadOC1QxJ5sJSw7XhUl3x4l_BgU-0OmQV01Dw-mJxoESHPFBvB-Z4XcuEXxwEl-cbng7_CUWsO3HhBm0JcCCsVC-gB_xsbYYEbMoBm-EC-hiYitgDCiLaHS_M_8Vm/s320/IMG20230703210610.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Willie goes to the Sudan</i></td></tr></tbody></table>I was trawling the lead foothills last night when what should I find but this gentleman. There are a few late 19th Century Egyptians that are suitable for the so-called 'Urabi Uprising' and the early phase of the Mahdist period in Sudan. They are basically this officer, a couple of variant marching infantry and an artilleryman, the latter of which might be convert-able to a drummer.</p><p>Yes, Castaway Arts do a much better range of very nicely sculpted, well-proportioned figures, but surely just a couple of units can't hurt, can they?</p><p>And I need an excuse to make a fort and a river steamer. Again. </p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-61540828822757452332023-05-15T08:25:00.001+10:002023-05-15T08:25:34.137+10:00The Grancey Regiment<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcDhH9tf4J2WByB9wIktmRuJFBb6bzALjrlScYgylfx5FSepQ_HsnfWYiND0Xldw4kd5f1GXr9u-qWixJeeswzprVJkhJuJAGlBPVuMTvNFAnhNMDIPuH5YUqa1sE2QzGaYkOAHHVRSrDiB_FjFHKT1ycB3I2m4nvcWOD6uWo-3On_940lg/s4160/IMG20230515071839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcDhH9tf4J2WByB9wIktmRuJFBb6bzALjrlScYgylfx5FSepQ_HsnfWYiND0Xldw4kd5f1GXr9u-qWixJeeswzprVJkhJuJAGlBPVuMTvNFAnhNMDIPuH5YUqa1sE2QzGaYkOAHHVRSrDiB_FjFHKT1ycB3I2m4nvcWOD6uWo-3On_940lg/s320/IMG20230515071839.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Forgive the rough snapshot taken with my phone as I bolted out the door this morning. I made some small progress on the Grancey Regiment over the weekend - the Colonel and the colours as well as prep-and-prime the remaining half dozen miniatures I need to get it about finished. I think I might overpaint the reds on the Ordonnance colour to make them a little more vibrant. Onwards!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, where is this little project going? Regiments both French and Bavarian? You're not doing the Schellenberg are you?</div><p><span style="text-align: left;">No, I'm not. I guess they can fight each other or team up to fight the Turks at some stage, especially if the French regiment(s) get swap-out Austrian Flags....</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-80312090783275788842023-05-10T08:12:00.001+10:002023-05-10T08:12:18.523+10:00Oh, for the Wars of Louis Quatorze..!<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYK3xF5ERAwSERgz_dKgblkVhBoIJ8CKYlIrYNoLOPzz6PpvkLTrUQMdp59gkVhmpFcv6why2xBrQvcJtR6cfzACNEv9b_7nphNkk5dtT5pktSA8_bjkeJAZ60f4uh1IVAvnZLGXj553gHnI92DS8mWhFOMENYSuMqOQRxPi2xmorqkE9Yw/s4160/IMG20230510070642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYK3xF5ERAwSERgz_dKgblkVhBoIJ8CKYlIrYNoLOPzz6PpvkLTrUQMdp59gkVhmpFcv6why2xBrQvcJtR6cfzACNEv9b_7nphNkk5dtT5pktSA8_bjkeJAZ60f4uh1IVAvnZLGXj553gHnI92DS8mWhFOMENYSuMqOQRxPi2xmorqkE9Yw/s320/IMG20230510070642.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Six figures in in three days. These fellows could be from a number of different Regiments and I have gone for Grancey because a) red facings and b) their musicians used Livree du Roi. They are not terribly accurate as I think their 12 Apostles equipment is a little old-fashioned for the period. I've also had to guess a couple of details - i.e. did the NCOs have metallic lace on their hats and as a sign of rank on their cuffs? I have chosen to believe that yes, by god, they did.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFB61uKA0sAsg4PI3a2gVU8OAH6ce6n-8LwxR9TeMNRFV2IQUYHZgpBdvFQvLZPVNPACLXyMA6FCJ-30LYKNiRB9NH1UeIR5Q-UmDcGpsizm6lESpJDkVITwCdRLQDOAEv2axuAjgiMpXTm7p61qPazVI1bWwwcMV4qg7IMIiqmhuP2arVRA/s4160/IMG20230510070701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFB61uKA0sAsg4PI3a2gVU8OAH6ce6n-8LwxR9TeMNRFV2IQUYHZgpBdvFQvLZPVNPACLXyMA6FCJ-30LYKNiRB9NH1UeIR5Q-UmDcGpsizm6lESpJDkVITwCdRLQDOAEv2axuAjgiMpXTm7p61qPazVI1bWwwcMV4qg7IMIiqmhuP2arVRA/s320/IMG20230510070701.