The adventures of an 18th century imagination, located in Northern Europe formerly ruled over by joint rulers Duke Karl Frederick and Duchess Liv.Not to mention the American colony of Ny Tradgardland the 17th century Colony of New Tradgardstadt and the newly restored territory of the Shetland Isles.
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Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Robin Hood
Torrential rain in Tradgardland today. I decided to work on some of my Robin Hood figures using cocktail sticks, wire ,masking tape and glue. Just ignore the other figures, more about them later.
Cocktail sticks are very versatile and I am delighted how helpful the vice I bought at the start of lockdown has been. It has saved many a stabbed finger..
These quarter staves look excellent. I have this friar tuck figure to Repaint from bright red from our childhood collection. Here is a link to the Gerald de Gre duelling rules I used with Britain's Robin Hood figures if you want a quick warm up knock out match. https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/30/quarter-staff-fighting-in-sherwood-forest/#comments
Cocktail sticks are very handy indeed. I have used them recently to fit heads with rather than wire and it has been effective. They are a perfect size to use as quarter staffs or spears with 54mm figures. I am slightly less pleased with the lunging sword arm useage but it was worth a go. . Painted silver it should look not too bad. I am really enjoying those Robin Hood figures and will have a look at the link you sent. The Wyeth paintings have inspired me a great deal.
More about him anon. He was in a bad way but is working his way back to gaming fitness. His face and the face of Little John have been scrapped away to almost nothing. Sometimes I do wonder why the figures are damaged the way they are. These have been a tad brittle to work on and have not taken the drill easily at all.
Looking at the Wyeth picture I can’t help but think of John Cleese in Time Bandits. “Have you met the poor?”
It’s great that you’re tackling these restorations. Such a lot of work on what might have been inexpensive toys in their day, but possibly you’re returning some small boy’s treasured possessions to former glory.
Indeed, re Time Bandits. I do enjoy giving these figures another chance, a gaming future. I also wonder about their previous campaigns and generals. I can’t remember where my boyhood figures went but hope they made others happy.
Your renovations are looking good, and seem old school in a charming way, using basic items to convert or repair minis. Brilliant stuff!
ReplyDeleteCocktail sticks are very versatile and I am delighted how helpful the vice I bought at the start of lockdown has been. It has saved many a stabbed finger..
DeleteThese quarter staves look excellent. I have this friar tuck figure to Repaint from bright red from our childhood collection.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to the Gerald de Gre duelling rules I used with Britain's Robin Hood figures if you want a quick warm up knock out match. https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/30/quarter-staff-fighting-in-sherwood-forest/#comments
Cocktail sticks are very handy indeed. I have used them recently to fit heads with rather than wire and it has been effective. They are a perfect size to use as quarter staffs or spears with 54mm figures. I am slightly less pleased with the lunging sword arm useage but it was worth a go. . Painted silver it should look not too bad. I am really enjoying those Robin Hood figures and will have a look at the link you sent. The Wyeth paintings have inspired me a great deal.
DeleteNice work on Friar Tuck, that new stave looks very menacing.
ReplyDeleteI certainly wouldn’t like to get clattered over the head with that sturdy piece of wood. Thanks Brian.
DeleteGreat work Tradgardmastare - there wasn't much left to work with on the red figure!
ReplyDeleteMore about him anon. He was in a bad way but is working his way back to gaming fitness. His face and the face of Little John have been scrapped away to almost nothing. Sometimes I do wonder why the figures are damaged the way they are. These have been a tad brittle to work on and have not taken the drill easily at all.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the Wyeth picture I can’t help but think of John Cleese in Time Bandits. “Have you met the poor?”
ReplyDeleteIt’s great that you’re tackling these restorations. Such a lot of work on what might have been inexpensive toys in their day, but possibly you’re returning some small boy’s treasured possessions to former glory.
Indeed, re Time Bandits. I do enjoy giving these figures another chance, a gaming future. I also wonder about their previous campaigns and generals. I can’t remember where my boyhood figures went but hope they made others happy.
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