“In a flats trap you’ve been caught” apologies to Bob Geldorf

Over the past few weeks I have become more immersed in the world of flats/zinnfiguren. As with all new interests you realise that there is a whole new world out there of which you new little. I have looked at the websites of  museums devoted to entrancing dioramas built with the figures and read some what around the subject. The variety of figures is truly amazing as is the artistry of some of the painters. I have finished buying second hand painted ( for now) and want to get on with the campaign. However I have made contact with a dealer in flats in Germany, tracked down the codes of the Nordic Bronze Age ones I got and ordered some unpainted recruits for Lurland. However in the meantime I discovered this range -

 They are civilian figures based around the Sun Chariot and show a procession as well as people going around their daily life. These, I felt , were fitting figures to start my painting practice on. I am not aiming for the oil painted artistry of the elite flat collector but rather a decent stab at them for the wargames table. Painting them is challenging and very different to the figures I normally paint but I am experimenting, having a go and having fun in the process. After all, especially at this time, is what it is all about.