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next batch. On inaccuracy, keen students of military dress will note that this Willie drummer is more suited to traipsing about Tangier in the 1670s. Perhaps with Teviot. Nonetheless, he's the only musician in the range, so I am going with it. <br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Here's a challenge. Will I finish the unit by the weekend?<br /> </p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-6216431834651381882023-05-08T08:10:00.003+10:002023-05-08T08:37:12.515+10:00What I did on the Weekend<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijl8vmOFj5m0WAl7AZ90P1HsgupXkLtgAOcYlWM3BcNgcd6zTRhGVK2K5FX_cyc4ppn5OTr_-tMsDqBlLS0j22JJFg3Ru291so6QE9v5EHk9q5ToLSyG6xROM1pNoaKdvXCN6kRufKuggAkJPzb-R41AH9q1MqYHmmYc_4rJ_oK0TUu7lo1w/s4160/IMG20230508065753.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijl8vmOFj5m0WAl7AZ90P1HsgupXkLtgAOcYlWM3BcNgcd6zTRhGVK2K5FX_cyc4ppn5OTr_-tMsDqBlLS0j22JJFg3Ru291so6QE9v5EHk9q5ToLSyG6xROM1pNoaKdvXCN6kRufKuggAkJPzb-R41AH9q1MqYHmmYc_4rJ_oK0TUu7lo1w/s320/IMG20230508065753.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This weekend was surprisingly filled with a fair bit of hobby activity. I FINALLY pulled my finger out and finished this unit - five partially painted figures leapt from the "languishing partly-painted queue" straight into the ranks.. Shall we call them Bavarians/Alzheimers for the Turkish Wars? The flags are a fudge, borrowed from warflags.org for the BAvarian Army of the WSS. The basing conforms to that of "Beneath the Lily Banners II"standard.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV5tPx-ELcbqGUmuWD2Jx2KGjOQ9uF5oILbcePv4UbDfMpFQxagjzLXhzLg5NyvWxFC97D1De3EnHMOvtnA6YTzCnGrzsLpESnccUpUPqj4l7bK-IB42valjQ_reTyga34QeOHTs7gVMEeqMmuijbDj4QmiLRNS_rCG39tjhXfrTfFMXmIg/s4160/IMG20230508065814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitV5tPx-ELcbqGUmuWD2Jx2KGjOQ9uF5oILbcePv4UbDfMpFQxagjzLXhzLg5NyvWxFC97D1De3EnHMOvtnA6YTzCnGrzsLpESnccUpUPqj4l7bK-IB42valjQ_reTyga34QeOHTs7gVMEeqMmuijbDj4QmiLRNS_rCG39tjhXfrTfFMXmIg/s320/IMG20230508065814.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, while I was on a roll, I pulled out, cleaned up, assembled and primed these fellows. You see them here in their primer with a coat of the marvellous GW "Darkoath Flesh". I think I will never buy another flesh-toned paint for Europeans.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeuxm33EnvEABLAiOJMx6zBaTsFenWqPt04KgSCDC05us9NHJZRiGEltZsP2dZk0-7ZPJJnIV2TYjtH7AiCc4Xub5t9ROtm0VspAoEGq74OgEEEuKTGjNsjSTNPC-epX0Gtt1icMQmBNyUBo__NmZpwREBLzjNcCQR_p_X9_APVnO1PwDpg/s4160/IMG20230508065746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeuxm33EnvEABLAiOJMx6zBaTsFenWqPt04KgSCDC05us9NHJZRiGEltZsP2dZk0-7ZPJJnIV2TYjtH7AiCc4Xub5t9ROtm0VspAoEGq74OgEEEuKTGjNsjSTNPC-epX0Gtt1icMQmBNyUBo__NmZpwREBLzjNcCQR_p_X9_APVnO1PwDpg/s320/IMG20230508065746.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was sufficiently enthused that I decided I's paint a few to completion in double-quick time. Not quite there yet, but well on the way. I was going to paint them as "Picardie" but got a little over enthusiastic and the white cuffs got a coat of red before I really thought things through.... Bit of a d'oh! moment, but that's me at 5.30 in the morning before I've finished the first coffee of the day... Next unit perhaps! :^). I decided to make it easy on myself and use Contrast paints as much as possible with these and so went "Apothecary White" with their coats over a very pale gray prime. This marvellous colour will be my go to paint for any more Gris-blanc!