Fiercely proud of his Scottish ancestry, he'd bought this figure many years ago, I think at an early WMMMS show at Allumwell.
Of course he was never going to get around to painting it....so it's been left to me to complete the mission.
Thursday 15 August 2019
75mm Black Watch Officer 1775 - Flat Figure
As a slight diversion, I painted up this figure that had belonged to my late friend, Colin.
Fiercely proud of his Scottish ancestry, he'd bought this figure many years ago, I think at an early WMMMS show at Allumwell.
Of course he was never going to get around to painting it....so it's been left to me to complete the mission.
Fiercely proud of his Scottish ancestry, he'd bought this figure many years ago, I think at an early WMMMS show at Allumwell.
Of course he was never going to get around to painting it....so it's been left to me to complete the mission.
Pikeman's Lament - Warlord 28mm ECW Dragoons
I picked up this box at a Firestorm Games table sale for just £15.
The set consists of 12 white metal foot figures in three poses + Officer, Standard Bearer & Drummer as well as white metal mounted versions of each figure with plastic horses to suit - 24 figures in total.
In addition there is a two sided information sheet that incorporates a number of printed banners.
The figures are very characterful, requiring only minimal cleaning up.
The mounted figures are particularly nice as they incorporate the figure's personal possessions strapped to their saddles - lanterns, cooking pots, wine bottles, chickens(!) and rabbits(!).
I chose to give these a simple coat of Wilko's Matt White Spray Primer, and once dry, the bulk of the painting was done using contrast paints.
When completed I based them according to the guidelines in the rule book; -
The set consists of 12 white metal foot figures in three poses + Officer, Standard Bearer & Drummer as well as white metal mounted versions of each figure with plastic horses to suit - 24 figures in total.
In addition there is a two sided information sheet that incorporates a number of printed banners.
The figures are very characterful, requiring only minimal cleaning up.
The mounted figures are particularly nice as they incorporate the figure's personal possessions strapped to their saddles - lanterns, cooking pots, wine bottles, chickens(!) and rabbits(!).
I chose to give these a simple coat of Wilko's Matt White Spray Primer, and once dry, the bulk of the painting was done using contrast paints.
When completed I based them according to the guidelines in the rule book; -
- 30mm Dia. Round Base = 1 single mounted figure
- 40mm Dia. Round Base = 1 single mounted figure + 1 single foot figure
- 50mm Dia. Round Base = 1 single mounted figure + 2 foot figures
Each group of six figures count for 6 points if you class them as veterans.
Therefore four six man veteran groups come in at 24 points - one complete Pikeman's Lament army. A nice easy way to create a flexible force you can get on the table in double quick time.
New Convert?
A rather busy period just lately has limited my blogging, culminating with a 2 week stint of Grandson amusing during the summer holidays.
What better opportunity than to introduce him to the ways of the tabletop game!
As an introduction I dug out the very same game I'd used to try and entice his father & uncle all those years ago ....DungeonQuest (2nd Edition).
Whilst I failed to keep them in the hobby, I could be lucky with the next generation, you never know.
DungeonQuest is perfect for an introductory gaming experience. The gaming mechanisms only take minutes to learn and as long as someone (i.e. Gramps) has an overview of the main rules and the various card decks, you're away.
It can be a very exciting game, though I always thought it was very difficult for someone to actually complete and win.
Charlie was getting the hang of it after three games, choosing to rest his laurels on treasure found during room searches rather than chancing it with the dragon. This probably makes good tactical sense and at least gives you a chance of leaving the dungeon in one piece.
Great fun had by all.
This caused his uncle to comment on the "good old days" when he played HeroQuest as "James the Quick" the adventurous Dwarf.
Now I'd forgotten all about this pioneering dungeon crawler! I still have it on the top shelf and thought this might be the next step for Charlie's induction.
Getting it down and examining the contents left me shocked at how much my painting style has improved since 1989.
No option...they're going to have to be repainted. An ideal test for Citadel Contrast paints I think!
Until next time.......
What better opportunity than to introduce him to the ways of the tabletop game!
As an introduction I dug out the very same game I'd used to try and entice his father & uncle all those years ago ....DungeonQuest (2nd Edition).
Whilst I failed to keep them in the hobby, I could be lucky with the next generation, you never know.
DungeonQuest is perfect for an introductory gaming experience. The gaming mechanisms only take minutes to learn and as long as someone (i.e. Gramps) has an overview of the main rules and the various card decks, you're away.
It can be a very exciting game, though I always thought it was very difficult for someone to actually complete and win.
Charlie was getting the hang of it after three games, choosing to rest his laurels on treasure found during room searches rather than chancing it with the dragon. This probably makes good tactical sense and at least gives you a chance of leaving the dungeon in one piece.
Great fun had by all.
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| Guess who'd just died again! |
Now I'd forgotten all about this pioneering dungeon crawler! I still have it on the top shelf and thought this might be the next step for Charlie's induction.
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| First batch re-painted (quickly) using Contrast Paints |
No option...they're going to have to be repainted. An ideal test for Citadel Contrast paints I think!
Until next time.......
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