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKvq3B_0TBxIgOGcvgWmij_8OiNpD0JuwFhaZ6XnL1IWbFsQKPZM2hKCcfsjsT6DrqX3xXn3k25NiwBXmxHLzT_0qgXacwj_5F3LDEyOv0e6-rSXxEvhfqvP5xBJ809EO-d3-AANjpvhlBRBA_5lFcI_h1196gRAeh1CZmN-ycWEdu3Hz4A/s4160/IMG20230508065720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKvq3B_0TBxIgOGcvgWmij_8OiNpD0JuwFhaZ6XnL1IWbFsQKPZM2hKCcfsjsT6DrqX3xXn3k25NiwBXmxHLzT_0qgXacwj_5F3LDEyOv0e6-rSXxEvhfqvP5xBJ809EO-d3-AANjpvhlBRBA_5lFcI_h1196gRAeh1CZmN-ycWEdu3Hz4A/s320/IMG20230508065720.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have also been doing a couple of 1/35 scale miniatures to flex other painting muscles. I don't often paint larger scale figures, and almost never Resin (why?), but this chap needed a little greenstuff sculpting to patch up a nasty casting flaw I hope he'll turn out as nicely as his pal. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSicSmeFEHpoHtaNAYdta3ILqUom2bbs2M4XSvMh64x-M1krSiPw2USn-a6Dm8uo-vuozMkS2leKBjRXCb5eTsCEXnZXX1Wr7kTFyBzXI50HysYiCemWBMj-vKY7o_O6_2N24jIHaG-EljeVMovWXRtCbAQgCItV02MvnTORCpSp1UC4sVhg/s683/Frenchman.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSicSmeFEHpoHtaNAYdta3ILqUom2bbs2M4XSvMh64x-M1krSiPw2USn-a6Dm8uo-vuozMkS2leKBjRXCb5eTsCEXnZXX1Wr7kTFyBzXI50HysYiCemWBMj-vKY7o_O6_2N24jIHaG-EljeVMovWXRtCbAQgCItV02MvnTORCpSp1UC4sVhg/s320/Frenchman.png" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two thin coats of that Darkoath Flesh again, blended with a little grey to do the 5 o'clock shadow. I'm very pleased with how he turned out. Now I just need a diorama for the pair of them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-15837360343553687862023-04-20T11:26:00.003+10:002023-04-20T11:26:27.160+10:00Holger's Heroes II, The Artillery...<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDK5gl44rw7MNYmeP-7jAh3Xzf2SLqG1RqH5SynXML-e9Y36r_dTA318nNzlvv8GhFXm0riFNASVz8UchOa5TSf-w-miLOQTCZmEjvIXUprX180uEwYFualwN8f5fBqbxY28iS42C1WXc5FoXU6tSZFn7E3MGZ5V1nLKfQIqwGG8tw-UrDQ/s4160/IMG20230420105844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDK5gl44rw7MNYmeP-7jAh3Xzf2SLqG1RqH5SynXML-e9Y36r_dTA318nNzlvv8GhFXm0riFNASVz8UchOa5TSf-w-miLOQTCZmEjvIXUprX180uEwYFualwN8f5fBqbxY28iS42C1WXc5FoXU6tSZFn7E3MGZ5V1nLKfQIqwGG8tw-UrDQ/s320/IMG20230420105844.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Well, it took a little while as there were a few Eldar-inspired diversions along the way, but I managed to knock out this Battery using HE figures. They are a little smaller than the infantry it seems to me - closer to 25mm than 30mm, and, compared to figures like the drummers, they look very slight. </p><p>That said, you would not be mixing them in units, so I feel they look good enough for a war game.</p><p>Yes, I painted them as Bavarians so as to stick with a theme, as I just can't swallow painting anything as Russians these days.</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-15062187546542442202023-03-27T08:10:00.004+11:002023-03-27T08:10:31.993+11:00Holger's Hero's<p> I've been spending my time lately on some old Holger Erickson miniatures I had from the enigmatic John P when he fled the darkest West for the Home Counties.</p>These are almost all in the marching pose. I went a little large on this unit, 30 Musketeers, 6 Grenadiers and a sketchy third rank of a few Pike, a couple of Drummers and NCOs.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwDe3drVI3Yr1BBH1Y8Qd0FR4w82FBSl0tdwA_HKrxKTnDSO7Ja13J26fmb0p08dNK09qTo9hYzwtJ1A1_OVPBjvB-zkigcHjzZdYx3ZKl5wgqV3u7QtfRszu9TiTMVUKQD68Yrf79ayteLFnreMVWq1KZR-6PK8KkVLxIZcXExai1sbl3g/s4160/IMG20230325150810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwDe3drVI3Yr1BBH1Y8Qd0FR4w82FBSl0tdwA_HKrxKTnDSO7Ja13J26fmb0p08dNK09qTo9hYzwtJ1A1_OVPBjvB-zkigcHjzZdYx3ZKl5wgqV3u7QtfRszu9TiTMVUKQD68Yrf79ayteLFnreMVWq1KZR-6PK8KkVLxIZcXExai1sbl3g/s320/IMG20230325150810.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ga Pa!</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Those not in the Marching pose were a bit of a grab bag of advancing and firing, so I started work on a small unit of light infantry, the Hinterland Jaeger. I snipped off their bayonests to make them look a little more "jaegery".<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylJl2RL2UKikspvjAJz0aPwEccNAQJdlGhS4Vi18wnO7HEXzLIjCDN9QxZTYCnRvvdVe_SouyCxf9DUqAw1LpwO5AXgU-haEKtW8uPl_uqPByrOAs2P7i5WsyQfy9cQq7y04lAX3bfPL38b59YXjiBGbMLc6TJCioNbZ24SxizczNGAFImA/s4160/IMG20230327064136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylJl2RL2UKikspvjAJz0aPwEccNAQJdlGhS4Vi18wnO7HEXzLIjCDN9QxZTYCnRvvdVe_SouyCxf9DUqAw1LpwO5AXgU-haEKtW8uPl_uqPByrOAs2P7i5WsyQfy9cQq7y04lAX3bfPL38b59YXjiBGbMLc6TJCioNbZ24SxizczNGAFImA/s320/IMG20230327064136.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I an thinking a dozen to 18 figures.</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Finally, I spent the weekend filing down these lads. I'm open to uniform suggestions. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLdrkdoQiqlredtEjp_OCMOLFEtkHm2JvD6kJtG5OyvYudctRn0P8IY1pEl5LI_RF_VbKPkjC7W6nSiQ3kCSW5KwdDE1vX0JM6c9Wybf-qQ_ZXkhOVH34mBYwrXefw3x0jqzBM6Ru8t4FMkfzK3CInHi7qUUyfJ6KW1LxycQUFSd7TFl7rg/s4160/IMG20230327064125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLdrkdoQiqlredtEjp_OCMOLFEtkHm2JvD6kJtG5OyvYudctRn0P8IY1pEl5LI_RF_VbKPkjC7W6nSiQ3kCSW5KwdDE1vX0JM6c9Wybf-qQ_ZXkhOVH34mBYwrXefw3x0jqzBM6Ru8t4FMkfzK3CInHi7qUUyfJ6KW1LxycQUFSd7TFl7rg/s320/IMG20230327064125.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Just enough of everything to make up a neat, two-gun battery.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I am looking at this army as being my 1700-1720 Alzheim force, so get out those books on the Bavarian Army...<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-9722618040996018962023-02-14T13:37:00.006+11:002023-02-14T13:37:42.134+11:00Staring blankly out of the office window<p> Would it not be a nice thing indeed to have a lovely store of German flats with which to fight the Battles of Frederick the Great?</p><p>Would it not be a fine thing to have a similar grouping likewise to allow for some of the fights of the Befreiungskreig?</p><p>Could one be blind to the beauty of a collection built around the Franco-Prussian War?</p><p>One could only dream.</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15312232.post-24275914270581404842023-02-13T08:01:00.004+11:002023-02-13T08:01:44.428+11:00Another week, another unit.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_IIZZNrp4ctx5Q2JTykzW1JFPhi6NukA3nSO6ogieGqX2i2dsgTg-65Nik5ZCV0sIKVc4b93rB2P2wuTRCvA_FV6DvbPgBeN_lDUNvnbHoj3CMV3XNCpCl0W9bBaBjZ4bDQPiqbfhsnKUviti2lxx6WrnFa_w29QS9PA1E9oDgqChpPa_Q/s4160/IMG20230213070306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_IIZZNrp4ctx5Q2JTykzW1JFPhi6NukA3nSO6ogieGqX2i2dsgTg-65Nik5ZCV0sIKVc4b93rB2P2wuTRCvA_FV6DvbPgBeN_lDUNvnbHoj3CMV3XNCpCl0W9bBaBjZ4bDQPiqbfhsnKUviti2lxx6WrnFa_w29QS9PA1E9oDgqChpPa_Q/s320/IMG20230213070306.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Presenting a unit of 20 Night Goblin Archers (Ärrers"). Like the others in this collection, they arrived 2nd hand and needing a bit of love to bring them up to standard. I foresee another basing session in my near future.<p></p><p>I'll start work tonight on a unit of 10 Forest Goblin Spider Riders. Think of Bright green Gobbos with red ad white feathers a la 'F-Troop' riding smaller versions of Shelob. Lurid, I know, but that's one of your Goblin fast attack troop types in WHFB 6th Ed.</p>Bloggeratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.com0